Don’t forget to do your Health Risk Assessment and sign up for benefits by December 1.  Contact HR if you have lost your instructions!

CNAS AWARDS POLICY – 2017 is attached.  Nominations for college awards are due March 24, 2017.

SEMINARS THIS WEEK!

• Nov 29      PAMS presentation by research scientist Clarissa Wisner, KEMP 2016, 1-2:00 PM
• Nov 30      STEM Lecture at Library Center – Dr. Bob Pavlowsky, 7-8:00 PM

Carrie’s Café closes for the semester next week. Only three days left: Nov 29, Dec 1, Dec 6

The latest CNAS NEWS is published here –  CNAS NewsWatch and here –  http://news.missouristate.edu/tag/cnas/

Please keep us informed and we will add your news to the list!

Fall 2016 Commencement

Dec 16      CNAS Graduation Reception is at 11:30 AM in Carrington Auditorium.  Contact David Szepatowski for event details.

Dec 16      Fall Commencement, 1:30 PM, JQH Arena

Ongoing reminders…

• PSIP Applications are due December 16, 2016.
• The call for nominations for the MSU Foundation Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service is out. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, December 16.  Applications are due January 27, 2017.

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS

• Tanner Hoog, biology major, awarded grant for research: Undergraduate student studies vasculature development in mice

RECENTLY AWARDED GRANTS

• Bob Pavlowsky and Marc Owen: Congratulations on your new contract with the City of Springfield for the Springfield MS4 Monitoring Project.
• Dan Beckman: Congratulations on your new contract with the City of Springfield for the biological assessment of urban streams.
• Dorothy Wittorff-Sandgren: Congratulations on the Region D FY 16 Homeland Security Grant funded by the US Department of Homeland Security through the Missouri Office of Homeland Security.

ICYMI…

• Maroon Minute recognized the work of Dr. Alicia Mathis at a basketball game.
• Dr. Michael Reed uses Kepler to study stars. Read the posting from the CNAS blog: That rings a bell
• The Mathematics Department is raising funds for a new study lounge in Cheek Hall.
• Interesting in submitting a crowdfunding project, contact crowdfunding@missouristate.edu to set up your project!
• To see all campus projects go to https://www.givecampus.com/schools/MissouriStateUniversity

Did you know…?

• … that CNAS has its own Twitter account: @CNASatMSU (Are you following us?)
• …that CNAS has its own Facebook page:  CNAS at MSU (Have you liked us?)

SUSTAINABILITY CORNER

The second edition of our electronic newsletter DISCOVERIES has been distributed. Check your inbox!

Thank you to all who contributed.

Dec 16      CNAS Graduation Reception is at 11:30 AM in Carrington Auditorium.  Contact David Szepatowski for event details.

Dec 16      Fall Commencement, 1:30 PM, JQH Arena

MEDIA           

• Tune in every Thursday morning at 9:45 AM for 5-minute STEM Spots on KSMU hosted by Dr. David Cornelison.
• Check out CNAS blog and CNAS NewsWatch for more information.
• CNAS NEWS posted by University Communications – news.missouristate.edu/tag/cnas
• Follow CNAS on Twitter: @CNASatMSU
• Like CNAS on Facebook: CNAS at MSU