Tag: Rolla

Enrollment up again at UMR

Posted by on August 19, 2005

Missouri’s technological research university is gearing up for fall semester classes to get underway on Monday. Enrollment on the first day of classes at the University of Missouri-Rolla is expected to be 5,429, an increase of 201 students over last year’s figure of 5,228, says Laura Stoll, UMR registrar. The total enrollment is now more […]

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UMR‘S Bogan to present lecture on teaching experience

Posted by on August 19, 2005

Dr. James Bogan, Curators’ Teaching Professor of art history and film at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will present a unique lecture titled Adventures in Pedagogy: Confessions of a Re-Habbed English Major during a reception to be held in his honor.

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UMR formula car offered on eBay

Posted by on August 18, 2005

Always wanted your own “Indy-style” racing car capable of going from zero to 60 mph in a little more than three seconds? Well, you can bid on the formula car built at the University of Missouri-Rolla for the 2002 Formula SAE competition on eBay.

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City dedicates tree in honor of retiring chancellor

Posted by on August 17, 2005

The City of Rolla honored retiring UMR Chancellor Gary Thomas "for his contributions to improving UMR and Rolla" with a red maple tree on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005.

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UM System President Elson S. Floyd to talk tuition at UMR Aug. 25

Posted by on August 12, 2005

University of Missouri System President Elson S. Floyd wants to hear what you think about tuition and he’s coming to the UMR campus to ask.

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MSPE and MSM-UMR Alumni Association to sponsor annual Shrimp Feed

Posted by on August 12, 2005

UMR’s annual shrimp feed to benefit the Rolla Chapter of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers scholarship fund will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, at Lions’ Club Park on U.S. Highway 63 in Rolla. A social hour will begin at 4 p.m.

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250 UMR students will be first to move into new Residential College this fall

Posted by on August 12, 2005

Approximately 250 students at the University of Missouri-Rolla will learn about entrepreneurship, research, design and women in leadership this fall — but not in the classroom. These students will be part of four interactive “learning communities” where much of the learning will occur in non-traditional fashion.

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UMR group to sponsor 5K race for breast cancer awareness

Posted by on August 10, 2005

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Student Wellness Program at the University of Missouri-Rolla is co-sponsoring a 5-kilometer race to increase awareness of the disease.

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Big week on campus planned for UMR’s new freshmen

Posted by on August 10, 2005

The University of Missouri-Rolla is hosting a week-long orientation for new freshmen, Opening Week 2005, Aug. 13-20.

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UMR, Rolla community to welcome solar racers home

Posted by on July 28, 2005

The general public is invited to welcome the University of Missouri-Rolla Solar Car Team home during a celebration planned for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, outside of the Havener Center on campus.

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