The Missouri S&T Solar House Team’s Nest Home is on display in Irvine, California, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon. The home is also up for the People’s Choice Awards. You can help the team by voting for the Nest Home to win the People’s Choice Award. The team finished the weekend in first place overall in the competition. Check the complete standings here.

Dr. Ian Ferguson, vice provost and dean of the College of Engineering and Computing since August 2014, has announced plans to step down from that role for personal and family medical reasons.

Review the 2016 annual enrollment PowerPoint from the recent town hall meetings on the HR website.

Active benefit-eligible faculty or staff members should complete annual enrollment in myHR between Monday, Oct. 19, and Friday, Oct. 30. This year, you can enjoy a $50 discount on your monthly insurance premiums if you attest to being tobacco free or enroll in a tobacco cessation program. If you do not complete annual enrollment by the deadline, you will default into the Healthy Savings Plan on an after-tax basis, and you will not receive the tobacco-free premium discount.

The 2015-16 Undergraduate and Graduate catalogs are available online at catalog.mst.edu. For more information about the catalogs, email the registrar’s office at pantaleoa@mst.edu.

This year’s Homecoming theme is MinerFest. Participate in the numerous events, including those hosted by the Student Union Board. Events begin Monday, Oct. 19, and include the kickoff barbecue on Monday, Oct. 19, the Fall Festival on Wednesday, Oct. 21, the s’mores bonfire on Friday, Oct. 23, and the MinerFest parade on Saturday, Oct. 24. For more information, email Jaime Haake.

The Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines (LEAD) program provides free walk-in tutoring and faculty-led learning centers in over 60 courses this semester — including all the introductory courses in math, chemistry, physics and computer science, and full operation of several other learning centers. Check the schedule at lead.mst.edu/assist to see if assistance is offered in your course.

Have you heard of Title IX? This federal law prohibits discrimination based on gender and sex and applies to all educational environments. Institutional equity, diversity and inclusion provides personalized training on Title IX that serves to educate community members on what Title IX is, how to report a potential Title IX violation, the process that […]

Stop by the second floor of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library to view a portrait exhibit by Marie-Hélène Le Ny celebrating women in science and engineering. The exhibit, titled Infinités plurielles, will be on display until Tuesday, Oct. 27. Her work was commissioned by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research.