Be kind. Be positive. Be strong. Be safe.
3 Minutes Thesis is next Monday (Oct 25) from 4:00-6:00PM in Temple 003. If you have a graduate student that is planning on participating make sure they have their information in to Gale Lininger (GaleLininger@MissouriState.edu) by the end of today (Oct 18)!
Advising Forums this week –
Oct 18 Advising Forum today at noon – Get to Know Missouri State Outreach
Oct 19 Advising Forum today at noon – Career Advising: Faculty Panel on Best Practices (CNAS Panel!!!!)
Dreyfus Lectureship at Discovery Center (Funded by a grant submitted by 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 has been extended indefinitely so please don’t forget to register and attend! — Wednesday, October 20 from 4-8PM
Dr. Rachel Roper – “What YOU can do to increase Equity and Diversity at your Institution: from Students to Deans”. Please join us to learn about systemic change and its impact on diversity and equity in STEM and how individuals can do their part. — Thursday, October 21, 5:15PM in Temple Hall 002 and Zoom. If you would like to attend via Zoom please contact CNAS@MissouriState.edu for the link.
Registration is open for the 2021 Fall Water Conference. Conference is November 19 from 8AM to 5PM at the Darr Agriculture Center. Event is free for all MSU students!!!
2021-2026 Key Performance Indicators – the PowerPoint includes Fall 2021 data
Summer Faculty Fellowship applications must be submitted via Dynamic Forms. These are due October 30!
Carrie’s Cafe is open! Carry out only this semester. Calendar for Fall 2021
CNAS Seminars this week
- PAMS – 4:00-5:00PM, Thursday, October 21, Kemper Hall 206. By Dr Maria Mills, University of Missouri. “Force-based detection of sub-millisecond topoisomerase IA dynamics”
- CSC – 11:15AM-12:05PM, Friday, October 22, Glass Hall 230. By Rich Mills, Burns & McDonnell. Discussing industry, technologies and leadership techniques.
- GGP – 2:30-3:30PM, Friday, October 22, Temple Hall 002. By Dr Sarah Praskievicz, University of North Carolina, Greensboro. “Fog, Fire and Forests: Ecohydrology and Ecogeomorphology in Great Smoky Mountains National Park”
Call for 2021-2022 Curriculum Innovation Grant Proposals are now open – these are due October 31!
Indigenous Heritage Month (November) 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:
- The power of humanity in the sciences
- If you would like to see past stories please visit CNAS NewsWatch!
Upcoming CNAS Seminars
- GGP – 2:30-3:30PM, Friday, November 5, Temple Hall 002. By Dr Robert Nairn, University of Oklahoma. “Engineering and the Nature of Change: Stream Recovery in Mining-Disturbed Watersheds through Ecologically Engineered Passive Treatment Systems”
MSU COVID Homepage — Greene County Covid Homepage
Remember to sign up for your Flu Shot available at Magers Health Center.
Calendar
October 20-22 | Midwest ACS Meeting in Springfield! |
October 25 | CNAS 3-minute thesis competition |
October 27 | Advising Forum today at Noon |
October 30 | Fall Showcase I is today |
November 3 | CNAS Career Expo – PSU Ballroom 1-6PM |
November 4 | Staff Senate – 11:00AM-1:00PM, Glass Hall 486 |
November 5 | Baker Observatory Public Observing Night |
November 6 | Elementary Science Olympiad Competition (Temple and Kemper Halls) |
November 12 | University 3 minute thesis competition |
November 13 | Fall Showcase |
November 24-28 | Thanksgiving Break |
December 11-16 | Final Exams period |
December 17 | Winter Commencement |
December 22-January 4 | Offices closed for Winter Break |
January 5 | Office Open for 2022 – all staff report back to work |
January 10 | All faculty and graduate students report to work |
January 17 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – No classes, Offices closed |
January 18 | First day of Spring classes |
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.