Seminars/Activities this week

Geography Awareness Week Celebration Lectures – Nov 12-16, 2018

• FREE screening of Wasted! The Story of Food Waste on Tu, Nov 13 at 6:30 PM, Springfield Art Museum
• America Recycles Day on Thu, Nov 15, 8 AM – 5 PM, free treats, swag and giveaways!
• Wed, Nov 14 – CSC: The Overview of Jack Henry Associates and Technologies in the Banking Industry, by Rob Zelinka, 3-4 PM, Hill Hall Room 0002
• Fri, Nov 16 – GGP: The Mechanics of Slow Earthquakes and the Spectrum of Fault Slip Behaviors, Chris Marone, 2:30-3:30 PM, Temple 345
• Fri, Nov 16 – BIO: Phylogeography, hybridization, and reproductive isolation in a topminnow species complex, by David Duvernell, 4-5 PM, Temple 003
• Friday, November 16 – Public Observing Night at Baker Observatory is back!

Human Resource’s open enrollment for benefits is November 1 through December 1.

Remaining fall semester days of Carrie’s Café

• November: 13, 15, 20, 27, 29
• December: 4

FYI…

• Elisa Kelley, hospitality leadership senior, received prestigious scholarship and was selected to attend high-profile conference
• Xingping Sun researches artificial intelligence.
• Biology undergrads and graduates presented research at Bull Shoals.
• Nick Gerasimchuk presented the keynote at the 19^th World Congress of Materials Science and Engineering this past June in Barcelona, Spain.
• Bethany Forrester, civil engineering graduate and Citizen Scholar, uses her degree to help people.

CNAS committee meetings

• Personnel Committee meets on Mon, Nov 19 AND Mon, Nov 26 from 3:30-4:30 in Temple 156

FACULTY NEWS

WebAdMIT updates on Wed, Nov 28 from 12-1:30 PM in PSU 313 (Contact the Graduate College at 6-5335)

Associate Dean for Diversity, Workforce Development and Student Success (click for more info and to apply)

Professor Salary Incentive Program (PSIP) applications are due into the Dean’s Office in electronic format by Friday, December 14. Please visit the Office of the Provost website for more information on timeline, application process, and samples of components of past successful applications.

ICYMI…

• The fall 2018 newsletter from Watershed Committee of the Ozarks has been released.
• Diversity News – This is Trans Awareness Week. Learn more at Trans 101 Workshop on Mon, Nov 12 from 4-5 PM in MRC Annex.
• Support our campus and community by donating to MSU Foundation and United Way.

CALENDAR – 2018

Nov 16         Public Observing Night at Baker Observatory, 6-9 PM
Nov 21-25   Thanksgiving holiday – No Classes/Offices Closed
Nov 25-27   ABET Visit for Computer Science

Dec 6           Last day of fall classes
Dec 7-13      Final exam period
Dec 14         Fall Commencement (CNAS is at 10 AM)

Thu, Dec 20 – Wed, Jan 2: Offices closed at MSU – Happy holidays!

MEDIA           

• Tune in every Thursday morning at 9:45 AM for 5-minute STEM Spots on KSMU (Click for past interviews!)
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