Academic Advisor Forums—Fall 2014
What’s New with Transfer Advising?
Date: Friday, September 26
Time: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: Plaster Student Union 308
Presented by the Transfer Advising Committee: George Connor, Hillary Mayes, Judy Pickering, Kim Stagner, Katie Tucker, and Ross Hawkins
Space is limited and registration is required. Email Ross Hawkins to register for this special transfer advising workshop.
BCSSE Student Snapshot: Your Advisees’ Needs and Expectations at a Glance
Date: Tuesday, September 30
Time: 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Location: Plaster Student Union 313, Traywick Parliamentary Room
Presenters: Keri Franklin, Kelly Wood, Amy Bowen, and Beth Mincey
This summer almost 2,000 incoming students completed the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE) detailing expectations for college: academic engagement, learning, and academic success. For the first time, advisors will have access to each advisee’s report. Come learn how this new information can save time and jump start conversations.
Master Advisor Refresher Workshop
Date: Tuesday, September 30
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Location: PSU 315
Facilitator: Susan Martindale
This refresher workshop is designed for those whose Master Advisor designation has lapsed or for those who wish to complete the year’s re-certification requirements in one session.
Space is limited and registration is required. Register on the Academic Advisement Center website.
Study Away Fall Faculty Luncheon RSVP Deadline is Tomorrow
The Study Away Fall Faculty Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, September 17 from Noon to 1:30 p.m. in PSU 308. Join experienced Study Away faculty directors to learn about developing one- to eight-week programs. Topics include logistics and budgeting, collaborating with other institutions, research opportunities, enriching academic content, and more. The event is free, but seating is limited. RSVP by Friday, September 12 to Study Away at 836-6368.
Spotlight on Student Success
Student Success is a primary goal of Missouri State University and particularly the Student Development and Public Affairs office. The SDPA will be providing a series of spotlights in the coming weeks, highlighting Student Success programs in the colleges and departments across campus. If you have a Student Success program or story and would like to be included in this series, please contact Dr. Rachelle Darabi so we can share your story with the campus community.
Read this issue featuring the College of Business.
Suggest a Public Affairs Theme for 2016–2017
Public Affairs Theme suggestions for the 2016–2017 academic year are now being accepted. As is the case with this year’s theme of The Ethical Citizen: Can you make a difference? and the 2015–2016 theme of Building Healthy Communities: Body, mind and spirit, the intent is to identify and adopt a theme that can permeate the campus community for the academic year. While public affairs themes generally focus on challenges in public policy or issues confronting our world, you are encouraged to submit any and all ideas. Ultimately, the theme will be developed in a collaborative manner involving representatives of the university and Springfield communities; these individuals will look for a concept that can engage and excite the campus through a broad topic and provide meaningful opportunities for learning. Deadline for theme submissions is 5 pm, Friday, October 17.
Download detailed information for suggesting a theme.
Numerical Methods, Dynamical Systems, and Applications
Date: Tuesday, September 16
Time: 7:30–8:30 p.m.
Location: Temple Hall 002
Speaker: Jorge Rebaza, Professor, Mathematics
In this presentation we talk about one branch of applied mathematics: dealing with some problems that can be mathematically represented as differential equations or dynamical systems; we explain how certain mathematical tools, numerical techniques, and algorithms are used to solve such mathematical problems, and how the original models could be extended and generalized.
Parking will be available in Lot 4, South of Temple Hall.
Download the event flyer and learn more about this lecture and others coming up this semester.
Citizen Scholar Award Nominations
Nominations due at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 18
The Board of Governors are once again soliciting nominations for the annual Citizen Scholar Award. Since the award was created in 2007, forty-one exceptional students have been chosen to receive this prestigious honor, and the Missouri State University Board of Governors is expecting to recognize six more outstanding students this fall.
If you are a faculty or staff member who knows of a student who excels academically and exemplifies the Public Affairs mission, please download the nomination packet from the Citizen Scholar homepage and submit it to the Office of Student Affairs. Please be sure to read the “Criteria for Consideration and Selection” sheet, and provide sufficient details in your submission.
Recipients will receive an engraved memento and recognition on a plaque in Plaster Student Union, Room 313. In addition, the Citizen Scholars are recognized at a breakfast before the December Board of Governors meeting and at various times throughout the academic year.
Questions or comments may be directed to the Office of Student Affairs in Carrington 200 (417-836-5526).
