Graduate College to Fund Assistantships for McNair Scholars
Applications and letters of recommendation are due in the Graduate College by Monday, April 1
The McNair Scholars program is available at about 140 colleges/universities across the country. About 2500 undergraduates from many different majors have these scholarships. To be selected, a student must show promise for academic success, be interested in pursuing a graduate degree when the bachelor’s degree is completed, and must either be: a) from an underrepresented minority group; b) from a low-income family; or c) the first person in his/her family to attend college. In addition to financial support, these McNair Scholars are provided opportunities to be involved in research with faculty members, both at their respective colleges and at other institutions in the summer.
These McNair Scholars are highly sought after when they graduate, and Missouri State would like to have more of them entering graduate programs. The Graduate College is encouraging graduate programs to recruit McNair Scholars, and is trying to help. To this end, it is offering to fund next year 1-2 special graduate assistantships (monthly stipend and tuition waiver) for graduate students who are McNair Scholars. Applications for these assistantships must include letters of recommendation, and are due in the Graduate College by April 1. Applicants must already be admitted to a graduate program for next year. More information can be obtained on the graduate college website.
View McNair graduate assistantship information
Nominations and Applications are Solicited for the Provost Fellow for Public Affairs
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that the theme for the 2014–2015 academic year will be The Ethical Citizen: Can You Make a Difference?. In order to allow for better planning and preparation, we have selected the theme early and are now accepting nominations and applications for the Provost Fellow for Public Affairs for 2014–2015. The selected Fellow will “shadow” the current Provost Fellow, Dr. Kevin Evans, in order to better understand the planning process of the Public Affairs Conference.
Individuals wishing to be considered for this position should submit a CV and letter of interest outlining their experience, skills and ideas to Dr. Rachelle Darabi, Associate Provost for Student Development and Public Affairs no later than 5 p.m., Friday, March 22. Review of applications will begin Monday, March 25. Questions concerning this position should be directed to Dr. Rachelle Darabi.
View detailed information about position
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Public Affairs Grant Program Applications Now Being Accepted
for Fall 2013
Deadline is Friday, March 22
The Office of Public Affairs Support is now accepting grant applications from students, faculty and staff for events focused on the Public Affairs mission to be offered Fall 2013. Information about grant requirements and the application process can be found on the Public Affairs Grant webpage. For more information, please contact Mary Ann Wood, Director, Public Affairs Support.
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Faculty Excellence in Community Service Awards Nominations Now Being Accepted
Deadline is Friday, March 22
Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to nominate Missouri State University faculty members for the Excellence in Community Service Award, to be awarded in May at the Faculty Awards Reception. The Excellence in Community Service Awards are presented annually in recognition of excellence in the area of volunteer work with charitable, nonprofit, church or similar organizations within the community. Two $1,000 awards will be given for recognition for outstanding service to the community. For more information and to view the nomination procedures and form, visit the Excellence in Community Service Awards webpage or contact Mary Ann Wood, Director of Public Affairs Support.
Registration Open for the CASL Conference
Registration is now open for the annual CASL Service-Learning Faculty & Staff Conference, to be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. For those of you who attended the Beyond the Borders: The Future of Service-Learning conference in 2012, this year’s conference promises to be even more inspiring and motivational.
This year’s conference, Innovate…Impact: Changing Learning, Changing Communities, Changing Lives will provide attendees with valuable information from scholars in the field of service-learning. Sessions and presentations will focus on innovative strategies for implementing service-learning into curriculum and showcase opportunities that can truly impact communities and the lives of others.
We have simplified the registration process this year. Rather than registering for each session individually, you only need to register once to attend any or all sessions, and then register if you plan to attend the luncheon. Registration ends on Monday, March 25, 2013. To register for the conference, go to My Learning Connection, click on Course Catalog and select Show All Classes; under Choose Category, highlight “CASL Spring Conference”. Next you will select “Conference Registration (if you plan to attend one or more sessions) and then select “Luncheon Registration” if you plan to attend the lunch. Once you have selected “Conference Registration” and “Luncheon Registration,” you will click Add to Cart; then Check Out and Finalize.
