Many Seminars next week – Watch the master calendar at http://science.missouristate.edu/
Watershed Committee of the Ozarks can design internships, volunteer work days for groups, and field trip and tours for classes/clubs or small groups. For volunteers who might want to get more involved, we often need volunteers to help teach watershed based science. Mike Kromrey – Watershed Committee of the Ozarks
STUDY AWAY
February 28, 2017, 11 am to 2 pm, PSU Atrium, Study Away Fair. Study Away Director Elizabeth Strong and Accounting Specialist Carrie Kendall will be available to answer your short-term study away questions.
CNAS has three study away programs with deadlines coming up soon – Please let your students know about these trips!
· Peru for Hospitality: deadline is March 1, 2017
· Switzerland for Physics: deadline is March 1, 2017 (interdisciplinary)
· Taiwan for Geography: deadline is March 1, 2017
March 8, 2017, 2 to 3 pm, Glass Hall 227, Exploratory Travel Fund Workshop. Join Study Away Advisory Committee members Dr. Amy Muchnick and Dr. Chuck Hermans and former fund recipients for helpful tips as you prepare your application.
March 31, 2017, 5 pm, Exploratory Travel Fund Proposals due to PSU 209. Study Away Programs will provide funding for exploratory travel to be awarded in April 2017 for travel within 16 months of the award notice. The aim of exploratory travel is to increase the number of faculty-directed short-term programs towards an end of increasing students’ cultural competence. Additionally, funded travel will help to ensure faculty preparedness in safety measures for future short-term programs.
April 6, 2017, 3:30 to 4:30 pm, PSU 317, International Studies Abroad (ISA) Faculty Workshop. Prepare for your 2018 short-term program with program provider ISA. Ms. Chelsi Hudson, ISA Regional Director, will present ISA Custom Program options, allowing you to focus on the academics while ISA manages all the logistics. Beverages and refreshments will be provided.
CNAS NEWS –
· CNAS Public Lectures –Our speaker for March 21 is Dr. Larry Campbell. He will be talking about his recent trip – “Following the Missouri River”.
The latest CNAS NEWS is published here – CNAS NewsWatch
Please keep us informed and we will add your news to the list!
Form a Green Team Today! There are several departments that have formed green teams – http://www.missouristate.edu/Sustainability/Green-Teams.htm
Let’s add CNAS departments to the list! For more information, go to the Green Teams and reach out directly to Jordan Schanda, Sustainability Coordinator.
I hope that I will see you at spring commencement – May 19, 2017. Deadline for returning the faculty regalia order form is March 21. The form can be found at the following link: http://www.missouristate.edu/commencement/For-Faculty-Staff.htm
CALENDAR – 2017
Feb 25 Science Olympiad
Feb 28 University Career Expo, 12-4 PM, SGF Expo Center
Mar 1 HL Career Fair – presentations and fair
Mar 1 HL Board of Advisors, 4:00-5:30 PM, Pummill 402
Mar 2 HL Career Fair – interview day
Mar 11-19 Spring Break (offices open!)
Mar 21 CNAS Public Lecture – Dr. Larry Campbell
Mar 25 Spring Showcase
Mar 28-30 Spring Academic Integrity Days
Mar 30 HL Speaker Series, 2:00-3:15, PSU Theatre
Apr 4-7 OSEF Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair
Apr 4-7 Public Affairs Conference
April 12 Pummill Relays
Apr 13-14 Spring Holiday (no classes – offices open 13, offices closed 14)
Apr 14 Public Affairs Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Apr 20-21 Collaborative Diversity conference
Apr 28 CNAS Undergraduate Research Day, PSU Ballroom
Student Poster Presentations 1pm – 3pm
Judging 1:15pm – 2:45pm
Speaker: Dr. Nikolay Gerasimchuk 3:00pm
Faculty, Staff and Student Awards 3:30pm
Apr 29 Graduate College IDF
May 2 All Faculty reception, 3:00 pm, PSU Ballroom
May 12 Study Day
May 13-18 Finals Week
May 19 Spring 2017 Commencement
Jun 2-4 Mid-States Region – Astronomical League (MSRAL) Convention
MEDIA
- Tune in every Thursday morning at 9:45 AM for 5-minute STEM Spots on KSMU hosted by Dr. David Cornelison.
- Check out CNAS blog and CNAS NewsWatch for more information.
- CNAS NEWS posted by University Communications – news.missouristate.edu/tag/cnas
- Follow CNAS on Twitter: @CNASatMSU
- Like CNAS on Facebook: CNAS at MSU