EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Sustainability Student Summit on Monday, April 9, 9 AM – 4 PM in PSU 308

This event will include hands on workshops led by students, free popcorn, and chances to win prizes (including a kayak)!

• Save the Monarchs: Milkweed Planting and Celebration on Tuesday, April 10, 1:30-3:00 PM, 521 N. Jefferson

Join your fellow Bears to convert a vacant lot downtown to a monarch habitat!

• April 10-12 – This year’s theme of the Public Affairs Conference is Sustainability in Practice: Consensus and Consequences.
• April 11 – 46^th Annual Pummill Math Relays
• April 14 – Pandemics: The Big Picture – Debbie Corcoran of GGP will talk about historic attempts to cope with pandemics including the persecution of immigrant and minority populations, nursery rhymes and art. (flyer attached)  Saturday, April 14, 2-4 PM, Library Center Auditorium

SEMINARS

• Tuesday, April 10 – HL seminar: Hospitality Leadership Executive Speaker Series, 2:00-3:00, PSU Theater
• Wednesday, April 11 – CHM seminar: Synthesis and Characterization of Chitosan Derivatives for High Performance Gene Delivery; First-Principle Investigation into the Crystal Structures of 14-Electron Compounds with Potential Thermoelectric Applications, by Quinton Wyatt and Sherry Meadows, 3:35-4:25, Meyer LIBR 101

ABSTRACTS DUE IN APRIL

• CNAS Undergraduate Research Day is Thursday, May 3! Abstracts are due Thursday, April 19
• The 25^th annual Graduate Interdisciplinary Forum to present research is coming up on Saturday, May 5. Abstracts are due Tuesday, April 10.

ICYMI…

• Chelsea Martin, graduate of biology, was awarded the Excellence in Advising – Graduate Student Contribution Award.
• Bull Shoals Field Station released its winter newsletter (see attached PDF). Here are past newsletters.

FYI…

• NASA Public Observing Night at Baker Observatory on Saturday, April 21, 8:30-11:00 PM.

DUE DATES

APRIL 2018

Apr 10 – Abstracts for Interdisciplinary Forum due to Graduate College
Apr 13 – Dean presents Equity Requests to Provost
Apr 15 – International Travel Grants (due dates are Jan 15, Apr 15, Jul 15, Oct 15)
Apr 19 – Abstracts for Undergraduate Research Day due by 5 PM to GaleLininger@missouristate.edu

CNAS CALENDAR – 2018

April 10         Hospitality Leadership Executive Speaker Series, 2:00-3:00, PSU Theater
April 20         Chemistry Advisory Board Meets today
Apr 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.
Apr 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 Faculty/Staff Awards and Undergraduate Research Day
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            Frank Einhellig IDF (abstracts due April 10)
May 12-17    Final Exams
May 18          Spring Commencement CNAS Reception 2-4 PM, Temple Courtyard (rain location Temple Lecture Halls)
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.
• Follow CNAS blog, CNAS NewsWatch and University News.
• Follow CNAS on Twitter: @CNASatMSU
• Follow CNAS on Facebook: CNAS at MSU
• Mind’s Eye scholarly publication