UPCOMING DUE DATES
- Summer Graduate Assistant Fund – applications are due January 31. The faculty must complete theSGAF Form and submit it via email attachment to the ORA (researchadministration@missouristate.edu).
- Faculty Research Grants applications due February 1 http://graduate.missouristate.edu/facultystaff/FacultyResearchGrants.htm (Please give your department head and dean time to comment and sign!)
- Annual evaluations – faculty submit dossiers and complete Digital Measures input by February 6.
- Faculty Award for Excellence in Public Affairs – Nominations are due to dean’s office by Feb 6. On Feb 10 all nominees are notified and asked to submit an application which is due March 10. A CNAS Faculty committee must review the applications as each college may only submit one name to the university committee by March 20. http://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/awards/FacultyPublicAffairs.htm
- Staff Award for Excellence in Public Affairs – Nominations are due to Rachelle Darabi by February 15. http://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/awards/StaffPA_Award.htm
o Past recipients for both awards – http://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/awards/PublicAffairsRecipients.htm
We still need judges for four Science Olympiad events. If you or your children have ever participated please consider volunteering for this important event on February 25 – training is available. If you would like more information about judging contact BDalton@missouristate.edu
BUDGET NEWS –
We are awaiting Governor Greiten’s budget proposal which is due on Friday (or earlier). The executive budget committee is scheduled to meet next week. The CNAS Budget Committee will be meeting after the executive budget committee. I know that Clif will keep us informed. If you have questions in the next several weeks please call, email or stop by. I may not always know the answers but I will investigate. Tammy
CNAS NEWS –
- Grants Funded: Bob Mayanovic and Ridwan Sakidja have two projects funded by NorthStar Battery. Congratulations!
- Many, many grants have been submitted since the first of January. Thank you for all of your work on these proposals.
- CNAS Public Lectures – Please let me know if you have a topic for a public lecture in February. Our speaker for March 21 is Dr. Larry Campbell. He will be talking about his recent trip – “Following the Missouri River”.
- Check out faculty featured in Mind’s Eye
- Please note the change in schedule below. The CNAS Faculty/Staff Awards reception will not be held on April 18. It will be held on Friday, April 28 as part of Undergraduate Research Day (see schedule below).
The latest CNAS NEWS is published here – CNAS NewsWatch
Please keep us informed and we will add your news to the list!
Please submit seminar schedules to the master calendar and tag CNAS so we can all have access to seminar schedules!
SUSTAINABILITY CORNER & GREEN TEAMS
Missouri State University is a member of Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education – AASHE (and therefore so are you!). There are many resources available on the AASHE website.
In order to support the efforts of sustainability with the university, the dean’s office faculty and staff has formed a Green Team. Attached is our new certificate showing that we have reached the Bronze Level of Leaf Two. It doesn’t take a lot of effort to create a Green Team or to get certified. In fact, you may all ready be recycling bottles and paper, powering down your computers and copiers, and shutting off lights at the end of the day. Make a commitment to become more sustainable! I strongly encourage you to create your own Green Team and show your support to the environment. For more information, go to the Green Teams and reach out directly to Jordan Schanda, Sustainability Coordinator.
CALENDAR – 2017
Feb 6 Faculty submit annual report, along with posting publications and presentations into Digital Measures today for annual review
See above for open lab dates if you would like help posting your publications and presentations.
Feb 18 Discover Engineering Day, 12-3 PM, Plaster Center https://blogs.missouristate.edu/cnas-newswatch/2017/01/24/annual-msep-discover-engineering-day-approaching/
Feb 20 Holiday (Presidents’ Day)
Feb 25 Science Olympiad
Feb 26 HL Wine Tasting and Silent Auction, 3-5 PM, Double Tree Hotel (Reservations required.)
Feb 28 University Career Expo, 12-4 PM, SGF Expo Center
Mar 1 HL Career Fair – presentations and fair
Mar 1 HL Board of Advisors, 4:00-5:30 PM, Pummill 402
Mar 2 HL Career Fair – interview day
Mar 11-19 Spring Break (offices open!)
Mar 21 CNAS Public Lecture – Dr. Larry Campbell
Mar 25 Spring Showcase
Mar 28-30 Spring Academic Integrity Days
Mar 30 HL Speaker Series, 2:00-3:15, PSU Theatre
Apr 4-7 OSEF Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair
Apr 4-7 Public Affairs Conference
April 12 Pummill Relays
Apr 13-14 Spring Holiday (no classes – offices open 13, offices closed 14)
Apr 14 Public Affairs Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Apr 20-21 Collaborative Diversity conference
Apr 28 CNAS Undergraduate Research Day, PSU Ballroom
- Student Poster Presentations 1pm – 3pm
- Judging 1:15pm – 2:45pm
- Speaker: Dr. Nikolay Gerasimchuk 3:00pm
- Faculty, Staff and Student Awards 3:30pm
Apr 29 Graduate College IDF
May 2 All Faculty reception, 3:00 pm, PSU Ballroom
May 12 Study Day
May 13-18 Finals Week
May 19 Spring 2017 Commencement
Jun 2-4 Mid-States Region – Astronomical League (MSRAL) Convention
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