The Missouri S&T Gaming Association will host CogCon 25, a local gaming convention. This event will be held on the second floor of the Havener Center beginning Friday, Sept. 18, and lasting through Sunday, Sept 20. Various games will be offered, including Pathfinder Society, D&D 5th Edition, Axis and Allies, Warhammer 40K, Star Wars X-Wing, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game and more.

Dr. David Oakley, professor emeritus of music, died Thursday, Sept. 10. A visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Null and Son Funeral Home, located at 1010 Kingshighway, in Rolla. Interment of ashes will take place at a later date in Decatur City Cemetery in Alabama.

An exhibition of nature-based photographs and paintings by two area artists is coming to the Leach Theatre lobby. An opening reception for the collection, titled “East/West Landscapes,” will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, in the Leach Theatre lobby of Castleman Hall. A string duet, comprised of Missouri S&T students, will provide music for the event and refreshments will be served. The reception is free and open to the public. Read more about the event online.

A faculty task force organized in 2006 as the Female and Underrepresented Minority Faculty Recruiting and Retention Task Force has a new name and charge. As of Aug. 26, the group is called the Faculty Retention and Recruitment Council, or FRRC. Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader announced the change in a memo to council members. In […]

Missouri S&T’s International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Design Team invites the campus community to its White Nose Syndrome Symposium. The symposium will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, in St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center. This year, the team is working on a project to combat White Nose Syndrome, a disease caused by a fungal pathogen that has been devastating bat populations in the United States since 2007. This symposium will include presentations by subject matter experts concerned with curtailing the spread and effect of White Nose Syndrome on bat populations and our ecosystems. For more information about the event, email ela2nf@mst.edu.

The campus community is invited to participate in a “selfie” contest at Rolla downtown businesses. The contest is part of the sixth annual Celebration of Nations. Contestants should visit participating area businesses, take a selfie in front of a flag display and post the photo to the Celebration of Nations Facebook page with the tag #CofN15. The most fun and creative photo from each business location will be chosen by a panel of judges, and the submitter will be awarded a $25 gift certificate or a prize of equal value by the business. The contest begins Monday, Sept. 14, and ends Friday, Sept. 25.

Bertelsmeyer Hall will have lock system maintenance 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14. During this maintenance window, automatic lock and unlock schedules will still operate correctly, but I.D. cards will not be able to unlock doors. This maintenance will only affect locks at Bertelsmeyer Hall. For more information, email locks@mst.edu.

Missouri S&T’s Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC will conduct a ceremony commemorating the events of Sept. 11, 2001, at noon tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 11). The campus community is invited to attend the event. Army ROTC will fire the 75 mm pack howitzer cannon in honor of the passengers and aircraft that crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania.

The Fall Career Fair will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, in the Gale Bullman Building. Career opportunities and employer relations (COER) is currently looking for volunteers to help at the event, with shifts available throughout the day. Specifically, the event needs volunteers for the 11 a.m.-1 p.m. time slot and the 3-4:30 p.m. time slot. To volunteer, fill out the volunteer form on the COER website. For more information, call 341-4301.