Union Pacific will once again sponsor the 2015 Project X — the Opening Week team project for all new freshmen. New students who attend Opening Week, which starts Sunday, Aug. 16, will have the opportunity to participate in a team project with other new students in their mentor groups. The week finishes on Friday, Aug. 21, with awards given out to the top teams.

An open forum for Carrie Myers, a candidate for director of human resources, will be held at 3 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 6) in the Gasconade Room of the Havener Center. A brief presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer period. For more information, call 341-4632.

On Saturday, April 25, a massive earthquake struck Nepal, devastating the country. Join Nepalese students and community members at a candlelight vigil, which will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 7, on the Havener Center Lawn, to remember the victims of this tragedy and show support for the community.

The Student Union Board (SUB) concert will present Saving Abel with special guests Soundtrapp and Minus Me on Tuesday, May 5. This event is free for students and the public and will be held outside the Engineering Management Building on the University Promenade in front of the Havener Center.

For security reasons, backpacks will not be allowed in the Gale Bullman Building during Condoleezza Rice’s May 14 lecture. Any backpacks carried into the building must be left in the lobby. Ushers will be checking purses at the entrance. Attendees who plan to carry a purse should have it open and ready as they enter […]

The offices of finance and administration, enrollment management, and recruitment marketing will temporarily move to Temporary Facility A, located at 1200 N. Pine St. starting today (Monday, May 4). The offices will remain in Temporary Facility A for approximately six weeks. Phone numbers for all staff will remain the same. The staff will have limited […]

Support the victims of the recent earthquake in Nepal by donating to their cause. A donation booth will be set up 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, April 30, and Friday, May 1, in front of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library. One hundred percent of the money collected will be donated to the victims of this natural disaster.

Faculty First Fridays continue on Friday, May 1. Attendees can network and share ideas with fellow faculty and university administration. The brown bag lunch will be held noon-1 p.m. in Hasselmann Alumni House. Participants should bring their own lunch, and the chancellor’s office will provide drinks (iced tea, water and coffee) and desserts.

The spring 2015 Graduate Faculty Meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, May 4, in the Meramec-Gasconade Room of the Havener Center.

The Missouri S&T University and Community Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra will perform in concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 3, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall. Tickets are $5 for the general public and free for Missouri S&T faculty, staff and students who present a valid ID, and youth age 18 and younger. […]