of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development
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Dear alumni, students, faculty and staff:
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There are many uses for the word “scale.” The St. Patrick faithful scale the Croagh Patrick mountain in Ireland and the snakes he banished were covered with scales. But we Miners know of scaling perhaps best as the verb “to rise in a graduated series.”
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In Kummer College, we talk about scaling our production, our venture, or our ecosystem. Each Oct. 9 we celebrate Kummer Day and this year, as Chancellor Mo Dehghani reported on progress across S&T that benefited from the generosity of Fred and June Kummer, we also considered the potential for scaling our Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem.
As part of Kummer Day, we hosted our Innovation Ecosystem Design Inaugural Summit. I invite you to read more about this successful event and other college highlights below.
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Missouri S&T hosted its fourth annual Kummer Day on Oct. 9 in celebration of June and Fred’s transformative gift to the university. As an annual tradition, Chancellor Mo Dehghani read a progress report in the form of a letter during the Kummer Day luncheon. Dr. Ugochukwu Ewuzie, shown above, spoke about his experiences as a Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Doctoral Fellow during the event. Throughout the day, I&E fellows gave presentations about their research. The day’s events concluded with Kummer College’s Innovation Ecosystem Inaugural Summit.
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Launching S&T’s innovation ecosystem
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The Kummer College hosted the Innovation Ecosystem Inaugural Summit on Oct. 9, bringing together entrepreneurs and community leaders from south-central Missouri. Above, attendees participate in a workshop titled “Charting the S&T Ecosystem.”
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Now in its fourth year, the Kummer Vanguard Scholars program boasts 1,300 students at Missouri S&T. We asked five first-generation college students about how their experience through the Kummer Vanguard Scholars program and Missouri S&T are helping them fulfill their dreams.
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The Kummer College has the following open positions:
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- Assistant professor of business and information technology
- Assistant teaching professor of business and information technology
- Assistant teaching professor of engineering management and systems engineering
- Associate professor of economics
- Associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering
- Director of corporate partnerships for Kummer College
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Know a strong candidate? Please encourage them to apply! To learn more, click the link below for S&T’s career page. There are different links for academic and staff positions, and for current S&T employees or non-S&T employees.
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Nominate a Miner for S&T's 2026 Alumni of Influence
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Missouri S&T seeks nominations for the 2026 Alumni of Influence, the highest alumni honor bestowed by the university. Since the tradition began in 2011, S&T has honored 50 distinguished alumni. Now we’re preparing to recognize a new group of honorees. Fill out the online nomination form or forward nominations to Nancy Hatch, assistant vice chancellor for university advancement, at hatchn@st.edu. Visit influence.mst.edu for a roster of past honorees.
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Congratulations to Dr. Cihan Dagli, professor of engineering management and systems engineering. He is among the top 2% researchers in his field as measured by his career research records, according to a recent analysis of standardized citation indicators of the Elsevier Data Repository published by Stanford University.
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Victoria Kraemer, a Ph.D. student in engineering management and systems engineering, has been named a Future Faculty Fellow by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers. She earned a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree, both in engineering management from S&T, in 2019 and 2022, respectively.
Please email your noteworthy news to Velvet Hasner, interim newsletter editor, at hasnerv@mst.edu.
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Kummer College of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development
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Missouri University of Science and Technology
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