UMR Family Film Series concludes with ‘Beauty and the Beast’ March 11

Posted by on February 22, 2006

The 2005-2006 season of the Family Film Festival at the University of Missouri-Rolla will end with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11. Following the film, Paige O’Hara, the voice of Belle, will sign autographs.

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UMR student group co-sponsors 5-K fun run/walk

Posted by on February 22, 2006

The UMR TECHS, a peer education group at the University of Missouri-Rolla formed to educate students about personal wellness in college and beyond, will co-host a 5-kilometer race to raise funds for alcohol awareness and health education.

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Good to the last drop: UMR team wins coffee mug competition

Posted by on February 22, 2006

Ceramic coffee mugs created by students at the University of Missouri-Rolla recently survived 12-foot falls onto asphalt in Coco Beach, Fla., to win the American Ceramic Society’s national Mug Drop Contest.

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Annual St. Pat’s Parade in Rolla is March 18

Posted by on February 22, 2006

The St. Pat’s Celebration Committee at the University of Missouri-Rolla is accepting entries for the annual St. Pat’s Parade. This year’s parade will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 18, in downtown Rolla.

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UMR students are seeing green

Posted by on February 22, 2006

In the weeks ahead, students at the University of Missouri-Rolla will bash imaginary snakes with big sticks called shillelaghs, dye food and beverages green, grow long beards, select honorary knights and elect a Queen of Love and Beauty.         

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UMR picked as ‘School of the Year’ by residential hall organization

Posted by on February 20, 2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla was named “School of the Year” at the semi-annual business meeting of the Midwest Affiliate of the College and University Residence Halls (MACURH), held Feb. 3-5 at the University of Kansas.

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‘Bridge of the future’ to open in Greene County Feb. 22

Posted by on February 20, 2006

The state’s first bridge constructed of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) will officially open to travelers on Wednesday, Feb. 22, in Greene County.

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UMR theater and music programs present the musical ‘Footloose’

Posted by on February 20, 2006

The theater and music programs at the University of Missouri-Rolla will present the musical Footloose this March on the Leach Theatre stage.

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UMR grad to speak on business Feb. 22

Posted by on February 17, 2006

Leadership and business operations students at the University of Missouri-Rolla will learn about entrepreneurship and the traits and skills of leadership from a successful UMR graduate during a lecture to be held Feb. 22 on campus.

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Annual ‘Dinner to Jazz’ banquet set for Feb. 25

Posted by on February 17, 2006

The Association of Black Students (ABS) at the University of Missouri-Rolla will hold its annual “Dinner to Jazz” banquet Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Villa Event Center in Rolla. This year, the UMR Jazz combo will be the featured entertainment.

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