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MSU Foundation Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research,
and Service
Nominations for 2012–2013 are being accepted now
The Missouri State University Foundation Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service are intended to provide incentives for continued performance to a select number of full-time faculty who evidence significant accomplishments in teaching, research and/or creative activities and service. The awards are funded by the MSU Foundation.
Six awards are presented annually at the All-Faculty Recognition Reception held in May of each year, and each recipient will receive a $3,600 award.
Faculty members do not need to be nominated to submit application material. Download the 2013 application form. Nominations are due to the Provost Office by December 10, 2012. Application materials will be due in Departmental Offices by January 28, 2013. Please view the 2013 Guidelines for additional information.
Colleagues, Come and Listen to “My Story”
Date: Monday, November 12
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Cheek Hall 102
All are welcome!
Come and listen to Wes Pratt, Director of Office for Institutional Equity and Compliance, as he shares his story of living in Springfield during the 60’s and 70’s.
General Education Assessment Training
Date: Thursday, November 15
Time: 3:45 p.m.
Location: Meyer Library 101
Those involved with General Education planning and teaching should benefit from attending a session on General Education assessment. For those unable to attend, there will be an online link to a video of the session. In addition, there will be a Showcase on Assessment, including sessions on General Education, on Wednesday, January 23, 2013, between 1 and 5 p.m. in the PSU.
Power-up Workshop: Creating SoftChalk Lessons
Dates and Times: Tuesday, November 13 9:30–10:30 a.m. and Wednesday, November 14 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Location: Meyer Library 204
Presenters: Jo Ann Mattson and Bruce Richards, FCTL Instructional Designers
Create, customize and personalize content by mashing up your own materials with rich media, interactive exercises, quizzes and text. The combination of personalized content, embedded assessment, interactivity, and immediate student feedback increases student engagement and improves learning outcomes.
Please send an RSVP with the day/date you plan to attend to fctl@missouristate.edu.
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The Teaching Professor
Date: Tuesday, November 13
Location: Meyer Library Room 204
Presenter: Dr. Jim Moyer, Professor, Religious Studies
Topics from the November monthly issue of “The Teaching Professor” will be discussed. Faculty may share topics from individual classroom teaching experiences and new ideas with colleagues. Everyone is invited to attend. Participants are welcome to bring food and drinks to the Faculty Innovation Commons, Meyer Library Room 204. Contact the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning for more information.
Access the free group online subscription to The Teaching Professor.
Diversity Abroad Workshop
Date: Wednesday, February 6
Time: 9:30 a.m–12:30 p.m.
Location: PSU 313
RSVP by Friday, February 1
Study Away invites you to attend a workshop on recruiting, advising and serving the needs of diverse and underrepresented students. This interactive session will focus on best practices and tools to address both student and institutional barriers that discourage and prevent many students from participating in study abroad and other high-impact learning activities on our campus. Presenters will share strategies to engage students who traditionally have been underrepresented in valuable learning experiences at Missouri State University. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in PSU 313. Lunch will follow from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in PSU 308. Please RSVP by February 1 to Study Away at StudyAway@missouristate.edu or 836-6368. For more information, please view the workshop flyer or contact Study Away Director Elizabeth Strong at elizabethstrong@missouristate.edu.
Seeing Global
FYI–The presentation by Susan Buck-Morss scheduled for today at 4:00 p.m. has been cancelled.
Suggestions for a Common Reader in GEP 101
Recommendations must be received by Friday, November 30
The First-Year Programs office is currently accepting recommendations of books suitable to use as a common reader in fall 2014. All sections of GEP 101 and some sections of UHC 110 will use the book. The book is also used in collaborative programs with the Springfield-Greene County Library system.
We need your help in identifying books that relate to the university’s Public Affairs mission. An ideal common reader will contain themes and content that allows students to explore multiple pillars of the public affairs mission: cultural competence, community engagement, and ethical leadership. Because the book will be used in GEP101 and UHC110, courses that serve students from all majors on campus, the book should be written in ways that students coming from a variety of disciplines and interests can relate to. The book you recommend needs to be written for a general audience, requiring little or no expertise with the topic in order to understand the book.
The selection committee will consider both fiction and nonfiction. Our main evaluation of books will be based on the book’s relationship to the public affairs mission, the quality of the book itself, and the book’s suitability for first-year students.
Please send nominations to FirstYearPrograms@missouristate.edu. Include the following information: the title of the book, the author of the book, and a brief explanation about why you are recommending the book.
Nominations Now Being Accepted for the Staff Excellence in University Service Awards
Deadline for nominations is Friday, November 16
The Staff Excellence in University Service Awards (SEUSA) recognizes excellence in service to the University among staff employees.
The University wishes to recognize those staff employees who strive to do their jobs well on a daily basis, those who go above and beyond the call of duty in a special situation, and those who have contributed in a significant way to the success of the University. The general intent of the awards is to serve all staff classifications, but the Review Committee will be looking at exceptional service to the University.
Six full-time employees will receive a one-time $1,500 award. Do you know a staff employee who has proven superior service to the University? Currently enrolled students, employed staff, faculty, administrators, or groups are encouraged to nominate full-time staff employees for the Excellence in University Service Awards.
Be sure to submit your nomination!
Need more information? Nomination forms and information may be found on the Staff Excellence in University Service Award website.
Turtles in Decline
Date: Tuesday, November 13
Time: 7:30–8:30 p.m.
Location: Temple Hall 2
Speaker: Dr. Day Ligon, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
This presentation will discuss some of the factors that are driving these widespread declines, highlight some of the most critically endangered species around the globe, and explore some of the actions that conservation biologists are taking locally and internationally to stabilize and restore turtle populations. Conservation work conducted on behalf of alligator snapping turtles in the Mississippi River drainage will serve as a case study.
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