View the conference brochure highlighting all conference sessions and presenter’s bios, or visit the CASL website. If you have difficulty in registering, please contact the CASL office at 417-836-5774.
Keynote presenters for this year’s conference include: Dr. Byron P. White, Vice President for University Engagement and Chief Diversity Officer at Cleveland State University; Stephen Black, Director – Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility at University of Alabama; and Vincent Ilustre, Founding and Current Director of Tulane University’s Center for Public Service. Concurrent Sessions include presentations and hands-on course development from Stephen Black and from Dr. Paul Matthews, Assistant Director – Office of Service-Learning at the University of Georgia; Dr. Susan Reed, Associate Professor at DePaul University’s Adult Program, School for New Learning; and Dr. Howard Rosing, Director of DePaul’s Steans Center for Community Service Learning.
Co-sponsors for this year’s conference include the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL), the Office of Public Affairs Support, the Office of Student Development and Public Affairs (SDPA), the Office of Student Affairs, MS Online, MSU Adult Student Services, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Study Away Programs and the Office of Research & Economic Development and International Programs.
We look forward to seeing you at the conference.
Academic Advice for Special Populations: Advising Honors, Adult, and International Transfer Students
Date: Tuesday, March 26
Time: 12:30–1:30 p.m
Location: Plaster Student Union 313, Traywick Parliamentary room
The panelists for this workshop are John Chuchiak, Melissa Mace and Jonathan Talley. George Connor, Political Science, will facilitate the session.
Co-sponsored by Transfer Advising Committee
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Advising Transfer Students: Strategies for Today’s Realities and Tomorrow’s Challenges—NACADA Online Webinar
Date: Thursday, March 28
Time: 1:00–2:00 p.m.
Location: Plaster Student Union 313, Traywick Parliamentary Room
Moderator: Tom Grites, Assistant Provost, Richard Stockton College
Panelist includes: Ross Hawkins, Missouri State University; Karen Archambault, Brookdale Community College, and Sandy Waters, Old Dominion University
Teaching Today’s Students Mathematics Without Textbooks
Date: Tuesday, March 19
Time: 7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Location: Temple Hall 002
Speaker: Dr. Lynda Plymate, Professor, Department of Mathematics
Teaching and assessing mathematics is rapidly changing as a result of visual and dynamic technologies and students’ motivation and ability to work/play with these new resources. Adding to this instructional technology is a pedagogy shift of teaching to a one-to-one classroom environment (one computer per student), initiated in southwest Missouri last year by the Joplin School District deciding to replace all high school textbooks lost in the tornado with a computer for each student’s use. This one-to-one classroom format is spreading quickly, especially to neighboring districts, and the mathematics teachers are attempting to transition into a new style of teaching. I have been fortunate to receive two grants that explore this paradigm shift, one to observe and assist secondary math teachers from these nine southwest Missouri school districts transitioning to one-to-one environments, and a second to move two mathematics courses I currently teach into a blended format. During this presentation I will report what I am learning about this shift, to include the following topics:
- the “new” student (young and old)
- school structures and decisions necessary for a one-to-one classroom environment
- free or inexpensive instructional resources
- development of online instructional modules
- “flipped” and “blended” classrooms
- performance based assessment
Art in the Service of Religion and Belief: Cranach’s Painting of Luther’s Theology
Date: Monday, March 25
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Glass Hall 101
Dr. Steven Ozment will speak at Missouri State University on the topic “Art in the Service of Religion and Belief: Cranach’s Painting of Luther’s Theology.”
Dr. Ozment, McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History at Harvard University, is the author of ten books, most recently The Serpent and the Lamb: Cranach, Luther, and the Making of the Reformation (Yale University Press, 2012). This book retells the story of the German Renaissance and Reformation through the lives of two controversial men of the sixteenth century: the artist Lucas Cranach (the Serpent) and the reformer Martin Luther (the Lamb). Their collaborative successes merged art and religion into a revolutionary force that became the Protestant Reformation.
