Dr. Leslie Petrik, professor of chemistry at the University of Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa, will present a seminar titled “Nanotechnology in Water Treatment” at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, in Room 103 Engineering Management. The event is sponsored by Missouri S&T’s Environmental Research Center and Materials Research Center.

Missouri S&T has recently become a member of the schools listed for eduroam. Eduroam (education roaming) is an international roaming service for users in research, higher education and further education. Eduroam provides researchers, teachers and students easy and secure network access when visiting an institution other than their own.

Registration for the MinerRama Involvement Fair is now available. MinerRama will be held 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at the Puck. This is an opportunity for campus departments to introduce themselves to students and let them know how to get involved. Go online for more information or to sign up for a table.

Signups are under way for the Joe Miner Sports Camp, which will take place May 26-29 at the Gale Bullman Building. The camp is for children entering grades 3-8 in the 2015-16 school year and will have a variety of physical development activities available. The cost of the camp is $60 per camper or $50 per […]

It’s textbook sell back time at the S&T Store. Receive a minimum $5 for each qualifying textbook. Participants can receive a scratch off card to receive 10 percent, 20 percent or 30 percent off S&T merchandise. The sell back begins Monday, May 4, and continues for two weeks. Hours and locations are as follows:

Staff Council is seeking donations for the Staff Day food auction. Dinner items, as well as baked goods (store bought, homemade or gift certificates) are welcome. Food donations will need to be dropped off between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. the morning of Staff Day, Wednesday, May 20, at the Havener Center’s loading dock. For more […]

Staff day is Wednesday, May 20. The deadline for ordering shirts is Monday, May 4. Learn more about ordering a shirt online and see its options.

Fall 2015 Accent Modification Program (AMP) classes are designed to advance cultural diversity and understanding by improving overall communication between students and faculty, increasing active participation in campus dialogue and by promoting confident communication.

The Research on Concrete Applications for Sustainable Transportation (RE-CAST) University Transportation Center spring 2015 newsletter is now available online.

More than 3,200 people were killed in an estimated 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Nepal on April 25. The American Red Cross is helping raise funds to provide humanitarian assistance. To make a donation, visit the Red Cross online giving site. A list of ongoing earthquake response initiatives is available at http://www.maheshpoudyal.com/nepal-earthquake-25-april-2015/.