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Chopsticks and Miso: lunch, Fidel Dining Room. Part of International Week.
NRAO Colloquium: 11 a.m., Domenici SOC. David Axon of Rochester Institute of Technology speaks on .Reflection on the Gravitationally Recoiling Supermassive Black Holes in E1821+643 & NGC 7603.
Toys for Tots Collection: noon to 6 p.m., Fidel Center and Socorro Plaza. The Chemical Engineering Department, AIChE, and the Chemical Engineering class of 2013 invite you to donate a new or lightly used child's toy to our Toys for Tots drive. All toys will be given to a local child for a happier holiday.
Thesis Defense: 2 p.m., MSEC 105. Jason Ross Andrews, graduate student in hydrology, defends "Arsenic Removal using Iron-Modified Zeolites."
Master of Science for Teachers Seminar: 3 p.m., Cramer 123, Wilene Archibeque, MST student, presents her independent study "Motion and Forces-a modified physical science unit." Public invited.
Mathematics Seminar and Thesis Defense: 4 p.m., Weir 102. Jon Brown speaks on "Dynamic Heat Capacity of the East Ising Model."
Meet-The-Artists Reception: 5 - 7 p.m., Macey Gallery. Meet Socorro County artists, presenting a mixed media art show. Refreshments.
Eliza Gilkyson Concert: 7:30 p.m., Macey Center. The daughter of successful folksinger Terry Gilkyson, Eliza is a third-generation poet/musician now living in Santa Fe. NMT Performing Arts Series, Macey Center. $16/Adult; $14/Senior; $12/Youth. Free to full-time NMT students showing ID.
Miners Soccer: Las Vegas, N.M.. Tech Miners participate in United World College Tournament
Socorro Striders and Riders: Meets at 9 a.m. in front of the EMRTC building, at "The Snake." $5 series entry fee, and participants must be members of Socorro Striders and Riders. $25 prize for the series championship in each age group.
Global Village Day: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.:, East Gym. Door prizes (must be present to win) will be presented at 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Performances: noon, Aditi Natesa (Bellydance) Performance; 12:30 p.m., Indian Performance; 1 p.m., Martial Arts demonstration; 2 p.m., Ghanaian Music.
8-Ball Billiards: Game Room, Fidel Center. C-Division runs from 11am to 4pm. B-Division runs from 4pm to midnight.
Toys for Tots Collection: noon to 6 p.m., Fidel Center and Socorro Plaza. The Chemical Engineering Department, AIChE, and the Chemical Engineering class of 2013 invite you to donate a new or lightly used child's toy to our Toys for Tots drive. All toys will be given to a local child for a happier holiday.
Country Western Dance: 8 p.m. to midnight, SAC. The Country Western dance class invites you to join them for a night of two-step, waltz, swing and other dances.
8-Ball Billiards: Game Room, Fidel Center. A-Division runs from 11am to 9 pm.
Food Drive: 11:30 to 1:30 p.m., Fidel Atrium. Socorro Storehouse is almost empty! Please help those less fortunate during the holiday season. Tri-Beta is collecting non-perishable food items. For every item you donate, you will receive one raffle ticket for a chance to win an iPod shuffle, a gift certificate to The Stage Door Grill, or a gift certificate to the Socorro Springs Brewing Company. This is a great opportunity to help someone in need this holiday season. Also, Tri-Beta is signing people up for blood drive on Dec. 4.
GSA Meeting: 12:15 p.m., Tripp Room, Skeen Library. The Graduate Student Association addresses graduate student issues on campus. All interested graduate students are welcome.
Master's Thesis Defense: 4 p.m., MSEC 101. Ehsan Alavi, graduate student in Mineral Engineering with a specialty in Geotechnical Engineering, defends his thesis .Discrete Element Simulation of the Role of Pore Size and Pore Distribution on the Mechanical Behavior of Rock." All invited.
INBRE/Biology Seminar: 4 p.m., Jones Annex 101. Dr. Peng Zhang, Associate Professor in Chemistry, NMT will be speaking on "Nanoscale Biocompatible Materials."
