Name Change News: June 19, 2007

Come to open forum, get 25% bookstore discount

Don’t forget to come to the name change open forum this Thursday. Free 25-percent-off coupons from the UMR Bookstore will be given to the first 50 who arrive. As great as that deal is, you’ll feel even better knowing that you’ll leave the meeting with all the latest on what’s happening in the name change brand identity effort.

The forum will be held from 1:30-3 p.m. Thursday, June 21, in the Turner Room of Havener Center. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend to learn more about the project and the development of Missouri S&T’s brand identity. Team members will be on hand to discuss progress to date and upcoming steps.

Welcome two new team members

The UMR Brand Identity Team has expanded to include two new members: Wendy Berkelman, senior secretary of systems engineering, and Krista Chambers, senior secretary of engineering management. Both are involved in graduate student recruitment and were nominated by their chair, William Daughton. Welcome to Wendy and Krista.

Displays, banners, etc., to be ordered in bulk

To help coordinate the purchase of new display headers, green table runners and green standing banners, Shannon Stites in Enrollment Management will compile a list of departments needing to replace these items. These items will be ordered in bulk once the Missouri S&T logo and slogans have been determined (late summer/early fall time frame). If your department plans to order new display headers, table runners or standing banners to integrate the new campus brand identity into your marketing materials, please contact Shannon Stites at 341-4378 or by email at sstites AT umr DOT edu to get on the list. This will ensure that the university will receive a better price for the replacement of these items.

Brand Identity Team meetings: open to the campus

The Brand Identity Team meets at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays in the Silver and Gold Room of the Havener Center. The meetings are open to the campus community, and we encourage all interested students, faculty and staff to attend.

Fact sheet, sample letter available to departments

Attention, all academic departments, admissions ambassadors, coaches and others preparing to recruit new students: Download the name change fact sheet, print it out on departmental letterhead, and take it on the road to hand out to prospective students and their parents.

Go to http://namechange.mst.edu/2007/06/name_change_fact_sheet_for_dep.html to access the Microsoft Word document, or go directly to http://namechange.mst.edu/documents/name%20change%20fact%20sheet.doc.

While you’re in the downloading zone, be sure to download the sample letter (Microsoft Word document) we’ve prepared to let external customers, agencies and organizations know about the name change. Go to http://namechange.mst.edu/documents/sample%20letter.doc to download, then personalize the letter to meet your department’s needs.

Promote the new name in your email signature

Looking for a simple way to promote the upcoming name change. Just add the line to your email signature:

Effective Jan. 1, 2008, UMR will become Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T)

Be sure to include the official nickname (Missouri S&T) in your signature. See also: http://namechange.mst.edu/2007/06/promote_the_name_change_in_you.html .

Creating signatures in Outlook, Entourage

To create a signature in Outlook:

1. Go to the Tools menu and choose Options.
2. Click the Mail Format tab.
3. Click Signatures to open the Create Signature Picker dialog box.
4. Click New to open the Create New Signature dialog box.
5. In the Enter a name for your new signature box, enter a name for your signature file (such as “business” or “work”).
6. Click Next to open the Edit Signature dialog box.
7. Under Signature text, in the text box, enter the text to be included.
8. Click Finish.

For Mac users, here’s now to create a signature in Entourage:

1. Click the Tools option on the Entourage menu bar.
2. Select Signatures.
3. Click New.
4. Name the signature file (i.e., “business” or “work”).
5. Enter the text for your signature file.
6. Select the fonts and formatting you want to appear in the signature.
7. Save the signature, click File, Save from the Entourage menu bar.
8. Click the Red X in the upper left corner to close the signature window.

Remember: it’s “Missouri S&T”
It’s official: the nickname of Missouri University of Science and Technology is “Missouri S&T.”

Name Change Conversations FAQ
Stay up to date on the name change implementation by visiting the Name Change Conversations FAQ (frequently asked questions) at http://namechange.mst.edu/faq/ .