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It’s Nobel Prize Announcement Week!!!
Wow – it is already time for Academic Integrity Days! October 5-7. Please share with your students! – Integrity at MSU and Beyond 2020
IMPORTANT REMINDER: There are no classes and offices are closed Thursday or Friday (10/8 or 10/9) for Fall Holiday.
CNAS Events and Updates
Faculty interested in applying for the Curriculum Innovation Grant have until October 15th to turn in their proposal.
Summer Faculty Fellowships – Deadline for submission is October 30th.
Upcoming Seminars:
- CHM – 3:30-4:40 PM, Wednesday, October 7 in Library 101. Presentation by Daryl Meyers – current MSU CHM grad student
- CSC – 2:30-3:30 PM, Monday, October 12 via Zoom. By Seth Malone a MSU alum currently working as a Senior Software Engineer at IBM Watson Health.
- PAMS – 4:00-5:00 PM, Thursday, October 15 via Zoom. “Cooking, Fishing and Jogging through Phase Space: A Practical Guide to Discovering and Understanding New Materials” by Dr. Paul Canfield, Iowa State University
Recent news from the college:
- Vascular research as a path toward a cure
- Telling the (sometimes tragic) tales of bats
- A summer of (mostly virtual) science
- If you would like to see past stories please visit CNAS NewsWatch!
Carrie’s Cafe is now open for take-out-orders only. Support our students by placing your order.
Campus Events and Updates
Covid Tests – The weekly testing schedule will be updated each Friday for the following week. – https://www.missouristate.edu/Coronavirus/asymptomatic-testing.htm
Please remind everyone that it is important to report positive Covid tests to the response team. More details and a link to the reporting form can be found on the Covid webpage.
Fall 2020 Advisor Forum sessions – there are still 4 sessions left in the fall if you are interested in attending.
Flu Shots/Biometrics – Don’t forget to visit your “My Health Portal” and make an appointment to get your flu shot! If you want to save $30 a month on your medical insurance you need to either get a flu shot, or complete a biometrics appointment.
Calendar
| Oct 14 | Mid-Semester grades are due by 2pm. 100 and 200 level courses are required to have mid-term grades submitted. |
| Oct 17 | MSU Homecoming |
| Oct 18 | Spring/Summer Commencement – CNAS at 10 a.m. |
| Nov 10 | CNAS Career Expo – Virtual |
| Nov 12-16 | CNAS Undergraduate Research Day – Virtual |
| Dec 3 | Last day of classes for fall semester |
| Dec 5-10 | Final Exam Period |
| Dec 11 | Fall Commencement |
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.