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CNAS NEWS – January 30, 2023

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University Events/Reminders

There are several events taking place this week (from Jan 31 to Feb 2) in the PSU for students wanting to start working on resumes and future opportunities (both pre and post graduation) – including an internship fair and resume review

 

Community Blood Center of the Ozarks is hosting a blood drive from January 31 to February 2 in the PSU Ballroom West – flyer with more details attached.

 

Faculty Research Grant Deadline February 1

 

Nominations for Faculty Excellence in Public Affairs – BOG  Faculty Excellence in Public Affairs Awards – BOG Excellence in Public Affairs Award – Public Affairs – Missouri State

    • Send nominee names with a very brief list of reasons why this is an outstanding candidate to Dean’s office by February 1
    • CNAS may only submit one name so a faculty committee will recommend top candidate and alternates by Feb 15
    • Dean will immediately contact the top candidate to see if they are willing/able to submit an application by April 10.  (Each college gets one and only one nominee/year).

 

Upcoming CNAS Seminars –

Check out the CNAS Master Calendar for this week’s seminars – College of Natural and Applied Sciences – Missouri State University

 

EVENTS

Discover Engineering Day – Saturday, February 25 from 12:00 to 3:00PM

 

Regional Science Olympiad is Saturday, February 18.  If you are interested in judging please contact DylanWelker@missouristate.edu.   We need event leaders for Crave the Wave, Detector Building, Environmental Chemistry, Fermi Questions, It’s About Time, Sounds of Music, Trajectory.  Please contact Dylan with your questions or to volunteer.

If you or your students are interested in volunteering for the event please contact Allison Allen 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.

 

Academic Advisor Forum – First session is Wednesday, February 8.

 

Recent news from the college:

 

More important Dates and Deadlines

Calendar

Feb 2                       Staff Senate – 11AM-1PM in Glass Hall 486

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

 

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