Dear alumni, students, faculty and staff:

As we celebrate Independence Day and I start my second year on the job as Dean of Kummer College, we are planning for more interdependence!

We depend on relationships with our S&T community, businesses in our Rolla region, employers of our students, alumni and our corporate partners. We are very well-prepared to expand our strong corporate partnerships through professional graduate education and a host of online anytime-anyplace educational offerings. 

Looking at the stories highlighted below, you will notice the role of industry partnerships and innovation. S&T prides itself on many forms of experiential learning from capstone projects, design projects, clubs, volunteer work, internships, co-ops and now a new program known as Team Innovation Projects, or TIPs, which engages corporate sponsors with an interdisciplinary team of both undergraduate and graduate students supervised by a faculty advisor and a corporate liaison customer. 

Finally,  I'm happy to say that Kummer College is gaining traction as the newest college at S&T — and the team is growing!

Happy Independence Day,

Dr. David Enke, professor of engineering management and systems engineering (EMSE), has been named associate dean of the Kummer College.

The Kummer College has officially launched a new program called Team Innovation Projects to create strong, mutually beneficial collaborations between S&T and industry partners. 

The Kummer College has named Dr. Shou Wong as the director of corporate partnerships, a new position created to connect industry partners with students and faculty at S&T. 

Student co-founders Braxton Schmedeke, a senior in engineering management and Parsa Hajiha, a junior in computer science, founded S&T's Entrepreneurial Student Society.

Twenty years after graduating from S&T, Alexandra Butler returned to her alma mater to share her inspirational story with middle school students during STEM Exploration Day on May 7. Butler earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering management with a minor in industrial psychology in 2005. 

Dean Jim Sterling conducted a Q&A with Dr. Greg Gelles, professor emeritus of economics, and Dr. Joseph Smith, professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, who are experts in the economics, environmental impact and future of ethanol production in America.

This article was featured on MSN and Techxplore.

Missouri S&T conferred more than 1,000 degrees to graduates May 16 and 17. Three Kummer College graduates were featured in the article, Meet the Class of 2025: Megan Boyll and Abigail Richner of engineering management and Sam Wright of business and management systems.

Check out photos of the graduation ceremonies taken by university photographers Michael Pierce and Blaine Falkena.

Marketing Accountability Standards Board (MASB) welcomed Dr. Nobuyuki Fukawa, associate professor of marketing in Business Information Technology, to its advisory council. Fukawa brings expertise in AI, blockchain and digital twin technology. He aims to bridge academia and industry through collaborative research. 

Kummer College is pleased to welcome Shayla Yoakum as executive assistant. A Rolla High School graduate, Shayla is currently pursuing a bachelor of arts in multidisciplinary studies with an emphasis in education and business/marketing.

Congratulations to Dr. Cecil Chua and Dr. Bih-Ru Lea for being promoted to professors of business and information technology.

Follow us on LinkedIn! Like and share our posts to help spread the word about the Kummer College. Check out our post from the May graduation ceremony.

Have news related to the Kummer College you would like to share? Email Kaitlin Brothers at kmb8c7@mst.edu. 

Kummer College of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri S&T Rolla, MO 65409
573-341-4613
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