S&T researcher to discuss Icelandic folklore

Posted by on October 21, 2012

Norse paganism, mythology, folklore and conversion to Christianity are the subjects of an upcoming talk by Dr. Eric Bryan, assistant professor of English and technical communication. His lecture, titled “Obstinate Minds: Icelandic Folklore and the Struggle for a Functional Belief System,” will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, in St. Pat’s Ballroom A […]

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Two distinguished math research seminars offered this week

Posted by on October 19, 2012

Faculty and students are invited to attend two presentations in the Distinguished Research Seminar Series by Professor H.T. Banks from the mathematics department at North Carolina State University. Banks is an expert on uncertainty in mathematical modeling and inverse problems:

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New employees

Posted by on October 18, 2012

Andrew Bucher, custodian, custodial and landscape services Virginia Dalton, temporary administrative/professional, international affairs Benjamin McNail, Sevis data specialist, international affairs Jason Meinhardt, power plant operator, Power Plant

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Visiting professor to discuss Artemis feature on Venus

Posted by on October 18, 2012

Dr. Vicki Hansen, the McKnight Presidential Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, will lecture on the largest tectono-magmatic feature known in the Solar System: the Artemis feature on Venus. Hansen will speak from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in Room 204 McNutt Hall. Her talk is supported by the Missouri […]

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Nominate the next ‘One Book’

Posted by on October 18, 2012

The One Book Advisory Committee will convene in early November to choose the book for the fall 2013 through spring 2015 One Book Program cycle. To nominate a book for consideration, email the title and author to Kate Drowne. The book must be non-fiction and meet the following criteria:

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Climate survey results to be presented at Nov. 2 campus forum

Posted by on October 18, 2012

The results of the Assessment of Campus Climate and Community survey conducted last spring will be presented to the campus community during an open forum from 10:30 a.m.-noon Friday, Nov. 2, in Room 143 Castleman Hall (the Black Box Theatre Lab). Sue Rankin of the consulting firm Rankin & Associates Consulting, which conducted the survey […]

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CLC software request process for spring now available

Posted by on October 18, 2012

EdTech is opening up the CLC software request process for instructors who need specific software packages installed in Computer Learning Centers across campus. Visit EdTech Connect for more information or visit the EdTech website to get started. Please enter all requests before close of business on Wednesday, Nov. 7.

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Rollamo yearbook now online

Posted by on October 18, 2012

Curtis Laws Wilson Library announces the new online yearbook collection, which can be viewed at yearbooks.mst.edu. View the Rollamo from your desktop, laptop, tablet or smart phone as if the actual book were in front of you. Zoom in and out and turn the pages with ease. You can search for yourself or family and […]

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Textbook info to bookstore by Oct. 29 helps students save

Posted by on October 18, 2012

Help the Missouri S&T Bookstore save students money by submitting your textbook information by Monday, Oct. 29, the first day of student registration for the spring semester. As soon as the bookstore staff receives the information, they begin to look for used copies, which saves the students money. This also allows them to pay more […]

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Presentation on Middle Eastern travels Oct. 22

Posted by on October 18, 2012

Get a taste of the Middle East and a deeper understanding of the culture at the next Adventures Abroad presentation that will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, in Room 199 Toomey Hall. Those with firsthand experience share their stories in this series. Come and find out the many ways to get involved […]

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