The IT help Desk and walk-in center will be closed 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, March 9, due to a campus technology support staff event. The Help Desk will reopen at noon and resume regular business hours, closing at 5 p.m.

Missouri S&T and the City of Rolla are exploring the development of a transit system to serve the campus and Rolla communities. Please take the short survey by Wednesday, March 15, to provide input on your transportation needs, experiences and preferences.

The Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference (FTTC) planning committee is accepting proposals for the 16th annual conference, which will be held Sept. 28-29 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL). Proposals are due by Monday, May 1. Submit a proposal. Proposals will be reviewed in May and those selected will be notified in mid-June. For more information about proposals, please contact Emily Goldstein, instructional designer in UMSL’s Center for Teaching and Learning, or Dr. Irina Ivliyeva, associate professor of arts, languages and philosophy at Missouri S&T.

Registration is open for the MinerRama Involvement Fair. Hosted by S&T’s student life department, MinerRama is designed as a meet-and-greet for students and campus departments. Mark your calendar to attend 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, at the Puck. This is an opportunity for your department to introduce itself to new and current students. Register your department. For more information, contact the student life department.

Representatives from RSM, an audit, tax and consulting services business, will present a professional development seminar for students at noon Tuesday, March 7, at Room 306 Norwood Hall. Pizza will be provided at the presentation, “Make the Most of Your First Job.”

The Miner Golf Course will close at the end of the current season, which concludes on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The closure will result in a cost savings for Missouri S&T and allow student activity fees currently dedicated for golf course operations to be redirected to recreational facilities that are of greater interest to students — something Missouri S&T students have requested.

The campus community is invited to attend two presentations by Dr. Jie Shen in March. Shen is an elected fellow of the American Mathematical Society, a professor of mathematics and director of the Center for Computational and Applied Mathematics at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He will present:

• “Fast Spectral Methods: Algorithms, Analysis and Applications,” designed for a general audience, 4:20-5:20 p.m. (with refreshments at 4:10 p.m.), Monday, March 6, in Room 318 Butler-Carlton Hall
• “Phase-field Models for Multiphase Complex Fluids: Modeling, Numerical Analysis and Simulations,” 4:20-5:20 p.m. (with refreshments at 4:10 p.m.), Tuesday, March 7, in Room 121 Butler-Carlton Hall

University of Missouri System’s accounts payable shared services team will present “Employee Reimbursements in Travel and Expense Module” at two sessions Monday, March 13, in the Carver Room of the Havener Center. The training is designed for employees who work directly with these transactions, approve them or supervise employees who do. Space is limited and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Choose to attend training at 10-11:30 a.m. or 1-2:30 p.m. Register on the accounts payable shared services site.

STEP UP! will present an award at the Student Leaders’ Awards Banquet Wednesday, April 12. Please consider nominating a Missouri S&T student who meets the following criteria:

• currently enrolled at Missouri S&T
• strives to live the STEP UP! values of awareness, intervention and inclusion
• is involved in campus or community activities that support the STEP UP! values
• has received STEP UP! training or is aware of the STEP UP! program