The public is invited to join Missouri University of Science and Technology for its annual “Celebration of Excellence in the Humanities” at 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 8, in the Carver/Turner Room of the Havener Center. This is the sixth year that the campus will spotlight the research excellence of faculty members in the departments of arts, languages, and philosophy; English and technical communication; and history and political science.

The cultural legacy of African American composer Scott Joplin is the subject of an upcoming lecture at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

The area community is invited to learn about African culture and customs during the 5th annual African Gala Night 2013 at Missouri University of Science and Technology on Sunday, April 14.

The Miner League Theater Players, a group of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology, will present the acclaimed drama “The Shadow Box” in three performances on campus in April.

A team of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology is taking a 225-pound canoe made of concrete to Edwardsville, Ill., to see if it will float.

A team of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will travel to southern Illinois to test the principles of bridge building by constructing a scale model of a steel bridge as part of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Mid-Continent Student Conference.

The area community is invited to learn about Middle Eastern culture and customs during Saudi Night 2013 at Missouri University of Science and Technology on Sunday, April 7. The event will be held from 4-8 p.m. in St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center.

This weekend a team of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will use an 8-pound aircraft to drop a sandbag on a target from 100 feet in the air as part of the Society of Automotive Engineers’ annual Aero Design East Competition.