Lectures
Student Leadership Conference Oct. 22
The annual Student Leadership Conference will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, in the Havener Center. This free half-day conference is open to all Missouri S&T students and features more than 20 workshops on personal, professional and leadership development, as well as a chance to mingle with industry professionals. The day will […]
Read More »Tablets in teaching
What do tablet PC’s and other types of tablets have in common with chalkboards and overhead transparencies? More than you would think, says Kelly Homan, associate professor of mechanical engineering, who will share on “Using Tablets in Teaching” at noon, Friday, Oct. 21, in Norwood 208 as part of the Faculty Learning Community series. (Please […]
Read More »Astronauts return to campus for Nov. 12 event
Tickets are now available for “The Moon, Mars and Beyond: A Discussion With Three Astronauts,” scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, in Leach Theatre. The three astronauts are S&T graduates Col. Tom Akers, Dr. Janet Kavandi and Dr. Sandra Magnus, who are returning to campus to discuss their NASA careers and the future of […]
Read More »UM biology prof to discuss bench research skills
Biology professor Bethany Stone will discuss how research can enhance science teaching and improve student learning in her lecture titled “Using Bench Research Skills to Improve Teaching and Learning in Biology,” scheduled for noon Monday, Oct. 17, in Room 126 Schrenk Hall. An associate teaching professor of biology at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Stone will […]
Read More »Monsanto team on campus for panel discussion, lecture
A management team from Monsanto Co. will hold a panel discussion and lecture from noon-1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in Room 213 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Led by Aldo Noseda, vice president of enterprise services, the presentation will benefit students from all majors, including biology, manufacturing, chemistry, engineering management, information science and technology, and business. […]
Read More »Next session of Curators’ Teaching Summit is Wednesday
The second session of the 2011 Curators’ Teaching Summit, “Tac(k)tical Teaching: Strategies for Success in the Millennial Classroom,” will be held at noon Wednesday, Oct. 19, in St. Pat’s Ballroom A of the Havener Center. The summit is sponsored by CERTI (Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation). Lunch will be provided. The theme will […]
Read More »It’s not too late to register for Focus on Teaching and Technology conference
There’s still time to register for the 2011 Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference. This annual regional conference is scheduled for Nov. 10-11, at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. For program details and registration, go to www.umsl.edu/ctl/fttc.htm.
Read More »AAPG Distinguished Lecturer on Friday
Dr. Joe H. S. Macquaker, an American Association of Petroleum Geologists Distinguished Lecturer from the earth sciences department at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John’s, Canada, will present “Are shales really that dull? Shining light into dark places and the effects of opening Pandora’s Box.” The lecture will be held from 4-5 p.m. Friday, […]
Read More »Alum to present MAE graduate seminar Oct. 11
Dr. James Friend, associate dean for research and professor of mechanical engineering at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, will present a mechanical and aerospace engineering graduate seminar, “Applications of High-Frequency Ultrasonics in Microfluids and Microactuation,” from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, in Room 199 Toomey Hall. Friend earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering in […]
Read More »Film, discussion with award-winning Kenyan filmmaker planned
The documentary ICYIZERE: hope will be shown from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Missouri-Ozark Room of the Havener Center. Following the film will be a discussion with its award-winning director and Kenya native, Patrick Mureithi. Mureithi traveled to Rwanda to film a gathering of 10 survivors and 10 perpetrators of the 1994 genocide. […]
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