In memory:
The College of Natural and Applied Sciences lost a valuable colleague, Eric Shade, on March 28, 2015. A Celebration of Life was held with his family (wife Kathy and son Christian) on Wednesday, April 1. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/news-leader/obituary.aspx?n=eric-david-shade&pid=174514292&fhid=2197
Today we learned of the passing of Biology emeritus faculty member – Loren Denney – http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/news-leader/obituary.aspx?n=loren-denney&pid=174564982
Science on the Screen is tonight – Moneyball followed by a discussion with Dr. Lloyd Smith!! FREE at the Moxie – 6:00 PM. http://www.moxiecinema.com/films/science-on-screen-moneyball-2011/
Tomorrow night, April 7 – CNAS Public Lecture – http://calendar.missouristate.edu/viewevent.aspx?eventid=84795&occurrenceid=151453 Join us at 7:30 PM in Temple Hall 002 to learn more about the Weaubleau Impact Structure
There has been and continues to be a STEM LLC (living learning community) at Missouri State – http://reslife.missouristate.edu/LivingLearning/. This community is seeking faculty to be mentors. There are a variety of commitment levels (new) and they need you! There is a website with an electronic submission form http://reslife.missouristate.edu/livinglearning/BecomeAPartner.htm Individuals who will be partners for 2015-2016 will be invited to the April 17 event in Glass Hall. If you are interested but still have questions – please contact Alisa Garbisch – AlisaGarbisch@MissouriState.edu
Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN) for 2015 kicks off today. Our campaign for this year, Flip the Switch, will run from April 5th—25th. This friendly competition is between colleges and universities to see who can reduce their energy usage the most. In 2014, we competed for the first time and we impressively placed in the top 20 schools out of 109! This year we fully intend to place in the top 10 out of over 175 schools.
Please:
– Turn off lights and use natural lighting instead
– Use power strips and unplug when not in use
– Unplug everything when not in use – lamps, printers, appliances, chargers, etc.
– Take stairs instead of elevators
– Adjust thermostat to conserve energy
– Shut down computer each night
CNAS Undergraduate Research Day is Friday, April 24, 2:00-4:00 PM in the PSU Ballroom
Attached is the theme and call for the next Public Affairs Conference fellow for 2016-17; applications are due April 24. The theme for the conference is “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Perspectives on democracy”. call for fellow memo 2016-2017 , 2016-2017 PA Theme
The March 2015 Sustainability Newsletter is attached, March2015Newsletter. Please read and distribute to your students!
Fundraiser at Dublin’s Pass Downtown for Officer Pearson on Thursday, April 9.
The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Missouri State University will be sponsoring a fundraising event for Springfield Police Officer Aaron Pearson at Dublin’s Pass Downtown on Thursday, April 9th. Chris Craig, Associate Provost at Missouri State University, will be performing as part of the Hendrix and Craig Band. The fundraiser will run from 6-8pm where a percentage of sales will be donated to support Officer Pearson’s recovery. The criminal justice department will also provide door prizes. Dublin’s Pass Downtown is located at 317 Park Central East.
Successful Grant Submissions:
Patrick Sullivan (MTH) – Congratulations on your Improving Teacher Quality Grant, “Getting it WRITE”, through the US Department of Education and Missouri Department of Higher Education!
Bob Pavlowsky and Marc Owen (GGP/OEWRI) – Congratulations on once again receiving a contract with Battlefield for the James River MS4/TMDL monitoring implementation.
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 Kratky will join us this summer, pending BOG approval
- Computer science – Dr. Razib Iqbal will join us this summer, pending BOG approval
- Chemistry – Preparing an offer
- PAMS – materials science/physics – Preparing an offer
- Chemistry – instructors (2) – Interviews scheduled for one and preparing an offer for the other
- HRA – advisor/recruiter – Shawn Erdman has joined the team!
- CNAS – Budget Officer – Offer is in the mail.
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.
Calendar of Events
April 7 HRA Board of Advisors Speaker on campus
April 8 Pummill Relays (MTH)
April 11 Spring Showcase
April 14-17 Public Affairs Conference
April 23 Chemistry Scholarship Banquet
April 23 STEM Excellence workshop, Darr Center
April 24 CNAS Undergrad Research Day, 2:00, PSU Ballroom
April 25 Graduate College IDF
April 27 CNAS Faculty & Staff awards, 4:00, Temple 001
May 5 All Faculty Recognition reception, 3:00-5:00, PSU Ballroom
May 7 Nanotechnology Group meeting – 1:00-4:00 PM- JVIC
May 7 CNAS Diversity Picnic, Phelps Grove Park, 4:00-8:00
May 8 Study Day
May 15 CNAS Grad reception, 11:30, Carrington 208
May 15 Spring Commencement, 1:30 PM
ANNOUNCING: THE OZARKS MINI MAKER FAIRE & INNOVATION EXPO will be held on August 29, 2015 from 10a.m.- 6p.m. at the Springfield Expo Center. Website– http://theozarksmakerfaire.com/ , FB– https://www.facebook.com/TheOzarksMF , Twitter– https://twitter.com/OzarksMF
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