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72-638: The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ( MIAA ) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri . Its fourteen member institutions, of which all but one are public schools, are located in Arkansas , Kansas , Missouri , Nebraska , and Oklahoma . The MIAA

144-604: A $ 2 million renovation in 1995, that building is now used as the Mathematics and Statistics Department's library, chair's office, part of the main office, and other faculty offices. Initially, the school only offered degrees in civil engineering , metallurgy , and mining engineering . However, by the late 1920s, the school had added degrees in ceramic engineering , chemical engineering , electrical engineering , and mechanical engineering . The school became home to Missouri's first operational nuclear reactor in 1961. In 2018,

216-498: A branch in the mining area of southeast Missouri . Iron County ( Ironton ) and Phelps County (Rolla) made bids for the school, with Phelps County winning in 1870. Classes began on November 23, 1871, in a new building that the city of Rolla had just built. The college had an enrollment of 28 undergraduates and three graduates in 1874. The college bought what is now called the "Rolla Building" for $ 25,000 in January 1875. Following

288-530: A dormitory building and was used as quarantine housing during the COVID-19 pandemic . In June 2022, the marketing and communications office reported its relocation to Farrar Hall. In July 2023, the building became a temporary home for the graduate education office. Farrar Hall is named after university alumnus William Farrar who was killed in World War II. Harris Hall opened in 1940 after Director William Chedsey

360-421: A majority of students are enrolled in engineering, the sciences, business or mathematics; the graduate and research programs in those fields are robust; and exceptional academic programs in the liberal arts, humanities and social sciences complement and provide context to the technological strengths of the institution." He noted that more than 70 percent of its enrollment was in engineering and more than 90 percent

432-542: A new foundation to establish the Kummer Institute for Student Success, Research and Economic Development. The gift also will establish a new college of innovation and entrepreneurship at Missouri S&T, develop new areas for research, provide scholarships and fellowships for students, and bolster the Rolla region's economy. Originally a dormitory building, Altman Hall now houses student and university organizations including

504-461: A new way to make deep cuts in granite and worked with artist Edwina Sandys who used the method to create the Millennium Arch sculpture. The Arch is a single trilithon with the stylized silhouettes of a man and a woman cut from the two uprights. The figures cut from the uprights stand nearby as freestanding statues. The work, which is located on 10th Street facing Castleman Hall, was developed as

576-551: A project of the High Pressure Waterjet Laboratory of the Rock Mechanics & Explosive Research Center at Missouri S&T. Missouri S&T Stonehenge is a partial reconstruction of the original Stonehenge monument located on Salisbury Plain , in southern England . Missouri S&T's version of the ancient structure is located on the northwest corner of campus, and was dedicated on June 20, 1984, during

648-494: A second such sport in 2025. Unlike the other two divisions, Division III institutions cannot offer athletic scholarships. Among the other NCAA Division III requirements, schools have sports sponsorship requirements set by the NCAA. All institutions, regardless of enrollment, must sponsor at least three team sports for each sex/gender, and each playing season represented by each sex/gender. A sports sponsorship rule unique to Division III

720-539: Is classified as a " STEM -dominant", R2 doctoral university with "high research activity". Engineering and agricultural education was a rarity in American higher education in 1860, but that changed dramatically in 1862, when the Morrill Land-Grant Acts passed Congress. The law gave generous deeds of public land to states that created schools with programs in engineering and scientific agriculture. Debates over

792-566: Is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in Missouri . Originally named the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association , the conference was established in 1912 with 14 members, two of which are still current members. Six members ( Central Methodist , Central Wesleyan , Culver–Stockton , Missouri Valley , Missouri Wesleyan , Tarkio College , Westminster , and William Jewell ) were later removed from

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864-484: Is a public research university in Rolla, Missouri . It is a member institution of the University of Missouri System . Most of its 6,456 students (2023) study engineering , business , sciences , and mathematics . Known primarily for its engineering school, Missouri S&T offers degree programs in business and management systems, information science and technology, sciences, social sciences, humanities, and arts. It

936-514: Is located at 1051 N Bishop Avenue in Rolla, and is home to the SDELC, short for Student Design and Experiential Learning Center. The SDELC contains offices, a conference room, a machine shop, labs, a computer lab, and an iGEM lab. Twenty of the university's design teams are housed inside of the SDELC. There are approximately twelve hundred students involved on said design teams, and they have 24/7 access to

