Student Announcements
CArE to welcome renowned researcher for geotechnical engineering lecture series
Dr. W.D. Liam Finn, professor emeritus of civil engineering at the University of British Columbia and president of Pan-American Engineering and Computing Services Ltd., will present as part of the Shamsher and Sally Prakash Distinguished Lecture Series in Geotechnical Engineering.
The lecture, titled “Aspects of Soil-Structure Interaction,” will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in Room 125 Butler-Carlton Hall. It is free and open to the public.
Dr. Finn will also present a keynote address as part of the 2019 GeoMO Conference hosted by Missouri S&T, to be held Friday, May 10, at the Millennium Student Center-UMSL-SGA Chambers. The theme for the 2019 GeoMo conference, “Advancements in Seismic Geotechnical Engineering” will be addressed by distinguished members in the field; Dr. Finn will be joined by Dr. Ahmed Elgamal, Dr. Ronaldo Luna, Dr. Brent Rosenblad, and Dr. Guney Olgun. More details can be found at geomo.mst.edu.
Diverse Connections
Swing by Student Diversity Initiatives’ table to grab a cookie, take a polaroid, and add it to the rolling wall as we make visual “connections” to others at Missouri S&T! It will be April 23rd from 11:00AM-1:00PM, in the Havener atrium.
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Check your email for survey link
You’re invited to complete the 2019 Student Survey on Sexual Misconduct, which collects information on the scope of sexual violence experienced by our students as well as how current programming, training and response efforts are performing. The survey, which has been emailed to students, is voluntary and all responses are anonymous. You can be entered in to win one of two $250 bookstore gift cards.
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Missouri S&T Wind Symphony to perform outdoor concert
The University Wind Symphony and S&T Video Game Music Ensemble will perform an outdoor concert at 12 p.m. Friday, April 26 on the lawn in front of the Havener Center. The concert is free and audience members are welcome to bring lunch and a blanket or lawn chair to sit on.
The Wind Symphony will be performing selections from the soundtrack of “Les Misérables” arranged by Jay Bocook, “Lassus Trombone” by Henry Fillmore, and Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” arranged by Mayhew Lake. Faculty from S&T’s explosives engineering program will provide pyrotechnics for this performance of the “1812 Overture.”
For more information on the performance or Missouri S&T’s performing arts programs, call the performing arts office at 573-341-4185.
Papa John’s on GET update
Starting May 1st, the GET app will be the exclusive ordering platform for Papa John’s when purchasing with DBD’s and MinerBUCKS. Direct phone orders will no longer be accepted after this date. Please download the GET Mobile app from your smart phone’s app store.
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Apply for mini-grant to help celebrate our 150th anniversary
As the 150th anniversary of our university’s founding draws closer, registered student organizations, academic units and administrative units that have plans to celebrate this milestone anniversary are invited to apply for one of several mini-grants available to help fund projects and activities that best meet the goals of celebrating the 150th and raising S&T’s visibility to key audiences. Up to $5,000 will be available per grant, depending on funding availability. For more details, visit marketing.mst.edu/150.
Read More »Black Man’s Think Tank Presents: A Conversation on Learning
Our organization has been facilitating difficult conversations in safe spaces on campus since 2001.
On April 30th at 6pm in St. Pat’s C we are having “A Conversation on Learning”. This session will be an open dialogue between students, faculty, staff and administrators about student experiences in the classroom and the importance of student/professor collaboration in the learning process. We would like to invite everyone to come share their experiences and engage with other members of our campus community. Please email me at cfkwx3@mst.edu if you have any questions.
Mini-Electronics show
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering will be hosting a mini-electronics trade show in the atrium of Toomey hall on Thursday (April 18th) from 10:00 until 2:00.
included in the show will be the following vendors:
• John Gampper = Tektronix / Keithley
• Steve Fulwider = Keysight
• Jeff Benke = Weller, Apex Tools, TechSpray and Science scope
• Dan Heaghney = BEI Sensors, Crydom / Crouzet, Qualtek,, Schroff, Sola, TT Electronics
• Rich Sartori = APEM, Bourns, CDE, IDEC, Sanyo Denke and a few others
• Scott Stocking = Wago (lots of different stuff)
• Brian Rumpf = Tyco (even more stuff)
• Dave Willand = Newark / Element 14
All faculty, staff and students are welcome to stop by and see the current product lines from these vendors and discuss any upcoming instrumentation needs.