Air Rifle Practice: 5:30-7 p.m., Gym Basement. Air rifles, pellets and targets are provided. This is a practice, not a class, so attend for as little or as much time as you would like. Sponsored by the NMT Shooting Sports Club.
SWE Thanksgiving Potluck: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Tripp Room, Skeen Library. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) invites all NMT students to join them in a Thanksgiving potluck.
Food Drive: 11:30 to 1:30 p.m., Fidel Atrium. Socorro Storehouse is almost empty! Please help those less fortunate during the holiday season. Tri-Beta is collecting non-perishable food items. For every item you donate you will receive one raffle ticket for a chance to win an iPod shuffle, a gift certificate to The Stage Door Grill, or a gift certificate to the Socorro Springs Brewing Company. This is a great opportunity to help someone in need this holiday season. Also, Tri-Beta signing people up for blood drive on Dec. 4.
Programming with Python: 5:30 p.m., Speare 116. Free class; introduction to programming in the Python language. Today: "Active Web pages."
Advanced Python Clinic: 4 p.m., Speare 23. Free clinic in Advanced Python. Open discussion of Python programming tools and methods.
Academic and Staff Holiday: Happy Turkey Day!
Academic and Staff Holiday: Enjoy yourself!
Pre-Registration for Spring 2010: Students may register on banweb or in person at the Registrar's Office, Monday, graduate students and Tech Scholars.
Food Drive: 11:30 to 1:30 p.m., Fidel Atrium. Socorro Storehouse is almost empty! Please help those less fortunate during the holiday season. Tri-Beta is collecting non-perishable food items. For every item you donate you will receive one raffle ticket for a chance to win an iPod shuffle, a gift certificate to The Stage Door Grill, or a gift certificate to the Socorro Springs Brewing Company. This is a great opportunity to help someone in need this holiday season.
International Potluck: 11:30a.m.-1:30 p.m., Student Affairs, 2nd Floor, Fidel Center.
INBRE/Biology Seminar: 4 p.m. Jones Annex 101. Dr. Peng Zhang, Associate Professor in Chemistry, NMT will be speaks on "Biosensing Applications for Photon Upconverting Particles."
Air Rifle Practice: 5:30-7 p.m., Gym Basement. Air rifles, pellets and targets are provided. This is a practice, not a class, so attend for as little or as much time as you would like. Sponsored by the NMT Shooting Sports Club.
Presidential Chamber Music: 7:30 p.m., Macey Center. Trios for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, by Schumann, Gershwin, Mozart. Willy Sucre will be joined by clarinetist Lori Lovato and guest pianist. Admission free.
Preregistration for Spring 2010: Seniors may register on banweb or in person at the Registrar's Office.
Tri-Beta Food Drive: 11:30 to 1:30 p.m., Fidel Atrium. Socorro Storehouse is almost empty! Please help those less fortunate during the holiday season. Tri-Beta is collecting non-perishable food items. For every item you donate, you will receive one raffle ticket for a chance to win an iPod shuffle, a gift certificate to The Stage Door Grill, or a gift certificate to the Socorro Springs Brewing Company. This is a great opportunity to help someone in need this holiday season. Also, Tri-Beta is signing people up for blood drive on Dec. 4.
Faculty Senate: 4 p.m., Workman 101.
Programming with Python: 5:30 p.m., Speare 116. Free class; introduction to programming in the Python language. Today: "Numeric and scientific packages."
Socorro Gun Club: 7:30 p.m., PRRC. Learn about the events and matches that the club will be hosting. For more information, contact sprice@nmt.edu.
Preregistration for Spring 2010: Juniors may register on banweb or in person at the Registrar's Office.
Advanced Python Clinic: 4 p.m., Speare 23. Free clinic in Advanced Python. Open discussion of Python programming tools and methods.
SAB Meeting: 4 p.m., Fidel Quiet Lounge. All students are invited to come and vote on what the SAB is doing.
Preregistration for Spring 2010: Sophomores may register on banweb or in person at the Registrar's Office.
