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Carrie’s Cafe is open! Carry out only this semester. Calendar for Fall 2021
CNAS Seminars this week
- MTH – 3:30-4:30, Tuesday, September 21. By Dr. Jianzhong Su, Univ of Texas – Arlington. Via Zoom
- CHM – 3:35-4:35 PM, Wednesday, September 22. By Dr. Amitava Choudhuri, Missouri S&T, UM-Rolla. Please contact the Chemistry department for details.
- PAMS – 4:00-5:00 PM, Thursday, September 23, via Zoom. By Dr. Conal Murray, IBM. “Investigating Material Improvements in Superconducting Qubits”.
- GGP – 2:30-3:30 PM, Friday, September 24, Temple Hall 002. By Matthew Rhoades, CPG, RG, President-Elect of AIPG. “The FAD Shaft Project, Ruby Hill Mining District, Eureka, Nevada”.
- The 3-Minute Thesis competition will be held this fall. CNAS event is October 25 and University event is November 12. Students must compete and win the CNAS event to be part of the University event.
Popsicles with Purpose will be outside of Temple Hall east doors by the dean’s office. An opportunity to meet faculty (all ranks) and staff who have common interests. If you are interested in leading a topic discussion – please let me know. Thank you to all of the faculty who have already led discussions – music, zoo, medicinal plants, kayaking, parks, biking, trails, birthdays, running. Please know that we can repeat topics.
- Thursday, September 23 at 11 AM
- Tuesday, September 28 at 4 PM
- Friday, October 1 at 11 AM
Sept 27-30 Public Affairs Conference Please encourage your students to attend at least one event. I would encourage you to attend at least one event as well. There are many great sessions. I have four on my calendar!
- Appreciative Advising: A Path to Student Success Presenter: Christina Bowles Wednesday, September 22, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. ZOOM, https://missouristate.zoom.us/j/96060423434 Registration is encouraged.
- Advising Language Learners: The Basics and Beyond Presenters: Dr. Jason Jolley, Associate Dean and Department Head, MCL Dr. Tonia Tinsley, Associate Professor, MCL Kelly Schlinder, Coordinator, FLI Wednesday, September 29, 12:00-1:00 p.m. ZOOM, https://missouristate.zoom.us/j/92750257983 Registration is encouraged.
- LGBTQ+ Heritage Month (October) events attached.
Gigs in the Garden – Concerts hosted at the Springfield Botanical Gardens throughout the month of October, free to attend.
Recent news from the college:
- Making strides in mammalogy
- Missouri State dedicates engineering spaces at Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center
- If you would like to see past stories please visit CNAS NewsWatch!
Upcoming Seminars:
- PAMS – 4:00-5:00 PM, Thursday, September 30, Kemper 206. By Dr. Shun Saito, Missouri S&T. “Cosmic Acceleration and the Role of Galaxy Surveys”.
- GGP – 2:30-3:30 PM, Friday, October 1, Temple Hall 002. By Dr. William Jackson, University of Memphis. “Rolling on the River: Detrital-zircon geochronology of Late Pleistocene deposits in the Mississippi River Valley”.
MSU COVID Homepage — Greene County Covid Homepage
Flu Shots are available at Magers Health Center starting today by appointment.
Calendar
| September 21 | Curricular Action Proposals due for October meeting of College Council |
| September 27-30 | Public Affairs Conference |
| October 1 | Faculty Research Grants are due to graduate college (remember that they require department head and dean signatures prior to October 1) |
| October 3-4 | 2021 Annual Conference of the Missouri Chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association |
| October 7 | Staff Senate – 11:00AM-1:00PM, Glass Hall 486 |
| October 7-8 | Fall Break (no classes) |
| October 16 | Homecoming |
| October 20 | Dreyfus Lectureship at Discovery Center (Dr. Gary Meints) – Dr. James Stivers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is presenting his research on DNA repair and its biomedical applications to cancer, the aging process and innate immunity. RSVP Deadline: Monday, October 11, 2021. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c44a5a623abf8c07-dreyfus |
| October 20-22 | Midwest ACS Meeting in Springfield! |
| October 25 | CNAS 3-minute thesis competition |
| October 30 | Fall Showcase I is today |
| November 3 | CNAS Career Expo – PSU Ballroom 1-6PM |
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.
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