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

CNAS 3 Minute Thesis

CNAS 3 – Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition is today at 3 PM in Cheek Hall 102. Top four (up to) selected students will participate in the university-wide 3MT competition.  Please come and support our students.

United Way

Support your community by donating to the United Way Campaign.  You can donate using payroll deduction/check/credit card or even cash.  United Way Campaign – Missouri State.   Be one of the new donors to United Way this year and win wonderful prizes.

Upcoming CNAS Seminars –

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

• PAMS – 4:00-5:00PM, Thursday, October 26 via Zoom. By Dr. Halya Hodovanets, Missouri S&T. “Inversion and Time-reversal Symmetry Broken Weyl Semimetal”
• BIO – 4:00-5:00PM, Friday, October 27 in Blunt Hall 143. By Dr. Brooke McWherter, Dalhousie University. “Feathers and Feelings: Exploring Livestock Producers’ Tolerance of Black Vultures Through Social Sciences”
• PAMS – 4:00-5:00PM, Thursday, November 2 in Kemper 204. By Dr. Kurt Brorsen, University of Missouri. “Calculating Vibrationally Averaged Molecular Properties with Multicomponent Methods”
• GGP – 2:30-3:30PM, Friday, November 3 in Blunt 345. By Dr. Lorrayne Miralha, Ohio State University. “Disturbed Landscapes and Water Quality Patterns in the United States: Implications for Management and Policy”

Vaccines

Flu and COVID Vaccines are available.  I have had both vaccines over the past three weeks.  Contact Magers Health Center to schedule your appointment.

Academic Advisor Forums:

See the full Fall 2023 Schedule of Academic Advisor Forums

Utilizing Motivational Interviewing in Academic Advising: October 25 from 12:00-1:00PM in PSU 308

Upcoming Event

Journagan Ranch Round Up is October 26 – MarooNation Online Community – Journagan Ranch Round Up (missouristate.edu)

Recent news from the college:

• Saving Grand Lake
• From Classroom to Congress
• If you would like to see past stories please visit CNAS NewsWatch!

Construction Update

Blunt (Temple Hall) Construction Details through late October.  If you have questions, please contact the Dean’s Office email directly BluntHallConstruction.edu

10/23/23 thru 11/15/23

• South side generator duct bank completed.
• Footing & Foundation continues. (Concrete and Dump Trucks on JQH Parkway)
• Basement electrical room saw cutting and material removal. (Possible use of elevator)
• Footing & Foundation continues. (Concrete and Dump Trucks on JQH Parkway)

Calendar

• Oct 23                               Emeritus Faculty Lunch, 11 AM – 1 PM, Kentwood Crystal Ballroom
• Oct 23                               CNAS 3MT Competition, 3:00 PM, Cheek 102
• Oct 28                               Elementary Science Olympiad
• Nov 3                                University 3MT Competition
• Nov 8                                CNAS Career Expo and PSM Advisory Board
• Nov 18-26                           Thanksgiving Holiday, no classes/offices open Nov 20-21, offices closed other days
• Dec 7                                    Last day of classes for the fall semester
• Dec 15                                 Commencement  (Two ceremonies – 10 AM and 1:30 PM – CNAS grads at 1:30 PM)
• Dec 21 – Jan 3                    University Closed for the holidays
• Jan 4, 2024                         Offices open for 2024

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 Astro Brief on KSMU.