The Gaffer’s Guild will sell student-made blown-glass pieces such as ornaments, snowmen, vases, bowls, sun catchers and more 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, and Friday, Dec. 4, in the McNutt Commons.

The history and political science department, along with the Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honors Society, invites the campus community to a Renaissance Fair 12:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in St. Pat’s Ballroom B of the Havener Center. Students in Dr. Michael Bruening’s class on the history of the Renaissance will display their final research […]

The College of Arts, Sciences, and Business (CASB) invites all CASB faculty and staff to attend an open meeting 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, in Room 204 McNutt Hall. The goals of the meeting are to celebrate notable accomplishments within the college, present ideas for strategic initiatives, solicit feedback from faculty and staff, and promote positive and sustained engagement among the members of all units. An informal reception in McNutt Commons will follow the meeting and refreshments will be served.

The date of the first open forum for candidates for the director of University Police position will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, not Dec. 1, as previously announced. The campus and area community are invited to attend all four open forums for the candidates. The complete schedule of open forums is as […]

Forty-one Missouri S&T faculty members will receive the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2014-15 at a ceremony scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, in St. Pat’s Ballroom A of the Havener Center. The award is given each year to faculty members by the Outstanding Teaching Award Committee, which bases its selections on student evaluations. Click here for a list of winners.

Dr. Jihong Yan, professor of advanced manufacturing at Harbin Institute of Technology in China, will present a seminar titled “Sustainability Assessment and Energy Efficiency Oriented Simulation,” at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, in Room 213 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Yan will present a modular design methodology for achieving sustainable design as well as fulfilling functional requirements with a novelty 6R concept (reuse, recycle, reduce, recover, redesign and remanufacture). The event is part of the Bernard Sarchet Graduate Seminar Series sponsored by engineering management and systems engineering.

Mark Metzger, senior technology advisor at the U.S. Army’s Picatinny Arsenal research and development facility, will present a seminar at noon Thursday, Dec. 3, in the Meramec Room of the Havener Center. Metzger’s lecture will cover the need to produce the next generation of energetic materials and the current lack of advanced processes for material fabrication. Lunch will be served at the event. RSVP by noon Monday, Nov. 30, to tuppers@mst.edu. Attendees will pay $15 at the door. The event is sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association.

The first of three additional open forums for discussion of the tobacco-free campus initiative will be held from 2-3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, in Room 125 of Butler-Carlton Hall. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend and to share their perspectives on the initiative.

The Miner Card ID office will be closed Monday, Nov. 23, through Friday, Nov. 27. It will reopen on Monday, Nov. 30. For more information, contact Tara Stone.

Sara Parker Pauley, director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, will present a lecture titled “Water: A Driving Force,” at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, in Room 125 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Pauley will discuss various integrated efforts the department is employing to ensure that citizens and visitors can enjoy clean and abundant water […]