Be kind.  Be positive.  Be strong.  Be safe.

Staff Service Milestones

Congratulations to our staff who have achieved significant years of service milestones!

Scott Curtis, Chemistry – 5 years

Tracy Carroll, Geography, Geology and Planning – 5 years

Brian Grindstaff, CNAS – 10 years

Sherry Jones, Biology/Geography, Geology and Planning – 10 years

Craig Good, CNAS – 15 years

Ken McCrory, CNAS – 25 years

Mike Murphy, CNAS – 35 years

Important Dates

• Jan 23 – SCUF proposals from depts due to CNAS, will immediately pass them on to the committee
• Jan 23 – Foundation Award applications due to dept head today
• Jan 28 – SCUF recommendations from CNAS committee back to dean
• Jan 30 – SCUF proposals from CNAS to SCUF committee and then to provost office
• Jan 31 – Summer RA requests due to sponsored research (researchadministration@missouristate.edu)
• February
• February 1 – Faculty annual reports are due to department head
• February 1 – Nominations for student employee of the year due
• Feb 3 – Foundation Award packets due to provost office today
• Feb 11 – All who applied for a 2023-2024 sabbatical will be notified of results by today.

EVENTS

Discover Engineering Day – Saturday, February 25 from 12:00 to 3:00PM (flyer attached with more information).

Regional Science Olympiad is Saturday, February 18.  If you are interested in judging please contact DylanWelker@missouristate.edu.  If you or your students are interested in volunteering for the event please contact Alison Zeagler anz6e@missouristate.edu
We need many volunteers.

 

OSEF 2023 (Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair)

The judging for this year’s fair will be done on Tuesday, March 28, 6-8 PM with a meeting and some food beforehand. Please be there and ready by 5:30 PM.

To sign-up as a judge, please go to https://mo-OSEF.zfairs.com. If you judged this past year, your account is still there. If you have any issues or questions, please contact Michelle Norgren-Brewer.  OSEF has two divisions, Junior for grades 5-8, and Senior for grades 9-12. We need individuals (faculty, graduate students, upper division undergraduate students) who have the willingness to talk to students about the work they have performed; an understanding of the scientific method; and a wish to reinforce the students’ pursuit of research and knowledge. You will also need to have a way to connect by smartphone or tablet for inputting scores for the night.

Senior Division Judging –  https://mo-OSEF.zfairs.com

Junior Division Judging –  https://mo-OSEF.zfairs.com

 

Missouri Academy of Science Annual Meeting – Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, MO. April 21-22

Registration and abstract submission for the Senior Division is open – the deadline for submission is Friday, March 17 at 5PM.

Travel Expense Report Update:

• MSU is replacing the paper (PDF) Travel Expense Report with an online form under Dynamic Forms. This change will be effective July 1^st, 2023 and is simply moving the paper form to Dynamic Forms so that it allows the financial services office to collect signature/approval electronically, securely and more efficiently. You can access this new form at Travel Expense Report.
• To allow time for this transition we will keep the old PDF Travel Expense Form online (for download/use under e-Form) until July 1^st, 2023, after that date, the old PDF form will no longer be available or accepted. We encourage all users to begin using the new Travel Expense Report as soon as possible.

Recent news from the college:

• Big Apple, bigger opportunities
• A different kind of lesson plan
• STEM faculty awarded two new professorships and fellowships
• MSU renames Temple Hall to Roy Blunt Hall
• If you would like to see past stories please visit CNAS NewsWatch!

 Calendar

Jan 9-20                  Winter intersession

Jan 23                      First day of Spring Classes

Jan 28                         Presidential Scholar Interview Day

Feb 18                        Regional Science Olympiad at MSU

Feb 25                        Discover Engineering Day, noon-3 PM

March 7                     MOCAP Summit at MSSU in Joplin

Mar 11-19                 Spring Break

Mar 28-30                 OSEF (Judging March 28, Awards March 30)

April 1                        State Science Olympiad Competition at MSU

April 1                        Spring Showcase

Apr 7-9                       Spring Holiday – Offices closed/No Classes

 

April 8, 2024  Next Solar Eclipse in Missouri – The path of totality through North America – the Great North American Eclipse of April 8, 2024 | eclipse2024.org

 

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.