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Upcoming CNAS Seminars –

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

• CHM – 3:35-4:25PM, Wednesday, November 29 in Meyer Library 101. By Dr. Bin Dong, University of Arkansas. “Single-molecule (photo)catalytic dynamics in nanomaterials”
• PAMS – 4:00-5:00PM, Thursday, November 30 in Kemper 204. By Dr. Mohammad Momeni, University of Missouri, Kansas City. “Stimuli-Responsive Multi-Functional 2D and 3D Nanoporous Materials in Condensed Phases”
• CSC – 12:30-1:30PM, Thursday, November 30 via Zoom. By Dr. Jianlin Cheng, University of Missouri, Columbia. “3D-Equivariant Graph Neural Networks and Transformers for Refining and Evaluating Protein Structures”
• BIO – 4:00-5:00PM, Friday, December 1 in Blunt 143. By Bryan Simmons, US Fish and Wildlife Service. “Freshwater Mussel Conservation and Restoration in the Osage River Basin of Missouri and Kansas”
• SEES – 2:30-3:30PM, Friday, December 1 in Blunt 345. By Randall Whitman, City of Springfield, and Tim Rosenbury, City of Springfield. “Minding the GAP: Springfield’s New Grant Avenue Parkway”

Academic Advisor Forums:

See the full Fall 2023 Schedule of Academic Advisor Forums

Technology in Advising Updates – 12:00-1:00PM, December 4 via Zoom.

Recent news from the college:

• The code to success
• If you would like to see past stories please visit CNAS NewsWatch!
• Alyssa Xiong, BIO major, won a prize in the Public Affairs Essay contest this year.  The contest’s webpage is updated with more information.  (Picture attached.)

Construction Updates

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

11/27/23 thru end of year

• All foundations walls are now completed.
• Level 1 Shoring % Decking Begin
• Plumbing in basement hall to auditoriums.
• Exterior building assessment continues (Expect lift around building and at windows).

2024 –           Level 1 deck is projected to be complete 1/22/2024

Level 2 deck is projected to be complete 2/9/2024

Level 3 deck is projected to be complete 2/29/2024

Level 4 deck is projected to be complete 3/20/2024

Calendar

• 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
• Jan 8                                 All Faculty and Graduate Students report back to campus
• Jan 16                                  Spring 2024 classes begin today
• Feb 19                                  President’s Day – No classes
• Feb 24                                  Regional Science Olympiad Competition
• Mar 9-17                             Spring Break
• Mar 22                                 Missouri Junior Academy of Science
• April 2                                  Judging for Ozarks Science & Engineering Fair (OSEF)
• April 4                                  Awards Ceremony for OSEF
• April 6                                  State Science Olympiad Competition
• April 12-13                          Missouri Academy of Science Meeting
• April 25                                           CNAS Undergraduate Research Day
• April 27                                           Einhellig Graduate Interdisciplinary Research Forum
• April 30                                           CNAS Faculty/Staff Awards Celebration
• May 7                               Provost Faculty Recognition Celebration

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.