Weekly Campus Debrief
Key Topics & Highlights
Please find full meeting details, including agendas and attendees, below, and upcoming meetings for next week.
- Entrepreneurship Day: S&T Research Growth and the importance of technology commercialization were discussed. The event was open to the entire campus and community.
- Protest/Demonstration Tabletop Exercise: A tabletop exercise was conducted to simulate emergency scenarios, emphasizing preparedness.
- Commencement of the Provost Search Committee: Chancellor Dehghani charged the committee with their tasks, focusing on strategic recruitment for this pivotal role.
- ERG Social Hour at Rolla Public House: Employee Resource Groups including Women Professionals, Professionals Over 40, Professionals Under 39, and Parents of Young Children participated in a social hour open to all.
- Leadership Team Meeting: Focused on operational effectiveness with updates on the campus walking trail, pulse survey results, FLSA updates, and staff council initiatives.
- University of Missouri Board of Curators: Highlights included the approval of construction plans for the Bioplex, a new master’s degree program in economics and innovation, and a Ph.D. program in psychology.
- Rolla Area Chamber Monthly Luncheon: A luncheon featuring Compass Health as the speaker and Cahill’s Construction as the sponsor was open to the campus and Rolla community.
- Navigating Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Funding Opportunities: Maria Meyers from UMKC’s Innovation Center led a session open to the campus community.
- Leadership Luncheon with S&T Stuco: Missouri S&T Leadership and the Student Council collaborated on leadership development initiatives.
- Stress Management Around the Holidays: A campus-wide session addressing holiday stress management strategies was open to the community.
- Enhancing Instruction and Student Support Follow-Up: Math, Chemistry and Physics Departments shared best practices for improving teaching and student support.
- Dinner with Chancellor Dehghani: Faculty and campus leaders gathered to discuss strategic initiatives and foster community.
Meetings Details
Monday, Nov. 18:
- Entrepreneurship Day
- Agenda: S&T Research Growth and Importance of Tech Commercialization
- Who’s in the Room: Open to the entire campus and community
- Protest/Demonstration Tabletop Exercise
- Agenda: Tabletop exercise surrounding three emergency scenarios
- Who’s in the Room: Michelle Bresnahan, Cheryl Cain, Lisa Cerney, Mohammad Dehghani, Saadiya Fratila, Robin Gore, Edna Grover-Bisker, Velvet Hasner, Paul Hirtz, Oscar Kemp Jr, Trini Lilly, Timothy McDonell, Cindi Nelson, Alysha O’Neil, Colin Potts, Barry Robbins, Douglas Roberts, Stephen Roberts, Fred Stone II, Jacob Ternes, Victoria Verkamp, Amy Wallen
- Commencement of the Provost Search Committee
- Agenda: Chancellor Dehghani to give the search committee their charge.
- Who’s in the Room: Chancellor Dehghani, Sue Simmons (Co-Chair), Mehrzad Boroujerdi (Co-Chair), Kwame Awuah-Offei, David Bayless, Casey Canfield, Martin De La Hunt, Stephen Gao, Robin Gore, Garry Grubbs, Kamal Khayat, Shelley Minteer, Alysha O’Neil, James Slone, Manoj Twarakavi, David Westenberg, Cindi Nelson.
- ERG Social houR at Rolla public house
- Who’s in the Room: Everyone Welcome, but Employee Resource Groups Invited: Women Professionals, Professionals Over 40, Professionals Under 39, Parents of Young Children.
- Who’s in the Room: Everyone Welcome, but Employee Resource Groups Invited: Women Professionals, Professionals Over 40, Professionals Under 39, Parents of Young Children.
Tuesday, Nov. 19:
- Leadership Team Meeting: Operational Effectiveness Leadership Team
- Agenda: Campus Walking Trail Update • Pulse Survey Results • FLSA Update • Staff Council Update
- Who’s in the Room: Chancellor Dehghani, Cheryl Cain, Saadiya Fratila, Robin Gore, Robert W. Jones, Kamal H. Khayat, Cindi Nelson, Barry Robbins, Cheryl Schuetze, Fred Stone II, Victoria N. Verkamp, Kevin Walkup, David J. Westenberg, Colin Potts, Alysha O’Neil, Richard Brow, Stephen Roberts.
