SEMINARS:

• Wed, Feb 21 – GGP seminar: The Future of Water: Data or Instincts?, by Todd Halihan, 12:15-1:30 PM, Temple 345
• Wed, Feb 21 – CHM seminar: The Role of Organic Synthesis in Drug Discovery, by Matt McIntosh, 3:35-4:35 PM, Meyer Library 101
• Fri, Feb 23 – BIO seminar: Effects of Fire and Thinning on Kansas Oak Woodlands, by Mary Short, 4-5 PM, Temple Lecture Hall 003
• Mon, Feb 26 – CSC seminar:  IoT and Data Analytics for City Utilities, by Chris Hill, Director of GIS and AMI – City Utilities, 9-10 AM, Cheek 151

BIG EVENTS coming up!

• Sat, Feb 24 – Science Olympiad in Temple and Kemper Halls.  Awards Ceremony in McDonald Arena at 4:00 PM
• Sun, Feb 25 – Hospitality Leadership Wine Tasting, 3-5 PM, University Plaza (tickets required)
• Tu, Feb 27 – Carrie’s Café opens; make your reservations at ext. 6-4409!

Excellence in Community Service Award nominations for faculty are due this Friday, February 23.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS ESSAY CONTEST with $500 first place! Submissions are due midnight March 4, 2018 – Dr. Michael N Compton Public Affairs Essay Contest

Deadline to ORDER REGALIA for commencement is Friday, March 9!

ICYMI…

• Students Aubrey Hormel and Emily Justus attended the Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics (NCUWM) last month.

FYI…

• Register for Master Advisor Refresher Workshop: https://www.missouristate.edu/advising/42540.htm (sessions are April 10 and April 20)

SUSTAINABILITY CORNER

RecycleMania (nationwide competition) runs through March 31.
Faculty and Staff are encouraged to sign up for free online training in the Three Rs (reducing/reusing/recycling).  I did the online training and I hope you will too!  Tammy

DUE DATES

• Feb 20 – Spring thesis/non-thesis funding requests due to Graduate Office
• Feb 23 – Nominations (Faculty) for Excellence in Community Service Awards
• Feb 23 – By 5:00 PM, curricular proposals submitted through Curricular Action Workflow System for March College Council Meeting.
• Feb 28 – All publications and presentations must be updated in Digital Measures

MARCH 2018

• Mar 9 – Faculty submit Equity Adjustment Requests to DHs
• Mar 9 – Dept Personnel Committees submit report of annual review of progress of Probationary Faculty to DHs: https://www.missouristate.edu/provost/facultyevalcalendar.htm and https://www.missouristate.edu/provost/clinicalfacultycal.htm
• Mar 9 – Nominations due for Wall Of Fame to Alumni Association
• Mar 9 – Deadline to order regalia for commencement
• Mar 15 – Nominations for Outstanding Graduate Assistant Awards
• Mar 21 – submit mid-semester grade rosters by 2:00 PM

CNAS CALENDAR – 2018

Feb 23                Board of Governor Meetings
Feb 24                Science Olympiad
Feb 28                Hospitality Leadership Career Fair
Feb 28                Hospitality Leadership Board of Advisors, 4:00-5:30

March 1              Hospitality Interview Day
Mar 4                  STEM National College Fair, 1:00-4:00 PM, St. Louis University
Mar 6                  Tornado warning drill at 10:00 AM (aka Severe Weather Test)
Mar 5-7               Hospitality Leadership ACPHA Site Visit
Mar 8                  Ariane Goren from Expedia here to speak to students – PSU Theatre – morning
Mar 10-18           Spring Break
Mar 27-29           OSEF – Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair (Judging – March 27)
Mar 29                Spring Holiday – Offices open, no classes
Mar 30                Spring Holiday – Offices closed, no classes

April 10               Hospitality Leadership Executive Speaker Series, 2:00-3:00, PSU Theater
April 11               Pummill Math Relays
April 19               Chemistry Scholarship Banquet
April 20               Chemistry Advisory Board Meets today
April 27-28          Missouri Academy of Science Annual Meeting in Rolla

May 1                  All Faculty Recognition Reception 3-5 PM in PSU Ballroom
May 3                  (THURSDAY) CNAS Undergraduate Research Day (abstract due Apr 19) and Faculty & Staff Awards
Noon – Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony (includes a light lunch for all attendees)
Noon -1:00 PM – All judging will for Undergraduate Research Day will occur during this time period.
Research Posters will be open to all from 1-3 PM
3:00 PM – Awards presented to research day winners.
May 5                  Graduate College IDF (abstracts due April 10)
May 12-17           Final Exams
May 18                Spring Commencement CNAS Reception 2-4 PM
May 18                Spring Commencement (CNAS at 5:00 PM)

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