April 10
Celebrate poetry month with professor’s poems
Dr. Agnes Vojta, a teaching professor of physics, is celebrating the release of her first book of poems, titled Porous Land. She will give a reading at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in Room 121 Butler-Carlton Hall. This event is part of a series of events to celebrate National Poetry Month in April at S&T.
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Help Miner Aviation soar into competition
The S&T Miner Aviation student design team will take its aircraft, named Dragonfly (pictured), to compete in an international competition in April. S&T’s team will compete at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA) Design, Build, Fly International Competition Wednesday, April 10, to Monday, April 15, in Tucson, Arizona. To learn more or donate, visit the team’s crowdfunding page.
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S&T Miner Aviation Design Team to head to competition in Arizona
In order for our team to make it to competition, we really on generous donors to support our team! We would invite everyone to look at our crowdfunding page: https://app.mobilecause.com/vf/Aviation/team/MAV to learn more and donate. Any amount is helpful and appreciated. Help us get to competition!
Read More »Cudney to give keynote at international conference
Dr. Beth Cudney will give a keynote at the International Conference on Lean Six Sigma for Higher Education this June in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her keynote is entitled, “A Comprehensive Lean Six Sigma Framework for Higher Education”, will discuss a roadmap, based on Kolb’s cycle of learning, for improving the learning experience through the application of Lean Six Sigma in educational process improvement. Project selection guidelines will be presented to ensure appropriate scope given the semester time frame. Examples of successful projects will also be provided along with lessons learned. In addition, the coaching necessary to achieve significant results and foster team dynamics will be discussed. Through a comprehensive methodology that considers student learning, project selection, coaching, and team dynamics, students and higher education institutions can achieve significant improvements together.
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Research on tap
Come join Dr. Robin Verble at the Public House Brewpub Loft on April 10th for her topic of “Sweating the Small Stuff: Understanding how insects survive wildland fires”
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To blog or not to blog
Dr. Simon J. Bronner will present a lecture titled “Should I Start a Blog? And Other Questions about Creating a Digital Presence in the Humanities” noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in Room 101 Humanities and Social Sciences Building. Lunch will be provided. RSVP to Linda Bramel, executive assistant, at lindab@mst.edu.
Read More »S&T faculty to speak on South African education program
The University of Missouri South African Education Program (UMSAEP) committee invites faculty members interested in learning more about the academic exchange program between the University of Missouri and South Africa to attend the program’s symposium. The event will be held 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, in the Missouri Ozark-Room of the Havener Center. S&T faculty presenters at the symposium will include:
Read More »Grant workshop planned April 10-11 at MU
The Grant Training Center will host a professional grant development workshop 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, and Wednesday, April 11, in Room S016 of Memorial Union at the University of Missouri-Columbia. An online version of the workshop will be held Wednesday, March 21.
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