Weekly Campus Debrief
Key Topics & Highlights
Please find full meeting details, including agendas and attendees, below, and upcoming meetings for next week.
- Operational Effectiveness Leadership Team Meeting: Discussed space relocations for capital projects, Bookstore RFP, the strategic plan for sharing course content, and Staff Council updates.
- Critical Minerals Project Alignment: Reviewed project alignment efforts and discussed strategies for advancing critical mineral initiatives at the State level.
- S&T International Enrollment Engagement with MOHESR & HCED: Discussed initiatives to strengthen international enrollment and engagement with key international partners in Iran.
- Chancellor Dehghani Meeting with Student Council Leaders: Explored student concerns and discussed strategies for enhancing student engagement and leadership development.
- Provost Search Listening Session – Chancellor’s Leadership Team: Gathered feedback from leadership to inform the provost search process.
- Update on St. Pat’s Planning: Addressed key updates and preparations for St. Pat’s events, including logistics and student engagement.
- Fine Linen Theatre: Murder on the Orient Express: Get tickets!
- Coterie Wine Down at the Chancellor’s Residence: Get tickets!
Meetings Details
Monday, Jan. 20:
- CAMPUS CLOSED – MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY
Tuesday, Jan.21:
- Leadership Team Meeting: Operational Effectiveness
- Agenda: Space Relocations for Capital Projects, Bookstore RFP, Strategic Plan for Sharing Course Content, Staff Council Update
- Who’s in the Room: Chancellor Dehghani, Dick Brow, Cheryl Cain, Saadiya Fratila, Bella Gerlich, Robin Gore, Wayne Jones, Kamal Khayat, Cindi Nelson, Alysha O’Neil, Colin Potts, Barry Robbins, Steve Roberts, Cheryl Schuetze, Fred Stone, Tory Verkamp, Kevin Walkup, Jill Warren, Dave Westenberg, John Wright.
- Critical minerals project alignment
- Who’s in the Room: Chancellor Dehghani, Lana Alagha, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Richard Billo, Kamal Khayat, Michael Moats, Stephen Roberts, Jill Warren.
- Who’s in the Room: Chancellor Dehghani, Lana Alagha, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Richard Billo, Kamal Khayat, Michael Moats, Stephen Roberts, Jill Warren.
- Kummer Board Meeting Walk-Through
- Who’s in the Room: Alysha O’Neil, Cheryl Cain, Colin Potts, David Spivey, Diane Anagnostopoulos, Fred Stone II, Krista Chambers, Richard Brow, Stacey Fuller, Trini Lilly, Victoria Verkamp, Jill Warren
Wednesday,Jan. 22:
- S&T International Enrollment Engagement with MOHESR & HCED
- Who’s in the Room: Chancellor Dehghani, David Spivey, Abo Taleb Al-Hameedi
- Who’s in the Room: Chancellor Dehghani, David Spivey, Abo Taleb Al-Hameedi
- Board of Trustees Executive Committee
- Who’s in the Room: Chancellor Dehghani, Tory Verkmap, Mike McEvilly, Steve Wunning
- Who’s in the Room: Chancellor Dehghani, Tory Verkmap, Mike McEvilly, Steve Wunning
Thursday,Jan. 23:
- Chancellor Dehghani Meeting with Student Council Leaders
- Who’s in the Room: Chancellor Dehghani, Jill Warren, Martin De La Hunt, Aiden Adams
- Who’s in the Room: Chancellor Dehghani, Jill Warren, Martin De La Hunt, Aiden Adams
- Weekly Conference Call – UM System Communications / Legislative Representatives
- Who’s in the Room: UM System Communication and Government Relations team members
- Who’s in the Room: UM System Communication and Government Relations team members
- Provost Search Listening Session – Chancellor’s Leadership Team (Group 1)
- Who’s in the Room: Jill Warren, Witt Kieffer Team Members, Robin Gore, Barry Robbins
Friday, Jan. 24:
- Preparing for Remmer’s Event Feb. 4
- Who’s in the Room: Jill Warren, Rebecca West, Mindy Limback, Mike Pierce, Melanie Keeney
- Who’s in the Room: Jill Warren, Rebecca West, Mindy Limback, Mike Pierce, Melanie Keeney
- Legislative and Engagement Initiatives
- Who’s in the Room: Melanie Keeney and Jill Warren
- Who’s in the Room: Melanie Keeney and Jill Warren
- Update on St. Pat’s Planning
- Who’s in the Room: Chancellor Dehghani, Robin Gore, James Murphy, Abigail Hail, Eddie Grover-Bisker, Dan Hinkle
- Chancellor Dehghani Meets with Governor Kehoe
- Who’s in the Room: Presidents and Chancellors of Missouri Public Universities
Saturday, Jan. 25:
- Scholar’s Day
- Who’s in the Room: Kummer Vanguard Scholars
- Who’s in the Room: Kummer Vanguard Scholars
- St. Pat’s Winter Ball and Jacketing Ceremony
- Who’s in the Room: St. Pat’s Board
- Who’s in the Room: St. Pat’s Board
- Fine Linen Theatre: Murder on the Orient Express
- Who’s in the Room: Open to the Campus and Rolla Community
Sunday, Jan. 26:
- Coterie Wine Down at the Chancellor’s Residence
- Who’s in the Room: Open to the Campus and Rolla Community with ticket purchase
Friday Email
Subject: Lafayette in Persia!
Summary: This week’s message honors the legacy of Dr. Samuel Martin Jordan, a pioneering American educator who dedicated his life to global education. Known as “Lafayette in Persia,” Dr. Jordan established the American College of Tehran in 1889, which later evolved into Alborz High School, the standard of excellence in Iran and a foundation for higher education. Chancellor Dehghani reflects on Dr. Jordan’s impact, connecting it to Missouri S&T’s efforts to inspire future educators and support K-12 teaching through programs like the DEWEY Award, Miners in the Making, and the Kummer Center for STEM Education. On this International Day of Education, we celebrate the past, present, and future of transformative education.
Read the full message: Lafayette in Persia!
Upcoming Meetings & Dates
Monday, Jan. 27:
- UM System Weekly Legislative Update
- Faculty Senate Officers Meeting
Tuesday, Jan 28:
- Enrollment Management Update
- Leadership Team Meeting: Student Success Leadership Team
Wednesday, Jan. 29:
- Provost Search Listening Session – Chancellor’s Leadership Team Group 2
- President Choi and Chancellor Dehghani – Bi-weekly Meeting
Thursday, Jan. 30:
- Faculty Senate Meeting
- Weekly Conference Call UM System Communication and Legislative Liaisons
Friday, Jan. 31:
- Kummer Foundation Board Meeting
- Kummer Foundation Board Luncheon
- Meeting with Debra Bourdeau – New VPOELI Starting in April
- A Milestone for Missouri: Celebrating S&T’s CM2AE Tech Hub (Kennedy Experimental Mine, 12350 Private Drive 7002, Rolla, MO 65401)