TONIGHT – Kevin Mickus is speaking at the Library Center about his trips to Antarctica! http://calendar.missouristate.edu/viewevent.aspx?eventid=87740&occurrenceid=155132
State of the University Address is at 12:30 PM, Thursday, October 1 in the PSU Theatre! See you there!
HLC Reaffirmation of Accreditation Visit is October 5-6. Please read the executive summary and plan to attend at least one of the forums listed on the website – www.missouristate.edu/hlc. Your input is important.
Multicultural Faculty & Staff Mixer – EVERYONE is invited to attend the Multicultural Faculty & Staff Mixer. New Faculty and Staff get a chance to meet and mix with their colleagues, while learning about faculty mentoring opportunities, writing centers, faculty and staff organizations, and more. Come enjoy the food, fun, and prizes. Make certain to sign up on My Learning Connection.
When: Thursday, October 8, 2015
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Where: PSU Ballroom
Sponsored by Office of the President, Division of Student Affairs, Division of Diversity and Inclusion, and Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning.
Those with disabilities who may not be able to fully participate due to the program venue or design may request an accommodation by contacting in advance: Ashley Raines, Division of Diversity and Inclusion at (417) 836-8815 or Jamaine Abidogun, Diversity Fellow at (417) 836-5916.
Nominations for the Honorary Doctorate will be accepted through October 10, 2015. We have had very few nominations to date so we are sending this reminder. Following is the press release that went out to the public. Remember, only MSU faculty, staff, students, and alumni may nominate. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at CindyHail@missouristate.edu or 417.836.6065. Thank you so much. HonoraryDoc press release 15
- 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.)
- 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.
CNAS Funded Grants –
Bob Pavlowsky and Marc Owen – Congratulations on another year of the Springfield MS4 Monitoring Project through the City of Springfield!
Bob Pavlowsky – Congratulations on your new contract with the US Army Corps of Engineers for habitat assessment for a former machine gun range at Fort Leonard Wood and your award with the US Army Corps of Engineers for the Northern Long-Eared bat survey at Fort Leonard Wood!
Bob Pavlowsky – Congratulations on your award for the Northern Long-Eared Bat survey at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas through the US Army Corps of Engineers!
Alicia Mathis – Congratulations on your increased funding for the partnership to conduct vital signs monitoring of natural resources in 15 NPS units through the National Park Service!
Razib Iqbal – Congratulations on the award from Microsoft!
Adam Wanekaya and Kartik Ghosh – Congratulations on your subaward from Kansas State University for the NIH project “Anti Cancer RNA Nanoconjugates”!
News – http://news.missouristate.edu/tag/cnas/
Mind’s Eye – https://blogs.missouristate.edu/mindseye/ and the latest feature https://blogs.missouristate.edu/mindseye/solving-real-world-problems-with-high-level-math/?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=featurette&utm_content=rebaza&utm_campaign=mindseye
CNAS Seminar Schedules – http://science.missouristate.edu/
Dr. Tammy Jahnke