Speaker to discuss morality of AI agents
Do people perceive artificial intelligence (AI) agents to be moral wrongdoers? Dr. Daniel Shank will present a lecture titled “The Perceived Morality of Artificially Intelligent Agents” at the psychology colloquium 1-2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, in Room 318 of Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall.
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Urban water management topic of Oct. 19 lecture
Dr. Glen T. Daigger will present the Mathes Distinguished Lecture at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in Room 120 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. His presentation is named “Closing the Knowing/Doing Gap.”
Read More »Faculty advisor needed for honor society
The Blue Key national honor society needs a faculty advisor. Serving in the advisory role requires a maximum of four hours monthly. The student organization holds biweekly meetings and service events about once a month, and other responsibilities are minimal.
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See Shakespeare in St. Louis Oct. 20
Dr. Anne Cotterill, associate professor of English and technical communication, is organizing a trip to St. Louis to attend a performance of Shakespeare’s magical romance about exile and forgiveness, The Tempest, by the St. Louis Shakespeare Company. The performance will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Ivory Theater in downtown St. Louis. Tickets are $10 for students, faculty, staff and their family and friends.
Read More »Bookstore to host Joe Friday sale, grad fair
The S&T Store will host a “Joe Friday” sale Friday, Oct. 12. Save 25 percent on Miner clothing, gifts and gear from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the store and from midnight to midnight online. The store will host a grad fair Wednesday, Oct. 17, and Thursday, Oct. 18. Customers can save 10 percent on regalia (caps, gowns and tassels) and diploma frames.
Read More »Spring class schedule available
Missouri S&T’s Spring 2019 schedule of classes is now available on the registrar’s office website at registrar.mst.edu/classofferings and through JoeSS at joess.mst.edu. Priority registration begins Monday, Oct. 29. Information about priority registration has been sent to students and faculty. For more information, please contact the registrar’s office at registrar@mst.edu.
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Encourage students to attend etiquette dinner
The career opportunities and employer relations (COER) staff will host an etiquette dinner 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center. Fundamentals of proper dining etiquette will be explained during the five-course meal. Students must RSVP by Monday, Oct. 15, and log into Handshake to sign up.
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Student workshop to focus on application, pitching business idea
Missouri S&T students with entrepreneurial visions can advance their ideas and win prize money by participating in the Entrepreneur Quest (EQ) Student Accelerator, a new University of Missouri System program. Dr. Jeff Hornsby and Bill Turpin will present “Application and Pitch Practice” 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, in Room G-2 of the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building (IDE).
Read More »Today is National Coming Out Day
Join student diversity initiatives to celebrate National Coming Out Day with an ally lunch at the Puck noon-2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. Stop by to grab free food, listen to music and hang out with friends.
Read More »Student Health Services remains open during road construction
Following the replacement of a water line, the City of Rolla Public Works is repaving a portion of Tenth Street, from Highway 63 (Bishop Ave.) to Innovation Drive. During this time, portions of the street may be blocked intermittently. S&T’s Student Health Services will remain open. Students or employees unable to park at the building at 910 W. 10th St. may instead park on Poole Street or in lots Q (near the Kummer Student Design Center) and X (near the Gale Bullman Building).
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