Opening Week is almost here
Opening Week Orientation will be a week of academics, interactive programs and social activities for approximately 1,500 new freshmen. The week will begin with new freshmen moving in Saturday, Aug. 12, and conclude Saturday, Aug. 19. Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend all Opening Week events to welcome our new students to campus. Mark your calendar for convocation, Missouri S&T’s official welcome, at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, in the Student Recreation Center in the Gale Bullman Building. Throughout the week, new students will be welcomed to campus and:
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Project X will drive new students to create, compete
The new student programs staff is pleased to announce that Union Pacific will again sponsor Opening Week’s Project X. Union Pacific representatives will assist new students with programs and judge their projects. Approximately 1,500 new students will be divided into 85 mentor groups that are guided by upper classmen mentors. Each mentor group can create a vehicle. Vehicles will be judged on several objectives, including design, creativity, presentation and journal. Mark your calendar for races and awards on Friday, Aug. 18. Teams will race their vehicles outside Schrenk Hall beginning at 8:30 a.m. that day. Races will conclude outside the Havener Center at approximately 4 p.m. The project will culminate with an awards ceremony at 9:30 p.m. in the Havener Center.
Read More »Orientation for transfer students planned Aug. 17
Transfer Transitions, an orientation day for new transfer students, will begin at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, in Room 120 Butler-Carlton Hall. New transfer students can participate in a competition, learn about S&T, meet faculty and staff from their departments and learn about campus life. Help welcome these students to campus as you see them around. The day will conclude with a recognition dinner. If you would like to attend or for more information, please contact Garrett Coffey, student support specialist, at 341-6117 or garrett.coffey@mst.edu.
Read More »Remove bikes from campus racks by Aug. 5
University Police will clear all campus bicycle racks before the start of the fall session of classes, which begins Monday, Aug. 21. Please remove all bikes from campus racks by 6 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5. University Police will remove any remaining bikes later that day. Abandoned bikes will be held at the University Police office in Room G-10 Campus Support Facility for six months.
Read More »Final 2017 PRO session set for Aug. 12
The final Preview, Registration and Orientation (PRO) session for 2017 kicks off at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12. Incoming students will learn about student life, take math placement exams, meet with their advisors and register for fall classes. After attending PRO, new students will participate in Opening Week activities to prepare for the first day of classes Monday, Aug. 21. For more information, please drop by the new student programs office in 106 Centennial Hall or contact the office at 341-4025 or pro@mst.edu.
Read More »Spirit of Change — Students inspiring students
The Spirit of Change is a movement of students inspiring students. Whether it is a free cup of coffee or an umbrella given out on a rainy day, the Blue Key Honor Society inspires students by performing random acts of kindness throughout the semester. A “well” will be set up in the Havener Center Atrium during Opening Week and the first week of classes to raise funds for the program. Students, faculty and staff can drop their extra change into the well. Additionally, vehicles created during Project X will be auctioned to the campus community, with proceeds going to the Spirit of Change. In 2016, students raised $3,000 for the Spirit of Change.
Read More »Campus job opening? Share details for HireMiners post
The career opportunities and employer relations (COER) staff will post on-campus job positions that departments have available on HireMiners for student viewing. Please send job descriptions to Julie Mayfield, recruiting assistant, at mayfieldju@mst.edu. HireMiners is a new recruiting system for Missouri S&T students and alumni seeking full-time employment, co-ops and summer internships. It replaces the former system, MinerJobs.
Read More »Physical facilities work order system down Aug. 8
Maintenance will be performed on the Maximo facilities work order system 4:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8. During this time, you will not be able to submit or view service requests or work orders. For more information or assistance during the outage, please call 531-4252.
Read More »Eclipse glasses, shirts available from bookstore
The S&T Store now offers eclipse glasses for individuals to safely view the sun as well as T-shirts to commemorate a total solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21. The eclipse coincides with the first day of class. Shirts and glasses are available online at www.thesandtstore.com.
Read More »Training available for new myHR, PeopleSoft HR systems
The University of Missouri System launched new, upgraded versions of myHR and PeopleSoft HR on July 31. This was a years-long effort involving human resources, payroll and IT professionals across the University of Missouri System. To learn more about the systems, view a video demonstration or sign up for training on the UM System’s training webpage. For questions, please contact the HR Service Center at 800-488-5288 or hrservicecenter@umsystem.edu.
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