Missouri S&T earthquake expert to speak at St. Louis event
Dr. J. David Rogers, the Karl F. Hasselmann Chair in geological engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, will discuss detailed studies of downtown St. Louis and make recommendations for new building codes during an event to promote earthquake awareness on Friday, Feb. 1, at the Data Center Auditorium in St. Louis.

Modern rock band 311 to headline St. Pat's Concert
The modern rock band 311 will headline the annual St. Pat’s Concert in Rolla on Saturday, March 15. Ballyhoo! is scheduled to be the opening act.

Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony to perform winter concert
The Missouri University of Science and Technology Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony will perform a winter concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at Leach Theatre in Castleman Hall.

Missouri S&T plans to focus on the humanities Feb. 5
Missouri University of Science and Technology will celebrate “Excellence in Humanities” on Tuesday, Feb. 5.

Missouri S&T physics department to hold Visitors' nights at Observatory
The Missouri University of Science and Technology physics department is sponsoring Visitors’ Nights at the Missouri S&T Observatory during the spring semester.

Civil rights author Jimmie Briggs to speak at Missouri S&T
Jimmie Briggs, a St. Louis native and author of “Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go To War,” will give several public talks at Missouri University of Science and Technology in February.

Missouri S&T Campus Performing Arts Series continues with Natalie MacMaster
Tickets are now on sale for a performance of the feverish fiddler Natalie MacMaster. MacMaster is the second performance of the spring 2008 season of the Missouri University of Science and Technology Campus Performing Arts Series.

Missouri S&T Family Film Series to show “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”
The fourth season of the Family Film Series at Missouri University of Science and Technology will offer a screening of the Paramount Pictures film, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” based on the book by Roald Dahl. The film will be shown at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in Leach Theatre of Missouri S&T’s Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla.

Missouri S&T to host opening reception for spring photography exhibition Feb. 5
An opening reception for “Two Photographers,” an exhibition by Fred Goss and Joshua Hoffman, will be held from 6-7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb.5, in the lobby of Castleman Hall on campus of Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Celebrate the Chinese New Year at Missouri S&T
Celebrate the New Year all over again with Missouri University of Science and Technology's Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) on Feb. 3.

Missouri S&T to participate in St. Louis Auto Show
Missouri University of Science and Technology, formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla, will showcase its automotive-related educational programs and student design projects Jan. 23-27 at the 2008 St. Louis Auto Show, held at the America’s Center and Edwards Jones Dome.

Leach Theatre to present The 5 Browns
The 5 Browns, classical music’s first family of piano virtuosos, will take the Leach Theatre stage at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at Leach Theatre at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Missouri S&T MBA Program event scheduled for Feb. 28
Missouri University of Science and Technology’s master’s of business administration (MBA) program will host “Take a Leap with MBA: Leap Year 2008" from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 at the Havener Center. The event is open to all students and the public.

Missouri S&T to host GeoMO conference
The civil, architectural and environmental engineering department at Missouri University of Science and Technology will host GeoMO 2008, a one-day workshop on geotechnical earthquake engineering site response, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, on campus.

Missouri S&T to offer blasters training short course
Missouri University of Science and Technology will offer a short course on blasting training April 21-23.

Career fairs at Missouri S&T continue to attract employers in droves
Missouri University of Science and Technology students and graduates will have the opportunity to attend one of the largest career fairs in the Midwest from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. The fair will also be open to Missouri S&T faculty and staff from 8:30-11 a.m. and 3-5 p.m. on the same day.

Missouri S&T students to show off projects in St. Louis during Engineers Week
Students from Missouri University of Science and Technology are planning to end National Engineers Week (Feb. 17-23) by displaying design projects at the St. Louis Science Center Feb. 23-24.

Public talk on the evaluation of presidents to be given at Missouri S&T
James Giglio, the 2008 Weiner Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Missouri University of Science and Technology, will deliver a public talk titled “How Historians Evaluate Presidents” at 7 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 19, in the St. Pat’s Ballroom A of Missouri S&T’s Havener Center.

Missouri S&T Miners to offer swim lessons to area kids
Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Miner swimming team will offer swimming lessons to area children this spring.

High school students encouraged to learn more about financial assistance for college
The student financial assistance office at Missouri University of Science and Technology is hosting “College Goal Sunday” for high school juniors and seniors from 2-4 p.m. Feb. 10. The program will help students planning on attending a college or university in the fall with financial aid information.

March 9 is International Students Day at Missouri S&T
Missouri University of Science and Technology will celebrate diversity on Sunday, March 9, during International Students Day, sponsored by the Missouri S&T International Students Club.

100 years later, events from the first St. Pat's celebration in Rolla will be re-enacted
This St. Patrick’s Day, organizers of festivities in Rolla will stage a re-enactment of the town’s first ever St. Pat’s celebration, which occurred on the campus of Missouri University of Science and Technology 100 years ago.

