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Top diversity scholar to speak at Missouri S&T April 11
Internationally recognized diversity scholar Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, professor of higher education at The Ohio State University, will speak at Missouri University of Science and Technology this April as part of the university’s diversity lecture series. At Ohio State, Strayhorn has served as founding director of the Center for Inclusion, Diversity & Academic Success (IDEAS), chief diversity officer within the College of Education, and directed the Center for Higher Education Enterprise.
Strayhorn will present an open lecture titled “Inalienable Rights: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Belonging” 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, in St. Pat’s Ballroom A of the Havener Center at Missouri S&T. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will feature a discussion of research on the sense of belonging and why colleges and universities should care.
Read More »Missouri S&T receives grant to reduce sexual assault, violence against women
Missouri University of Science and Technology will receive $300,000 over three years through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus Program. The funding will allow Missouri S&T to strengthen and formalize education, policies and procedures, and messaging to prevent and respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.
Read More »Missouri S&T signs NCAA Presidential Pledge to promote diversity and gender equity
Missouri University of Science and Technology recently signed the NCAA Presidential Pledge, which reaffirms Missouri S&T’s commitment to diversity and inclusion in athletics.
Read More »Missouri S&T to become a tobacco-free campus on Aug. 1, 2016
Missouri University of Science and Technology will become a tobacco-free campus on Aug. 1, 2016, joining over 1,000 other colleges and universities in the U.S. that have chosen to go tobacco-free or smoke-free.
Read More »Student resources panel to be hosted at S&T
The Rolla community is invited to join an open panel discussion titled “Building Bridges: A Culture of Respect” at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Community members and students can learn more about local culture and about each other in a mediated setting.
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Missouri S&T joins initiative to increase engineering diversity
As one of the most diverse student bodies in the history of Missouri University of Science and Technology begins a new semester, the university has joined a national effort to help bring even more diversity to engineering nationwide.
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Attend Black History Month events at Missouri S&T
Missouri University of Science and Technology will celebrate Black History Month this February with numerous events based on the theme “Black Life and Culture Knowledge.” The following campus events are free and open to the public:
Read More »Manuel appointed to national diversity commission
Shenethia Manuel, associate vice chancellor of human resource services, Affirmative Action, diversity and inclusion at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been elected to the executive committee for the Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence (CADE), a commission of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).
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Missouri S&T works to increase diversity in computer science
Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of 15 schools selected by the Anita Borg Institute (ABI), a nonprofit organization focused on advancing women in computing, and Harvey Mudd College to participate in a new program designed to increase the percentage of undergraduate computer science majors who are female or students of color.
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Former Powell residence to house student diversity, outreach, women’s programs
The office of student diversity, outreach and women’s programs (SDOWP) at Missouri University of Science and Technology will soon have a new home in the former home of the late John D. Powell, a prominent Rolla business leader.
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