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CNAS NEWS – April 1, 2019

April 2, 2019 by David Szepatowski

Smithsonian Exhibit It is open! It is free! It is in Meyer Library room 107. Please go and then send your students.
I learned about biopiracy! The exhibit is here through May 24!

Due Friday, April 5

  • Nominations for Faculty/Staff Awards: CNAS Awards Policy
  • Abstracts for Graduate College’s Interdisciplinary Forum: Submit abstract online

SEMINARS

  • Thu, Apr 4 – HL: HL Executive Speaker Series – Chef Jet Tila and Salli Darden, Chartwells Higher Education, 2:00-3:30 PM, PSU Theatre
  • Fri, Apr 5 – MTH: Mathematics Colloquium – On Directions and Operators, by Malabika Pramanik, 3-4 PM, Cheek 175
  • Fri, Apr 5 – BIO: Mating system evolution in the hairy petunia, by John Heywood, 4-5 PM, Temple 003
  • Thu, Apr 11 – CSC: Presentation by Kari Hannah from Karmak, Inc, 11-12 PM, Cheek 205
  • Thu, Apr 11 – MTH: Mathematics Colloquium – Some Remarks on the Construction of Designer Kernels and their Applications, by Greg Fasshauer, 3-4 PM, Cheek 175
  • Fri, Apr 12 – GGP: American Golgotha: Planning for the Dead, by Carton Basmajian, 2:30-3:30 PM, Temple 345
  • Fri, Apr 26 – BIO: Genes, B cells, and autoimmunity…from bedside to bench and back again, by John Cambier, 4-5 PM, Temple 003


ABSTRACTS ARE DUE IN APRIL 22

May 3 – CNAS Undergraduate Research Day All deadlines for CNAS Undergraduate Research Day are posted.

https://science.missouristate.edu/Undergraduate-Research-Day.htm


DIVERSITY NEWS

  • Attend the Asian Heritage Month kickoff celebration on Tuesday, April 2 at the North Mall of PSU from 3-5 p.m.
  • African-American Children’s Illustrated Literature exhibit opens on Wednesday, April 3 in Meyer Library 2nd floor. Runs through May 22.
  • Asia Fest occurs Friday, April 5 from 5:30-7:30 PM in PSU Ballroom

View all of the events in April for Asian Heritage Month.

Outstanding work by faculty, staff and students…

  • Biology and GGP students attended and presented at the Missouri Natural Resources Conference (MNRC) in February.
  • Deb Finn shares her research on glacier effects. Listen to her interview on KSMU.

ICYMI…

  • The Discovery Center of Springfield celebrated its 20th anniversary in February 2019. Executive Director Rob Blevins spoke to Dave Cornelison on STEM Spots. Listen to the interview and check out the Center’s upcoming summer camps.

CNAS COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  • Tu, Apr 9: College Council, 3:30-4:30 PM, Temple 145
  • Thu, Apr 11: Awards Committee, 9:00-10:00 AM, Temple 145
  • Fri, Apr 26: STEM Education Committee, 3:30-4:30 PM, Temple 156

Calendar

Apr 9           CNAS College Council Meeting
Apr 10         Pummill Relays
Apr 26         CNAS 7th Annual College Picnic hosted by CNAS Diversity Committee – Phelps Grove Park, 5-8 PM
Apr 30        All Faculty Recognition –3:00 PM, PSU Ballroom West
Provost and President will be presenting awards!

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        Spring Commencement  – CNAS marches at the 1 PM Ceremony
May 18-22   Annual Steam Outage (campus wide: domestic hot water)

June 10        Summer Session Begins
June 10        SOAR Begins
June 17-21   Coding Camp Week – Discovery Center
June 24-28   STEM Week – Discovery Center

July 5            Tentative – Electrical Outage (Partial campus. More details to follow)
July 26          Summer Visit Day
Aug 2           Summer Session Ends (Finals)
Aug 12         All Faculty and Graduate Students report to work
Aug 19         Fall Classes Start

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