Chancellor’s brunch brings cheer, see pictures online
Employees celebrated the season with caroling, conversation and cookie-decorating at the Chancellor’s Holiday Brunch Dec. 6 at Hasselmann Alumni House. Check out photos on Missouri S&T’s Flickr account. In addition to enjoying refreshments and fellowship, attendees helped make the holidays brighter for the local community by donated toys and food for those in need.
Read More »Fire and Ice — study abroad takes students to Iceland
Students can fulfill their experiential learning requirement and earn six credit hours next summer during the study abroad trip, “Heroes of Fire and Ice: A Three-Week Study Abroad to Iceland,” May 29-June 17. Dr. Eric Bryan and Dr. Anne Cotterill, associate professors of English and technical communication, will teach courses. Students will spend the first two weeks in Reykjavick, Iceland’s capital city, offering a mixture of modern and medieval Iceland. During the third week, students will tour the dramatic Icelandic countryside important in sagas and folklore. For more details, check on a brochure online or contact Eric Bryan or Anne Cotterill.
Read More »Khayat to receive national award for concrete innovation
Dr. Kamal Khayat will be honored with the ACI Foundation’s Jean-Claude Roumain Innovation in Concrete Award in March 2017. The award will be presented March 26 during the ACI Spring 2017 Concrete Convention and Exposition in Detroit.
Read More »Awuah-Offei selected to work with West African university
Dr. Kwame Awuah-Offei, associate professor of mining and nuclear engineering, was awarded a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to travel to Ghana, West Africa, to work with the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT).
Read More »Madria named ‘Distinguished Scientist’ by ACM
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has named Dr. Sanjay Madria, professor of computer science, a Distinguished Scientist for his contributions to data management in mobile computing.
Read More »Paying off — S&T on MONEY’S list for alumni earning six figures
The average mid-career salary for Missouri S&T alumni is $103,000, according to an article published on MONEY magazine’s website Dec. 1. S&T was one of 11 public American colleges listed in MONEY’s “11 Public Colleges Where Grads Make Six Figures.”
Read More »Girls in Tech calls Nah ‘woman to watch’ in virtual reality
Dr. Fiona Nah, professor of business and information technology, was recently named among a handful of “top women to watch” in virtual reality by Girls in Tech. Girls in Tech is a global non-profit organization focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of girls and women who are passionate about technology.
Read More »Celebrate at Chancellor’s holiday brunch Dec. 6
Missouri S&T faculty and staff are invited to celebrate the holidays with refreshments, piano music, caroling and great company at the Chancellor’s Holiday Brunch 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the Hasselmann Alumni House. The elves in the “Merry Miners Workshop” need your help to make the holidays brighter for those less fortunate. Guests are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy or a canned food donation to give to those in need within our community.
Read More »Testing Center fills for finals week
During finals week, Missouri S&T’s Testing Center is overbooked. The staff is working to make alternative arrangements; however, you may receive an email stating the Testing Center is unable to administer a final exam. Students and faculty will be notified as quickly as possible.
Read More »Open forums on CEC dean search begin today
Search firm representatives will hold open forums Monday, Dec. 5, and Tuesday, Dec. 6, to discuss Missouri S&T’s process for selecting the College of Engineering and Computing’s vice provost and dean. All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a forum.
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