Fall Commencement Faculty Regalia Order Deadline–
October 8, 2014
The University Commencement Committee asks all academic department heads to encourage their faculty to participate in Fall Commencement on Friday, December 12, at 12:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., JQH Arena. Strong faculty participation makes for an impressive ceremony for our graduates and their families. Please note that recently hired faculty may not yet be in the Banner system and therefore might not have been included in the Commencement email that was sent out in August. Your assistance in ensuring all faculty are aware of the regalia order deadline is greatly appreciated.
Visit the commencement website for more information.
Computer Services Presents
Blackboard Feature Spotlight: Groups
Groups are a great way to increase engagement and communication among students in your Blackboard course. New features in Blackboard make it extremely easy to create, interact with, and manage groups. If you’d like to start utilizing this feature, get started with this page in Experts. Computer Services is offering classes on October 6-8 on Groups and Group Management titled “Creating Individualized and Group Learning Paths” which you can register for though My Learning Connection. If you need assistance setting up or working with groups, feel free to call the Computer Services Help Desk or visit one of our “Ask the Experts” sessions any Friday between 1:30 and 4:30 pm in the Meyer Library 205 Technology Training Center.
See the Blackboard Blog to learn more about the great features in Blackboard. Don’t forget about all the opportunities for Blackboard training from Computer Services at the Help Desk website, and learn how you can become a Blackboard Black Belt while you’re there! Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter too!
Staff Excellence in Community Service Awards Nominations Now Being Accepted
Deadline is Friday, October 24
Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to nominate Missouri State University staff members for the Staff Excellence in Community Service Award, to be awarded in January at the Staff Awards Recognition Luncheon, Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 11:30 am. 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 more information and to view the nomination procedures and form, visit the Excellence in Community Service Awards webpage or call Stacey Trewatha-Bach at 836-8832.
LOGOS: A Journal of Undergraduate Research
Now Accepting Submissions from Undergraduate Students in all Academic Disciplines
LOGOS is an annual publication developed and edited by students in Missouri State University’s Honors College. Each volume features academic scholarship and artistry produced by undergraduate students and selected in a double-blind, peer reviewed process.
LOGOS is directed by a student Editorial Board that includes a chief editor, a lead associate editor, and associate editors selected from the Honors College. The Editorial Board is led by a managing editor who oversees the administrative production of the journal. The editors are also mentored and supported by a Faculty Advisory Board, which currently includes:
- Dr. John Chuchiak, Director of the Honors College and Professor of Colonial Latin American History
- Tracy Dalton, Senior Instructor of English
- Dr. Joshua Smith, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences.
LOGOS was established and first published in 2008. There are now over 2,000 copies in public circulation.
Visit the LOGOS website for more information.
Master Online Course Recognition Award Nominations are Requested!
The annual Master Online Course Recognition Award for 2014 is now open for nominations!
Sponsored by Missouri State Online, the award offers 3 ways to nominate a class for recognition:
- Students can nominate their favorite online class
- Faculty can nominate their peers
- You may nominate your own class!
Visit the Missouri State Online website for more information and nomination forms.
Help us promote and recognize outstanding models of course design and pedagogy!
Nominations must be received at Missouri State Online by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 5, 2014.
Mark your calendars for 2014–2015
Faculty Writing Retreats
Dates: Fall 2014: Friday’s 9/19 (FCTL), 10/17, 11/21, Monday and Tuesday 12/15–16 (FCTL)
Spring 2015: Friday’s 1/16, 2/20, 3/20 (FCTL), 4/17, Monday and Tuesday 5/18–19
Time: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Location: Meyer Alumni Center Hospitality Room unless otherwise noted
Monthly faculty writing retreats provide dedicated time and space to work on academic writing. Retreats include breakfast and a light lunch, opportunities to develop a strong network of peer support and accountability, and voluntary feedback sessions. Bring your own laptop and writing materials. Please register via My Learning Connection. Contact Stephanie Norander, Associate Professor in the Communication department and Provost Fellow for Faculty Development–Writing, for more information.
Conference on Civic Engagement
Building and Sustaining Partnerships for Stronger Communities
Date: Wednesday, September 17
Time: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Location: Plaster Student Union
Save the date for MSU’s inaugural conference on civic engagement! This conference will focus on the university’s involvement in partnership-based solutions to address pressing public issues in Springfield and the surrounding region. Register by contacting the Office of Public Affairs Support at 417-836-8832.
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