Missouri S&T is building a second solar village on 10th Street between Allgood Bailey Stadium and Innovation Park and it needs a name. On Saturday, Sept. 12, the office of sustainable energy and environmental engagement (OSE3) will kick off a naming contest. Faculty, staff, students and members of the community are invited to submit suggestions. Email suggestions for the second solar village’s name to Tony Arnold at arnoldab@mst.edu.

The campus community is invited to attend a mechanical and aerospace engineering graduate seminar at 3:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 10) in Room 199 Toomey Hall. Dr. Matthew R. Maschmann, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia, will present “Carbon Nanotube Forests: Growth, Morphology and Controllable Properties.” Refreshments will be available at 3:15 pm.

Interested in learning more about Anheuser-Busch and meeting recruiters before the Career Fair? Visit with company representatives at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, in Room 103 Engineering Management Building. Food will be provided. For more information, contact Nick McGraw.

In accordance with Missouri State Law, section 9.134, flags at all state and government buildings will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Friday, Sept. 11, to honor the individuals who died as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.

As a part of the Missouri S&T community, you embody our values of lifelong success, creativity, integrity, sustainability, partnerships and inclusion. Now, you can carry the values with you always in the form of a pocket card. The S&T marketing and communications department has pocket cards available for purchase in packs of 10 for $6.50. These values connect directly to Missouri S&T’s Strategic Plan. To place your order, contact marketing@mst.edu or call 341-4328.

The faculty and staff eConnection that was sent out this morning was mistakenly distributed. The program that is used sent an automated email that did not include updated campus news. This version contains the latest notices.

Missouri S&T will conduct a test of its emergency mass notification system at noon Wednesday, Sept. 16.

A student at Rolla Middle School is being treated for meningococcal meningitis. Rolla Public School district officials are working with the Missouri Department of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the school district’s nursing department to identify and contact students and parents who may have been in close contact with the sixth-grader and therefore at the greatest risk of exposure. For more information, visit http://rolla.k12.mo.us/district/.