The first of a series of open forums about Missouri S&T’s brand identity evolution will be held at 1:30-2:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Nov. 5) in the Missouri-Ozark Room of the Havener Center. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend. The brand identity forums are intended to inform the campus community of the new […]

Dr. Hon Wai Leong, an associate professor at the National University of Singapore and currently on sabbatical leave at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will present “Mining Communities in Large Networks from Big Data” 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Room 249 Toomey Hall. During the seminar, Leong will discuss how large graphs arise from big data, survey some of many algorithms for detecting communities in large graphs and discuss the reason for the proliferation of methods for detecting communities. The seminar is sponsored by the business and information technology department.

Dr. Natalie Pang, an assistant professor in the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University and assistant director of Singapore Internet Research Centre, will present “Bowling Alone or Together? A Meta-review and a Case Study of Social Media Use” 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9, in Room 104 Humanities and Social […]

Missouri S&T’s intramural department will host the Missouri Intramural Recreational Sports Association’s (MOIRSA) Miner Bowl this Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7, at the S&T Intramural Fields and Allgood-Bailey Stadium.

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.