Author: Sarah Potter
Local business owners to share success stories at Women’s Entrepreneurship Day seminar
Local women entrepreneurs will share their trials and successes with other business owners during a seminar on Nov. 19 to celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day. “We have an amazing group of area women business owners who will be sharing stories about their business journey,” says Karen Leatherman, business development specialist at Missouri S&T Small Business and […]
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Veterans, military spouses invited to Veterans in Business seminar during National Veterans Small Business Week
Veterans, military spouses and others in business who want to learn more about starting or growing a business are invited to attend the Veterans in Business seminar offered by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Missouri S&T the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Phelps County Bank. The Veterans in Business seminar will […]
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EPA chief reappoints S&T environmental engineering professor to Science Advisory Board
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 11 members of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) and invited Missouri S&T professor Dr. Joel Burken to serve another three-year term. “I am grateful to be able to serve the EPA for several more years,” says Burken, Curators’ Distinguished Professor and chair of civil, architectural and environmental engineering […]
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Workshop to help area businesses improve holiday marketing plans
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Missouri S&T is partnering with Google and Constant Contact to host a marketing workshop designed to help business owners and professionals learn how to grow their digital skills. Attendees will use Google tools to prepare marketing campaigns for the holidays. The workshop will be held 11:30 a.m. […]
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Joel Burken receives international lifetime achievement award
This week, the International Phytotechnology Society (IPS) awarded Dr. Joel Burken the Milton P. Gordon Award for Excellence in Phytoremediation during the society’s annual conference in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. IPS recognizes one leader every year in the field of phytoremediation – a process that uses various types of plants to remove, stabilize or destroy […]
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Workshop to teach use of census data to start or grow a business
The Small Business Development Center will teach business owners and entrepreneurs to use census data to help start or grow a business and to understand the business landscape for a region during a workshop planned for Oct. 24. The event is sponsored by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Missouri S&T, the U.S. Small […]
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Research shows people are overconfident about identifying phishing emails
People may not be as cyber-savvy as they believe they are when it comes to identifying email phishing scams, according to Missouri S&T researchers. But employers may benefit from teaching employees how to spot phishing by regularly sending them fake phishing emails. Phishing is a method of gathering personal information, banking and credit card details, […]
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Women in Business group to celebrate one-year anniversary, host business trends seminar
Women in business are invited to celebrate the Women in Business group’s one-year anniversary by connecting with others at an upcoming seminar. The group is hosted by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Missouri S&T and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “We launched this group a year ago, and we want to […]
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Missouri S&T ranked No. 1 among Missouri colleges for alumni salary potential
Missouri S&T is ranked as the top four-year university in Missouri for salary potential, according to the 2019 PayScale College Salary Report. Missouri S&T ranks No. 1 for graduates who earn only bachelor’s degrees and among all alumni of Missouri campuses. S&T also is ranked No. 48 nationally for best universities for a bachelor’s degree […]
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Missouri S&T welcomes smartest class in a decade
Missouri S&T welcomed its smartest entering class in at least the last decade, as determined by grade point average and test scores. This year’s group of first-year and transfer students at Missouri S&T enters with an average grade point average of 3.95 and an average ACT score of 28.8. That makes this year’s students among […]
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Sports Headlines
- No. 5 Men's Basketball Extends Perfect Start With Victory at Quincy
- Women's Basketball Drops Tight GLVC Road Contest at Quincy
- S&T continues road swing with visits to Quincy, Upper Iowa
- Track & Field Opens Indoor Season Saturday at Mel Tjeerdsma Classic
- Miners move up to fifth in latest national rankings