It’s not quite 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 16, and a large group of Missouri S&T students has congregated at a pavilion in Rolla’s Schuman Park, a short distance from the university’s campus.
Just a couple days ago, a sense of merriment filled the air as many of the same students took part in games and a carnival in this same location as part of S&T’s St. Pat’s celebrations. But today, the feeling is a mix of solemness and determination, as everyone has come together to help clean up their community in the aftermath of what appears to be two different tornadoes that went through Rolla.
Read More »Dr. Larry Gragg, university historian and professor emeritus of history and political science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, will present a talk titled “Inez Parker Griggs and the Rolla Community” this February. The talk is part of the Rolla Public Library’s Black History Month event series.
Read More »Aruna Miller, lieutenant governor of Maryland and an alumna of Missouri S&T, will speak at the university Wednesday, Dec. 4 for the Chancellor’s Speaker Series.
Read More »This October, explore the history of film at an exhibition created by the Missouri University of Science and Technology Archives and the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Rolla Research Center. The exhibition will be housed on the second floor of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library at Missouri S&T from Tuesday, Oct. 1, to Thursday, Oct. 31.
Read More »Bill Baker, the engineer who developed the structural system for the world’s tallest building, is coming to Rolla, Missouri.
Read More »The Rolla Town Band kicks off their summer concert series with Rolla’s Make Music Day concert at 7:30 p.m. this Friday, June 21, at the Downtown Band Shell in Rolla. There will be three more free concerts on June 27, July 4, and July 11, all beginning at 7:30 p.m. on the Castleman Hall Green.
Read More »Dr. Kim D. Colter, a family medicine physician for Mercy Clinic Community Hospitalists in Washington, Missouri, shared with Ph.D. graduates of Missouri University of Science and Technology the importance Rolla, Missouri, had on his life and provided advice for their future careers. Colter spoke during the Missouri S&T Ph.D. commencement ceremony, held at 6 p.m. […]
Read More »The Curtis Laws Wilson Library at Missouri S&T and the Rolla Public Library are teaming up to host community events ahead of the solar eclipse this April. All eclipse events are free and open to the public.
Read More »The Rolla Town Band will perform four concerts this summer, all free and open to the public.
Read More »The following article by Henry Petroski was published in the October 2011 issue of ASEE Prism magazine.
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