Announcements
‘Dark Side of the Moon’ poster design contest
Win two tickets to see Classic Albums Live perform Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” at Leach Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, by designing the best poster representing the album. If Leach Theatre staff thinks your poster is the best, it will be posted on the theatre’s social media outlets. The Friday […]
Read More »Give feedback to Staff Council
Let Staff Council know if you have any concerns to share. Help staff have a collective voice by sending your questions or comments to mststaffcouncil@mst.edu. Staff Council will try to ensure that all voices are heard.
Read More »COER to host Accenture on Oct. 15
Accenture will present a seminar at noon Thursday, Oct. 15, in Room 305 Norwood Hall. Lunch will be provided. Students should bring their student I.D.
Read More »Flags to fly at half-staff
By order of U.S. President Barack Obama, all flags at all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the federal government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its territories and possessions until sunset, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, to honor the victims of the tragedy in Roseburg, Oregon.
Read More »Tobacco-free campus open forum Oct. 15
An open forum for all students, faculty and staff to discuss the university’s intent to become a tobacco-free campus will be held at noon Thursday, Oct. 15, in the Meramec-Gasconade Room of the Havener Center.
Read More »SPAR lectures Oct. 13
Dr. Massimmo Ruzzene, professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, will present two lectures as part of the “Distinguished Lecture Series” organized by the System and Process Assessment Research (SPAR) Laboratory in the civil, architectural and environmental engineering department at Missouri S&T. The lectures are free and open to the campus community.
Read More »MacArthur Fellow to discuss fire’s impact on climate
Dr. Tami C. Bond, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, will present a seminar titled “Energy in the Anthropocene Era: a tale of fire, smoke, time and power,” at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in Room 103 Engineering Management. Bond will discuss a framework to illustrate how changes in individual sources affect climate in the near term and long term. Within this framework, she will show how mitigation efforts from sources such as diesel freight delivery, brick kilns, cooking stoves and kerosene lamps affect climate.
Read More »New math course offered
Mathematical Logic I, credited as either math 5154, computer engineering 5803, computer science 5203, or philosophy 4354, will be offered starting Monday, Oct. 5, and ending Friday, Oct. 30. Dr. Matt Insall will teach this four-week course. For more information about the course, call Insall at 341-4901.
Read More »Our Ocean Conference delegate: unlocking climate resilience
World leaders and ocean advocates will gather Oct. 5-6 in Valparaiso, Chile, to share in a common commitment to protect the oceans. As part of the United States delegation, Dr. Daniel Oerther, the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of Environmental Engineering at Missouri S&T, will help launch the Caribbean Ocean Assets Sustainability faciliTy (COAST).
Read More »Missouri S&T intends to become tobacco-free by July 1, 2016
By July 1, 2016, Missouri S&T intends to join more than 1,000 other colleges and universities in the U.S. by becoming a tobacco-free campus. “The research is clear that tobacco use constitutes a significant health hazard,” says Dr. Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri S&T’s chancellor. “As a university, we recognize our responsibility to promote a healthy environment to protect the current and future health of our students, faculty, staff and visitors. We also recognize the need for a smooth transition to a tobacco-free environment, which is why we are waiting until next July to fully implement the change.”
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