Celebrating 150 Years
Missouri S&T was chartered on Feb. 24, 1870, as the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy. Classes were first called to order on Nov. 6, 1871. In 2020-21, we commemorate our 150-year legacy of discovery, creativity and innovation. Please join us as we honor the university’s past, celebrate its present and envision its future.
Watch the 150th Anniversary Kickoff Celebration Streamed on Oct. 15
First impressions: UM System President Mun Choi
Mun Choi, who has served as president of the University of Missouri System since 2017…
Chain reaction
Take 60 sleep-deprived students — easy enough to find in Rolla — and add 450,000 strips of newsprint and…
Raíssa Sousa and Welenton Webler
Raíssa Sousa and Welenton Webler were both exchange students from Brazil when they met in August 2015. “We didn’t…
Ron Epps: getting the job at NASA
After earning a bachelor’s degree in physics in 1967, Ron Epps began a long and illustrious career at NASA…
‘Mr. Miner’
The name “Mr. Miner” may sound like someone related to mascot Joe Miner, and in Jerry Bayless’s case it…
AJ (Bedwell) and Patrick Prawitz
AJ (Bedwell) and Patrick Prawitz met in spring 2004 as castmates of the musical, Annie Get Your Gun. “I…
150th Anniversary Time Capsule
Sealed on Nov. 5, 2021, to be opened in 2071
Time Capsule Project
As part of Missouri S&T's 150th anniversary celebration, a time capsule was ceremoniously closed on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, and will be installed in the campus's new arrival district. The time capsule will be opened during S&T’s bicentennial in 2071.
