Tag: diversity
Texas A&M University System official named chief diversity officer
Dr. Nicole Arleane Roberson, director of equal opportunity and diversity at the Texas A&M University System, has been named vice chancellor of diversity, equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer for Missouri S&T. Her appointment begins Monday, Nov. 21.
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Missouri S&T receives $1 million grant to attract, retain and advance women faculty in STEM programs
The National Science Foundation has awarded $1 million to Missouri S&T to support the university’s efforts to attract, retain and advance more women faculty into the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Dr. Jessica Cundiff, associate professor of psychological science, will lead the three-year project, which is intended to increase the representation of […]
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S&T students to participate in service day Jan. 17
A group of civic-minded students at Missouri University of Science and Technology will participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service at various sites in Rolla and surrounding areas on Monday, Jan. 17. This year, approximately 90 students will volunteer throughout Phelps County.
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How to be an ally
More than 50 years ago, a tragedy at the Stonewall Inn in New York City galvanized a movement to seek full equality for members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Changing the landscape
Using robotics and artificial intelligence, alumni entrepreneurs set out to transform the lawn care industry Mowing neighborhood lawns is a common summertime ritual for teens looking to earn some money. George Leno Holmes Jr. was one of those teens. The two-time Missouri S&T mechanical engineering graduate spent many St. Louis summer days mowing with his […]
Read More »A message from Chancellor Dehghani on the Derek Chauvin trial and verdict
Chancellor Mo Dehghani sent the following message to the campus community following the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. Dear Campus Community, The trial of Derek Chauvin reached its conclusion today, with Chauvin found guilty of all charges in the death of George Floyd. The media coverage of this trial has vividly reminded us […]
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Missouri S&T student, Ph.D. graduate earn $50,000 for entrepreneurial startup idea
A Missouri S&T student and recent Ph.D. graduate were recently awarded $50,000 to build their entrepreneurial start-up company and achieve new business goals.
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S&T November open house features diversity showcase
Two annual events at Missouri S&T will be held this November to provide traditionally underrepresented minority students in the region with an opportunity to learn more about S&T.
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Missouri S&T appoints Neil Outar as chief diversity officer
Neil Outar, interim chief diversity officer (CDO) at Missouri S&T since August 2017, will become the university’s CDO effective July 1, 2019. “Neil has been very effective as interim chief diversity officer over the past two years, and I’m very pleased to appoint him to the permanent position,” says Missouri S&T Chancellor Christopher G. […]
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S&T’s multicultural theater production promotes understanding, receives first-time grant funding
Missouri S&T’s commitment to inclusive excellence will be apparent in the university’s upcoming multicultural production of “Anon(ymous),” a contemporary play about a young refugee’s inaugural journey through the United States that’s been reimagined from Homer’s “Odyssey.”
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