The second of the three-part 2015 Curators’ Teaching Summit will be held noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in St. Pat’s Ballroom A of the Havener Center. This summit will focus on “Using Student Feedback to Enhance Teaching.”

Dr. Simon Philbin, director of program management at Imperial College London, will give the inaugural Bernie Sarchet Graduate Seminar Series lecture at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, in Room 213 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Philbin’s presentation is titled “Insights from Managing Complex Research, Technology, and Engineering Projects in Academia.” This event is presented by the engineering management and systems engineering department.

The Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies (CIES) invites the campus community to attend a research seminar at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in Room 206 McNutt Hall. The seminar with feature two speakers. Dr. Aditya Kumar, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, will present “Understanding Reaction Processes and Composition-Structure-Property Relations in Traditional and Novel Sustainable Cementitious Formulations,” and Dr. Thomas Schuman, professor of chemistry, will present “Creating Polymer-Aggregate Interfaces in Cement Composite.” Refreshments will be served. For more information, email Abigayle Sherman.

Dr. Steve Raper, associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering, will be the keynote speaker at the 2015 Sophomore Summit 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center. Sophomore students will hear about traditions and ask questions to panels of student leaders, faculty, alumni and Union Pacific representatives. Students […]

Air conditioners in Parker Hall’s basement will be shut down starting at 8 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept. 29) for equipment repairs. They will remain off until the repairs are completed later that day. For more information, call Mike Amick at 341-4252.

Curtis Laws Wilson Library will host a workshop for faculty on maximizing citation count at noon Wednesday, Oct. 7, in the library. Methods that will be discussed include your research identity, picking the right journal, and ways to share and promote your work. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required; register online.

Enter to win a $25 S&T Store gift card by taking an online survey at www.thesandtstore.com/feedback.

The campus community is invited to attend the 2015 Service Learning Symposium which will be held 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, in St. Pat’s Ballroom A and B of the Havener Center. The symposium on service learning is a chance for the University of Missouri System and community partners to come together to learn what each other are doing and to build strong relationships.

Campus faculty and administrators are invited to attend the faculty social and welcome event 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the Hasselmann Alumni House. Come meet the new faculty, mingle with colleagues and make new connections. The event is sponsored by the Faculty Recruitment and Retention Council (formerly FUMFRR). Refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Irina Ivliyeva or Merilee Krueger.