In previous years, New Student Programs has handed flash drives out to all incoming freshmen during Convocation during Opening Week. Well, times are changing and the department is excited to announce the launch of Missouri S&T Guides. S&T Guides is the official app of Student Success Programs. The department is looking for RSOs, campus departments, community businesses and more to be S&T Guides sponsors and have their information displayed within the app. For more information, visit pro.mst.edu/openingweek/stguides or contact Kayla Klossner-Thompson at 341-4996. Don’t miss this opportunity to get your info in front of incoming freshmen. Decision deadline is Thursday, June 30.

By order of President Barack Obama, all U.S. flags at state and government offices will be flown at half-staff until sunset Thursday, June 16, to honor the victims of the tragedy in Orlando, Florida.

Members of Missouri S&T’s counseling staff are available to assist students, faculty or staff members affected by the June 12 shootings in Orlando, Florida. Those who wish to seek counseling services may contact counseling, disability support and student wellness in Room 204 Norwood Hall by calling 341-4211 or by emailing counsel@mst.edu. Additional counseling and support information is also available at counsel.mst.edu.

There is a swarm of honeybees in and around a tree between Norwood Hall and Centennial Hall. A local beekeeper is enroute to move the swarm off campus.

Area M Lot 19 will be closed 4-9 p.m. Sunday, June 12, and Sunday, June, 19, for Explosives Camp demonstrations. Area M Lot 36 will be closed 1-10 p.m. Friday, June 17, and Friday, June 24, for the camp’s fireworks displays. For more information, contact parking lot operations at 341-4303.

Two educational research projects proposed by three Missouri S&T faculty have been funded for 2016-17 as part of a mini-grant program co-sponsored by the office of undergraduate studies and global learning, and administered through the Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation (CERTI).

Free classes are being offered to help small business owners and entrepreneurs learn about the financial side of owning and operating a business at the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Missouri S&T.

Do you know all the ways to pay a supplier for goods and services? Do you ever wonder if you are completing the right forms or using the right system? Do you travel or process travel reimbursements for others? Do you create or update suppliers?

Effective Wednesday, June 1, the Associated Press, the New York Times and other major media outlets now lowercase the term internet. Previously, most news outlets capitalized the term. The Missouri S&T style guide, which is currently under revision, will follow suit and recommend that writers lowercase the term internet in marketing or promotional materials. The updated style guide will be posted this summer on the S&T brand identity website.

Participate in Miner Appreciation Week June 6-10, sponsored by Healthy for Life, the university’s employee wellness program. Missouri S&T faculty and staff will have the opportunity to attend presentations that allow for continued personal and professional development.