Name Change News: May 13, 2008

The latest news on the name change implementation. Also available on the Name Change Conversations weblog: http://namechange.mst.edu.

In this issue:

Things to do before the break
Using the logo with department names
Missouri S&T is the new UMR

Things to do before the break

As the academic year winds down, now is a good time for students, faculty and staff to revisit their end-of-year to-do list and add these items:

Notify your contacts that umr.edu is going away. As you’ve previously read, all umr.edu web and email addresses will no longer work after July 31. If you want your friends, loved ones, research contacts, prospective employers or others to find you, send them a note notifying them of your new email address. We’ve drafted a sample letter for you to use precisely for this purpose.

Update your email signature to reflect the new email and web domains, and to help reinforce the fact that umr.edu is going away. Here’s a sample you can use for your own email signature.

Joe Miner
Mascot
Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla)
Phone: 573-341-XXXX
Email: XXX@mst.edu
Visit Missouri S&T online: http://www.mst.edu
Please update your contact information! All umr.edu email and web addresses will disappear July 31, 2008. See http://helpdesk.mst.edu/namechange/ for more info.

Update your voicemail to reflect the new name. If your voicemail still references “University of Missouri-Rolla,” you’re out of the loop. Re-record the message using “Missouri University of Science and Technology.” In addition, replace any “UMR” reference in your voicemail with “Missouri S&T.”

Using the logo with department names

The graphic standards website (http://standards.mst.edu/) was recently updated with information on how to incorporate department and organization names with the Missouri S&T logo. See http://standards.mst.edu/logosgraphicidentity/brandelements.html and scroll down to the subhead, “Using the word mark with department names.” For assistance, contact the printing services office at 341-4264 or log on to http://printingmail.mst.edu/ .

Missouri S&T is the new UMR

Please, please, please use Missouri S&T as the short version of Missouri University of Science and Technology. KMST is the name of the public radio station on campus. Our web presence is mst.edu. These are the only exceptions to “Missouri S&T.” Please refrain from using MST or any other acronym to describe Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T).

Remember, we are Missouri S&T!

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Readers of this blog might be interested in knowing that it has been nominated for an eduStyle Award in the best institutional blog category.

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Missouri S&T's IT department has set up an informative website with all the details you need to know about the decommissioning of umr.edu, and with tips on how you can help get the word out.

What you can do to help

• Update your website bookmarks and email contacts
• Make sure your email contacts know about your new address (sample letter)
• Change your email footer^{Faculty and Staff}
• Help us spread the word by telling your friends, family, alumni, potential employers, research grant contacts, etc.

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If you still haven't purchased an old UMR sign from the university's eBay surplus store, you still have time. But not much time. The bidding on the last set of signs ends in just a few days.

Here's a sampling of the signage still available:

• The Rolla Building
• The Student Design Center
• Custodial and Landscape Services
• Historic Bureau of Mines
• Mechanical Engineering Building
• Nagogami Apartments

Act now to own a piece of campus history.

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Welcome to the Name Change FAQ Version 6: updated April 25, 2008.

Continue reading "Frequently Asked Questions, Version 6" »

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Starting with the May 2008 graduating class, Missouri S&T graduates will have their choice of diplomas -- the classic University of Missouri diploma or a redesigned version that includes the new name.

Here's the pre-name change version of the diploma:

And here's the redesigned diploma, which will be available starting in May (and also to alumni who wish to order the new version):

From the official news release:

The redesigned diplomas, approved recently by the University of Missouri administration, replace the former wording “Done at the University in the City of Rolla, State of Missouri,” with “Done at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the City of Rolla, State of Missouri.” The university’s full name is in bold type set in a larger font size – the same size as the graduating student’s name – to draw attention to the new name.

All May 2008 Missouri S&T graduates will receive the new diploma in the mail, along with a coupon to order the previous University of Missouri diploma. The previous diploma will be available to graduating students at no charge over the next six years (through May 2013).

It's important to note that there never was a UMR diploma. As the images above depict, the diploma was always a "University of Missouri" diploma.

Alumni: Go here to order your new diploma.

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J. David Rogers, the Karl F. Hasselmann Chair of geological engineering at Missouri S&T, has been busy fielding all sorts of media calls in the wake of today's earthquake in Illinois. (Follow updates on the Missouri S&T Twitter site.) From a PR/media relations perspective, it's a great way to get the new university name out. But sometimes, even the simplest names can get botched in the pursuit of a breaking story.

That should be Rogers (with no "d").

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If you still haven't purchased your old UMR sign from the University of Missouri surplus store on eBay, there are plenty left to pick from. And some of these deals are dirt cheap! (The Humanities-Social Sciences Building sign for only $5.50? An Allgood-Bailey Stadium sign for $10.50?) These deals won't last long, so get in there and bid while you can.

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