Passing of Bassem Armaly
Dr. Bassem Armaly, Curators’ Professor emeritus of mechanical and aerospace engineering and former chair of the mechanical and aerospace engineering department, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, at age 77. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of James and Gahr Mortuary.
Read More »Spring faculty events calendar online
The spring 2015 Faculty Events Calendar, which includes professional development events related to research, teaching and learning, is now available on the Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation (CERTI) website. The calendar includes events offered by a variety of Missouri S&T offices including sponsored programs, new faculty programs, educational technology, undergraduate advising and CERTI.
Read More »New mileage reimbursement rates
Effective Jan. 1, Missouri S&T’s mileage reimbursement rate for business miles driven in 2015 will be 54.5 cents per mile. Additionally, the university will reimburse moving expenses at 20.0 cents per mile. The mileage rate in the travel and expense system has been updated to reflect the new rate and employee expense reports that include miles driven after Jan. 1, 2015, will automatically be reimbursed at the new rate.
Read More »Stress reduction course
Healthy for Life invites you to join the eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction program. The program is open to faculty and staff members and their partners and spouses.
Read More »I.D. office closed until further notice
The MinerCard I.D. office will be closed until further notice due an equipment transition. The office will reopen as soon as possible. For more information, email Tara Stone.
Read More »Attend open forums for assoc. deans
The campus community is invited to attend open forums for the candidates for associate dean of academic affairs and associate dean of research and external relations in the College of Engineering and Computing. All forums will be held in the Silver and Gold Room of the Havener Center.
Read More »Highway Patrol training rescheduled
The Missouri State Highway Patrol training in the Quadrangle’s Kelly Hall has been rescheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7. As part of the training, they will be using simulated ammunition that could sound like gunfire.
Signs will be posted to notify people in the area about the training and a member of the Missouri S&T Police Department will be on sight during the training.
Read More »Academic Alert retired
The Academic Alert system has been retired. Please log in to blackboard.mst.edu and click on the S&Tconnect tab to begin using the S&Tconnect Early Alert system. For more information or to schedule S&Tconnect training, email Rachel Morris in undergraduate studies.
Read More »Encourage students to take COER survey
Did you know that as faculty and staff, you can report student career outcomes to career opportunities and employer relations (COER)? If you have information on where a student is going after graduation, you can report that to COER. To report student career outcomes, contact COER by calling 341-4343 or emailing career@mst.edu.
Read More »Funeral information for Beatrice Cheng
Dr. Pi-yu “Beatrice” Cheng, former teaching associate in chemistry and wife of Dr. Franklin Y. Cheng, Curators’ Professor emeritus of civil engineering at Missouri S&T, died on Dec. 19. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at the Santa Barbara Cemetery Chapel in Santa Barbara, California. Arrangements are under the direction of McDermott-Crockett Mortuary. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara with Sansum Clinic or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Dr. Cheng joined the Missouri S&T faculty in 1985 as a visiting assistant professor in life sciences and later became a teaching associate in chemistry.
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