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Faculty members honored with awards
Congratulations to 33 S&T faculty members who are being honored with faculty campus awards in 2019 for excellence and achievement in teaching, research and service. An additional 37 faculty members are being recognized with Outstanding Teaching Awards, based on their end-of-course evaluations.
Read More »In the news: Locmelis, Obrist Famer, Sheppard, Tsatsoulis, Smith, Wernke
Dr. Kate Sheppard discusses her book, The Life of Margaret Alice Murray: A Woman’s Work in Archaeology (Lexington Books, 2017), on a podcast on the New Books Network (NBN).
Read More »Certificate of merit goes to Huber’s book
Dr. Patrick Huber’s book, A&R Pioneers: Architects of American Roots Music on Record, has won a Certificate of Merit in the 2019 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research in Recorded Roots or World Music.
Read More »Sheppard publishes on stumbling onto King Tut’s tomb
On Nov. 4, 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter’s water boy stumbled over some steps in Egypt. Those steps, it turns out, were 16 steps into the bedrock leading to King Tut’s tomb. Fast forward 97 years (and one day) to read the latest article by Egyptology scholar Dr. Kathleen Sheppard.
Read More »Fogg presents on societies under German occupation
Dr. Shannon Fogg, professor of history and political science, presented a paper titled “Housing, Leisure and Everyday Life: Societies under German Occupation during the Second World War” at a conference in Jena, Germany.
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Learn abut WWI through exhibit, talks
A Smithsonian poster exhibit named “World War I: Lessons and Legacies” will be displayed on the second floor of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library from Friday, Nov. 1, through Monday, Dec. 2.
Read More »Huber to speak on St. Genevieve race riot of 1930
All are invited to attend Dr. Patrick Huber’s talk on the four-day St. Genevieve Race Riot of 1930 at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Missouri State Archives on 600 W. Main St. in Jefferson City, Missouri. Huber will examine how the tragic incident in a small Missouri town has affected race relations in […]
Read More »New Miner master mentors announced
Faculty members are invited to take advantage of a free and confidential mentoring program that assists with various issues faculty face,
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Gragg publishes new book, talks at Mob Museum
In his new book published in August, Dr. Larry Gragg tells the behind-the-scenes story of Las Vegas’ meteoric rise to becoming the multibillion dollar tourist industry it is today.
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