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UMR engineering management students add restaurant to their plate
Engineering management students at the University of Missouri-Rolla are serving up marketing advice this semester to Angie and Kevin Britton, owners of the Huddle House restaurants in Rolla and Cuba, Mo.
Read More »Students to learn ‘math counts’ in state contest at UMR
A total of 145 middle school students from 35 schools in Missouri will tackle math problems at the state Mathcounts competition March 25 at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »Affirmative action specialist Shirley Wilcher to speak at UMR
Affirmative action specialist Shirley J. Wilcher will explore issues that affect the acceptance and appreciation of people in a lecture 3 p.m. Thursday, March 23, in Room 125 of the Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Building on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus. Wilcher will present “Insight into Problems and Actions Facing America: Affirmative Action, Diversity and Civil Rights,” […]
Read More »Mucking teams going Down Under to defend mining championships
Men’s and women’s mucking teams from the University of Missouri-Rolla will try to win world championships for the third year in a row when they compete in the Intercollegiate Mining Competition April 15-16 in Kalgoorlie, Australia.
Read More »UMR’s Chi Epsilon chapter to host national meeting
The Chi Epsilon chapter at the University of Missouri-Rolla will play host to more than 240 civil engineering students from across the nation during the 39th conclave March 9-11.
Read More »After St. Pat’s parade, enjoy music and BBQ
The St. Pat’s Celebration Committee at the University of Missouri-Rolla is planning a new event, “Grateful Board,” for the 2006 celebration. The event, featuring music and food, will be held March 18 following the annual St. Pat’s Parade through downtown Rolla.
Read More »St. Pat’s float features flopping catfish
In keeping with an old tradition, some students at the University of Missouri-Rolla are designing a float with moving parts for this year’s St. Pat’s Parade. The float, which features a candy-spewing tornado and a flopping catfish, is being constructed by UMR students enrolled in a class called Experiential Design.
Read More »UMR students take top prize in ASCE Geo-Congress 2006
A team from the University of Missouri-Rolla finished in first place at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Information Mining and Geotechnical Site Characterization Design competition held Feb. 26. The competition was held during ASCE Geo-Institute’s Geo-Congress 2006, a national conference that focused on “Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Technology Age.”
Read More »UMR students to compete for St. Pat’s Queen title
Candidates for 2006 St. Pat’s Queen have been announced at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »Students to be knighted during UMR’s St. Pat’s Celebration
Student Knights of St. Patrick have been selected to represent University of Missouri-Rolla student organizations during coronation ceremonies at 9 p.m. Friday, March 17, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall on the UMR campus. The practice of knighting students every spring can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th century, when UMR engineering […]
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