In 2016, the University of Missouri System will give faculty and staff a discount on medical insurance premiums if they can certify that individuals and family members covered under an insurance plan are tobacco free. Participants will be asked to certify during October’s annual enrollment. Find tobacco cessation help online at http://umurl.us/tobacco. Many free and low-cost options are available, even if you aren’t enrolling in a medical insurance plan.

Over 260 participants will visit campus during the next two weeks for Project Lead The Way (PLTW). Parking lot operations asks the campus for patience with parking availability during this time. Visitors have been distributed throughout the university’s various parking lots, but there may still be slight congestion. For more information, call parking lot operations at 341-4303.

Brian Smith, a mechanical trades specialist (MTS)-refrigeration mechanic in student affairs auxiliary services, was recently in a serious accident while riding his motorcycle. Smith now needs several surgeries and faces a lengthy recovery. The Rider’s Society, a registered student organization on campus, has created a gofundme.com account to aid in Smith’s recovery.

Dr. Susan L. Murray, professor of engineering management and systems engineering, has been named interim chair of psychological science at Missouri S&T. Her appointment takes effect today (Wednesday, July 1).

The office of the provost will be closed and have limited email access on Monday, July 6, and Tuesday, July 7. The office is closed while it moves to a new location – Room 210 Parker Hall.

Dr. Arlene Garrison, vice president for university partnerships at Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), will speak on-campus at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 9, in Room 124 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Missouri S&T is a member of the 100-plus association of universities that comprise the non-profit ORAU. The event is presented by sponsored programs. Learn more online at eresearch.mst.edu.

The Rolla Town Band will perform the first of three concerts this summer at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 2, on the Castleman Green, located at the corner of 10th and State streets. The concert is free and open to the public.

In observance of Independence Day, the Curtis Laws Wilson Library will be closed Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4.

Dr. Daniel Oerther, the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of Environmental Engineering at Missouri S&T, has been selected to participate in the National Academies Keck Futures Conference titled “Art and Science, Engineering, and Medicine Frontier Collaborations: Ideation, Translation and Realization.” The conference will be held Nov. 12-14 at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, California.

Healthy for Life is sponsoring 15-minute chair massages for employees. Massages will be offered 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Wednesdays between July 1 and Aug. 5 in Room 204 Centennial Hall. The cost is $15 for 15 minutes. To register for a massage, email Amanda Hunter-Kelley or call 466-9084. Registration is required and a minimum of 10 people must be registered for the date.