1008-514: Is located near the main campus and is used for the teaching and research activities of the Department of Mining Engineering. The facilities, which cover 25 acres (0.10 km ), include the mine and adjacent surface dolomite quarries. The mine supports student competition teams, such as the mine rescue team, and the annual "Haunted Mine" Halloween event. The mine has been used by the school since 1921. Recent school rankings include: The university

1080-592: Is that the total number of sports that must be sponsored differs by a school's full-time undergraduate enrollment. Schools with an enrollment of 1,000 or fewer must sponsor at least five sports for men and five for women; those with larger enrollments must sponsor six men's and six women's sports. As in the other divisions, teams that include both men and women are treated as men's sports for the purpose of these regulations. Conferences that sponsor football highlighted in yellow. These all-sports conferences sponsor sports which do not have D-III championships. In addition to

1152-674: The American Civil War and as faculty. When the United States entered WWI in April, 1917, a total of 65 members of the university, students and faculty, entered into the service for First Officers Training Camp. Almost half of the enrolled student population was involved in The Great War in some capacity, as the total enrollment was 186, down from 301 students. In total, nine men from the university sacrificed their lives. Two men received

1224-540: The Central States Intercollegiate Conference – began competition in the 1989–90 season. Southeast Missouri State left the MIAA following the 1990–91 season to move on to NCAA Division I, and was replaced by Emporia State University in the 1991–92 season. Missouri–St. Louis left the MIAA in 1996, as did Missouri–Rolla in 2005. Lincoln forfeited membership in 1999. Fort Hays State University joined

1296-649: The Distinguished Service Cross from General John J. Pershing . One man, H. F. Allison, is credited with the first shot fired in France from a member of the American Expeditionary Force . In 1920, the college started its Reserve Officer Training Corps . An integral part of university life, at least half of all students made ROTC a part of their curriculum from 1924 to 1940. Of the 931 students enrolled in 1940, 534 were also ROTC Cadets. After

1368-605: The KMNR radio station, the Missouri Miner student newspaper, the Rollamo yearbook, the SPECTRUM campus organization in support of sexual orientations and gender identities, and a ResLife residential life downtown campus office. The building is named after William Altman, an alumnus killed in World War II. Bertelsmeyer Hall is located at the intersection of 11th street and State Street. It

1440-657: The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , the Applied Physics Laboratory , and the Johns Hopkins University Systems Institute, at which he was a founding director. Military service has long been a tradition at the college. Beginning with the American Civil War , students and faculty have served in all major American conflicts. Three individuals: James Abert, George D. Emerson, and Robert W. Douthat served in

1512-550: The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ). As such, its presiding officer was originally called a director (1871–1941), then a dean (1941–1964). In 1963 the University of Missouri System was created with the additions of standalone campuses in Kansas City and St. Louis . A year later, MSM was upgraded to an autonomous standalone campus as the University of Missouri at Rolla and its presiding officer, like that of its sister schools,

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1584-648: The Mississippi River . Early in its history, the School of Mines was focused primarily on mining and metallurgy. Rolla is located close to the Southeast Missouri Lead District which produces about 70% of the U.S. primary supply of lead as well as significant amounts of the nation's zinc. The school was founded under the auspices of the University of Missouri in Columbia in order to take advantage of

1656-453: The Morrill Land-Grant Acts to "teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life." The act endowed Missouri a federal land grant of 30,000 acres for each of

1728-546: The Summit League and moved to Division I after the 2010–11 season. As Nebraska–Omaha departed in 2011, the membership of the MIAA downsized to 11. Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State, Nebraska–Kearney, and Lindenwood all joined in 2012–13, pushing the membership to 15. The league returned to 14 institutions when Truman left in 2013 to join the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). Southwest Baptist rejoined

1800-533: The University of Missouri-Columbia (commonly referred to as the University of Missouri). This branch-campus designation hinders many of our efforts to achieve national recognition and a strong reputation as a technological research university." He noted, "Of the 1.1 million seniors in the nation who took the ACT in 2006, only 551 non-Missouri seniors – or .05 percent – sent their scores to UMR." He also noted that

1872-501: The bombing of Pearl Harbor , students sought to immediately enlist. The 1941–42 administration, including Curtis Laws Wilson, instead encouraged the student body to finish their training as that would make them more useful to the military. Until 1964, the school was considered an offsite department of MU's School of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, reporting to the main campus in Columbia (although it began fielding sports teams in 1935 in

