Lot 36 to close for fireworks display Nov. 8
Area M Lot 36, will be closed starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, for the India Association’s Diwali Night, which will include a fireworks display at approximately 6:15 p.m. that night.
Read More »Donate blood today
The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, in collaboration with Student Council, is hosting the last day of its blood drive 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today (Thursday, Nov. 5) in St. Pat’s Ballroom A and B of the Havener Center. All blood types are needed, so donate if you can.
Read More »Power outages earlier today
Several buildings were without power this morning because of squirrel damage, according to physical facilities. Facilities operations staff are checking equipment in affected campus buildings. For more information, call Mike Bassett at 341-4044.
Read More »Faculty First Friday is Nov. 6
The next Faculty First Friday will be held on Friday, Nov. 6. These informal lunches provide an opportunity to network and share ideas with your faculty colleagues and university administration. The brown-bag lunch will be held noon-1 p.m. in the Kinyon-Koeppel Grand Hall of Hasselmann Alumni House, located at 1100 N. Pine St. Participants should bring their own lunch, and the chancellor’s office will provide drinks (iced tea, water, coffee) and desserts.
Read More »Reminder: Branding forum this afternoon
The first of a series of open forums about Missouri S&T’s brand identity evolution will be held at 1:30-2:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Nov. 5) in the Missouri-Ozark Room of the Havener Center. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend. The brand identity forums are intended to inform the campus community of the new […]
Read More »Mining Big Data seminar Nov. 6
Dr. Hon Wai Leong, an associate professor at the National University of Singapore and currently on sabbatical leave at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will present “Mining Communities in Large Networks from Big Data” 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Room 249 Toomey Hall. During the seminar, Leong will discuss how large graphs arise from big data, survey some of many algorithms for detecting communities in large graphs and discuss the reason for the proliferation of methods for detecting communities. The seminar is sponsored by the business and information technology department.
Read More »Social media use seminar Nov. 9
Dr. Natalie Pang, an assistant professor in the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University and assistant director of Singapore Internet Research Centre, will present “Bowling Alone or Together? A Meta-review and a Case Study of Social Media Use” 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9, in Room 104 Humanities and Social […]
Read More »Raffle winners from the Wellness Fair
Thank you to all those who attended the Health and Wellness Fair sponsored by Healthy for Life. It was a great turnout with approximately 250 flu vaccines being administered to faculty and staff. Thank you also to all the wellness ambassadors who volunteered at the event. It was a success because of them. If you have any feedback for Healthy for Life’s fair, please email elliss@umsystem.edu. The winners of the raffle prizes are as follows:
Read More »Intramural department to host Miner Bowl
Missouri S&T’s intramural department will host the Missouri Intramural Recreational Sports Association’s (MOIRSA) Miner Bowl this Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7, at the S&T Intramural Fields and Allgood-Bailey Stadium.
Read More »Call for proposals: teaching and learning tech conference
Educational technology is soliciting proposals to present at the ninth annual Teaching and Learning Technology Conference, which will be held March 17-18, 2016. Dr. Linda Nilson, founding director of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation at Clemson University, will be the keynote speaker at the conference. Interested presenters can download a copy of the submission form at http://tlt.mst.edu/callforpresentations. Proposals will be accepted until Friday, Nov. 20.
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