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Read More »Letters to the editor
I was pleased to see (“On the Right Track,” Summer 2013) that you do not share the Wall Street Journal’s hatred of railroads (and bicycling and walking for that matter). One of my very few professional regrets is following my father’s otherwise excellent advice when I left MSM/UMR/Missouri S&T in 1967. A railroad employee all […]
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Fall 2013 Career Fair
Career opportunities and employer relations hosted the Fall Career Fair on Sept. 24. More than 260 employers were on campus with nearly 200 alumni returning to recruit graduates of their alma mater. Prior to the career fair, the Miner Alumni Association, along with Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) and Engineers Without Borders, hosted a continental […]
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Elizabeth Cudney, associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering, co-authored a book titled Lean Systems: Applications and Case Studies in Manufacturing, Service, and Healthcare. The book is designed to help organizations get rid of waste or anything that doesn’t add value to a product or service.
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Mars Rover Team honors alumnus-astronaut Tom Akers
Missouri S&T’s Mars Rover Design Team paid homage to Missouri S&T’s first astronaut, Col. Tom Akers, Math’73, MS Math’75, by naming its rover Akers. The team took part in the Mars Society’s University Rover Challenge, held May 29–June 1 in the desert outside Hanksville, Utah. Although Akers struggled over the terrain, team member Ian Lee, a junior […]
Read More »Join us for the 106th Best Ever
On Saturday, March 15, alumni and friends are invited to attend the St. Pat’s pre-parade party from 9 to 11 a.m. on the Alumni Patio outside Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla. Complimentary coffee, juice and assorted pastries will be served.
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Homecoming: Honoring Super Miners
During Homecoming, the Miner Alumni Association honored a select group of “super heroes” for their accomplishments and devotion to the association and the university.
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New CAT on campus
Fabick CAT of Fenton, Mo., and Caterpillar Global Mining presented a new Cat 316E hydraulic excavator valued at $250,000 to S&T’s Experimental Mine on Sept. 26.The machine will be used to excavate materials, dig trenches for drainage control and lay pipelines.
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Perfecting CPR in zero-g
Peter Carnesciali (left), a junior in computer engineering from Ballwin, Mo., says floating in microgravity is something “you can’t imagine until you feel it. It’s mind-blowing.”
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Rising to the Challenge
Missouri S&T’s new strategic plan provides a blueprint to ensure that every undergraduate student gets involved in “experiential learning,” along with upgrades in teaching and research facilities, and identifying four best-in-class areas and hiring additional faculty positions. These and other goals will help ensure that S&T offers the best possible return on investment for students, […]
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