Name Change News, Dec. 14, 2007: things to do before the break

Name Change News: Dec. 14, 2007

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 semester break
Missouri S&T is the new UMR
Signage swap-out
New ID cards available soon

Things to do before the semester break

If you’re leaving campus during the semester break and don’t plan on returning back to campus before Jan. 1 -- the date we officially become Missouri S&T -- please review this to-do list.

1. Update your voicemail to reflect the new name. If your voicemail currently references “University of Missouri-Rolla,” re-record the message with “Missouri University of Science and Technology.” In addition, replace any “UMR” reference in your voicemail with “Missouri S&T.”
2. Update your email signature to reflect the new email and web domains. For example, change your email from joeminer@umr.edu to joeminer@mst.edu and your website references from www.umr.edu to www.mst.edu.
3. Reach out to your most important contacts about your new email address and the university’s new name. Consider including a note about the name change in your holiday mailing. If you need assistance in wording an email or explaining the reasons for the change, download the following resources:
• The name change fact sheet (which can be used for websites, newsletters, recruiting visits, etc.), available at http://namechange.mst.edu/documents/name change fact sheet.doc.
• The sample letter (which can be used for memos, letters and email notices to notify colleagues, funding agencies and others about the name change), available at http://namechange.mst.edu/documents/sample letter.doc.
4. Order name tags. If you haven’t yet ordered Missouri S&T name tags, submit your orders to Kent Jewelry by Dec. 27 to take advantage of the bulk purchasing rate. Those tags will be ready to pick up on Dec. 28. Submit your orders via email at orders@kentjewelry.com, by fax at 573-364-4446, or by dropping by the store at 110 W. Eighth St. Departments are responsible for the costs of their name tags, and as with any purchase, university purchasing procedures must be followed when ordering.
5. Shut down your computers. All campus computers need to be powered off by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20, to accommodate the website migration. For more details on how the name change will affect campus computing and networks, visit the IT Press blog at http://itpress.mst.edu/.

Missouri S&T is the new UMR

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 will be characterized by mst.edu. These are the only exceptions. Please refrain from using MST or any other acronym to describe Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T).

Signage swap-out

As reported in Thursday’s entry on the name change blog (see http://namechange.mst.edu/2007/12/out_with_the_old.html), UMR staff members were busy removing UMR signage on Thursday, Dec. 14. Look for new signage to start appearing on campus next week.

New ID cards available soon

The “Miner Card” ID office is ready to introduce the new Missouri S&T Miner Card to students, faculty and staff beginning with the new year. For details, see the recent eConnection notice at http://econnection.mst.edu/2007/12/new_id_cards_available_soon.html.