Missouri S&T Jazz Band, Combo to perform May 4
The Jazz Band and Jazz Combo at Missouri University of Science and Technology will perform in concert Sunday, May 4, to mark the end of the current semester. The performance begins at 3 p.m. in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets, Rolla.

Rolla Earth Day 2008 is April 22
Tuesday, April 22, is Earth Day in Rolla. Earth Day activities will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Havener Center on the campus of Missouri University of Science and Technology. This year’s theme is “Think globally, act locally.”

Missouri S&T orchestra to perform April 18
The Missouri University of Science and Technology Orchestra will host a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 18, in Leach Theatre of Missouri S&T’s Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla. The performance is free for all students with a valid student I.D. and youths under the age of 18. Tickets are $3 for the general public and are available at the door and at the Leach Theatre Box Office.

Missouri S&T to present choral concert April 25
The Missouri University of Science and Technology Miner Choral Guild, University Choir and University Chamber Choir will present their Spring Choral Extravaganza at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla. The performance is $3 for adults and free for children and students with a valid student I.D.

Missouri S&T’s Spring Reading Series starts Wednesday
Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Spring Reading Series will being at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, at the Southwestern Bell Cultural Center, located at 1207 N. Elm St., in Rolla. The first author featured will be Dr. Devin Johnston, associate professor of humanities at Saint Louis University.

Fourteen hands to play seven pianos at Missouri S&T
The 12th annual Piano Bash at Missouri University of Science and Technology will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, April 18, in Room 138 Castleman Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Missouri S&T arts series to present 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'
Tickets are now on sale for a performance of Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”

Missouri S&T physics department to hold Visitors' Night at the Observatory
The Missouri University of Science and Technology physics department is sponsoring the final Visitors’ Night for the spring 2008 semester at the Missouri S&T Observatory.

Undergraduates to show off research at Missouri S&T
The fourth annual Undergraduate Research Conference at Missouri University of Science and Technology will be held Wednesday, April 9, in the Havener Center on campus. This year, 64 Missouri S&T students will present their research efforts during oral and poster sessions. All sessions are open to the public.

Missouri S&T theatre department to present melodrama
Missouri University of Science and Technology’s theatre program will present an old-time melodrama titled “Wicked Work at Widow Wilkins’ Wanch...eh...Ranch,” or “The Odious Ozark Ordeal,” April 10-13 at Leach Theatre in Castleman Hall.

Aerospace research is conference topic
The latest aerospace manufacturing research from the Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies at Missouri S&T will be shared at a June 10 conference in Dayton, Ohio.

Commencement ceremonies to be held May 16-17
Spring commencement ceremonies at Missouri University of Science and Technology are scheduled for May 16-17.

Missouri S&T Recorder Ensemble to perform May 9
The Recorder Ensemble at Missouri University of Science and Technology will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 9, at Christ Episcopal Church, 10th and Main streets in Rolla. The concert is free and open to the public.

Catch the bus to solar car stop in Neosho
Fans of Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Solar Car Team can catch the team on its Missouri leg of the race – and save on gas by catching a ride with other local solar car enthusiasts.

Rolla Town Band begins summer concerts July 3
The Rolla Town Band will have its first summer concert performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 3, on the Castleman Hall Green located at 10th and State streets on the Missouri S&T campus. This week’s concert features patriotic music by Frank Ticheli, Carmen Ward, John Cacavas, Clare Grundman, Glenn Osterling and John Philip Sousa.

Missouri S&T performing arts series to feature seven shows
The 2008-2009 season of the Missouri University of Science and Technology Campus Performing Arts Series will feature seven professional productions. All performances in the series will be held in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall.

KMST to celebrate 35th anniversary at Annual Membership Picnic
Missouri S&T public radio station KMST will celebrate its 35th anniversary at its annual membership picnic. The celebration will be held from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at Lions Club Park on U.S. Highway 63 South in Rolla.

Former South African president to speak at Missouri S&T
Missouri S&T will present a lecture by former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner F.W. de Klerk as part of its Remmers Special Artist/Lecturer Series on Monday, Oct. 20. de Klerk will be the 29th presenter in the series.

S&T freshmen orientation fosters friendships, academic success
Incoming freshmen may find the university experience overwhelming at first. There are many things to learn and choices to make, and it’s easy to feel a bit lost. Missouri S&T eases this transition with an Opening Week Orientation filled with fun and unusual activities geared to help freshmen build important bonds with other new students and get to know mentor students, faculty and staff.

Annual shrimp feed planned
The Central Ozarks Section of the Miner Alumni Association at Missouri S&T and the Rolla Chapter of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers will hold their annual shrimp feed on Saturday, Sept. 13, at pavilion 5 of Lions’ Club Park on U.S. Highway 63 in Rolla. Pavilion 5 is located at the front of the park. A social hour begins at 4 p.m. followed by dinner at 5 p.m.

Missouri S&T to offer Private Pilot Ground School this fall
Missouri S&T’s department of mechanical and aerospace engineering is sponsoring a Private Pilot Ground School this fall through the distance and continuing education program.