Issues
By the numbers
5 – Missouri S&T’s rank among public universities for return on investment as determined by the 2014 PayScale College ROI Report. Among all universities, public and private, Missouri S&T ranks 20th. 81 – Missouri S&T’s rank among graduate engineering programs, according to U.S. News & World Report. 217 – Employers registered at Missouri S&T’s Spring 2014 Career Fair. 603 – Recruiters at […]
Read More »Miners give back
Missouri S&T and the Miner Alumni Association hosted the second annual Battle of the Brains Scholarship Banquet and Trivia Night on April 25 as part of Philanthropy Month. The evening was filled with recognition and fellowship as donors dined with the students who benefit from their generosity. More than 200 students attended to thank our […]
Read More »In print
The Continental League, A Personal History, by Russell D. Buhite, professor emeritus of history and political science, was published by the University of Nebraska Press in May. The Hank Williams Reader, co-edited by Patrick Huber, professor of history and political science, was published in February by Oxford University Press. The Dead and Those About to […]
Read More »Meet our honorees
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT Dr. Robert R. Holmes Jr., CE’87, national flood hazard specialist and coordinator, U. S. Geological Survey, adjunct professor of civil engineering, Missouri S&T Daniel A. Reed, CSci’78, vice president for research and economic development, computational science and bioinformatics chair, and professor of computer science, electrical and computer engineering and medicine, University of Iowa.
Read More »From the editor
Dear Alumni and Friends, When we decided to dedicate this issue of Missouri S&T Magazine to glass, I was reminded of my arrival at Missouri S&T five years ago. I was both humbled and inspired by a student who greeted me with a vase crafted in the Hot Glass Shop. This housewarming gift was a […]
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Melissa Elder: selfless actions, global impact
For Melissa Elder, Honduras is more than just another place on the map. It inspired her career path and her research focus. It’s also her mother’s homeland.
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Steve Parks: ‘failure is just feedback’
Steve Parks, EMgt’82, wants Missouri S&T students to discover who they are much earlier than he did. One of the first graduates of S&T’s Minority Engineering Program, Parks says he felt like an outsider when he came to the university. At least two instructors told him that he wouldn’t graduate.
Read More »Sports by the numbers
13′ 1 1/2“ – School-record clearance in the pole vault. Mathematics senior Taylor Cipicchio was the Great Lakes Valley Conference champion in the event.
Read More »New leaders join S&T
Ian Ferguson, former professor and chair of electrical and computer engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, became vice provost and dean of S&T’s new College of Engineering and Computing on Aug. 13.
Read More »New provost
Robert Marley, former interim vice president for student success at Montana State University in Bozeman, became provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at Missouri S&T on July 14.
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