Redesigned University of Missouri diplomas that reference the new name of the Rolla campus – Missouri University of Science and Technology – will soon become available for May 2008 graduates and Missouri S&T alumni.

The redesigned diplomas, approved recently by the University of Missouri administration, replace the former wording “Done at the University in the City of Rolla, State of Missouri,” with “Done at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the City of Rolla, State of Missouri.” The university’s full name is in bold type set in a larger font size – the same size as the graduating student’s name – to draw attention to the new name.

On Jan. 1, 2008, the university changed its name from the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) to Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T).

The name change did not affect the Rolla campus’s affiliation with the University of Missouri System. Missouri S&T remains part of the four-campus University of Missouri System, so all Missouri S&T degrees and diplomas will continue to be conferred by the University of Missouri Board of Curators. Consistent with the wording on diplomas from other University of Missouri campuses, the diploma Missouri S&T graduates receive this May will continue to reference “The Curators of the University of Missouri” at the top of the document.

All May 2008 Missouri S&T graduates will receive the new diploma in the mail, along with a coupon to order the previous University of Missouri diploma. The previous diploma will be available to graduating students at no charge over the next six years (through May 2013).

Alumni who graduated from the Rolla campus prior to Jan. 1, 2008, may purchase the redesigned diploma at a reduced rate of $15. Order forms are available online at registrar.mst.edu/diplomainfo/index.html .

Images of both diplomas may also be viewed online at registrar.mst.edu/diplomainfo/redesign_dipl.html .

Previous University of Missouri diploma.

Newly redesigned University of Missouri (Missouri S&T) diploma.