Happy Earth Day Week!

• Earth Day on the Square on Mon, April 22, Park Central Square Downtown, 12-1 PM
• Ecopalooza on Mon, April 22, North Mall, 1-3 PM
• Sustainability Club Expo – Tuesday, April 23, PSU, 11 AM – 3 PM
• Clean Energy Event on Tu, April 23, Carrington Hall, 5-7 PM
• Tree Campus USA Recognition on Wed, April 24, Foster Rec Center, 1:30-2:30 PM

CNAS Undergraduate Research Day – ABSTRACTS ARE DUE TODAY

Crowdfunding Campaign – Help us raise $2500 to award to participating students at the CNAS Undergraduate Research Day! Big or small donations, every gift counts. Please forward and help us get the word out on social media. https://www.givecampus.com/ybngil

• Collaborative Diversity Conference – Bridging the Cultural Divides  April 24-26. Registration is required to attend sessions, but there is no charge to MSU employees!
• Tuesday, April 30 from 7:00-8:30 PM in Carrington Hall: Author Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses racism in her new book White Fragility

 7^th Annual CNAS Picnic & Potluck is this Friday, April 26!

Phelps Grove Park, 5-8 PM, hosted by the CNAS Diversity Committee

All-Faculty Recognition Reception
Tuesday, April 30 at 3:00 PM in PSU Ballroom. Mark your calendars!

Carrie’s Café is still OPEN – April 23, 25, 30 and May 2, 7

Outstanding work by faculty, staff and students…

• Ben Dalton with assistance from MSU and OTC faculty and staff celebrated science with middle and high school students at the Region VII Missouri Science Olympiad in February.

 CNAS COMMITTEE MEETINGS

• Fri, Apr 26: STEM Education Committee, 3:30-4:30 PM, Temple 156

 ICYMI…

• Office of Research Administration released their newsletter.
• Smithsonian Exhibit It is open! It is free! It is in Meyer Library room 107. Check out a unique way to harvest fish.  The exhibit is here through May 24!

Calendar

Apr 26          7^th Annual all-CNAS Picnic, 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 10        PAMS – NASA Public Observation Night at Baker Observatory, 8:30-11:30 (webpage)
May 11-16   Final Exams
May 17        Spring Commencement – CNAS marches at the 1 PM Ceremony

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 – 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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