Walt Branson, vice chancellor for finance and administration, shared an overview of the current budget with the campus community and answered audience questions at an open forum Oct. 26 in Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. The slides from his presentation are available on S&T’s accounting website.

Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 1, access to the second and third floors of the west side of Schrenk Hall will not be available due to renovations. To access these floors, please use the elevator on the ground floor or first floor, or use the stairwells in the east side of Schrenk Hall.

The MinerCard ID Office will be closed for Thanksgiving break from Monday, Nov. 21, to Friday, Nov. 25. Please contact Kayla Klossner-Thompson at 341-4996 with questions.

Free Fidelity workshops are available for S&T employees. They are designed to help employees get to where they want to be financially, regardless of their current situation. Participants are eligible to receive 25 points for the 2017 Wellness Incentive for attending each session, for a maximum of 50 points. Get more information or register.

University of Missouri System’s accounts payable shared services team will present “How to Pay for Goods and Services” at two sessions Monday, Nov. 14, in the Meramec-Gasconade Room of the Havener Center. The training is designed for employees who work directly with these transactions, approve them or supervise employees who do.

Show off your coding skills at a programming competition, MegaMinerAI, from noon Saturday, Nov. 12, to noon Sunday, Nov. 13, in Room 125 Butler-Carlton Hall. Get details and register your team on the Mega Miner AI website or contact the association for questions.

Missouri S&T’s Alpha Sigma Mu chapter will host a bake sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, in McNutt Commons. All proceeds will benefit the organization’s initiation dinner. Alpha Sigma Mu is a professional honor society for materials science and engineering.

The Silver Dollar City theme park in Branson, Missouri, will offer admission discounts for college students, faculty and staff on Fridays, Nov. 11, Nov. 18, and Dec. 2. To receive the discounted admission of $38.69, present your university identification card at the front gate.

Feeling a bit harried after the rush of October? Drop by the newly refurbished office for student wellness in Room 201 Norwood Hall from noon to 1 p.m. today, Friday, Oct. 28, for a session on mindfulness, relaxation and more. All are welcome. Get tips for self-care and additional resources on the website for counseling, disability support and student wellness.

Leach Theatre will welcome the Griffin Theatre Company’s production of “Letters Home” at 7 p.m. tonight, Friday, Oct. 28. The regular ticket price is $15; however, faculty and staff are invited with their families at a special rate of $5 per ticket or for free with the donation of items for military care packages.