Happy New Year!

Congratulations to staff who have anniversaries this year:

Benjamin Dalton – 5 years

Jonathan Hardin – 5 years

Nandita Nag – 5 years

Matthew Pulliam – 10 years

Sandra Bales – 15 years

Linda Allen – 20 years

Brian Hays – 20 years

Robin Powell – 35 years

Excellence in Service Awards

Congratulations to CNAS staff who won Excellence in Service Awards – Gale Lininger and Brian Hays!!!

 

Employer Panel Discussion for STEM students

On January 22nd a panel will be held for STEM students to network with regional employers. It will be held in Temple 002 from 4:30-6:00 pm. Snacks and drinks will be provided. See flyer for more details. Please share this with your students.

Web Press Training

Need training in Web Press? Register for a section under the My Learning Connection on your profile. There are sessions on 1/14 and 1/23 both starting at 3 PM in Cheek Hall 100.

Having issues with digital media?

Check out MarCom Training Week (Feb 3-7)! With topics from the MSU Brand, shooting better videos, social media and more these sessions can help boost your digital impact.

Want to learn about how to give more effective feedback?

Register and attend the Deep Dive Workshop with The Center for Dispute Resolution January 16 from 2 PM to 5 PM in PSU 317.

Upcoming Due Dates for Faculty

• Jan 15 – Application deadline for International Travel Award.
• Jan 17 – SCUF proposals due to CNAS IT Committee by 4 pm. Send to Gale Lininger and Matt Wright.
• Jan 21 – Intersession grades must be submitted via Faculty Grade Entry by 2 pm.

Policy Reminder! – Please review this section each week to touch up on University policies

Foreign Travel Policy and Foreign Travel Authorization Form

LOGOS

If you have work that you would like to potentially have published by MSU’s Journal of Undergraduate Research please submit the work for review. The submission period runs from Dec. 2 until Mar. 23, 2020.

Missouri Academy of Science 2020 Annual meeting

MAS annual meeting is April 24-25, 2020 at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin MO. See the flyer for more information. Senior Division is Saturday, April 25. Poster session will be from 9:30-11:00 AM; lunch, meetings and breakout sessions from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM; Oral presentations 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Calendar

Jan 13	Spring 2020 Classes Begin
Jan 14	CNAS College Council meets today
Jan 16	Faculty Senate – 3:30 to 5 pm PSU Ballroom East
Jan 20	No Classes/Offices Closed – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (I hope to see you at the march)
Jan 25	Presidential Scholarship Interviews
Feb 3	Deadline for Faculty research grant proposals
Feb 14	Deadline to submit Summer 2020 Graduate TA request forms to the Graduate College
Feb 17	No Classes/Offices Closed – President’s Holiday
Feb 20	Spring Thesis/Non-Thesis funding application deadline for Graduate Student Funding
Feb 22	Regional Science Fair Olympiad Competition
Mar 14-22	SPRING BREAK
Mar 24-26	Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair

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.