Year: 2018

RESOLVED: UM System network outage affecting email, other applications

UPDATE (10:35 a.m. CST): This issue has been resolved. The network outage that affected Outlook, Box, PeopleSoft and other Columbia-based network applications has been resolved. _____ The University of Missouri System is experiencing a network outage that is affecting Outlook Exchange and other network applications. If you can’t log onto email, this is why. More…

Response to anti-Semitic speech and symbols

Interim Chancellor Christopher G. Maples sent the following notice to Missouri S&T students, faculty and staff this morning (Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018). This morning, University Police notified me that anti-Semitic symbols and language were spray-painted on university property over the weekend. These repulsive, deeply offensive words and symbols stand in direct opposition to our values…

Natural gas line broken near Gale Bullman Buiding

UPDATE: Rolla Fire says the area is now all clear. Student Health Services now open. Rolla Fire and Rescue report that a natural gas line has broken this morning at 10th and Poole streets, near the Gale Bullman Building. No evacuations are necessary, but there will be no access to the Student Health Center this…

Network services now restored

All network services have now been been restored from this morning’s network outage. Users may need to close and restart Outlook for authentication purposes….

Network outage

Update: Network services were restored Saturday afternoon. Missouri S&T is currently experiencing a significant outage with online servers and services. Technical IT teams are working to return services as quickly as possible….

Schrenk Hall flooding

Due to flooding from a water line leak in a lab, these rooms in Schrenk Hall are now closed: G3 auditorium, G5, G6, 104, 201, 204, 205. Please avoid until further notice….

Second floor of McNutt Hall north closed due to fire cleanup

The second floor of McNutt Hall north is closed until further notice for water cleanup following a lab fire. Employees who work in that area should contact their immediate supervisor with any questions they may have. A small fire occurred in a lab on that floor Monday evening, Aug. 13, 2018. No one was injured….

Practice heat safety

When the heat is on, there are simple ways you can stay safe. The National Weather Service provides these tips for protecting yourself and others from heat waves and heat-related deaths. Outdoors: Limit strenuous outdoor activities, find shade and stay hydrated. If you must work outside, stay hydrated and take breaks in the shade as…

Tornado warning cancelled

The tornado threat has diminished and the tornado warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 5:30 p.m. and a thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 9 p.m. CDT for central, southwestern and east central Missouri. Get more information…

Tornado warning issued

At 4:22 PM CST, the National Weather Service in Springfield issued this tornado warning for Pulaski County and Phelps County: A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado  was located over Richland, or 10 miles northwest of Waynesville,  moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD…Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE…Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT…Flying debris will be…