1944-639: The 200 kW Missouri S&T nuclear reactor on-campus for educational, training, and research purposes. It became the first nuclear reactor to have become operational in Missouri, and first achieved criticality in 1961. The construction of Parker Hall was completed in 1912. The building housed the campus library until the opening of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library. Parker Hall is one of three buildings (the Rolla Building and Norwood Hall being

2016-511: The 2024-25 season. In July 1981, Ken B. Jones was appointed as the first full-time MIAA commissioner. He held the position for 16 years, retiring in 1997. Ralph McFillen succeeded Jones, serving 10 years until retiring in 2007. Jim Johnson then succeeded McFillen in July 2007 and served as commissioner until September 2010. Bob Boerigter succeeded Johnson on September 20, 2010 as commissioner and retired on January 27, 2017. On September 7, 2016, it

2088-517: The Civil War and reconstruction slowed progress in Missouri, but finally in 1870 the obvious importance of mining in the state, as well as agriculture, forced the legislature to create the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy in Rolla as part of the state system, and a new agricultural program at the University of Missouri in Columbia. It became the first technological learning institution west of

2160-601: The League expanding to 16 teams divided into two divisions. Lincoln rejoined the conference in 2010 and in that same year, the MIAA CEO Council voted to extend invitations to the University of Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State University to become members of the league beginning in 2012–13, as well as Lindenwood University and the University of Nebraska at Kearney . In 2012, the schools started to only play each other in football and play no non-conference games. At first,

2232-496: The MIAA in 2006 and the University of Nebraska Omaha entered the league in 2008. On July 3, 2007, Southwest Baptist was granted independent status for their football team, while all remaining teams will stay in the MIAA. On July 8, 2009, the MIAA CEO Council voted to remain a 12-team league for the foreseeable future, denying an application by Rockhurst University (which does not have a football team but wanted to compete in other sports). The vote ended short term speculation about

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2304-490: The MIAA in football for the 2013 football season, which meant that the schools would then play an 11-game conference football schedule with no non-conference games. In 2014, Southwest Baptist and Lincoln joined the GLVC for football only. This puts it so that all of the football schools in the MIAA can play each other now, instead of rotating. On February 8, 2018, Newman University announced that it had accepted an invitation to join

2376-531: The MIAA. In 1924 the conference reorganized to include only public schools, and conference records tend to begin with that date. The schools left behind in the reorganization went on to later form the Missouri College Athletic Union , which would in time become the current Heart of America Athletic Conference in the NAIA . The Missouri School of Mines , later the University of Missouri–Rolla and now

2448-1203: The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The name change originated in 1989, when Pittsburg State University and Washburn University became the first schools outside the state of Missouri to gain membership in the MIAA. The MIAA was established in 1912 with 14 member institutions. It included the five state teachers colleges in Missouri – Warrensburg Teachers College (now the University of Central Missouri ), Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University ), Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College (now Northwest Missouri State University ), Southeast Missouri State Teacher's College (now Southeast Missouri State University ), and Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College (now Missouri State University ). It also included nine private schools – Central Methodist University , Central Wesleyan College , Culver–Stockton College , Drury University , Missouri Valley College , Missouri Wesleyan College , Tarkio College , Westminster College , and William Jewell College . Only Central Missouri and Northwest Missouri State remain members in

2520-561: The Missouri S&;T Materials Research Center. The building, which honors Martin E. Straumanis and William "Bill" James, includes about 30,000 square feet of laboratory and office space. Research conducted here led directly to the founding of two successful companies, Brewer Science and Mo-Sci. Patents for research conducted in Straumanis-James Hall produce more than 90% of the campus revenue from licensing. The Kummer Design Center

2592-623: The Missouri University of Science & Technology, joined in 1935 to bring membership to six schools. The membership remained at six until Lincoln University joined in 1970, followed by the University of Missouri–St. Louis in 1980. Southwest Missouri State left the MIAA after the 1980–81 season to move on to NCAA Division I. In 1986, Southwest Baptist University brought the conference membership back to eight schools. In 1989, Pittsburg State, Washburn, Missouri Southern State College and Missouri Western State College – formerly members of

