Lectures
Accounting sessions offered Oct. 24
On Wednesday, Oct. 24, Erica Kranitz, director of compliance training for the University of Missouri System, will present three training sessions that provide opportunities to learn more about university accounting concepts and practices. Accounting services invites individuals from the campus community to attend one or more of these sessions:
Read More »Service learning luncheon Oct. 31
A Celebrating Service Learning Luncheon will be held from noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, in St. Pat’s A&B of the Havener Center. Help make reflective service learning an integral part of the education and life experiences of Missouri S&T students. Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader will give a keynote address as well as a few guest […]
Read More »Learn tips, tools for assessing learning
Instructors are invited to the second session in the Faculty Learning Community “Tips and Tools for Assessing Student Learning” at noon, Friday, Oct. 19, in Room 208 Norwood Hall. Participation in the first session is not necessary to benefit from the event.
Read More »Biological sciences seminar on Monday
Dr. Himadri Pakrasi will present the next biological sciences department seminar titled “A Day and a Night in the Life of a Unicellular Diazotrophic Cyanobacterium” at noon Monday, Oct. 15, in Room 126 Schrenk Hall. Pakrasi is the director of the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) at Washington University. All are […]
Read More »Learn best practices for writing your master’s thesis
Dr. Kate Drowne will present “Best Practices for Writing Your Master’s Thesis” from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Room 140 Toomey Hall. She will cover three basic elements of writing a successful thesis: preparation, actual writing tips and time management. Students in the relatively early stages of their master’s programs will benefit the most […]
Read More »Morrison to give O’Keefe lecture
Dr. Scott D. Morrison, a 1985 metallurgical engineering Ph.D. graduate of S&T, will give the fourth annual Dr. Thomas J. O’Keefe Lecture. His lecture, “The Precious Metals Industry,” will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Planje Auditorium, Room 204 McNutt Hall. Refreshments will be served at 3 p.m. in the McNutt […]
Read More »Presentation to discuss physics education research
Dr. John Farley from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, will present a Physics Colloquium titled “Going beyond the lecture: What we have learned from physics education research?” at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, in Room 104 Physics Building. Farley is a physics professor and director of the Center for Math and Science Education at […]
Read More »Next advising conference to cover FERPA, AAA
Deanne Jackson, registrar, and Jennifer Thorpe, associate registrar, will present “Speaking the FERPA speech and the New (AAA) Additional Authorized Access parent agreement” from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, in Room 208 Norwood Hall. The session will highlight how faculty and staff can effectively communicate with parents or legal guardians when they are […]
Read More »How do you know your students are learning?
The second session of the Fall 2012 Curators’ Teaching Summit, “How Do You Know That Your Students Are Learning?,” will be held at noon Monday, Oct. 15, in St. Pat’s Ballroom A of the Havener Center. Lunch will be provided. RSVP to hagnid@mst.edu by Monday, Oct. 8, and list any dietary restrictions. This series will […]
Read More »Call for presentations for teaching, learning technology conference
Educational technology is now accepting presentation proposals for the sixth annual Teaching and Learning Technology Conference, scheduled for March 14-15, 2013. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Richard M. Felder, Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University.
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