Welcome back, CNAS faculty and staff!  A special welcome to our newest faculty member – Dr. Siming Liu, Computer Science.

EVENTS this week

• Mon, Jan 7 – Fri, Jan 11: Faculty/Staff Free Week at the Foster Recreation Center
• Wed, Jan 9 – Staff Awards Luncheon at JQH, 11:30-1:30

SEMINARS

• Fri, Jan 25 – GGP: Conservation Planning Tools, by Ronda Burnett, 2:30-3:30 PM, Temple 345
• Fri, Feb 1 – GGP: Combat GIS, by David Johnson, 2:30-3:30 PM, Temple 345

 FACULTY NEWS

The Graduate College has funding opportunities for research grants, hiring graduate teaching assistants, and international travel.

Outstanding work by faculty, staff and students…

• Chemistry Advisory Board members participated in a “Careers in Chemistry” panel for students.
• Mike Reed and two PAMS students published work on evolved stars.
• Femila Manoj, biology major, received grant from Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation to study bacteria.
• GGP hosted an Earthscope speaker on campus in November.
• Several undergraduate and graduate chemistry students presented research at the American Chemical Society Meeting in October.
• Melida Gutierrez published an article on salt content of dairy farms.
• James Miller, emeritus professor of geology, spoke about his research at the International Conference on Ediacaran and Cambrian Sciences in China this past summer.
• Heather Oswald, chemistry alumnus, returned to campus in October to speak about her research with anti-HIV drugs.

ICYMI…

• Three CNAS students received the Citizen Scholar Award.
• Thousands of solar eclipse glasses from August 2017 were recycled (i.e. donated) to Astronomers Without Borders.

 CNAS COMMITTEE MEETINGS

• Thu, Jan 10: Scholastic Appeals, Temple 145, 8 AM assemble; 8:30 AM first appointment
• Fri, Jan 11: CNAS Student Success Search Committee, Temple 156, 10-11 AM
• Tu, Jan 15: College Council, Temple 145, 3 PM
• Wed, Jan 16: STEM LLC Committee, Temple 156, 10-11 AM
• Thu, Jan 17: CNAS Student Recruitment Committee, Temple 145, 3-4 PM

Calendar

Jan 10                        CNAS Leadership Team Retreat 1-5 PM in Temple Hall 156
Jan 14                       Spring 2019 Classes start today
Jan 15                        CNAS College Council Meeting
Jan 21                        MLK Holiday – No Classes/Offices Closed
Jan 26                        Elementary Science Olympiad
Jan 26                        Presidential Scholarship Interview Day

Feb 12                       CNAS College Council Meeting
Feb 18                       President’s Day – No Classes/Offices Closed
Feb 23                       Regional Science Olympiad (middle/high school)

Mar 5                        CNAS College Council Meeting
Mar 9-17                   Spring Break
Mar 16-May 26         Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit – housed in Meyer Library
Mar 26-28                 Ozarks Science & Engineering Fair (OSEF)
Mar 29                      Admitted Student Day

Apr 4                         HL Executive Speaker today!
Apr 9                         CNAS College Council Meeting
May 3                        CNAS Faculty/Staff Awards Presentation at NOON
May 3                        CNAS Undergraduate Research Day
May 4                        Einhellig IDF – Graduate College
May 11-16                 Final Exams
May 17                      Commencement
May 18-May 22         Annual Steam Outage (campus wide: domestic hot water, food service & facility heat)
June 10                      Summer Session Begins
July 5                         Tentative – Electrical Outage (Partial campus. More details to follow)
July 26                        Summer Visit Day
August 2                    Summer Session Ends

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