Tag: Missouri engineering school

UMR Family Day is Sept. 30

Posted by on September 26, 2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla will hold its annual Family Day celebration on Saturday, Sept. 30. Parents and other family members of UMR students, as well as guests, are invited to participate in the activities.

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UMR faculty speak about educational opportunities at "Rolla Night" in St. Louis

Posted by on September 26, 2006

Dr. Wayne Huebner, vice provost of research at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will speak to prospective UMR students and their families on Thursday, Oct. 5, at UMR’s annual “Rolla Night” at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 N. Warson Road in St. Louis.

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UMR Homecoming events scheduled for Oct. 20-22

Posted by on September 26, 2006

Homecoming weekend at the University of Missouri-Rolla is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 20 to Oct. 22. For reservations and information about Homecoming 2006, contact the MSM-UMR Alumni Association at 573-341-4145.

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Enrollment growth continues

Posted by on September 26, 2006

UMR is experiencing dramatic enrollment growth at a time when student interest in science, computing and engineering has fallen to all-time lows.

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UMR ‘hot dog’ author dishes up eatery slang and more in new book

Posted by on September 22, 2006

Dr. Gerald Cohen, professor of foreign languages at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has added eatery slang to his plate of expertise with the publication of his new book, “Studies in Slang VII.”

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UMR mathematics students receives scholarship

Posted by on September 22, 2006

Sean Michael Eagan of Union, Mo., a senior in applied mathematics at the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently received a $3,000 scholarship from the American Mathematical Society (AMS).

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Two orchestras to perform at UMR Oct. 12

Posted by on September 21, 2006

The University Symphony Orchestra and the University Chamber Orchestra will host a concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in Leach Theatre of UMR’s Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla. The performance is free for students and $3 for the general public. Tickets are available at the door and at the Leach Theatre […]

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UMR plans preview of MBA program

Posted by on September 19, 2006

Faculty members from the University of Missouri-Rolla will introduce the public to the university’s new master of business administration degree program during a preview event scheduled for Oct. 4.

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Engineering society honors UMR professor for outstanding teaching

Posted by on September 19, 2006

Dr. Hank Pernicka, associate professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, has been selected to receive the 2006 Outstanding Teaching Award from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Midwest Section.

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UMR team does well in national big beam contest

Posted by on September 18, 2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla recently received notification from the Pre-cast/Pre-stressed Concrete Institute (PCI) that a team of four UMR graduate students has placed second nationally in the report category of the PCI Big Beam contest.

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