The Office of the Provost Now Accepting Nominations for the 2010 Foundation Awards in Teaching, Research, and Service
Please note application and nomination processes have been revised.
- If you are nominating another person, your letter of nomination (please copy your nominee) must be submitted to the Office of the Provost, attn: Mary Lynne Golden, by November 18, 2009.
- If you are self-nominating, a nomination form must be submitted to the Office of the Provost, attn: Mary Lynne Golden, by November 18, 2009.
The full application for a Foundation Award is due to the appropriate departmental office by January 12, 2010. Recipients of the Foundation Awards for Teaching, Research, and Service will be selected by the Foundation Awards Committee (subject to the approval of the provost and president), and award winners will be contacted by early April and will be recognized at the All Faculty Recognition Reception to be held on Monday, May 3, 2010.
For further information please contact Mary Lynne Golden, Office of the Provost, 6-5022.
2010 Foundation Awards Guidelines
2010 Nomination Form
2010 Application Form
Event: Veterans Recognition Breakfast
Date: November 11
Time: 8–10:15 a.m.
Location: PSU West Ballroom
Reserve seats by November 5
President Michael Nietzel will welcome veteran guests. Lt. Rob McCaskey of the U.S. Coast Guard will speak about the Coast Guard’s organization, operations during hurricane Katrina and also flood relief operations in the Midwest on the Mississippi and Red Rivers. MSU Canteen Performers will provide music. Breakfast is free to all veterans and their guests. Please call 836-5636, MSU Career Center, to reserve seats by November 5th. For complete details, download the flyer below.
Download Veterans Day Breakfast Event Flyer
CNAS Lecture Series
Sex & Evolution
Date: November 10
Time: 7:30–8:45 p.m.
Location: Temple Hall 002
Speaker: Dr. John Heywood, Department of Biology
This lecture focuses on sex education of a different kind. Dr. Heywood spends the first half of the lecture convincing you that sex is bizarre, and the second half exploring some of the current hypotheses for the evolutionary origin and subsequent maintenance of sex in higher plants and animals. Download the flyer for complete details.
Download Sex & Evolution CNAS Lecture Flyer
Date: November 18
Time: Begins at 8 a.m.—Download flyer for complete schedule
Location: PSU
This is a conference and exhibition of local initiatives to get the Springfield and campus community thinking of ways to integrate sustainable actions into their everyday lives. Throughout the day there will be opportunities to learn about our community’s “Continuing Path to Sustainability.” Download the flyer for complete details. For more information, contact Dr. Tammy Jahnke at (417) 836-5249.
Download Sustainability Conference & Exhibition Flyer
From the Faculty Senate Chair
The deadline for college councils and committees to send curricular proposals to the Faculty Senate office is November 18. This will be the last group of proposals going out for challenge this semester.
The next Faculty Senate meeting is scheduled for November 12 at 3:30 p.m. in PSU 315 (please note the room change). The Senate will be considering several actions, including increased compensation for the new two-credit GEP 101 course and a revision of CASL guidelines to include 100-level classes. Curricular proposals under consideration include the History for Teachers Graduate Certificate and the BS in Facility Management. Senate will also be considering an appeal to proposed changes in the MAT program.
Rebecca Woodard, Faculty Senate Chair-elect, and I recently attended the Missouri Association of Faculty Senates. Four key issues surfaced during our discussions with other Senate representatives from across the state: 1) F + 1 health benefits, 2) concealed weapons on campus, 3) online course ownership, and 4) the proliferation of “Best Practices” documents. In the next issue of the Communiqué, I will share more about each of these issues and the conversations happening at the state level.
Have a good week–
Margaret Weaver
Faculty Senate Chair, 2009-10
836-5360
Assessment Webinar
Enhance Your Program and Curriculum Using Major Field Tests
Date: November 12
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Meyer Library 101
Presented by: Bill Wynne, Higher Education Assessment Specialist, Educational Testing Services
Hosted by: Center for Assessment and Instructional Support
Agenda
- Using outcomes assessment data for benchmarking, curriculum planning and accreditation and accountability initiatives
- Engaging faculty and students to create a “culture of assessment”
- Best practices in assessment design and their effect on validity and reliability
- Overcoming obstacles to implementing large-scale assessment
For more information contact:
Dr. Martha Kirker
Phone 417-836-6300
Email: MarthaKirker@missouristate.edu
FCTL Curriculum Innovation Grants
Spring 2010–Fall 2010
Last submission date: April 2, 2010
The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning is now accepting applications for the Curriculum Innovation Grants for Spring 2010 to Fall 2010.
Any faculty member is eligible to apply for a Curriculum Innovation Grant. Per course instructors and adjuncts can submit an application as long as they collaborate on the project with at least one full-time faculty member.
Download Curriculum Innovation Grants Electronic Submission Guidelines
Geography Awareness Week
November 15–21, 2009
Monday, November 16
“The MSU Tornado Chase”
Dr. William Corcoran (MSU)
3 p.m., TEMP 001
Tuesday, November 17
“Adventures in Amazonia: Missouri State Faculty Explore Geo-tourism in Ecuador”
Dr. Judy Meyer (MSU)
3:30 p.m., TEMP 001
Wednesday, November 18
“Agriculture in the Space Age”
Dr. Chris Johansen (Purdue University)
3 p.m., TEMP 001
Thursday, November 19
” ’Behind that soft voice is a strong heart’: Women’s Leadership in Rebuilding Rwanda “
Dr. Gerise Herndon (Nebraska Wesleyan)
3:30 p.m., TEMP 001
Friday, November 20
“Wind Farms on the Farm”
Dr. Jacob Sowers (MSU)
2 p.m., TEMP 003
Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
Now Accepting Applications for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Faculty Fellowships
Last submission date: March 1, 2010
There are four areas of focus in the SoTL Faculty Fellowship program:
1) SoTL Faculty Fellowship—Community Engagement
2) SoTL Faculty Fellowship—Cultural Competence
3) SoTL Faculty Fellowship—Ethical Leadership
4) SoTL Faculty Fellowship—general
Download SoTL Complete Guidelines 2009–2010
America’s Economic and Financial Crisis
Date: November 9
Time: 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Location: Cheek Hall 102
How did it come about? Where are we today? Where are we headed? Come to a discussion of the issues by a panel of Missouri State economists to learn the answers to the above. Panel members include Drs. Tom Wyrick, Terrel Gallaway, Mahua Mitra, and John Hoftyzer. Question and answer period to follow. This event is sponsored by the Department of Economics. For more information, contact John Hoftyzer, Professor of Economics at JohnHoftyzer@missouristate.edu or (417) 836-4459.
