United Way of Phelps County campaign packets were recently mailed to Missouri S&T faculty, staff and retirees. Employee contributions help several non-profit organizations supported by the United Way, including CASA, Habitat for Humanity, Rolla Nutrition Site, 4-H, Ozark Trails Boy Scouts, Senior Companions, Salvation Army and St. James Caring Center. Employees can donate via payroll deduction as well as by check. For more pledge cards, please contact Joyce Abbott, executive assistant in business services, at 341-4122.

Leach Theatre will offer discounted prices on 2017 performances during a one-day “Black Monday” sale 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, at the box office in Room 103 Castleman Hall or via the ticket line, 341-4219. Discounts are not available online. No refunds or exchanges on previously purchased tickets will be allowed. Sales will include:

The Au Bon Pain café at Missouri S&T now offers catering. For details, please call 800-765-4227.

Missouri S&T’s Police Department, in conjunction with the S&T marketing and communications department, will film an instructional video at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, in the Havener Center. If you are on campus or driving by during the filming, you may see student actors running out of the Havener Center to simulate fleeing from a shooter. During filming, signage on building entrances and around campus will clearly indicate that filming for a simulated, controlled event is taking place. Missouri S&T Police officers will be stationed near the filming location. Additional filming for the video is scheduled at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, in the Engineering Management Building and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, inside and on the north side of the Engineering Management Building.

Windows critical updates will occur 2-6 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. Please leave your computer connected to the S&T network and powered on during the weekend. Save your files and close applications because your computer will reboot during the update.

Missouri S&T’s new policy regarding animals on campus, Policy III-43, is available online. Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader approved the policy on Nov. 1. The decision was made following Missouri S&T’s official policy development process, which included an open forum for the campus community on Oct. 3, revisions to a proposed policy following feedback and review by the Chancellor’s Council.

The career opportunities and employer relations (COER) staff seeks donations for Missouri S&T’s suit closet. Donations contribute directly to S&T students who are in need of professional attire for interviews, career fairs, employer networking events and other professional development activities. Drop off donations at the COER office on the third floor of Norwood Hall, or contact Miranda Ham, student service coordinator, at 341-4577 to make other arrangements.

Faculty members can rent regalia for commencement through the S&T Store. Please place your order by Thursday, Dec. 1, at the store, by calling 341-7522, or email. Submit email orders to Linda Watson, retail associate, with the following information: last name, first name, phone number, height in feet and inches, weight in pounds, and school information (name and location). Payment is due at time of pickup. Orders submitted after the Dec. 1 deadline will be subject to a late fee and an expedited shipping fee.