2664-640: The NCAA sponsors separate championships for men and women are officially treated by the NCAA as two separate sports. Among the NCAA regulations, Division II institutions have to sponsor at least five sports for men and five for women (or four for men and six for women), with two team sports for each sex, and each playing season represented by each sex. Teams that consist of both men and women are counted as men's teams for sports sponsorship purposes. Conferences that sponsor football are highlighted in yellow. These all-sports conferences sponsor sports which do not have D-II championships. One of these conferences will add

2736-626: The Solar Village consists of four entries by Missouri S&T in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon . Students, staff, faculty, and donors of Missouri S&T designed, constructed, and competed homes in each of the first four Decathlons including the Solar House in 2002, the Prairie House in 2005, the Solar House in 2007, and the Show-Me House in 2009. In 2012, the Solar Village

2808-535: The above limits, as long as that sport competes in another Division I conference. The men's and women's sports so counted need not be the same sport. In addition to competing in football, multisport conferences in the Football Championship Subdivision must still meet the general NCAA Division I requirements regarding the minimum number of men's and women's sports ( see above ). Multisport conferences that do not compete in football must still meet

2880-487: The above, two single-sport conferences that currently participate in NCAA National Collegiate sports (those whose championship events are open to members of more than one NCAA division) and previously operated both men's and women's divisions now operate as women-only leagues. Missouri University of Science %26 Technology Missouri University of Science and Technology ( Missouri S&T or S&T )

2952-449: The agreement, the MIAA will organize the tennis league and the GAC will organize the soccer. On January 26, 2023, Lincoln announced it was departing the MIAA following two stints of membership inside the association spanning 43 years. On June 26, 2023, Arkansas-Fort Smith announced they had accepted an invitation to become a full-time member of the league. Both changes occurred in time for

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3024-580: The area around the Puck began in late 2020 to renovate the landmark in honor of former Chancellor John F. "Jack" Carney III. Built in 1938, Schrenk Hall is home to the Chemistry and Biological Sciences departments. The building's west wing was added in 1973. Walter T. Schrenk, after whom the building is named, was a chemistry professor from 1923 to 1961 and a former department chair. Officially opened in December 2010,

3096-428: The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic , students and staff used the design center to make PPE for Phelps Health and other surrounding medical facilities. The design center utilized 3D printers to print prototype face shield brackets and face masks. Some of the prototype files were released for the public to print. The Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Laboratory supports related research. This limestone mine

3168-476: The building occupies the city block between Main and State Streets, and Tenth and Eleventh Streets. The alumni and music offices had been in Harris Hall since the 1970s. The Curtis Laws Wilson Library is the main academic library on campus. Wilson served as dean of the school from 1941 to 1963. The basement of the library is home to several campus organizations, including: Farrar Hall served for decades as

3240-440: The conference championships was awarded to the tournament champions) (prior to 2010, the conference championships was awarded to the tournament champions) List of NCAA conferences Under NCAA regulations, all Division I conferences defined as "multisport conferences" must meet the following criteria: Schools in all divisions that sponsor athletic programs for only one sex/gender need only meet

3312-441: The conference in 1924 when it decided to only include the public schools. A majority of the charter members that left in 1924 have shut down their operations, or merged with another school. Over the next century, nearly twenty schools have joined and left the conference, with a few affiliate members. Some of those schools have reclassified to NCAA Division I . The conference's current 14-campus makeup resulted when Lincoln departed

3384-521: The conference while Arkansas-Fort Smith joined the league for the 2024-25 season. The current MIAA commissioner is Mike Racy . The MIAA currently sponsors 20 sports – ten men's and ten women's. MIAA schools with additional sports compete independently or as part of a nearby conference. On July 1, 1992, the MIAA entered a new era when the conference changed its name from the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association to

3456-678: The department of civil engineering. Harris also led the first class held in the building. Leach Theatre is located in Castleman Hall and has a maximum seating capacity of 650 audience members. The theatre was opened in 1991 and hosts approximately 100 events each academic year, including touring performances of groups such as the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra , the Russian National Ballet, Stomp, as well as off-Broadway shows such as Cats , Evita , and 42nd Street . The university developed

3528-573: The design center. These students get to use their experiences on the design teams for the university-required experiential learning. The Kummer Design Center is also home to American Pie Company and Spoon Me (frozen yogurt) fast food restaurants. On April 26, 2019, a Mars Rover designed by S&T's Mars Rover Team broke ground on an expansion for the Kummer Design Center. The expansion added 8,000 square feet (740 m ) of new labs, manufacturing, and fabrication bays. In addition it expanded

