CNAS Committee Meetings in the next couple of weeks –

EYH meeting today, September 21, 4:00 in Temple Hall 156

Diversity Committee meeting – scheduled for Tuesday, 9/22, 9:30, Temple 145

STEM Education – Friday, September 25 at 2:00 PM

MNAS Committee – Tuesday, 9/29, 3:00, Temple 145

College Council meets October 6.   Electronic submissions of curricular materials due Tuesday, September 22 by 5pm.

Recruitment and Awards committee met earlier this month.

 

Sustainability Newsletter follows – September2015Newsletter

Seminars – http://science.missouristate.edu/

KME seminar (Mathematics Lecture Series) – Wednesday September 23 at 2:30  in Cheek 204 –  Dr. Steven Senger, speaker

Biology Seminar – September 25

CNAS Public Lectures follows – CNAS Public Lecture Series FA15-2

 

• Armchair University Science Series, Springfield-Greene County Library Center (S. Campbell) – Mondays, 7 p.m. in the auditorium.
• September 28: A Trip to Antarctica. Mount Erebus in Antarctica is the world’s most southern active volcano. Dr. Kevin Mickus, geology professor at Missouri State University, will discuss his recent trip to Mount Erebus and the research he conducted there.
• October 26: Ethical Dilemmas of Global Disease Eradication Programs. Deborah Corcoran, a medical geographer, will discuss who decides which diseases should be eradicated, and the history and progress of three different international disease eradication programs.
• November 30: Sherlock Holmes and Flavia de Luce: Comparing the Science. Dr. Tammy Jahnke, dean of Missouri State University’s College of Natural and Applied Sciences, and Dr. James O’Brien, author of “The Scientific Sherlock Holmes,” will discuss the science used by popular literary characters Sherlock Holmes and Flavia de Luce to crack their cases.
• http://thelibrary.org/programs/documents/bookends0715.pdf

 

Curriculum Innovation Projects 2015-2016 Call for Proposals

The FCTL Advisory Council invites project proposals for the 2015-2016 Curriculum Innovation funding.  This funding opportunity is to provide support for innovative teaching strategies that focus on student engagement, active learning, and student success.  While the FCTL Advisory Council welcomes all proposals, we encourage those that intend to demonstrate deeper learning outcomes and have the potential to be applied to other disciplines. Projects will be funded up to $5,000 and proposals should include a statement of the problem or a goal statement, projected itemization of expenses, approach and planned methodology for the project and any findings, and dissemination of these results to peers both within the university and beyond in terms of publications or professional presentations.   Proposals must detail how active teaching and learning strategies will be implemented and evaluated.

Faculty interested in submitting a proposal are required to schedule a pre-grant meeting with the FCTL to review the application process and review measurable outcomes.  To schedule meeting contact fctl@missouristate.edu. Proposals should be submitted electronically to the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning fctl@missouristate.edu no later than October 31, 2015.

• Faculty Research Grants – http://graduate.missouristate.edu/facultystaff/FacultyResearchGrants.htm Applications are due Monday, October 12  (Please remember that these require the signatures of your department head and dean.  The due dates are when they are due to Carrington Hall.)

 

 

Sept 23-25                   American Society for Engineering Education

September 26               EYH, 8:00-12:30 (Temple and Kemper Halls)

September 28               CNAS Fall Speaker series at the Library Center, Kevin Mickus, 7:00 pm

September 29               Majors Fair 9 am – 3 pm (set up at 8 am)

October 1                     State of the University Address, 12:30 PM, PSU Theatre

October 1                     CNAS Leadership Team Meeting (2-4 PM)

October 1                     HRA Casino Night, 5:30-7:30 pm, PUMM 404

October 5-6                  HLC (Accreditation) Team on Campus – Please read the executive summary found at www.missouristate.edu/hlc and attend at least one open forum or drop in session.  A copy of the full report can be found at http://www.missouristate.edu/hlc/preparation.htm

October 6                    Springfield School District Fair at the Oasis Convention Center (this used to be at University Plaza) from 4:30-6:30 PM

 

 

Dr. Tammy Jahnke