Note: The email version of this newsletter went out to campus on Tuesday, Nov. 27, and included a promo for Unity Day, which was held Nov. 28, and for a bookstore event, which was held Nov. 29. I've left the blurbs intact for reasons of historical accuracy, but since the events have passed, I've struck through the text to indicate that this is old news. (Unity Day was great, by the way; we gave away 300 Missouri S&T t-shirts, and at least that many students, faculty and staff signed our "I Am Missouri S&T" graffiti board. Thanks to Student Affairs and Student Council for all their great work on Unity Day.)
Name Change News: Nov. 27, 2007
The latest news on the name change implementation. Also available on the Name Change Conversations weblog: http://namechange.mst.edu .
In this issue:
Missouri S&T merchandise now available
Unity Day: sign a table, get a shirt
Missouri S&T on parade
Reminder: order Missouri S&T name tags
Download fact sheet, sample letter
Reuse, recycle your UMR materials
Missouri S&T merchandise now available
Missouri S&T merchandise is now available at the Missouri S&T Bookstore, which is holding held customer appreciation events for students, faculty and staff this Thursday, Nov. 29. Student appreciation day will be was held from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. with a drawing for prizes at noon. Faculty and staff appreciation night will be was held from 3:30-5:30 p.m. with private shopping, light refreshments and prize drawings.
Unity Day: sign a table, get a shirt
Members of the campus community are encouraged to take part in Unity Day 2007 – and possibly get a special Missouri S&T t-shirt by signing a “graffiti board” that will be part of the event. “Performing with a Purpose: Celebrating the Art in Each of Us” is the theme for this year’s Unity Day, which will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, in the Havener Center Atrium. The first 300 to write something on the graffiti board will win a special-issue “hello” Missouri S&T t-shirt.
Missouri S&T on parade
As part of the effort to increase awareness of the name change in the Rolla community, a group of students and staff members will distribute Missouri S&T goodies during the Rolla Holiday Parade this Saturday, Dec. 1, in downtown Rolla. The parade begins at 3 p.m.
Following the parade, the festivities continue at the Rolla Bandshell. The students and staff members, along with staff from the Missouri S&T Bookstore, will join the Rolla Chamber of Commerce and other organizations at the bandshell area to offer more goodies. Hot dogs will be provided courtesy of Chartwells, and several prizes will be awarded in a drawing. So be sure to attend the parade and stick around afterward for prizes, food and the lighting of Rolla’s Christmas tree.
Reminder: order Missouri S&T name tags
Kent Jewelry, which provides name tags for the campus, has set dates for production of new Missouri S&T name tags. The new tags will be silver and feature the Missouri S&T word mark in black. Departments may submit orders via email at orders@kentjewelry.com, by fax at 573-364-4446, or by dropping by the store at 110 W. Eighth St.
Orders received by Dec. 8 will be completed by Dec. 11. Orders received by Dec. 27 will be ready to pick up on Dec. 28.
Departments are responsible for the costs of their name tags.
As with any purchase, university purchasing procedures must be followed when ordering.
Download fact sheet, sample letter
Looking for an easy way to communicate the name change to your constituents? The communications staff has prepared a sample fact sheet and sample letter for campuswide use as templates to notify colleagues of the name change. Both documents are available in Microsoft Word format.
To download the fact sheet (which can be used for websites, newsletters, recruiting visits, etc.), go to http://namechange.mst.edu/documents/name change fact sheet.doc .
To download the sample letter (which can be used for memos, letters and email notices to notify colleagues, funding agencies and others about the name change, go to http://namechange.mst.edu/documents/sample letter.doc .
Reuse, recycle your old UMR materials
Wondering what to do with your old UMR letterhead? Reuse and recycle are always options. If you need ideas on how to reuse leftover paper products, contact Jesse Singleton in printing services at 341-4264.
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