The annual Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference will be held Nov. 3-4 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. S&T faculty and staff are eligible for 50 percent off registration. Scholars, educators and practitioners from numerous universities will share their online innovations and teaching experiences. The program and the registration link are available online

The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy announced a nationwide Active Learning Day on Tuesday, Oct. 25. All educators in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields (STEM) are encouraged to spend at least 10 minutes using an active-learning technique in their classrooms. Get ideas to begin or increase active learning in your classroom on this resource page provided by  Educational Technology and the Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation (CERTI).

The counseling, disability support and student wellness team is aware that the recent severe weather along the east coast and Caribbean region may be troubling for members of the Missouri S&T community. To talk with one of the team members individually, please stop by Room 204 Norwood Hall or call 341-4211 to arrange a time […]

We all want to make the campus a more welcoming place. Here’s a chance to do just that — and to enter for a chance to win a prize in the process. Take the campus climate survey and, if you wish, you may enter for a drawing to win an iPad, free parking for a year, or gift certificates from the S&T Store and Chartwells. Take the survey today!

Saturday, Oct. 15, is the deadline for the first filing under a new law governing out-of-state travel expenses reimbursed by public colleges and universities. The Missouri Legislature recently passed legislation requiring every full-time employee of public institutions of higher education to disclose any out-of-state travel expenses reimbursed by the institution for the employee’s spouse. The policy is retroactive, requiring current employees to report spousal travel reimbursed as early as Aug. 28, 2015. The University of Missouri System recently updated Business Policy Manual 501 to define allowable spousal travel and establish an approval process to authorize it. Travel expenses include, but are not limited to: transportation, lodging and meals.

Faculty, staff and students are invited to an open forum to discuss the Missouri S&T budget at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, in Room 125 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall.

In 1966, leaders at Missouri S&T founded the world’s first engineering management program. The campus community is invited to join engineering management alumni, students, faculty and staff to celebrate the program’s 50th anniversary at a reception from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in the Engineering Management Building. Drop by to enjoy beverages and light appetizers, catch up with friends and share in the history of the program.

Missouri S&T’s St. Pat’s Celebration Committee will reveal the 109th annual Best Ever St. Pat’s sweatshirt design at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at the north parking lot of University Book & Supply, on the corner of 12th and Pine streets.