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UMR ranks 13th in NCSA power rankings for 2007

Posted by on November 19, 2007

UMR’s athletics program ranks 13th among NCAA Division II institutions in the 2007 National Collegiate Scouting Association rankings.

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Swimming update: UMR named an NCAA championship host

Posted by on November 19, 2007

UMR has been selected as a host institution for the 2008 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships, which will take place March 12-15 at the Mizzou Aquatics Center on the campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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They’re material girls

Posted by on September 14, 2007

Gathered around the small stone furnace in Room 142 of McNutt Hall, a group of middle school girls watched in awe as Nathan Wyckoff, a graduate student in materials science and engineering at UMR, poured hot, yellow liquid glass into a ceramic mold to cool. While pouring the liquid, he explained to them that glass […]

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New name, same mission

Posted by on September 14, 2007

On Jan. 1, 2008, our university will become Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). Our new name will reflect this university’s mission as one of the nation’s leading technological research universities.

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Meet the team

Posted by on July 31, 2007

National Chair Gary Forsee, CE’72, chairman and CEO of Sprint Nextel Corp. Forsee believes alumni can have an invaluable influence on UMR’s legacy of educational excellence. “As part of the campaign leadership team and as a member of the Board of Trustees, I believe the ability to help set an agenda for the university based […]

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Miner swimmers place fourth at NCAA II meet

Posted by on July 31, 2007

The UMR swimming team placed fourth at the NCAA Championships in March, its highest result at a national meet since 1998 and its fourth straight top-10 finish. The 12 team members earned a total of 37 All-America honors, 17 of which was based on individual performance, and established nine new school records.

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David Hill: It all starts with an idea

Posted by on July 30, 2007

David Hill | photo by Megan Kean By the time he graduated high school, industrial engineering senior David Hill already had his foot in the door of the business world. As a sophomore at Oakville Senior High in St. Louis, he and some friends started a web design company that was successful from the start, […]

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Stephen and Susan Rector: Enjoy the journey

Posted by on July 30, 2007

From an early age, Stephen W. Rector, PetE’72, MS PetE’73, knew the value of education, though he was uncertain what path he would take.

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Sport shorts: Softball, Indoor track and field

Posted by on July 30, 2007

Softball goes to regionals The Lady Miner softball team earned its first-ever berth to the NCAA Division II Tournament this spring, playing in the Great Lakes Regional at Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill. Watch for information on the Lady Miners’ tournament run in the Fall issue of UMR Magazine.

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Dierking and McCaskill named all-conference team honorable mention selections

Posted by on July 30, 2007

Nicole Dierking and Tamara McCaskill, the top two scorers on the Lady Miner basketball team, were named to the GLVC all-conference team as honorable mention selections.

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