3600-446: The final school year each institution was an MIAA member. The MIAA had nine former affiliate members, all were private schools:  Full member (all sports)   Full member (non-football)   Associate member (other sports)  The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association sponsors championship competition in ten men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports. The MIAA champion

3672-440: The following years. On January 1, 2008, UMR became known as Missouri University of Science and Technology or Missouri S&T for short. In making the case for changing the name, then Chancellor John F. Carney III noted that Rolla in 2007 was "one of the few technological research universities in the nation. A technological research university (polytechnic university or institute of technology ) may be defined as one in which

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3744-429: The general NCAA Division I requirements regarding the minimum number of men's and women's sports ( see above ). Division I ice hockey has a different conference structure than the above multisport conferences. These schools have memberships in other conferences for other sports. This list includes conferences in sports that the NCAA does not fully split into divisions, such as men's volleyball and rifle. Sports in which

3816-706: The head of the university has changed reflecting its changes through the years. The head currently reports to the University of Missouri System . The chancellor lives on campus at the Chancellor's Residence. It was constructed in 1889 as the "Club House" dormitory, then converted to a room house before becoming the Missouri State Geological Survey headquarters and finally the residence for the then-director in 1905. Mohammad Dehghani of Stevens Institute of Technology began his service as chancellor in 2019. Dehghani had previously held leadership positions at

3888-655: The league as an associate member in all 14 sports it sponsors beginning with the 2019–20 athletic season. On May 31, 2018, the MIAA announced that Southwest Baptist would be withdrawing its membership from the MIAA to join the Great Lakes Valley Conference full-time, effective August 1, 2019. Lindenwood followed Southwest Baptist on October 4, 2018 announcing they would be joining the GLVC as well, effective July 1, 2019. On October 18, 2018 Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma announced that it would be joining

3960-645: The league as an associate member, aborting a move to the Lone Star Conference . They became full members on July 1, 2022. After more than 25 years at its current office at 17th and Main Streets, The MIAA announced that it was moving its offices to the newly renovated Hy-Vee Arena , which is formerly known as Kemper Arena. MIAA and GAC announced a partnership in June 2018 to combine their men’s tennis and men’s soccer leagues in both sports from 2019–20 academic year. Under

4032-502: The other two) that are from the school's first 50 years. As of April 2021, Parker Hall holds the Visitor Center, Admissions Office, Registrar, Student Financial Assistance, Accounting and Cashier's Office, and administrative offices. The Jack Carney Puck and Plaza is a small, circular stage in the center of the campus. It is used for many student events, and is particularly active during St. Patrick's Day festivities. Reconstruction of

4104-769: The school was approved by the state's Coordinating Board for Higher Education for designation as "highly selective" in its undergraduate admission criteria, joining only Truman State University among the state's public universities at that level. As such, first-time, full-time students seeking degrees are generally only admitted if they have a "percentile score" of 140 points or greater, a combination of their high school class and college testing ( ACT or SAT ) percentile ranks . Missouri Department of Higher Education guidelines state that schools in this category may admit up to ten percent of students with lower percentile scores, and will automatically admit those with an ACT (or equivalent SAT) score of 27 or better. The naming structure for

4176-466: The school's acronym of UMR got it confused with the University of Minnesota Rochester . Among the other names that were considered were Missouri University of Science and Engineering, Missouri Technological University, and Missouri Science and Engineering University. In October 2020, the university received the largest single gift to any university, public or private, in the state of Missouri . The $ 300 million gift from June and Fred Kummer established

4248-715: The sports sponsorship requirements for that sex/gender. Conferences in the Football Bowl Subdivision must meet a more stringent set of NCAA requirements than other conferences. Among these additional NCAA regulations, institutions in the Football Bowl Subdivision must be "multisport conferences" and participate in conference play in at least six men's and eight women's sports, including football, men's and women's basketball, and at least two other women's team sports. Each school may count one men's and one women's sport not sponsored by its primary conference toward

4320-416: The state's two senators and nine representatives at the time—or 330,000 acres (133,546.26  ha ; 515.62  sq mi ). The endowment said that the land could not be sold for less than $ 1.25/acre and as such was a minimum endowment of $ 412,500 for Missouri. There was an intense debate in the state over the location and number of schools before it was finally decided to have one school in Columbia and

