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Cannon practice planned today
Army ROTC will conduct cannon training 4:30-5:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Aug. 23) outside Harris Hall. Blanks will be used to conduct training. No live ammunition will be fired. Do not be alarmed if you hear loud reports and see smoke in front of Harris Hall.
Read More »Funds available for traumatic brain injury research
Because S&T is a member of the Acute Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium, S&T researchers are eligible to compete for funds to conduct research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) at Fort Leonard Wood. For more information, please contact Steve Tupper, military liaison, at tuppers@mst.edu or 341-6756.
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College Factual again rates S&T among best for engineering, great value
For traditional students, non-traditional adult learners, military veterans and the value-conscious, Missouri S&T is one of the nation’s best universities, according to the latest rankings by the college ratings site College Factual.
Read More »Employees sought to serve at Fort Leonard Wood through IPA
Fort Leonard Wood seeks two Missouri S&T employees to serve at the fort for a two-year period as a temporary assignment through the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA). In this program, the university is reimbursed as the employees retain their S&T salaries and benefits, and then returns to S&T after the two-year experience. The positions are for a project manager and a technical communications advisor.
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Today’s open house to showcase military internship program
Staff and faculty are invited to drop by and learn about the Transitioning Military Career Skills Program Internship at Missouri S&T during an open house 3-5:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, in St. Pat’s Ballroom C of the Havener Center. David Huling, S&T’s first intern in the military transitioning program, will be available to chat about his experiences and his internship in S&T’s construction design department.
Read More »Tell Air Force Research Labs where to invest
In 1944, Theodore von Karman envisioned a new Air Force through his study. The technologies identified more than 70 years ago are now reality. Submit your ideas to help Air Force Research Labs (AFRL) invent the future for 2030 and beyond. AFRL is collecting advice that will shape its research investment choices for all topics that are beyond those items already in active development. Three Missouri S&T representatives recently attended a discussion in Lincoln, Nebraska, with approximately 250 participants from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Nebraska.
Read More »Sharing employees with the federal government
Missouri S&T has recently been re-accredited to have its employees work in federal government ranks for a period of up to two years with salaries reimbursed to the university. As part of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (commonly called the “IPA program”), the federal government can borrow expertise from the public and private sectors.
Read More »Roll up your sleeves, save lives at military blood drive
The Armed Services Blood Program will host a blood drive 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, in Room 301 Harris Hall. It is open to everyone age 17 and older, both military and civilian. Blood collected at this drive will go directly to medical facilities in Afghanistan and other overseas contingency areas, as well as military hospitals throughout the Department of Defense. The Armed Services Blood Program is the official blood collection agency for the Department of Defense. The Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center is one of 22 facilities around the world that collects blood for the ASBP.
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McManus among speakers commemorating Antietam cemetery anniversary
Dr. John McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history, was a featured speaker in September for the National Cemetery Anniversary Speaker Series in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Antietam National Cemetery. He presented “The Fallen American Soldiers of World War II: Their World of Combat” on Sept. 9 at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. His presentation was broadcast on C-SPAN. Watch the video.
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