Get the inside scoop on Missouri S&T’s brand identity evolution — Miners Dig Deeper — by attending the final open forum and presentation 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, in the Missouri-Ozark Room of the Havener Center. For those who’ve attended earlier orientation sessions, this event will give you a sneak peek into some of the visual and virtual elements of Missouri S&T’s refreshed brand identity. For more information about the forums or the brand identity evolution, contact the S&T marketing and communications department at marketing@mst.edu.

Get the inside scoop on Missouri S&T’s brand identity evolution — Miners Dig Deeper — by attending an open forum and presentation from 1:30-2:30 p.m. today in the Missouri-Ozark Room of the Havener Center. For those who’ve attended earlier orientation sessions, this event will give you a sneak peek into some of the visual and virtual elements of Missouri S&T’s refreshed brand identity.

An open forum for discussion of the tobacco-free campus initiative will be held 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, in the Carver-Turner Room of the Havener Center. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend and to share their perspectives on the initiative.

Human resources is offering a pre-retirement telepresence seminar 2:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, in the Curtis Laws Wilson Library Telepresence Room, Room 201-A. Following a presentation by human resources representatives, there will be a question-and-answer session. To register for the event, email Leroy Miller, Total Rewards generalist, with “Pre-Retirement Telepresence Seminar Enrollment” in the subject line.

Both open forums for the director of University Police position that were scheduled for this week have been canceled. Johnathan Finch, the candidate who was scheduled for Monday, has decided to withdraw from the selection process. John Powell, the candidate who was scheduled for Wednesday, has agreed to employment at a different workplace. Further information about the search process will be posted in the eConnection.

The Chancellor’s Holiday Brunch will be held 9 a.m.-noon Monday, Dec. 7, at Hasselmann Alumni House. Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader invites you to stop by and enjoy friendly faces, hot cocoa, tasty treats and holiday cheer.

All silver bike racks on the main Missouri S&T campus will be replaced during the winter break. Students, faculty and staff must remove their bikes from silver racks no later than Monday, Dec. 21. Black bike racks will not be changed and are safe to store bikes on during the break.

Do you plan to use Tegrity Lecture Capture during the spring 2016 semester? If so, then educational technology would like you to fill out the Tegrity Lecture Capture information survey. This information is used to prepare lecture halls and rooms with the appropriate technology. Please fill out the survey by Thursday, Dec. 31, 2016.

Printing and mail services invites the campus community to a drop-in retirement reception for Robin Holtkamp, office support assistant IV in business services, from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, in Room G-8 Campus Support Facility. Join the department in wishing her well and thanking her for 28 years of service.

The Leach Theatre Box Office and administrative offices will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 1. The box office will reopen at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, and will resume normal box office hours of 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.