SEMINARS THIS WEEK
- Check the CNAS homepage calendar!
MEETINGS FOR STUDENTS THIS WEEK
TONIGHT – Mon, Jan 22 – Science Olympiad student volunteers meeting with Ben Dalton
Grand Lounge Freudenberger House, 6:00 PM
TOMORROW NIGHT – Tu, Jan 23 – STUDY GROUPS are forming tomorrow
Temple Lecture Hall 003, 6:00 PM (flyer)
CNAS encourages all students to join a study group, a great way to increase their chances of success. In the meeting, students can form study groups based on their enrolled courses and interests.
Visit Student Resources webpage for more information!
- SCUF Proposals are due to the CNAS IT Committee on Wednesday, January 24!
- FACULTY– Foundation Awards: materials for awards are due to the departmental offices by Friday, January 26!
Nominate your student workers for Student Employee of the Year by Thursday, February 1.
ICYMI…
- BIO and PAMS students presented at the Arkansas IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence.
- Biology student Spotlight story.
FYI…
- Flu vaccines are still available through March 1, 2018! NO COST to you and your family!
- Register for any of the new diversity mini-workshops that begin Wednesday, January 24, 2018.
- FCTL Events & Announcements for the New Year!
SUSTAINABILITY CORNER
CNAS has two academic minor programs related to sustainability: the Sustainability Minor administered by Biology; and GGP’s Geotourism Minor in conjunction with Hospitality Leadership!
DUE DATES
Jan 22 – Call for nominations for Staff & Faculty Board of Governors Excellence in Public Affairs
o Nominations due to Dean’s Office by Feb 12
o Nominees are notified by Dean that they have been nominated. Applications are due March 12.
o Only one application from CNAS may be forwarded. College committee determines and application is forwarded by March 26.
Jan 26 – Foundation Awards: materials for awards should be submitted to the departmental offices
Jan 26 – By 5:00 PM, curricular proposals must be submitted through Curricular Action Workflow System to allow the dean and admin assistant time to review proposals and prepare agenda. Do you have nominees to Faculty Senate committees: Budget & Priorities, CGEIP, and Faculty Concerns?
Jan 31 – submissions for FCTL Teaching Awards
CNAS CALENDAR – 2018
Jan 22 Science Olympiad student volunteer meeting – 6:00 PM, Freudenberger Grand Lounge
Jan 23 CNAS Study Groups meeting at 6:00 PM, Temple 003 – Inform your students!
Jan 27 Presidential Scholar Interview Day
Feb 6-7 Faculty and Staff Free Portrait Days
Feb 17 Discover Engineering Day, Plaster Center, 12-3 PM
Feb 19 President’s Day – Offices Closed
Feb 23 Board of Governor Meetings
Feb 24 Science Olympiad
Mar 6 Missouri State Alert Test at 10:00 AM (MSU semester test at 10:50 AM)
Mar 10-18 Spring Break
Mar 27-29 OSEF (Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair)
Mar 29 Spring Holiday – Offices open, no classes
Mar 30 Spring Holiday – Offices closed, no classes
April 11 Pummill Math Relays
April 14 Admitted Student Day
April 27-28 Missouri Academy of Science Annual Meeting in Rolla
May 3 (THURSDAY) CNAS Undergraduate Research Day and Faculty & Staff Awards
May 5 Graduate College IDF
May 18 CNAS Commencement time is 5:00 PM (10 AM is for COB, Darr Ag; CHPA, CHHS; 5:00 PM is for COAL, COE, CNAS)
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/college-of-natural-and-applied-sciences
- Follow CNAS on Twitter: @CNASatMSU
- Like CNAS on Facebook: CNAS at MSU
- Inside Missouri State newsletter
- The Standard student newspaper