Service learning motivates, encourages engineering students, research suggests
First-year engineering students who participate in service-learning projects as part of their coursework see themselves as more capable and more motivated to learn than those who do not take part in service-learning projects, a recent study suggests.
Read More »Three Visitors’ Nights this fall at S&T Observatory
The public is invited to view the moon through Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 16-inch telescope on three evenings this fall.
Read More »Historian examines animals’ role in westward expansion
The story of westward expansion in the United States is often told from the perspective of the men and women who crossed the Great Plains in search of a better life in the west. But a historian at Missouri University of Science and Technology is bringing to light the role settlers’ animals played in the westward migration of the mid-1800s.
Enrollment at S&T continues to climb
The first day of classes at Missouri University of Science and Technology began Monday, Aug. 20. Enrollment on the first day was 7,406, an increase of nearly 2 percent from fall 2011 first-day enrollment of 7,271.
Read More »Stewart to retire from S&T library
Andy Stewart, director of library and learning resources at Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Curtis Laws Wilson Library, will retire from his position effective Friday, Aug. 31. Maggie Trish, assistant director for library technical services, will serve as interim director during the search for a permanent successor.
Read More »Stichnote named director of admissions at Missouri S&T
Lynn Stichnote, director of student financial assistance at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named director of admissions at Missouri S&T. She will take her new position on Sept. 1.
Read More »Tour Portugal with KMST, St. James Winery
Public radio station KMST and St. James Winery will host a special 11-day “Discover Portugal” tour in April 2013. The escorted tour is arranged through Globus.
Read More »Free film festival begins Aug. 28
Area residents will once again have a chance to see distinctive films they might otherwise have missed. Missouri S&T’s Free Fall 2012 Film Festival includes an eclectic mix, beginning on Aug. 28 with the Academy Award-winning The Descendants, starring George Clooney.
Read More »Register by Aug. 22 for ASEE Midwest 2012, get discounted rate
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Midwest Section 2012 Annual Conference offers discounted registration fees for participants through Wednesday, Aug. 22. Attendees will learn the latest research and development activities in engineering and technology as Missouri University of Science and Technology hosts the three-day event Sept. 19-21, in the Havener Center on the school’s campus.
Read More »Get your group together, enter Celebration of Nations float competition
Area groups are invited to enter the float competition in this year’s Celebration of Nations parade. The third annual Celebration of Nations will be held in downtown Rolla from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. The event is sponsored by Missouri University of Science and Technology.
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