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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop

The CNAS DEI Committee and Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are hosting an Inclusive Excellence 101 Workshop on March 31, 2023, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM CDT at PSU 314.

The workshop is designed to provide foundational knowledge for cultural competency, community engagement, and fairness and belonging in both personal and professional lives. This workshop is an opportunity for CNAS Faculty and administrative personnel to kickstart their journey towards cultural competency and inclusive excellence.

Registration is required by visiting My Learning Connections and registering to the register for the Inclusive Excellence 101 Workshop. The deadline for registration is on March 28, 2023.

You will gain a better understanding of the principles of inclusive excellence and support the CNAS DEI Committee to continue providing valuable resources to create more inclusive and equitable spaces within the MSU community.

We look forward to seeing you there!

CNAS DEI Committee  

Information and Reminders

All nominations from departmental personnel committees for CNAS faculty/staff awards are due April 6. See details in the CNAS Awards Policy.

The timeline and all updates of the realignment process are posted on the following website – Academic Realignment – Missouri State.

Carries Café – Carries is open through April 27 most Tuesdays and Thursdays of the semester, but you can check their webpage for both openings as well as a menu.

Seminars

Upcoming CNAS Seminars – Check out the CNAS Master Calendar for this week’s seminars – College of Natural and Applied Sciences – Missouri State University   (Departments – If you want your seminars listed – please send them to Dylan Welker.)

• CSC – 1:25-2:15PM, March 31 in Cheek 102. By Dr. Prasad Calyam, University of Missouri-Columbia. “Intelligent Cyber Defense using Pretense to Secure Networked Consumer Applications”

EVENTS

• OSEF is this week.  Judging Tuesday evening and awards ceremony Thursday evening
• State Science Olympiad – Saturday April 1
• CNAS Undergraduate Research Day – Friday, April 28 – Information is attached.
• Einhellig Interdisciplinary Forum – New and Current Students – Graduate College – Missouri State – Abstracts are due April 3.  Event is April 29.

Recent news from the college:

• Environmental biology student awarded Stan Hudson grant from Missouri Native Plant Society
• MSU alum awarded Outstanding Beginning Teacher Award
• If you would like to see past stories please visit CNAS NewsWatch!

Calendar

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

April 1                        State Science Olympiad Competition at MSU

April 1                        Spring Showcase

April 5                        Pummill Relays

April 6                       Staff Senate – Glass Hall 486, 11:00AM-1:00PM

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

Apr 21-22                  MAS annual meeting in Joplin

Apr 27-28                  MSU Collaborative Diversity Conference

Apr 28                        CNAS Undergraduate Research Day

Apr 29                        Einhellig IDF

May 2                         CNAS Faculty/Staff Awards Celebration 3:30 PM – Library 101

May 8                         All Faculty Recognition Celebration

May 19                       Commencement (CNAS at 1 PM)

 

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.