Faculty – Did you know that there is a published “department head manual” posted on the provost website?  Actually it has been there for awhile.  http://www.missouristate.edu/provost/handbooks_manuals.htm   I learned recently that some did not.  In this manual it indicates that a typical term for a department head is five years and that these terms are renewable.  [...]

It is a rainy Saturday and there is a football game this afternoon.  As a matter of fact I received a game ball today on behalf of the college.  CNAS was recognized at today’s game and each college will be recognized at a game this fall.  Farm Bureau sponsored today’s game and we certainly appreciate [...]

It feels like fall and the semester has started off with great news on Legacy Day.  We are well on our way to meeting our capital campaign goal and I am confident that CNAS will be a major player in the campaign.
Funding for external projects continues to flow in to CNAS.  Thank you, thank you, [...]

CNAS is looking for a CNAS Dean Fellow for Research interested in helping faculty within the college with grant writing.
 
Minimum qualifications – CNAS tenured faculty with funded external research grant in the past 5 years.
                                                               
CNAS Faculty Fellow for Research Duties
ü  Provide one-on-one help to faculty who want some extra help on grant writing – [...]

I love the beginning of an academic year.  Fresh starts for all us!!
The state of the college powerpoint is posted on the website – http://www.cnas.missouristate.edu/. If you have any questions about the presentation please let me know.

All CNAS Committees will meet in the next month.  Committees membership and committee charges will be posted on the [...]

Happy Wednesday!!!
As most of you aware we have a new associate dean.  Pawan Kahol has agreed to serve the college as associate dean and his appointment will start on August 17, 2009.  This clearly means that we have leadership challenges in the Department of Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science but I am confident that a [...]

I realized over the weekend that I had not updated the CNAS blog since April so I will try to catch you up on the events of CNAS and prepare you for the end of summer and beginning of the Fall 2009 semester.
Our associate dean, Inno Onwueme, is retiring from Missouri State State University at [...]

There are so many events in April – Public Affairs Conference, FFA Contests, Graduate College Interdisciplinary Forum, Pummill Relays, Missouri Academy of Science Annual Meeting, and scholarship banquets for chemistry, computer science, math and premedical students.   And then the Ozarks New Energy Conference will be held on April 30 through May 1 on the Missouri [...]

It is good to have breaks.  We all need them.  I will be taking a break this week as well.  I hope to read a few books and take some long runs.  I have posted some of the events that will take place in the college in early April on the event tab. 
I had a [...]

CNAS Faculty and Staff:
President Nietzel and Provost McCarthy have requested the opportunity to meet with us on Tuesday, April 7 at noon in the Meyer Library Auditorium.  They are in fact meeting with each of the colleges regarding the topics of student recruitment, enrollment management and budget.  I urge you to attend this very important all-college [...]