SEMINARS
- 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
- Tue, Feb 27 – Opioids: Combating Addiction with Chemistry, 6:00 PM, Temple Lecture Hall 003
- Wed, Feb 28 – CHM seminar: Developing Photoactivatable Atomic Oxygen Precursors for Probing Biology, by Ryan McCulla, 3:35-4:35 PM, LIBR 101
- Thu, Mar 1 – joint seminar: Mixed-Dimensional van der Waals Heterostructures for Electronic and Energy Applications, by Mark Hersam, 4-5 PM, Temple Lecture Hall 002
- Fri, Mar 2 – GGP seminar: Bringing Inquiry and Active Learning into Introductory Geoscience Courses, by Katherine Ryker, 3:30-4:30 PM, Temple 345
- Thu, Mar 8 – CSC/CNAS seminar: Finding Your Voice: Lessons Learned Navigating the Worlds of Tech and Business, by Ariane Gorin, President Expedia Partner Solutions, 9:30-10:30 AM, PSU Theater
- Thu, Mar 8 – Women’s History Month Event at Alamo Drafthouse – Tickets available at https://calendar.missouristate.edu/event/98069/185746
Carrie’s Café grand opening is tomorrow Tuesday, February 27 – make your reservations at ext. 6-4409!
CNAS – NEW LEADER!
I am pleased to announce that Ajay Katangur has accepted the department head position of CSC effective August 1, 2018. Ajay comes to us from Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
I want to thank the search committee and all involved in in the search process. Faculty and staff feedback was very important in this process. I heard great discussions about current projects and future goals for the department during the search process.
I look forward to working with Ajay.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS ESSAY CONTEST with $500 first place! Submissions are due midnight March 4, 2018 – See attached flyer and click for more details: Dr. Michael N Compton Public Affairs Essay Contest
Deadline to ORDER REGALIA for spring commencement is Friday, March 9!
ICYMI…
- Ryan Udan studies congenital heart defects – how they happen and how to stop them.
- Chris Hill from City Utilities discusses how new technology can benefit us.
- Kartik Ghosh studies the impact of nanoparticles in the human body.
FYI…
- Watershed Committee of the Ozarks released its 2017 Annual Report.
- 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).
DUE DATES
- 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: provost/facultyevalcalendar.htm and 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 28 Hospitality Leadership Career Fair
Feb 28 Hospitality Leadership Board of Advisors, 4:00-5:30
Mar 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
Mar 5-7 Hospitality Leadership ACPHA Site Visit
Mar 8 Ariane Gorin from Expedia here to speak to students, PSU Theatre, 9:30-10:30 AM
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
March 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 25-27 Collaborative Diversity Conference – Faculty and Staff may attend sessions at no cost but you must register online so there will be enough chairs in the room.
https://diversity.missouristate.edu/conference/
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 (abstracts due April 19)
Faculty & Staff awards (nominations due March 23)
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
- Mind’s Eye scholarly publication