Author: Mary Helen Stoltz
Commencement at Missouri S&T is May 13
Commencement ceremonies at Missouri University of Science and Technology are scheduled for Saturday, May 13. Both ceremonies will be held in the Gale Bullman Building, located at 10th Street and Bishop Avenue in Rolla.
Read More »S&T’s Xiaoping Du receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Xiaoping Du, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has won the 2017 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Read More »KMST to hold spring membership drive April 15-23
Public radio station KMST’s spring membership drive starts Saturday, April 15, and concludes on Sunday, April 23. To make a pledge to KMST, visit kmst.org or call during the on-air membership drive toll-free at 888-776-5678.
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Top diversity scholar to speak at Missouri S&T April 11
Internationally recognized diversity scholar Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, professor of higher education at The Ohio State University, will speak at Missouri University of Science and Technology this April as part of the university’s diversity lecture series. At Ohio State, Strayhorn has served as founding director of the Center for Inclusion, Diversity & Academic Success (IDEAS), chief diversity officer within the College of Education, and directed the Center for Higher Education Enterprise.
Strayhorn will present an open lecture titled “Inalienable Rights: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Belonging” 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, in St. Pat’s Ballroom A of the Havener Center at Missouri S&T. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will feature a discussion of research on the sense of belonging and why colleges and universities should care.
Read More »David Duvernell named chair of biological sciences at Missouri S&T
Dr. David Duvernell, chair and professor of biological sciences at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has been named chair of biological sciences at Missouri University of Science and Technology. His appointment begins Aug. 1. Duvernell takes over from Dr. David J. Westenberg, associate professor of biological sciences, who has served as interim chair since Sept. 1, […]
Read More »S&T students to serve at four locations during spring break
For many college students, spring break is a week to take it easy. But 47 students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will instead spend an eye-opening week learning how others struggle and discovering ways they can help.
The students are involved in Missouri S&T’s Miner Challenge, a week-long alternative break program that gives them a chance to help individuals and communities affected by issues like poverty, homelessness, a lack of access to education and natural disasters, while developing their own leadership skills. This is the 10th year of the program.
Read More »2017 Queen of Love and Beauty crowned at Missouri S&T
Missouri University of Science and Technology student Tegan Brand, a senior in geology and geophysics from Watauga, Texas, has been crowned the 2017 Queen of Love and Beauty for the 109th St. Pat’s celebration in Rolla. She was nominated by General Delegation of Independents. Forty-four candidates for queen were nominated by various student organizations at Missouri S&T. A committee of students elected Brand after a series of interviews.
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Engineering a rescue
The night Brian Hunt died, volunteer firefighter Cody McKellips vowed to find a better way for fire and rescue teams to speed up water rescues, particularly as flood waters rise.
McKellips, a junior in aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T, was working with the Walnut Grove Volunteer Fire Department when storms caused massive flooding in the Springfield, Missouri, area. Hunt became the 14th victim of the flood when his truck was swept off of a Route H bridge into the Pomme de Terre River the day after Christmas in 2016.
Read More »S&T faculty honored for outstanding teaching in distance education
Missouri University of Science and Technology presented outstanding teaching awards to Missouri S&T faculty engaged in distance education during an awards dinner on March 8, 2017. Faculty were recognized for their outstanding teaching, which is reflected in the quality of instruction, interaction with students and availability.
Read More »Missouri S&T wins grant to help women, minority scientists become entrepreneurs
Missouri University of Science and Technology, in partnership with the University of Louisville and Indiana University, will be helping women and minority faculty, staff and student innovators improve their success in securing money to commercialize their inventions.
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $225,000 grant for a pilot program, called AWARE: ACCESS: Building Innovation Capacity through Diversity. The University of Louisville is the lead institution for the grant.
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