CNAS Seminars – All are welcome
Thursday, February 20: PAMS – 4 PM, Meyer Library 101, Dr. Bharat Ratra – Kansas State University, “The Accelerating Expanding Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and Einstein’s Cosmological Constant, or Why Jim Peebles was Awarded Half of the 2019 Physics Nobel Prize”.
Friday, February 21: GGP – 2:30 PM, Temple Hall 345, Dr. John Harris, “Planning and Indian Country”
Wednesday, February 26: CSC – 11:15 AM, Cheek Hall 102, Chris Hill – Springfield, MO City Utilities, “IoT and Data Analytics for City Utilities”.
Wednesday, February 26: CHM – 3:35 PM, Meyer Library 101, Courtney Workman – Missouri State Highway Patrol (Troop D Crime Lab)
Recent News in CNAS
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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.
Foundation Scholarships
Please encourage your advisees to apply for Foundation Scholarships by March 1st! See website for details.
CNAS Faculty/Staff Awards 2020
All CNAS Faculty awards will be presented on Thursday, April 30. All nominations must be submitted by Friday, April 3. The policy is attached. It is also posted on the CNAS website.
General Events/Announcements:
- Career Fair Preparation Workshops – register for and attend this workshop (Feb. 11) for helpful preparation steps before attending the Career Expo/Education Career Fair on Feb. 26.
- Oppenheimer is being performed at the Springfield Contemporary Theatre from Feb. 14 to Mar. 1 with tickets on sale now.
Calendar
| Feb 20 | Spring Thesis/Non-Thesis funding application deadline for Graduate Student Funding |
| Feb 22 | Regional Science Fair Olympiad Competition |
| Feb 25-26 | HL Career Fair |
| Feb 28 | Remunerated outside activities form for 2019 due to department heads |
| Mar 9 | Deadline for faculty to submit equity requests to department heads (heads forward requests with comment) |
| Mar 13 | Department heads forward departmental reports and remunerated outside activity reports to the dean |
| Mar 14-22 | SPRING BREAK |
| Mar 24-26 | Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair |
| April 4 | Admitted Student Day 2020 |
| April 8 | Pummill Relays |
| April 9-12 | SPRING HOLIDAY |
| April 24-25 | Missouri Academy of Science (MAS) at MSSU in Joplin |
| April 28 | All Faculty Recognition Reception at 3:00 PM, PSU Ballroom |
| April 30 | CNAS Faculty/Staff Awards and Undergraduate Research Day |
| May 1-3 | GGP 2nd Reunion, https://maroonation.missouristate.edu/GGPReunion |
| May 2 | Einhellig Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Forum |
| May 15 | Commencement Day |
| Jun 15 – Jun 19 | CSC Coding Camp/Discovery Center |
| Jun 22 – Jun 26 | CNAS Camp/Discovery Center |
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.