Thesis Defense: 12:30 p.m., Weir 128. Emrah Kulunk, graduate student in mechanical engineering, defends his thesis "Computational Investigation of the Aerodynamic Effects of Gurney Flaps and Trailing Edge Devices for Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine Blades."
MST Independent Study Presentation: 1:30 p.m., Cramer 123, Kristina Martinez, graduate student in Master of Science for Teachers, presents her Independent Study "Teaching Motion and Forces with Kinex Kits." Public invited.
Thesis Defense: 4 p.m., Jones Annex, Room 101. Mahmoud Sepehrmanesh, graduate student in Mineral Engineering with a specialty in Geotechnical Engineering, defends "Risks and Cost Estimation in Tunneling Construction Based on Historical Data." All invited.
EES/ Bureau Seminar: 4 pm, MSEC 101. Bill Goodway, EnCana Corp., Canada, presents "The magic of Lame."
Swing Dance: 8 - 10:30 p.m., SAC. Not limited to swing dancing. If you want a special song or style please bring a CD for us to play. Open to everyone; includes short lesson, if requested. Sponsored by the New Mexico Tech Ballroom Dance Club.
Tech Scientists Study Massive Spring In Rio Grande, http://www.nmt.edu/news/3589-scientists-discover-massive-spring-in-rio-grande
Two Students Noted For Explosives Research, http://www.nmt.edu/news/3583-mechanical-engineers-noted-for-explosives-research
Energy Discussion Video Now On Web , http://www.nmt.edu/news/3582-energy-discussion-video-now-on-web
5th Annual Gingerbread Contest, http://www.nmt.edu/news/3581-5th-annual-gingerbread-contest
Tech Training Program Gets $23 Million From Homeland Security, http://www.nmt.edu/news/3580-tech-training-program-gets-23-million-from-homeland-security
--Standout Techie: Kasimir Gabert, https://www.nmt.edu/standout-techie-kasimir-gabert. Do you know a Standout Techie? Send information to Thomas Guengerich, tguengerich@admin.nmt.edu, Public Information Office.
--Alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of New Mexico Tech are invited to join Dr. Bill Chavez on a Spring Break trip to Chile. Emphasis on hiking and biking in spectacular scenery and sampling great Chilean wines. Deposit of $750 due by Dec. 15. For more information, see http://www.nmt.edu/alumni-and-friends/3536-vino-y-volcanoes-chile-adventure or call Colleen Guengerich at 575-835-5352.
--The Socorro Branch of the American Association of University Women offers a $500 scholarship to an undergraduate woman in any major who is continuing as a full-time student at Tech in the Fall Semester of 2010. Applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA and must have completed at least 28 hours. Applications are available at the Financial Aid Office in the Fidel Center. The entry deadline is February 12, 2010. An AAUW committee will choose the recipient from the responses given on the application form.
--Tri-Beta Biology Honor Society is sponsoring a blood drive through United Blood Services. The drive will be Friday, December 4, 2009 from 9:30 to 4:00 in the SAC. Members of the Honor Society will be in the Fidel Atrium during lunch time (11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) on Nov. 23, 24, 30, and Dec. 1 to schedule appointments. You may also schedule by visiting www.unitedbloodservices.org. Walk-ins are welcome, as well. This is a great opportunity to help someone in need this holiday season!
--1314 North Drive is available for sale. Please contact Jan or Jonathan Kern at 520-243-9309.
--Sorry, only homes on Tech hill are eligible for listing in SCOPE.
- Domenici Science Operations Center: landscaping rehabilitation continues.
- Kelly Petroleum Building, Offices and labs now occupied; contractor working on landscaping. Electrical and plumbing upgrades to existing building continue.
- Fidel Student Services Center: additional trees to be added soon to landscaping on south.
- Jones Hall Reconstruction: Two remodeled labs now in use. Additional lab in cost estimate stage. Solar collector removal complete.
To submit a SCOPE notice,
SCOPE Archive: http://www.nmt.edu/~scope/archive/homepage.html
SCOPE Policies, http://www.nmt.edu/~scope/policy.html
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