Nominate a faculty or staff member for the Experiential Learning Award or the Service Learning Award. Faculty, staff, students and community partners may submit nominations for these awards. Nominations are due Friday, Nov. 18. Electronic nomination forms for the awards can be found at ugs.mst.edu/experientiallearning/awards.

The 2016-17 Supervisory Series Cohort is almost full. Please submit applications as soon as possible to secure a spot. In this six-month Supervisory Professional Development Series, you will gain an understanding of your role as a supervisor, as well as employment law as it relates to common supervisory issues. You will also learn how to […]

“Desperate Measures,” a play by Dr. Greg Story, associate professor of physics, will be presented Friday, Sept. 30; Saturday, Oct. 1; Friday, Oct. 7; and Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Lyric Live Theater, located at 117 First St. in Newburg, Missouri. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the shows start at 7 p.m. Admission is free and donations to the theater are accepted. Refreshments during intermission will be provided at the historic Houston House. “Desperate Measures” is a comedy that tells the story of a struggling theater’s attempt to put on one last play before its doors close forever to make way for a fast-food restaurant.

Nationally competitive scholarship and fellowship applications have opened for the David Boren Scholarship, Barry Goldwater Award and Udall Foundation Award. Sophomores and juniors can apply for these opportunities. Campus deadlines are in early January 2017, so encourage students to get started now.

Stop by the S&T Store to get Fall Career Fair supplies. Pad-folios, pens, resume paper, clothing and more is available.

A pre-retirement seminar covering various types of retirement plans, retirement eligibility, pension planning, retirement calculations, steps to retirement and more will be held 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, in Room 201-A Curtis Laws Wilson Library. There is no need to register or RSVP for the event, but seating will be limited. For more information, contact […]

Items that will be sold at the upcoming surplus property auction will be available for preview 1-4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, and 7-10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23. The auction will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23. Bidders should bring a photo ID and plan to arrive early to sign up for a bid number.

The flu season is coming, and Healthy for Life is offering flu shot clinics on campus. Missouri S&T faculty, staff, dependents (12 years and older, accompanied by an adult) and retirees who are enrolled in a University of Missouri System medical plan can have a flu shot covered by their insurance. All other faculty and staff can get flu shots for $20 to be paid by cash or check. The clinics will be held as follows:

Due to the popularity of the Mentoring Monday program this spring, the university’s colleges are continuing it for the fall starting Monday, Sept. 19. The program, which will meet 2-3 p.m. Mondays in the Silver and Gold Room of the Havener Center, invites faculty working on a proposal to attend with six copies of their one-page statement of work in hand and get feedback from senior researchers.

Surplus property will lose its building at the end of the month. The University of Missouri System has directed that all pickups be put on hold until after the building is cleared out. To aid in the removal of items, there will be a public auction starting at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at the surplus building located at 301 N. Bishop Ave. in Rolla. If you plan to attend, please bring a photo ID and plan to arrive early to sign up for a bidder’s number.