Educational technology is soliciting proposals to present at the ninth annual Teaching and Learning Technology Conference, which will be held March 17-18, 2016. Dr. Linda Nilson, founding director of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation at Clemson University, will be the keynote speaker at the conference. Interested presenters can download a copy of the submission form at http://tlt.mst.edu/callforpresentations. Proposals will be accepted until Friday, Nov. 20.

The annual Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference (FTTC) will be held Nov. 12-13, at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Scholars, educators and practitioners from numerous universities will share their online innovations and teaching experiences. See the conference program and register online.

Attend a free poetry reading by teacher, scholar, sailor and poet Dr. Elizabeth Schultz, professor emerita of English at the University of Kansas, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the Black Box Theatre, Room 143 Castleman Hall. The event will also include interpretive dance by Joan Stone. Schultz has published five books of poetry, including three in 2014. Dr. James J. Bogan Jr., Curators’ Teaching Professor emeritus of art history and film at Missouri S&T, will introduce Schultz. The event is sponsored by SOUTHWINDS, Missouri S&T’s literary and arts magazine.

Joe Boze, engineering technician II in mechanical and aerospace engineering, died on Saturday, Oct. 31. Visitation will be held 1-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Fox Funeral Home, located at 128 S. Main St. in Licking, Missouri. Funeral service will be held immediately following the visitation. Boze worked at Missouri S&T for 15 years.

As announced at State of the University Address in September, Missouri S&T’s second annual Strategic Plan Summit will be held 1-2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, in St. Pat’s C at the Havener Center.

Counseling, disability support and student wellness staff are aware that managing stress at the workplace is a major concern for many people. Help the department gather data to provide appropriate services to campus. Faculty and staff can complete the survey online. Let department staff know that you completed the survey and you will receive a “stress relief Lego.” For more information, contact Diane Stutts.

The Testing Center is quickly filling to capacity for finals week. Any students or faculty requiring alternate test times, make-up exams or other testing arrangements should contact the Testing Center no later than Friday, Nov. 6, to schedule dates and times, or the Testing Center may not be able to accommodate students and alternative arrangements will have to be made. The Testing Center provides a secured, monitored and reduced-distraction testing environment for students, faculty and staff. For more information, contact Cheryl Downey-Eber at 341-4222.

Dr. Richard Brow, Curators’ Professor of materials science and engineering, is now chair of that department. He succeeds Dr. Wayne Huebner, who served as chair from January 2007 through last Wednesday, Oct. 28.

Faculty and research staff can attend Research Centers’ Day events on Tuesday, Nov. 3, in the Missouri-Ozark Room of the Havener Center. The events begin with a seminar at 2:30 p.m. by Dr. Robert Paul, who will present “Understanding the Human Brain,” followed by center exhibits and tours at 4 p.m.

Dr. Glenn Ulrich, technical director of the environmental division of Parsons Commercial Services, will present “Application of anaerobic biotechnologies for environmental remediation and green energy production,” at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Room 318 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Ulrich’s lecture will focus on the anaerobic biotechnology field and how ongoing research could lead to greater implementation to combat environmental contaminants. The lecture is sponsored by the Environmental Research Center.