Tag: Engineering school

UMR shines in annual CASE competition

Posted by on January 25, 2007

The University of Missouri-Rolla received seven awards for alumni relations, media relations, publications, radio production, and video and DVD production from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) during the CASE District VI conference held Jan. 21-23 in Kansas City, Mo.

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Rectors pledge $1 million for scholarships at UMR

Posted by on January 18, 2007

Stephen W. Rector, president, CEO and co-founder of RIM Operating Inc. located in Englewood, Colo., and his wife, Susan, have pledged $1 million to the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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MBA students to test business skills during live simulation game at UMR

Posted by on January 17, 2007

Students in the master’s of business administration degree program at the University of Missouri-Rolla will test their management skills during a real-time simulation game Thursday, Jan. 18, in the lobby of the Havener Center. The event, which will take place all morning on Thursday, is open to the general public.         

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After ice storm, exercise caution

Posted by on January 16, 2007

The ice storm that occurred from Friday, Jan. 12, through Sunday, Jan. 14, caused severe damage to many trees around campus. The landscape services staff has been busy identifying trees with low-hanging limbs and cordoning off those areas. For safety, please avoid those cordoned off areas and exercise caution when walking around campus. Landscape services […]

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Ph.D. student’s virtual bookshelf helps organize personal libraries

Posted by on January 16, 2007

Internet users wanting to keep track of their book and CD collections, create a wish list for next Christmas, or find the best deals for purchasing games, music and movies online may want to check out GuruLib.com, an online organizational tool developed by UMR Ph.D. student Rana Basheer.

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Huebner named chair of UMR’s materials science and engineering department

Posted by on January 16, 2007

Dr. Wayne Huebner has been named chair of the materials science and engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla, effective with the start of the current semester. 

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Energy audit workshop at UMR designed to save manufacturers big bucks

Posted by on January 11, 2007

Owners, mangers and engineers affiliated with small-to-medium-sized factories will learn cost-effective methods to save on industrial energy expenses at an “Energy Audit Workshop” from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, in Room 204 of the Havener Center on the University of Missouri-Rolla campus.         

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UMR Spring 2007 Free Film Festival to feature acclaimed movies

Posted by on January 11, 2007

Beginning with Little Miss Sunshine on Tuesday, Jan. 16, this season’s University of Missouri-Rolla Free Film Festival will showcase 15 critically acclaimed feature films and documentaries.

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UMR offers new summer camp for students in grades one through six

Posted by on January 11, 2007

This summer, students in grades one through six can travel deep under the sea, to strange planets, and to faraway islands, through a summer camp offered by the University of Missouri-Rolla Center for Pre-college Programs. With the addition of Camp Invention, a nationally acclaimed program hosted throughout the country, UMR now offers summer activities for […]

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Water exercise classes held at UMR

Posted by on January 11, 2007

The distance and continuing education department at the University of Missouri-Rolla is sponsoring a water exercise program this semester at UMR.

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