Tag: UMR

UMR’s Chi Epsilon chapter to host national meeting

Posted by on March 7, 2006

The Chi Epsilon chapter at the University of Missouri-Rolla will play host to more than 240 civil engineering students from across the nation during the 39th conclave March 9-11.

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After St. Pat’s parade, enjoy music and BBQ

Posted by on March 7, 2006

The St. Pat’s Celebration Committee at the University of Missouri-Rolla is planning a new event, “Grateful Board,” for the 2006 celebration. The event, featuring music and food, will be held March 18 following the annual St. Pat’s Parade through downtown Rolla.

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St. Pat’s float features flopping catfish

Posted by on March 6, 2006

In keeping with an old tradition, some students at the University of Missouri-Rolla are designing a float with moving parts for this year’s St. Pat’s Parade. The float, which features a candy-spewing tornado and a flopping catfish, is being constructed by UMR students enrolled in a class called Experiential Design. 

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UMR students take top prize in ASCE Geo-Congress 2006

Posted by on March 6, 2006

A team from the University of Missouri-Rolla finished in first place at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Information Mining and Geotechnical Site Characterization Design competition held Feb. 26. The competition was held during ASCE Geo-Institute’s Geo-Congress 2006, a national conference that focused on “Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Technology Age.”

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UMR Greeks rank among nation’s best

Posted by on March 3, 2006

Students from the Panhellenic Council at the University of Missouri-Rolla have been nationally recognized for management, leadership and educational development, and membership recruitment.

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Undergraduates wanted for research conference

Posted by on March 2, 2006

The 2006 Undergraduate Research Conference at the University of Missouri-Rolla is scheduled for April 12 in the Havener Center. Student submissions are due by Thursday, March 16.

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Honorary St. Patrick to help induct UMR knights

Posted by on March 2, 2006

For the first time in the long tradition of St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations at the University of Missouri-Rolla, a woman has been named Honorary St. Patrick. Rolla native Dottye Wolf has been chosen to be the 2006 Honorary St. Patrick. Wolf will assist in the induction of nine Honorary Knights of St. Patrick during coronation […]

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ME Annex is falling down

Posted by on March 2, 2006

Constructed a year before the Wright Brothers made their historic flight, the UMR Mechanical Engineering Annex is being razed to make way for the first phase of a $27.6 million expansion project and you can watch its progress.

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UMR to host International Students Day March 12

Posted by on March 1, 2006

Sample international delicacies and be entertained by cultural performances from countries around the world as part of International Students Day Sunday, March 12, at the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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UMR autoclave installed, ready for business

Posted by on February 28, 2006

With its autoclave now installed, the University of Missouri-Rolla is ready to help aerospace businesses produce intricate prototypes and sub-scale, but complex, composite parts.

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