Events

Orchestras to perform spring concert on March 19

Posted by on March 11, 2009

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The Missouri S&T University and Community Symphony Orchestra and the S&T Chamber Orchestra will perform their spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in Leach Theater of Castleman Hall. The orchestra will be conducted by Dr. Robert J. Cesario, assistant professor of arts, languages and philosophy.

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Workshop to help bridge cyber, physical and social worlds

Posted by on March 10, 2009

Missouri University of Science and Technology is partnering with several other universities to offer a workshop on “Bridging the Cyber, Physical and Social Worlds” May 27-28 in Kansas City, Mo. The workshop is funded as part of the National Science Foundation’s Cyber-Physical Systems effort.

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Humanities research to be celebrated March 18

Posted by on March 10, 2009

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Join Missouri S&T in “Celebrating the Humanities” at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, in St. Pat’s B of the Havener Center. This is the second 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.

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Disney’s ‘Robin Hood’ to be screened on March 21

Posted by on March 9, 2009

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This season of the Family Film Series at Missouri S&T concludes with a screening of the Disney animated film “Robin Hood” at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 21. The film will be shown in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall.

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Swing with the Glenn Miller Orchestra on March 16

Posted by on March 3, 2009

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The most popular big band in the world, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 16, on the campus of Missouri S&T. The performance is part of the Campus Performing Arts Series and will be held in Leach Theatre.

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International Students Day to include Emerson visit

Posted by on March 3, 2009

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U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will be the guest of honor at Missouri S&T’s International Students Day on Sunday, March 8, in the Havener Center. She will speak at 2 p.m. prior to the cultural show. The event is sponsored by the Missouri S&T International Students Club.

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Chancellor Carney to chair Missouri Energy Summit

Posted by on March 2, 2009

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Missouri S&T Chancellor John F. Carney III will chair a statewide energy summit hosted by the four-campus University of Missouri System April 22-23 in Columbia. Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens, architect of the “Pickens Plan” to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, is the keynote speaker for the event.

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‘Road to WrestleMania 25’ tickets available

Posted by on March 2, 2009

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There is still time to buy tickets to “Road to WrestleMania 25.” The event will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 20, in Missouri S&T’s Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building.

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Veteran ‘Sweeney’ to play title role in student production

Posted by on February 27, 2009

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Kirk Lawrence, a professional actor who recently played Sweeney Todd to sold out audiences in Genesius Theatre in Reading, Pa., will join Missouri S&T’s Miner League Theatre Players in their production of the musical thriller “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” next week.

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In Rolla, St. Pat’s tradition continues

Posted by on February 25, 2009

St. Patrick lived roughly 1,600 years ago and historians will tell you he wasn’t really Irish – he was probably Welsh. Legend has it that he was kidnapped as a teenager by pirates and taken to Ireland, where he was enslaved. He escaped and eventually became the patron saint of Ireland. (After becoming a Bishop, he went back to Ireland and ultimately died there.) He was never an engineer and there haven’t been snakes in Ireland since before the last ice age.

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