Summer 2014
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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Wow. Much April. So Fools’. Very Doge.
For one day in April, Missouri S&T became an Internet sensation when Doge, a Shiba Inu dog known for its raised eyebrows and captioned internal monologues, took over the university website.
Read More »Legislative Day 2014
Missouri S&T alumni and friends visited with lawmakers in Jefferson City to garner support for the University of Missouri System as part of Legislative Day at the Capitol on Feb. 18. Those in attendance included: Bob Bay, CE’49; Matt Coco, CE’66; Jim Foil, CE’74, MS CE’75; Rusty Goldammer, CE’78, MS EMgt’79; Larry Hendren, MinE’73; and […]
Read More »New grads get #social
Proud graduates and their families took to social media to celebrate and capture commencement memories through photos using the #GoMiners2014 hashtag.
Read More »Celebrating diversity
This academic year marks milestone anniversaries for many Missouri S&T diversity programs and organizations.
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