Weight Watchers will host an open house on Tuesday, April 12. This is an opportunity to learn about the program and to hear the success current Weight Watchers members have had. New members must join between April 3 and April 29 to receive a Spring Starter Kit for free. Don’t forget, three months of Weight Watchers participation can earn eligible employees 100 points toward tier 2 of the wellness incentive. Meetings are held at noon every Tuesday in Room 202 Curtis Laws Wilson Library. The 17-week series costs $186 with 20 paid participants. Split payments are three checks for $62. For more information, email Jeannie Headrick.

The self-appraisal window for Missouri S&T full-time benefit-eligible employees is open and will close on Thursday, March 31. The self-appraisal is optional; however, it is recommended and some supervisors will require one. The self-appraisal window will be open until March 31, then it will no longer be accessible. Following that, managers will complete their phase of the appraisal process.

Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to submit Innovation Proposals by March 31 for review by the Innovation Team. The goal of the team is to help create and promote an innovative campus by empowering our university community with the resources needed make a difference. Let your innovative idea be the next big thing! More […]

Safe Space Training is a workshop that educates the community about LGBTQIA issues and gives attendees skills to support and understand this group better. The next training session will be held 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in the Turner Room of the Havener Center. Online registration is available here. For more information call 341-6829.

The undergraduate advising office will host a midterm recovery workshop for struggling students 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, in St. Pat’s Ballroom A and B in the Havener Center. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, call 341-4424.

Staff Day is Wednesday, May 25. Staff Council once again encourages departments to donate a themed basket to be included in the silent auction. Please contact Sylvia Dees at deess@mst.edu if you would like to participate.  

A funeral service for Dr. Gerald Rupert, professor emeritus of geology and geophysics, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at Christ Episcopal Church, located at 1000 N. Main St. in Rolla. Rupert died Feb. 7.

The Miner ID office will be closed during spring break March 28-April 1. The office will reopen for normal business hours on Monday, April 4. For more information, contact Tara Stone at 341-4996.

The Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies (CIES) and RE-CAST Tier-1 University Transportation Center invite the campus community to attend a webinar presented by Dr. Maria Juenger, professor of civil engineering at the University of Texas-Austin. The webinar, titled “The Future of Concrete may be in its past,” will be broadcast live noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, in Room 209 Computer Science Building. Bagels and refreshments will be served.

The Extraordinary Student Leader Award is presented to a graduating senior who has impacted the campus in an extraordinary way. Please nominate anyone deserving of this award by Tuesday, April 5, at orgsync.com/66620/forms/141802. For more information, email stuaff@mst.edu.