Larry Gragg
‘We Love Your Class Award’ goes to Winiarz
Freshmen engineering students recently cast their votes for their favorite teacher. Dr. Jeffrey Winiarz, associate professor of chemistry, received the Freshman Engineering Program’s “We Love Your Class” award for the 2017-18 academic year. Other nominees, listed in alphabetical order, include:
Read More »Faculty forum on April 18 to tackle two topics
At the early career faculty forum at 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, attendees can learn about balancing service with faculty responsibilities and learn about the University of Missouri Faculty Scholars program.
Read More »What happens in Vegas … gets published
Dr. Larry Gragg penned a chapter titled “Avoid Advertising the Obvious: Gambling and the Chamber of Commerce Promotion of Las Vegas in the 1950s” for the book All In. Gragg is a Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor emeritus of history. The book is a collection of essays that explores five aspects of American gambling history: crime, advertising, politics, religion and identity.
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Introducing CAFE
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) is a new resource at Missouri S&T designed to promote the success of S&T faculty as teaching-scholars throughout all stages of their career. Led by Dr. Larry Gragg, chair, and Dr. Wayne Huebner, co-chair, CAFE was developed in Spring 2017 by the provost’s office, in conjunction with a campus steering committee.
Read More »Learn about new Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence
All faculty are invited to the event “What is CAFE?” noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, in the Carver-Turner Room of the Havener Center. Lunch will be provided. Please register at this link. For more information, please contact Abby Bigg, office support associate, at bigga@mst.edu.
Read More »Faculty forum focuses on proposal budgeting, cost sharing
Early career faculty are invited to hear about proposal budgeting and cost sharing from the Office of Sponsored Programs 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, in Room 204 of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library. Networking opportunities and refreshments will be available at 3:45 p.m. The event is hosted by the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE). For more information, please contact Larry Gragg, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor emeritus of history and political science, at lgragg@mst.edu.
Read More »Gragg interviewed by the BBC
Dr. Larry Gragg, Curators’ Teaching Professor of history and political science, was interviewed for the BBC World Service show Witness for its episode “Noel Coward Plays Vegas” on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Coward, the famed English playwright, singer and actor, performed at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas in 1955. Gragg provided background on organized crime in Las Vegas, Coward’s preparation for his performances and the importance of entertainment in attracting gamblers to casinos.
Read More »Gragg book signing today
Dr. Larry Gragg, Curators’ Teaching Professor and chair of history and political science, will sign copies of his new book “Benjamin ‘Bugsy’ Siegel: The Gangster, the Flamingo, and the Making of Modern Las Vegas” at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at the S&T Store.
Read More »Article about Dr. Gragg’s new book
Dr. Larry Gragg, chair and Curators’ Teaching Professor of history and political science at Missouri S&T, had an article written about his upcoming new book “Benjamin ‘Bugsy’ Siegel: The Gangster, The Flamingo and The Making Of Modern Las Vegas,” in the Express. Read it online.
Read More »Dr. Gragg award reception
The campus community is invited to attend a reception for Dr. Larry Gragg, Curators’ Teaching Professor and chair of history and political science, from 2-4 p.m. Friday, April 25, in Room 136 Humanities and Social Sciences Building. The departments of psychological science and history and political science will host the event to honor Gragg as a recent recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Award from the University of Missouri System. Refreshments will be provided.
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