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Upcoming Events
Paws to the Polls – Spring Voting Fair is Tuesday, March 5 from 12:00-4:00PM in the PSU 2nd Floor Atrium (Flyer attached)
Local Candidate Panel for Springfield School Board Candidates – March 27 in PSU 313 from 3:30 to 5:00PM
Please make sure you are prepared to vote on April 2. County Clerk (greenecountymo.gov) Absentee voting can be done now.
MSU Giving Day 2024 is on March 5 & 6. Visit the linked website to learn how you can help make a difference during the campaign
OER conference is this week! Welcome! – Missouri A&OER Conference 2024 – LibGuides at Missouri State University
Spring Break is March 9-17.
Promotions in CNAS
Congratulations to all of those newly promoted in the college. Letters were delivered this past week to the following:
Distinguished Professor – Dr. Kyoungtae Kim and Dr. Ajay Katangur
Professor – Dr. Razib Iqbal
Associate Professor with tenure – Dr. La Toya Kissoon-Charles, Dr. Tiglet Besara, Dr. Siming Liu
Senior Instructor – Dr. Melanie Carden-Jessen, Fan Zhou*
I apologize for not including Fan Zhou in last week’s email. That was my mistake.
Professorships and Fellowships
Congratulations to those newly named to Professorships and Fellowships! Read more about them!
Appreciation Cards
It’s a good time to let someone know that you appreciate their kindness, their work ethic, their ability to go above and beyond to solve a problem or even their smile. CNAS has “thank you cards” that will be distributed to each department office within CNAS. Please encourage students, faculty and staff to write a thank you note to another person within CNAS or within MSU. There will be boxes in each department (you should have a box from the previous Thank You session) and the dean’s office to deposit the thank you card(s). Cards will be delivered to your area by February 20. Cards will be picked up on March 8. All cards will be sorted and delivered to appropriate personnel March 11-15. Please make sure all students, faculty and staff in your area know about the cards and encourage them to take them to classes or student meetings so that everyone has access to the cards. Make sure everyone knows when and where to turn in cards.
OSEF
Ozarks Science & Engineering Fair (OSEF) is April 2-4. Judges are needed for April 2. Volunteers are needed for April 2-4
- Volunteer time slots start as early as 9 AM and end by 9 PM on Tuesday, by 6 PM on Wednesday, and by 9 PM on Thursday. Work slots are in 2-hour segments.
- Individuals will sign up as a Volunteer through the OSEF website, https://mo-OSEF.zfairs.com and follow these steps:
- Go to CREATE ACCOUNT and complete the information
- At the next window (Register as a?) – select VOLUNTEER
- Complete the information requested and then click submit.
- Once you are logged in, from the Home Page, click on the VOLUNTEER Tab, follow the link provided to select the days and times you wish to volunteer.
- Descriptions of tasks are described next to each time slot. Individuals can select the tasks, days, and/or times that are most compatible.
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, March 6 in Meyer Library 101. By Dr. Pere Miró, University of South Dakota. “A nucleation journey with polyoxovanadate-alkoxide clusters”
Recent news from the college:
- Leaders in their field
- K-12 Events on campus
- If you would like to see past stories please visit CNAS NewsWatch!
Campus Info & Upcoming Due Dates
Spring 2024 Academic Advisor Forum Series is attached. Next sessions March 6, 19 and 20.
Carrie’s Café is open! Menu and open dates
April 1 – Abstract submissions due by 5PM for 2024 EIDF
April 15 – Abstract deadline for 2024 CNAS Undergraduate Research Day
Construction Updates
Kemper Hall Construction News
Construction on the addition to Kemper Hall has begun. Demolition is done and it will be a little quieter in the future.
The north building entrance is closed until December 31, 2024
Blunt (Temple Hall) Construction Details. If you have questions, please contact the Dean’s Office email directly BluntHallConstruction.edu
March
- Lab casework mock-up commences in pit.
- Column and third floor concrete pours.
- Electrical and plumbing work in addition.
Calendar
- 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 10 Pummill Relays
- April 8 Solar Eclipse in Missouri – The path of totality through North America – the Great North American Eclipse of April 8, 2024 | eclipse2024.org
- 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
- May 4-9 Finals Week
- May 10 Spring Commencement
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.
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