Author: Linda Fulps
28 faculty to receive awards at S&T
Twenty-eight Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty members will receive the Faculty Achievement, Research, Service or Teaching Award for 2010. Each award winner receives a $1,000 stipend funded by industry and alumni contributions. An awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 8.
Read More »Fans of ‘The Boss’ get early Valentine’s dinner, show package
“Bruce in the USA,” a note-perfect and visually accurate recreation of a Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert, is coming to Leach Theatre on Friday, Jan. 28. The theater is offering a dinner and show deal that would be ideal as an early Valentine’s date-night for fans of the musician.
Read More »Free film series has edgy offerings this spring at S&T
The Spring 2011 Free Film Festival at Missouri University of Science and Technology includes films ranging from the controversial to the classic.
Read More »String quartet to bring soulful precision to Rolla performance
Praised for its contemporary approach to classical music, the award-winning Parker Quartet will perform at Missouri University of Science and Technology at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, as part of the university’s Campus Performing Arts Series. The group’s performance will be held in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla.
Enrollment up this spring at S&T
Enrollment for the first day of classes at Missouri University of Science and Technology is 6,447, a 4.3 percent increase from last year’s first day of enrollment, says Laura Stoll, Missouri S&T registrar. This is the ninth consecutive year of enrollment increases.
Read More »Orion Nebula, moon visible through S&T’s telescope
The public is invited to view the moon and the Orion Nebula through Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 16-inch telescope on Friday, Jan. 14. Weather permitting, the Missouri S&T Observatory will open its doors at 7 p.m.
S&T to celebrate 25th anniversary of King holiday
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the federal holiday celebrating the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Students, faculty and staff at Missouri University of Science and Technology will honor King’s life and legacy by serving the Rolla area during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 17.
Read More »Disney film swings into Leach Theatre on Jan. 8
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ famous story of the boy raised by apes gets the Disney treatment when Tarzan is shown at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The film is part of the Leach Theatre Family Series.
Read More »Kenya Safari Acrobats to bring spirited show to Rolla
Children of all ages will be inspired by the energy and agility of the Kenya Safari Acrobats when they appear at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The group will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla, Mo, as part of the Leach Theatre Family Series.
Read More »S&T researcher writes of white southern identity at turn of 20th century
Southerners are storytellers, and many of the stories told during the volatile years at the turn of the 20th century reflected a conviction that all southern whites, regardless of their religion, class and ethnicity, were bound by a love of family, home and community, and an uncompromising belief in white supremacy. Dr. Trent Watts examines his theory in his new book One Homogeneous People: Narratives of White Southern Identity, 1890-1920.
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