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Flachsbart named chair of UMR information science & technology

By news | September 4, 2003 | Comments Off on Flachsbart named chair of UMR information science & technology

Dr. Barry Flachsbart, a former adjunct professor at the University of Missouri-Rolla’s Engineering Education Center (EEC) in St. Louis, has been named professor and chair of the information science and technology department in UMR’s School of Management and Information Systems. The appointment took effect Sept. 1.

New-student enrollment nears record numbers

By news | August 28, 2003 | Comments Off on New-student enrollment nears record numbers

A total of 5,287 students were enrolled when UMR’s fall semester began Aug. 25. That figure represents an increase of 3.1 percent over last year’s first-day enrollment and a 12 percent increase since the fall of 2000, says Laura Stoll, UMR registrar.

Civil engineering ranked among nation’s best

By news | August 25, 2003 | Comments Off on Civil engineering ranked among nation’s best

For the first time ever, a UMR engineering program is ranked among the nation’s best, according to U.S. News and World Report’s new guidebook, "Best American Colleges 2004."