Special Training Opportunity for CNAS Faculty on Friday! – Clickers (aka Student Response System)

If you’d like to learn how to use clickers in the classroom, attend this training on Friday, July 12 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in Temple 143. RSVP to Xiaomin Qiu.

Other Upcoming Summer Training & Events

• Summer Online Boot Camp: July 22-26, LIBR 10B
• Orientation for GAs and TAs August 12-13
• FCTL 34th Showcase: August 14
• New Student Convocation: Sunday, August 18, 2-3PM, JQH Arena

Outstanding work by faculty, staff, students…

• Thomas Callaway, materials science graduate student, presented his research about making batteries more sustainable at the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting in Phoenix. AZ. Advisor: Saibal Mitra
• Melanie Carden-Jessen hosted a booth at the Ozark Mountain Gem and Mineral Society event.
• Dave Cornelison, Tig Besara and 20 students went to NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

Preventing Sexual Misconduct – How Title IX and MSU Sexual Harassment policies apply to you

Offices of Title IX and HR/Organizational & Talent Development are combining their resources to offer two sessions to provide employees with an overview of sexual harassment, Title IX, and domestic violence in the workplace.

• Wed, July 17 at 1:30-4:00
• Thu, Nov 21 at 8:30-11

This course explains legal definitions, compliance, processes, employer responsibilities, and prevention. It is open to all employees, but you must register through My Learning Connection. Direct all questions to HRLearning@missouristate.edu.

• “Yes means yes” – Jill Patterson, Title IX coordinator at MSU, answers some key questions about consent and sexual assault in an article with Affordable Colleges Online.

ICYMI…

• Know which construction projects this summer and beyond will affect you, especially when parking. Subscribe to receive Administrative Service Notifications to get in the loop!
• Parking Permits are available!

FYI…

• The 2018 CNAS Annual Report and all departmental reports have been uploaded to our website.

Calendar

July 26             Summer Visit Day

Aug 2               Summer Session Ends (Finals)
Aug 12             All Faculty and Graduate Students report to work
Aug 14             34^th Showcase on Teaching & Learning
Aug 15             All Faculty Luncheon
Aug 19             First day of classes – Fall semester
Aug 20             CNAS All-College Meeting 3:35-5:00 PM, PSU Union Club
Aug 28             CNAS Student Expo, 10 AM – 12 NOON, Bear Head Plaza [rain location: PSU East Ballroom]

Media           

• Subscribe to follow CNAS NewsWatch (also available on CNAS homepage)
• Find Dean Jahnke’s past eblasts and subscribe to CNAS Blog.
• Tune in every Thursday morning at 9:45 a.m. for 5-minute STEM Spots on KSMU.