Author: Mary Helen Stoltz
Space debris expert to present lecture in St. Louis Oct. 15
All spacecraft that operate in low-earth orbit, like the International Space Station, are subject to high-speed impacts by orbital space junk – projectiles that can travel at speeds of 18,000 miles per hour, says Dr. William Schonberg, chair of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
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KMST general manager Wayne Bledsoe to step down
Dr. Wayne Bledsoe, general manager of public radio station KMST since 2010, will step down from that post on Sept. 30. The university plans to launch a search to fill the vacancy.
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Innovation grant provides iPads to Missouri S&T writing tutors
Thanks to strategic funding from a new grant program at Missouri University of Science and Technology, the Missouri S&T Writing Center will integrate wireless technology into face-to-face student tutoring this fall to streamline the process and improve the learning experience for both students and tutors.
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Fall enrollment at Missouri S&T again breaks records
For the second year in a row, Missouri University of Science and Technology has broken enrollment records. The fall 2014 enrollment at Missouri S&T, officially recorded at the end of the semester’s fourth week, is 8,642. This is the highest enrollment in the university’s history, up 6.3 percent from the official fall 2013 figure, says Deanne Jackson, Missouri S&T registrar.
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KMST releases fall membership drive results
Despite fundraising totals that fell short of the station’s $70,000 goal, public radio station KMST considers its Fall Membership Drive a success.
Read More »Missouri S&T police earn IACLEA re-accreditation
The police department at Missouri University of Science and Technology has been re-accredited by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators Inc. (IACLEA), an association that represents campus public safety leaders at more than 1,200 institutions of higher education.
Read More »Ground troops are key to wartime success, says S&T historian
Air strikes never fully succeed in winning a war, says military historian John C. McManus, a professor of history and political science at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He says American troops on the ground have proven throughout recent history to be the crucial difference between victory and defeat.
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Missouri S&T to celebrate Constitution Day
The history and political science department at Missouri University of Science and Technology is sponsoring a Constitution Day celebration at noon Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the Havener Center on the Missouri S&T campus.
Read More »Missouri S&T begins STEM-focused elementary ed program this fall
Students interested in teaching 1st through 6th grades can register for a new program beginning this fall at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The new elementary education program will prepare students for teaching careers that emphasize science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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‘Cyber Week’ to kick off KMST membership drive and new ‘pet project’
Public radio station KMST’s annual fall membership drive will kick off with Cyber Week Sept. 6-12 on its website, kmst.org, followed by the station’s on-air portion of the membership drive, which will be held Sept. 13-21. The goal of the fall membership drive is $70,000.
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