UMR enrollment surpasses 6,000 goal

Posted by on September 26, 2007

Fall semester enrollment at the University of Missouri-Rolla stands at 6,167 after four weeks of classes – the highest enrollment for the campus in more than two decades, according to Laura Stoll, UMR registrar.

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UMR students to rebuild ultra-modern solar house on National Mall

Posted by on September 26, 2007

Students at the University of Missouri-Rolla are in the process of taking apart a solar house that they’ve spent most of the year building.

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Schonberg recognized for leadership

Posted by on September 25, 2007

The University of Missouri recently announced that Dr. William Schonberg has been named the 2007 recipient of the Manuel T. Pacheco Academic Leadership Award. Schonberg is a professor and chair of the civil, architectural and environmental engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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UMR Family Day is Sept. 29

Posted by on September 25, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla will hold its annual Family Day celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29. Parents and other family members of UMR students, as well as guests, are invited to participate in the activities.

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UMR expands emergency notification capabilities

Posted by on September 24, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla will expand its emergency notification system this fall through a partnership between the University of Missouri and 3n (National Notification Network), the leading mass notification system provider.

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UMR undergraduate gets EPA fellowship

Posted by on September 20, 2007

Hannah Bruce, a junior in environmental engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is one of 15 students nationally to receive an Environmental Protection Agency fellowship to support her studies.

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View the sky Friday evening

Posted by on September 18, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla physics department is sponsoring a Visitors’ Night at the UMR Observatory beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21. The moon and Jupiter will be visible through the university’s 16-inch telescope.

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Art exhibit at UMR depicts travel in Africa

Posted by on September 18, 2007

“African Sojourns,” a combined painting and photography show, will open with a reception from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, in the lobby of Leach Theatre in Castleman Hall on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus. The exhibition, which is sponsored by the UMR Campus Art Committee, will be on display until Dec. 15.

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Suspect in UMR bomb threats identified

Posted by on September 13, 2007

A 25-year-old New York resident with a history of mental illness is suspected to be the man responsible for making four bomb threats against the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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