- University of Missouri Board of Curators
- Agenda: UMSL Campus – St. Louis
- Agenda: UMSL Campus – St. Louis
Wednesday, Nov. 20:
- University of Missouri Board of Curators
- Agenda: Construction plans for Bioplex (Approved) • New master’s degree program in economics and innovation (Approved) • New Ph.D. program in psychology (Approved)
- Agenda: Construction plans for Bioplex (Approved) • New master’s degree program in economics and innovation (Approved) • New Ph.D. program in psychology (Approved)
- Rolla area Chamber Monthly Luncheon
- Agenda: Luncheon speaker: Compass Health, Luncheon sponsor: Cahill’s Construction
- Who’s in the Room: Open to campus and Rolla Community
- November Monthly HR Meeting
- Who’s in the Room: Open to the campus community
- Who’s in the Room: Open to the campus community
- Navigating Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Funding Opportunities” with Maria Meyers
- Who’s in the Room: Open to the campus community, Maria leads UMKC’s Innovation Center.
- Who’s in the Room: Open to the campus community, Maria leads UMKC’s Innovation Center.
Thursday, Nov. 21:
- Leadership Luncheon S&T Stuco
- Who’s in the Room: Student Council and Missouri S&T Leadership
- Who’s in the Room: Student Council and Missouri S&T Leadership
- Stress Management around the Holidays
- Who’s in the Room: Open to campus community
- Who’s in the Room: Open to campus community
- Faculty Senate Meeting
- Who’s in the Room: Open to campus community
- Who’s in the Room: Open to campus community
Friday,Nov. 22:
- Enhancing Instruction and Student Support Follow Up
- Agenda: Sharing Best Practices Across Departments for Teaching
- Who’s in the Room: Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe, Klaus Woelk, Chancellor Dehghani, Robin Gore, Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Chariklia Sotiriou-Leventis, Thomas Vojta, Jeffrey Winiarz, Agnes Vojta, Paul Runnion, David Westenberg, Stephen Roberts, Colin Potts, Alysha O’Neil, Michael D. Wright, Susan Murray, James Sterling, David Borrok, Amaury Lendasse, Smitty Grubbs.
- Dinner with Chancellor Dehghani
- Who’s in the Room: Chancellor Dehghani, Richard Billo, Martin Bohner, Richard Brow, Joel Burken, Fatih Dogan, Stephen Gao, Bella Gerlich, Yue-Wern Huang, Vadym Mochalin, Manashi Nath, Chariklia Sotiriou-Leventis, Andreas Eckert, David Enke, Shannon Fogg, Thomas Vojta, Gregory Hilmas, Klaus Woelk.
- Who’s in the Room: Chancellor Dehghani, Richard Billo, Martin Bohner, Richard Brow, Joel Burken, Fatih Dogan, Stephen Gao, Bella Gerlich, Yue-Wern Huang, Vadym Mochalin, Manashi Nath, Chariklia Sotiriou-Leventis, Andreas Eckert, David Enke, Shannon Fogg, Thomas Vojta, Gregory Hilmas, Klaus Woelk.
Friday Email
Subject: Entrepreneur in you
Summary: Chancellor Dehghani celebrated S&T’s tradition of innovation, highlighting programs like the Kummer Startup Challenge, I-Corps, and Entrepreneurship Day. These initiatives equip students and faculty with tools to turn ideas into impactful ventures. He encouraged students to embrace entrepreneurial thinking as a key part of their S&T journey. This week’s Entrepreneurship Day showcased workshops on intellectual property, commercialization, and funding mechanisms, reinforcing S&T’s commitment to building an entrepreneurial ecosystem for the region. Chancellor Dehghani encouraged students to embrace entrepreneurial thinking as an essential dimension of their S&T experience.
Read the full message: Entrepreneur in you
Upcoming Meetings & Dates
Monday, Nov. 25:
- Annual Local Delegation Meeting on BioPlex Project
- General Faculty Meeting Preperation
- Chancellor’s Executive Forum
Tuesday, Nov. 26:
- Leadership Team Meeting: Student Success Leadership Team
- Meeting with Chancellor Dehghani and Greeks Chancellor’s Advisory Committee
- Enrollment Management Update
Wednesday, Nov. 27:
- No meetings currently scheduled
Thursday, Nov. 28: Happy Thanksgiving! Campus Closed
Friday, Nov. 29: Campus Closed