B.S. in history to be offered at Missouri S&T

Posted by on October 6, 2016

Students at Missouri University of Science and Technology will soon be able to combine their technical know-how with a solid foundation in the humanities and social sciences by earning a bachelor of science degree in history. This new degree will help bridge the gap that often separates STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields from humanities and social sciences.

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Missouri S&T to honor faculty, alumni during Homecoming

Posted by on October 5, 2016

Nine people with ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology will be honored during the Miner Alumni Association’s Legends Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 14. The awards banquet is held in conjunction with Missouri S&T Homecoming festivities.

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From shop class to the boardroom

Posted by on October 4, 2016

Training engineers to manage complex organizations is now accepted practice on many college campuses as well as in the modern workplace.
Combining the worlds of technical-oriented problem solvers and bottom-line number crunchers into its own academic discipline? A half-century ago, that notion took root not in a corporate boardroom, but on the campus of what is now Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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S&T State of the University Address features panel discussion

Posted by on October 4, 2016

In her Oct. 4 State of the University Address at Missouri University of Science and Technology, Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader introduced a panel of members of the S&T community who discussed ways Missouri S&T’s strategic plan, “Rising to the Challenge,” is changing their university experience.

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Join Missouri S&T’s Homecoming celebration

Posted by on October 3, 2016

Watch a parade, preview a new Experimental Mine building and cheer the Miner football team to victory as part of Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 2016 Homecoming celebration, held Oct. 14-15. This year’s Homecoming theme is “MinerFest,” and is inspired by a traditional fall festival.

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Missouri S&T to host Transportation Infrastructure Conference

Posted by on September 30, 2016

Missouri University of Science and Technology, together with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will host the fifth annual Transportation Infrastructure Conference on Friday, Nov. 18, at the Havener Center on the Missouri S&T campus. The program will feature recent findings in advanced construction materials, resilient structural systems, non-destructive testing and structural health monitoring of transportation infrastructure.

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‘Work/Life Imbalance’ on tap in O’Keefe Lecture Series

Posted by on September 29, 2016

Laura Lee Ely, a metallurgical engineering graduate of Missouri University of Science and Technology, will speak on work/life balance at the eighth annual Dr. Thomas J. O’Keefe Lecture Series, presented by the department of materials science and engineering.

Ely’s presentation, titled “Striking the Perfect Work/Life Imbalance,” will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in Planje Auditorium, Room 204 McNutt Hall on the Missouri S&T campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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21 S&T faculty receive tenure, promotions

Posted by on September 29, 2016

Twenty-one faculty members at Missouri University of Science and Technology received promotions or tenure effective Sept. 1.

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Lighting a fire

Posted by on September 27, 2016

Five years into volunteering for the Rolla Rural Fire District (RRFD), Missouri S&T student Chris Franklin thought of one more way he could give back to the department. Franklin enrolled in Sarah Stanley’s marketing for nonprofits four-­week summer course. The majority of class time was to be spent developing marketing materials for local nonprofit Phelps […]

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Oct. 13 is Industry Day at Missouri S&T

Posted by on September 26, 2016

Representatives from industry will have the opportunity to learn how their companies can benefit from research at Missouri University of Science and Technology during Missouri S&T’s first Industry Day, which will be held Thursday, Oct. 13, on the S&T campus.

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