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A summary of the faculty meetings that you attended in late January and early February follows, along with my proposed action plan, Summary of meetings with CNAS faculty from January 20. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated.
CNAS Hiring Update as of today –
- GGP Department Head –Dr. Toby Dogwiler will join us this summer, pending BOG approval.
- Chemistry – biochemist – Dr. Keiishi Yoshimatsu will join us this summer, pending BOG approval.
- Biology – microbiologist – Dr. Christopher Lupfer will join us this summer, pending BOG approval
- Math – education – Dr. James Kratzky will join us this summer, pending BOG approval
- Computer science – Offer pending candidate’s signature
- Chemistry – Offer pending
- PAMS – materials science/physics –review underway
- Chemistry – instructors (2) – review underway
- HRA – advisor/recruiter – Offer pending
- CNAS – Budget Officer – review underway
CNAS NEWS – http://news.missouristate.edu/tag/cnas/ Please submit your news items!
There are many seminars coming up in the next several weeks. You can find the complete schedule at – http://science.missouristate.edu/
If your departmental seminars are missing – please send the link to your seminar schedule to Sherry Jones and we will get them posted on the master calendar.
Spring Break – March 7-15
Missouri State University Birthday Celebration – Week of March 16
Next competitions/events
March 4 STEM Day at the Capital – Jefferson City, MO
Seniors Alyssa Flotron, Valerie Jones and Kendell Loyd are joining me at the Capital. They will be sharing the results of their research projects! I will be tweeting their pictures on Wednesday!
March 17 CNAS Public Lecture Series – How Sustainable Food Production Relies on Natural Plant Biodiversity-A Missouri Perspective, Laszlo Kovacs, Professor of Biology
March 20 Chemistry Olympiad
March 23 TEAMS Competition (PAMS)
March 31-April 2 Science Fair – OSEF (Judging March 31, Awards April 2)
April 7 HRA Board of Advisors Speaker on campus
April 8 Pummill Relays (MTH)
April 24 CNAS Undergraduate Research Day
April 25 Graduate College Interdisciplinary Forum
Due Dates –
March 13 All departmental personnel committees must review and evaluate all tenure track faculty annual reports and submit the annual progress report for tenure to head by this date. New forms available at – http://www.missouristate.edu/provost/tpappointments.htm
March 13 All faculty equity requests must be submitted to dean by this date.
March 1 BIO and GGP – Outline of self-studies are due to the dean along with recommendations for external evaluators. (Final names of evaluators must be submitted to Provost by April 1)
March 24 All nominations for CNAS awards are due today.
April 1 Department head and each faculty applying for tenure in 2015 must submit four names each for dean review by April 1. The list must include name, title and link to their research website.
April 3 Evaluations of all faculty must be done and submitted to the dean today. A current CV must accompany all tenure track faculty evaluations submitted. New forms available at – http://www.missouristate.edu/provost/tpappointments.htm
Tammy