March 7 – Tra’ Li Irish Pub – Raleigh, N.C. Attendees included Rich ’61 and Shirley Agricola; Brian ’87 and Debbie Buchanan; Ryan, Karen ’97, and Kathleen Carver; Tom ’78 and Maria ’77 Doering; Austin Ferguson ’69 and wife; T. J. Green ’82; Tom ’43 and Alice Gregory; Ed ’73 and Donna Jo Grommet; Mike […]
Read More »March 22 – Balldoyle Irish Pub – Downers Grove, Ill. Attendees included Dan ’06 and Katie ’06 Aiken; Christa Brosseau; Stephan ’99, Laura, and Sophia Magenta; Mike ’77 and Sandy ’77 Marx; Tommy Mills ’02, ’04; and Jonathan Perry ’87.
Read More »“Hi, Mr. Jones. This is Amy calling from the civil engineering department at Missouri S&T. How are you this evening?” This probably sounds familiar to you since 90 percent of Missouri S&T donors contribute through the annual phonathon program. Missouri S&T’s Miner Phonathon program helps keep our alumni connected to their alma mater, but it […]
Read More »Patrick Owen, CE’77, has spent the better part of the last 15 years in a theme park. It sounds like he’s competing for an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records, but he’s not. It’s all part of his job. Owen is vice president of design and engineering at SeaWorld in San Diego.
Read More »The national recession has affected all sectors of the economy, including higher education. And while S&T is tightening its belt to deal with the economic downturn, Chancellor John F. Carney III maintains that this university’s focus on technology, energy, infrastructure and environmental research can help put the nation on the road to economic recovery.
Read More »On Sept. 23 the largest career fair in university history was hosted by the Career Opportunities Center. More than 301 employers and one international location were on campus with approximately 200 alumni returning to campus to recruit graduates of their alma mater.
Read More »When you think of college students, diapers don’t usually come to mind. But 18 project management students changed that this semester when they organized a diaper drive for a local charity.
Read More »Mike Swoboda and I pledged Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity in Rolla in the fall of 1956. Mike was voted in as chapter president in his sophomore year: An unusual move at that time.
Read More »American writers in the 1920s used the flapper as a sign of the times, says Kate Drowne, associate professor of English and technical communication.
Read More »In his new book, White Masculinity in the Recent South, Trent Watts examines the way southern men have been represented in pop culture since World War II, from southern Protestant churches to the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd. The idea grew from Watts’ interest in the 20th century South.
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