This free public lecture is sponsored by the College of Humanities and Public Affairs and the Departments of Art and Design, Art History, Modern and Classical Languages, and Religious Studies.
Visit the religious studies website for more information.
Graduate College Dean Candidates to Visit Campus
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the two candidates who will interview for the Graduate College Dean position. Each candidate will be presenting an open forum followed by a question and answer session.
View CV and open forum schedule for each candidate
Faculty Writing Retreat
Date: Friday, March 22
Time: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (lunch is served Noon–1:00 p.m.)
Location: Faculty Innovation Commons in Meyer Library Room 204
You may register on My Learning Connection or RSVP for lunch to fctl@missouristate.edu.
Presenter: Dr. Keri Franklin, Provost Fellow, Writing
Voice: 836-3732 or KFranklin@MissouriState.edu
For more information, visit the faculty writing retreat website or the calendar event web page.
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Digital Professor Academy
Spring Online Course Development Reminder!
- Assessment Strategies, 9:00 a.m.–Noon p.m., Friday, March 8
- Lunch Noon–1:00 p.m.
- Collaboration Strategies, 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., Friday, March 8
Please register on My Learning Connection or send an RSVP to fctl@missouristate.edu
Visit the FCTL website for more information about the digital professor academy.
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28th Showcase on Teaching and Learning Call for Proposals
Proposal submission deadline: Wednesday, March 27
The FCTL and Showcase Planning committee invites proposals for presentations at the Fall 2013 Showcase on Teaching and Learning.
The Showcase on Teaching and Learning will be held Wednesday, August 14 and focuses on Passion, Inspiration, and Innovation in teaching and learning.
Presentations should be 50 minutes in length and this year we are offering the following tracks for presenters and participants:
- Learning Online—Enhancing the online learning experience for students.
- Best Practices in Teaching—Instructional strategies for engaging today’s students.
- Teaching with Technology—Innovative ways to engage students with technology in or out of the classroom.
Proposals should be 100 words or less and must be submitted through the Proposal Submission Form.
Proposals will be reviewed by peers who are members of the Showcase Planning committee and presenters will be notified no later than Friday, April 5.
We encourage you to share with your fellow faculty members and present at the 28th Showcase on Teaching and Learning.
Missouri State’s Next Generation Network–What it Means to You!
Missouri State depends on its networking infrastructure as the foundation for the majority of services that support learning, research, and business processes. As the University’s requirements continue to expand and the existing infrastructure ages, it is important that the speed, breadth, and capacity be increased while also upgrading end-of-life components, in order to ensure reliable and secure delivery of services and technologies. To that end, Administrative and Information Services launched a multi-year project to develop the University’s Next Generation Network (NGN).
During this project, a multifaceted replacement, upgrade, and expansion plan for our networking infrastructure was developed. Three of the five components of the networking infrastructure have been upgraded thus far, which are Internet bandwidth capacity, distribution devices, and core routers. The two remaining components requiring upgrades are wireless access and edge devices.
Learn more about MSU’s next generation network
Grant Writing from Good to Great
Date: Friday, March 22
Time: 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Location: Alumni Center, 2nd Floor
Fee: $150 per person, $100 per student
This course will allow seasoned grant writers and newcomers the chance to understand and practice the essentials of writing grant proposals in an interactive and creative workshop! From writing, research and learning how to locate funding sources to grant writing tips and tutorials that have taken years of our expertise to cultivate, let our insight into the vast resources, grant search, and grant writing strategies benefit your organization. In addition, you will learn how to pursue grant funds. This is a course not to be missed.
Visit the grant writing course page for complete course information and online registration.
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Mental Health First Aid: Dealing with Crisis Situations
Date: Tuesday and Wednesday, March 12–13
Time: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Location: Alumni Center, 1st Floor
Fee: $50
“Mental Health First Aid: Dealing with Crisis Situations” is a 12-hour certification course to help communities better understand mental illness and respond to psychiatric emergencies.
Visit the mental health first aid course web page for complete course information and online registration.
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