Tour campus departments during open houses and cheer the Miner football team to victory as part of Missouri S&T’s 2021 “MinerFest” Homecoming celebration, held Oct. 8-9.
Celebrate 200 years of Missouri history in Phelps County
The Rolla Daily News
In celebration of Missouri’s 2021 bicentennial, Rolla High School, Rolla Public Library, the St. James Chamber of Commerce and Missouri University of Science and Technology will be holding events commemorating the 200th anniversary of Missouri’s entry as the 24th state to the United States.
Here’s a lineup of area events where residents can explore the milestones that have shaped the community, region and the entire state.
Dewey Defeats Truman with A.J. Baime
New York Times best-selling author A.J. Baime joins Derek Zboran and the Rolla Public Library to discuss the riveting presidential election of 1948. Discover how Missouri underdog Harry S. Truman defied the media and members of both major political parties to be elected President of the United States. Watch live and directly ask questions via chat to the author. A recording will also be available.
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The St. Pat’s Board at Missouri University of Science and Technology has announced that Kevin and Meg Brady will serve as Honorary St. Patricks and parade marshals for the 113th St. Pat’s celebration. The two were originally scheduled to serve in the 2020 event before it was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns.
The board also announced the 2021 Honorary Knights of St. Patrick. The eight Honorary Knights are Dr. Mo Dehghani, Deanne Jackson, Floyd Jernigan Jr., Dr. Merilee Krueger, Dr. Bruce McMillin, Helene Hardy Pierce, Sandy Simmons-Gamble and Dr. John Wagner.
The new knights will be honored during a public coronation at 7 p.m. Friday, March 12, at an online event. The event’s website or video conference link will be available online at stpats.mst.edu closer to the event.