4392-443: The summer solstice . It features a 50-foot (15 m) diameter ring of 30 stones around a horseshoe of five trilithons through which various sightings of sunrise and sunset can be made. About 160 tons of granite were used to construct the monument. The rock was cut by Missouri S&T's water jet cutter equipment, which used two waterjets cutting at a pressure of 15,000 pounds of force per square inch (103 MPa), slicing across

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4464-459: The surface just like a conventional saw. The cutter moved at a speed of about 10 feet per minute (50 mm/s) and cut between one-quarter and one-half inch (6 and 13 mm) on each pass. After completion, Missouri S&T Stonehenge received an award from the National Society of Professional Engineers for being one of 1985's Ten Outstanding Engineering Achievements. The school operates

4536-430: The teams that were closest geographically played each other every year and would rotate through the other conference members in other years. The move to expand the league was spurred at least in part after Northwest Missouri during its national championship game run had problems finding non-conference teams that would play it resulting in 2010 with it having 10-game rather than 11-game schedule. In 2011, Nebraska–Omaha joined

4608-414: The waterjet, welding, and composites labs. The expansion doubled the size of the previous SDELC. Brinkmann Constructors is the company that built the addition onto the design center. The expansion's highest-level donors were Richard and Nancy Arnold, Brinkmann Constructors, Roger and Karen LaBoube, and Fred and June Kummer. The new expansion was dedicated on September 11, 2020, to a virtual audience. In

4680-599: Was able to secure $ 80,000 from the Works Progress Administration and $ 50,000 in state funding. Harris Hall housed the Civil degree program for nearly two decades. As of April 2021, parts of the building are used by the Army ROTC Stonehenge Battalion, and Air Force ROTC Detachment 442. The building is named after Elmo Golightly Harris, one of the university's first directors, and the first chair of

4752-424: Was announced that Mike Racy would become the fifth commissioner of the MIAA, effective January 30, 2017. The MIAA currently has 14 full members, all but one are public schools: The MIAA currently has five affiliate members, three are private schools and two are public schools. The MIAA had 17 former full members, all but six were private schools. School names and nicknames listed here reflect those used in

4824-512: Was dedicated on May 20, 2011. It was named after Fred and June Kummer who donated $ 1.25 million of the $ 2.75 million project, which was funded entirely by private gifts to the university. Fred Kummer is an alumnus of the university. The Kummer Design Center was initially a 23,000 square foot (2,100 m ) building. The building formerly housed the Student Rec Center, and before that it was a Holsum Bread Bakery . The Kummer Design Center

4896-429: Was determined via postseason tournament from 1982 to 1992, and 2006 to 2007. From 2003 to 2005, separate regular season and tournament champions were crowned. – North Division Champion (89–90 only) – South Division Champion (89–90 only) (prior to 2012, all championships were decided by the tournament champions) (prior to 2010,

4968-410: Was granted the title of chancellor. The curriculum was expanded to include most of the science and engineering disciplines, as well as social sciences and liberal arts such as psychology and history. In 1968, the campus name was slightly altered to the University of Missouri–Rolla , thus conforming to the naming scheme of the other three campuses. Business and management programs were gradually added in

5040-483: Was in engineering, business, science and math—significantly higher than engineering schools such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Georgia Institute of Technology , and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute . He noted "The university's name, however, does not reflect the distinctive nature of the campus. Often, UMR is viewed as a 'satellite' or 'branch' campus due to its name or as a 'feeder' campus for

5112-481: Was named after James E. Bertelsmeyer (BS ChemE 1966), who contributed $ 5 million towards its construction. The building was dedicated in 2014 and is the current home of the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department. Castleman Hall, completed in 1991, is a 55,000-square-foot (5,100 m ) home for the alumni and development offices, and the music and theater departments. Featuring a 660-seat performing arts center,

5184-423: Was one of two highlights in a video short that won recognition from Second Nature and a Climate Leadership Award for the campus. In 2014, the Solar Village was expanded to include a microgrid system and an electric car charging station, and in 2016, Missouri S&T announced a second, EcoVillage, composed of Decathlon entries including the 2013 Chameleon House and the 2015 Nest Home. Straumanis-James Hall houses

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