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CNAS NEWS – January 10, 2022

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Happy New Year!  Be kind.  Be positive.  Be strong.  Be safe. 

Virtual Town Hall Meeting

Join President Smart for a virtual town hall meeting at 10-11:30 a.m. on Friday, January 14. He will provide an update on COVID-19. As in prior town hall meetings, you will have the opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions.

Student Success Office – Update

Sarah Foster in the CNAS Student Success Office has left to pursue a Ph.D. in England as of the end of last semester. Dylan Earnshaw is still available to assist students/faculty as part of the Student Success Office.  We are working very hard to hire a second advisor.

Upcoming Community Event

NAACP – “Creating the Beloved Community” (Jan 17, 2022). The march will take place but the end will now be outdoors on the square rather than indoors at the Gillioz.  I hope you will join me at the march – it starts at 9 AM at the Ice Park. 2022 NAACP Springfield MLK EVENT

Upcoming University Events and Deadlines

FCTL Faculty nominations – Call for FCTL faculty teaching awards nominations – Provost Communiqué (missouristate.edu) – Due January 21

Research Administration Grant News Letter – Please note that if you are making a submission for the Summer Graduate Assistant Fund it is due no later than January 31

Missouri Academy of Science (58th Annual Meeting) – April 22-23, 2022, Central Methodist University, Fayette, MO. Call for Papers – abstract submissions are due Friday, March 18 at 5PM

Unlikely Allies in the Academy: Women of Color and White Women in Conversation Book Talk

  • Join Drs. Marjorie Shavers & Nancy Gordon for a discussion about Dr. Karen L. Dace’s Unlikely Allies in the Academy: Women of Color and White Women in Conversation.
  • Date: Friday, February 25, 2022
  • Time: 11:00 am
  • Location: The Ozarks Room, Meyer Library Rm 302
  • Interested faculty should use the QR code to download the eBook, which requires BearPass login.
  • Please contact FCTL@MissouriState.edu if you prefer a printed copy of the book.

Faculty & Staff Free Portrait Days – Dates have been set for 2022

CNAS News

Recent news from the college:

COVID Dashboards

MSU COVID Homepage  — Greene County Covid Homepage

Calendar

January 10 All faculty and graduate students report to work
January 13 CNAS Academic Appeals Committee meets
January 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – No classes, Offices closed
January 18 First day of Spring classes
February 21 President’s Day – No classes, Offices closed
February 26 Regional Science Olympiad Competition
March 14-20 Spring Break – No classes, Offices open
March 22 Missouri Junior Academy of Science Competition
April 9 State Science Olympiad Competition
April 14-17 Spring Holiday – No classes (Offices closed on April 15)
April 22-23 Missouri Academy of Science, Central Methodist University
April 30 Spring Showcase is today!
May 5 CNAS Undergraduate Research Day
May 7 Einhellig Interdisciplinary Forum – Graduate College
May 14-19 Finals Week
May 20 Commencement (CNAS at 9:00AM)

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