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.

150th Events

Watch the 150th Anniversary Kickoff Celebration Streamed on Oct. 15

Oct

28

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

St. Pat’s Ballroom, Havener Center

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Miner Stories

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Andrea (Clements) and Zachary Weber

Andrea (Clements) and Zachary Weber

Andrea (Clements) Weber, a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, met her husband, Zachary, when one of her sorority…

Hall of fame astronaut

Hall of fame astronaut

Janet Kavandi, former deputy director at NASA’s Glenn Research Center and a NASA astronaut, has logged more than 33…

NIH’s first woman scientist

NIH’s first woman scientist

Dr. Ida Bengtson was the first woman the National Institutes of Health (NIH) hired as a scientist in 1916….

First impressions: UM System President Mun Choi

First impressions: UM System President Mun Choi

Mun Choi, who has served as president of the University of Missouri System since 2017…

Samantha (Somers) and Scott Holcomb

Samantha (Somers) and Scott Holcomb

Samantha (Somers) and Scott Holcomb first met as they were trying to catch the last bus back to campus…

Arden Hawley and Alex Richter

Arden Hawley and Alex Richter

Arden Hawley met Alex Richter in August 2015 after her roommate joined KMNR, where he was a DJ. “She…

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.

150th anniversary time capsule, 33x23 inches.