Be kind. Be positive. Be strong. Be safe. I hope that each of you have a restful break. Happy New Year!
Updates and LMS Training
Final grades must be submitted by 2PM TODAY via Faculty Grade Entry
The CNAS Awards Policy has been updated and can be viewed on the CNAS Policies webpage
Brightspace training videos specifically made for CNAS faculty are posted. If there is a specific topic that you would like to know more about please contact Ken McCrory and let him know. He will be producing new videos in January.
Future Teaching/Learning Forums for CNAS –
Who’s using AI in the classroom? Would you be willing to share what’s working for you with your colleagues in CNAS?
Who’s teaching online? How are you handling online exams? Have you found any good software for online exams? Would you be willing to share best practices and even frustrations with giving online exams so we can learn from one another?
If you are interested in either of these topics or even another topic – please let me know. We will be scheduling events during the spring semester.
Foundation Awards
Foundation Award Applications are due to your Academic Unit Leader (AUL) by January 22, 2024.
Faculty Annual Reports
Faculty Annual Reports are due February 1, 2024. In 2024 all faculty annual reports will be submitted in Faculty Success (formerly Digital Measures). You can begin updating the 2023 information in Faculty Success now. Only the 2023 information is relevant for this annual review so just focus on this one year. After January 16 but before February 1 you will be asked to download your 2023 report, upload your CV and then you will be given an opportunity to add any other relevant information (optional text boxes) or pdf uploads into the Faculty Success Workflow for the annual review. A manual to help get you started is attached to this email. There will be open lab opportunities in January for those who may need a little help. (Promotion/tenure applications for associate professor with tenure will be via Faculty Success in 2024. Promotion applications for full professor or senior instructor may still use paper in 2024 but will eventually transition to Faculty Success so those with another promotion in the future you may want to begin working on updating Faculty Success with information since your last promotion.) Questions – Please talk with your academic unit leaders (department heads/school director).
Recent news from the college:
- If you would like to see past stories please visit CNAS NewsWatch!
- Discussing the solutions for a painful problem
Construction Updates
Kemper Hall Construction News
Construction on the addition to Kemper Hall begins now.
We have learned that there should be no power/water outages during break. If anything changes we will let you know via email.
Blunt (Temple Hall) Construction Details through early 2024. If you have questions, please contact the Dean’s Office email directly BluntHallConstruction.edu
12/18/23 thru end of year
- Basement – lots of work in the basement. Please avoid the basement, if possible.
- Saw cutting and concrete removal in existing building for new first floor restrooms at southeast hallway. (Debris Carts to Loading Dock – Avoid Hallway)
During Break
- 12/18/23 to 12/22/23: Existing building – saw cut wall for new door opening in existing east stairwell in basement and first floor future restrooms.
- 12/18/29 to 12/29/23: Plaster Stadium sidewalk access from north side of stadium to ramp shut down for chilled water & sanitary sewer tie-in.
- 12/21/23 to 12/29/23: Existing sanitary sewer replacement in existing basement [restrooms on Level 2, 3, & 4 not available – first floor will be available]
- Restrooms will not be available on floors 2, 3, and 4 during this time period. The first floor restroom will be available.
- 12/26/23 & 12/27/23: Domestic water shutdown to relocate existing booster pump in basement to hallway [will affect entire building]
- Please make sure all graduate students and faculty know about this water shutdown that will occur immediately after Christmas.
- Saw cutting and concrete removal in existing building for new first floor restrooms at southeast hallway. (Debris Carts to Loading Dock – Avoid Hallway)
2024 – Level 1 deck is projected to be complete 12/29/2023
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 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
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- 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.
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