Announcements
Oerther earns State Department award
Dr. Daniel B. Oerther, the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of Environmental Engineering at Missouri S&T, has been recognized with a Meritorious Honor Award from the State Department. The citation states it is for Oerther’s “outstanding leadership and attention to detail in helping to launch a public-private initiative to promote food security and climate resilience via an innovative insurance product — the Caribbean Oceans and Aquaculture Sustainability faciliTy (COAST).”
Read More »Rolla Town Band to perform July 16
The Rolla Town Band will perform its final concert of the summer at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16, on the front lawn of the Phelps County Courthouse, located at 200 N. Main St. in Rolla. The concert is free and open to the public.
Read More »Attend a Safe Space workshop
All Missouri S&T community members are invited to attend a Safe Space Workshop 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, July 22, in the Shamrock Room of the Havener Center. The workshop’s purpose is to increase understanding of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex community and share how to make Missouri S&T a more inclusive environment. Refreshments will be served. Reserve your seat today by emailing minerleader@mst.edu. For more information, call Jerri Arnold-Cook at 341-6828.
Read More »Join a Zumba or hip-hop fitness class
The campus community is invited to join in summer dance fitness classes offered in the Gale Bullman Building’s Recreation Center. Zumba is offered at 5 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and noon on Friday. Hip-Hop Fusion Fitness is offered at noon Mondays and Wednesdays. All courses are taught by experienced instructors and feature music. Classes are free for students; faculty, staff and dependents will be charged a small fee.
Read More »Weight Watchers to host open house tomorrow
Join the latest Weight Watchers series by visiting the group’s open house at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, in Room 202 Curtis Laws Wilson Library. There is no obligation to join if you attend. Costs for the series will be either $156 for 12 weeks or $186 for 17 weeks, depending on Missouri S&T’s series enrollment.
Read More »Staff Council nominations
All staff members should have recently received a Staff Council nomination form in their campus mailbox. To nominate a staff member to serve on Staff Council, return the form by Friday, July 17. Any benefit-eligible staff member with at least one year of service can be nominated. For more information, visit the Staff Council website.
Read More »Bids requested for State Department’s Diplomacy Lab program
Faculty and students are invited to submit concept proposals for the biannual Diplomacy Lab program, which is administered by the United States Department of State (State Department). This program is designed to “course-source” some of the challenging problems that the State Department faces.
Read More »Computer science names two Daniel St. Clair Faculty Fellows
Dr. Dan Lin and Dr. Zhaozheng Yin were recently named Daniel St. Clair Faculty Fellows by the computer science department. Daniel St Clair Faculty Fellows are rising stars – either an assistant professor in years three to six after appointment at Missouri S&T, or a tenured associate professor within four years of tenure/promotion. The award comes with the title Daniel St. Clair Faculty Fellow and a $10,000 annual discretionary fund each year for two years.
Read More »Rolla Town Band to perform July 9
The Rolla Town Band will perform its second concert of the summer at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 9, on the Castleman Green, located at the corner of 10th and State streets. The concert is free and open to the public.
Read More »TelePresence room to be upgraded July 27-31
Missouri S&T’s TelePresence room, Room 201-A of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library, will undergo equipment upgrading between July 27 and July 31. During this time, the TelePresence equipment will be unavailable.
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