Relocated exam locations posted on registrar’s website
Emerson Hall will remain closed until further notice, following a fire on the roof of the structure on Thursday, Dec. 8. The registrar’s office has rescheduled exams previously scheduled in Emerson Hall on Dec. 12 and Dec. 13. Get details of room changes on the registrar’s website. The staff is working to reschedule finals for the remainder of the week. All final exam room changes will be posted on the registrar’s website, http://registrar.mst.edu/eechanges. For additional information regarding parking and office space availability for displaced employees, visit alert.mst.edu. You can also view the aftermath of the Emerson Hall fire in a short video.
Read More »41 faculty honored for outstanding teaching, see pictures online
Forty-one Missouri S&T faculty members received the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2015-16. The winners were recognized at a ceremony Dec. 5 on campus. Check out photos on Missouri S&T’s Flickr account. The Outstanding Teaching Award is given each year to faculty members by the Outstanding Teaching Award Committee, which bases its selections on student evaluations. Congratulations to the following individuals selected for awards:
Read More »Instructional practices and teaching climate survey reports available
Results from a National Science Foundation project involving teaching at universities focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are now available online. The goal of the study was to get baseline information about teaching climate and practices at S&T to measure the efficacy of new teaching resources as they are being introduced to campus.
Read More »Miner Card ID office to reopen Jan. 3
The Miner Card ID office will be closed during winter break from Monday, Dec. 19, to Monday, Jan. 2. The office will re-open Tuesday, Jan. 3. Please contact Kayla Klossner-Thompson, assistant director of student success programs, at 341-4996 with questions.
Read More »Emerson Hall remains closed
Emerson Hall will remain closed until further notice, following a fire on the roof of the structure on Thursday, Dec. 8. University officials decided to keep the building closed following a thorough inspection of the building today, Friday, Dec. 9.
Final examinations previously scheduled at Emerson Hall on Dec. 12 have been relocated. Get details of room changes on the registrar’s website.
Assessment of Emerson Hall damage underway; stay tuned for updates
Damage to Emerson Hall, following a fire on the roof of the building on Thursday, Dec. 8, is currently being evaluated. We will provide a status update via email and on the S&T alert site, alert.mst.edu, this afternoon (Friday, Dec. 9) about plans for use of the building next week.
Read More »Finals scheduling
The registrar’s office will work with faculty and students to reschedule classes or finals that need to be rescheduled as a result of a fire today at Emerson Hall (EE).
Read More »UM System Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force announces recommendations
Following the completion of a system-wide audit of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and practices at the University of Missouri System, the university system’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force has released its recommendations for how the university and its campuses can proceed in addressing the issues identified within the report. The audit, conducted by diversity consulting firm IBIS, was part of a series of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives outlined by the University of Missouri Board of Curators on Nov. 9, 2015. Read the report. The recommendations for Missouri S&T begin on page 16.
Read More »Filming of ‘active shooter’ video planned Dec. 11
Missouri S&T’s Police Department, in conjunction with the S&T marketing and communications department, will film an instructional video at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, inside and on the north side of the Engineering Management Building. If you are in the building at this time, you may hear a commotion and see a camera crew. A police officer playing the role of a shooter will act out scenes with student and staff actors. During filming, signage on building entrances and around campus will clearly indicate that filming for a simulated, controlled event is taking place. Missouri S&T Police officers will be stationed near the filming location.
Read More »Blackboard will be discontinued Dec. 29, assistance available
Blackboard will be unavailable beginning Dec. 29, instead of Dec. 31, as previously announced. The Educational Technology (EdTech) staff will available every day to assist faculty during and after finals week. The office will be closed for the holidays from Friday, Dec. 23, to Monday, Jan. 1. For assistance transferring course materials from Blackboard to Canvas, the EdTech staff will be available in the Curtis Laws Wilson Library 1-4 p.m. every day until Friday, Dec. 23.
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