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

 

CNAS Faculty and Staff Awards

CNAS Faculty/Staff Awards  will be presented on Tuesday, April 30 at 3:30 PM in PSU400.  President Smart and Provost Jasinski will be joining us for this event.

Upcoming Events & Due Dates

April 15 – Abstract deadline for 2024 CNAS Undergraduate Research Day   CNAS Undergraduate Research Symposium – College of Natural and Applied Sciences – Missouri State

This week the mathematics faculty host Pummill Relays on April 10.  Thank you for bringing SW Missouri students to campus for this outstanding event.

Spring 2024 Academic Advisor Forum Series is attached.  Next session is May 1

                Using Proactive Advising & Academic Planning to Better Serve Our Advisees – May 1, 12:00-1:00PM via Zoom.

Advising Basics Workshop – May 13 from 8:30-11:30AM in Meyer Library 206, Registration is required

Master Advisor Workshop – May 13 from 1:00-5:00PM and May 14 from 8:00AM-4:30PM both days in Meyer Library 206, Registration is required

Events from this past week and weekend

Thank you to all faculty and staff who helped make the Spring Showcase event a success.  Also, thank you to all faculty, staff and students who made OSEF 2024 and State Science Olympiad a success this past week.  I appreciate all you do to help encourage future enrollments through science fair judging and volunteering for Science Olympiad.  This is important work!

Brightspace

Brightspace will be the only LMS available for all classes starting May 13, 2024.  Blackboard is totally gone on June 1, 2024 – gradebooks, course materials – everything will  be gone and not be accessible after June 1, 2024.  Just a quick reminder.  Faculty Handbook Section 4.5.1.10. University-wide Learning Management System “ All faculty members shall use the university-wide learning management system to provide an electronic copy of the course syllabus and schedule, communicate class cancellations and schedule changes, and post student grades.”

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, April 10 in Meyer Library 101. By Dr. Xiaofeng Guo, Washington State University, “Chemistry and thermodynamics of f-block condensed materials: from nuclear fuels to waste forms”
• PAMS – 4:00-5:00PM, Thursday, April 11 in Kemper 204. By Dr. Xiaofeng Guo, Washington State University, “Understanding Thermodynamics of Critical Metal Materials under Extreme Conditions”
• SEES – 2:30-3:30PM, Friday, April 12 in Blunt 345. By Dr. Anne M. Hofmeister, Washington University in St. Louis, “How Gravitation and Heat Transfer Regulate Plate Tectonics and Earth’s Thermal Evolution”
• BIO – 4:00-5:00PM, Friday, April 12 in Blunt 143. By Dr. Rachael Day, Drury University, “The Biological and Ecological Implications of Nanomaterials: Perfluorocarbon Nanoemulsions and Microplastics”

Recent news from the college:

• Empowering futures
• If you would like to see past stories please visit CNAS NewsWatch!

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.

               

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

April  

• Electrical and plumbing work in addition.
• Level 4 East shoring, rebar and Cobiax installation.
• Level 4 West shoring commences.
• Level 1 ductwork commences.
• Framing at exterior wall Level 2.

UPCOMING EVENTS

4/15/24 thru 5/10/24 – Topping out beam available in Atrium for CNAS students, faculty, and staff to sign.

5/11/24 thru 5/18/24 – Steam Outage

5/11/24 to 5/12/24 – Water Shut-Down (All water services will be unavailable)

5/13/24 thru 8/9/24 – Levels 2, 3, & 4 New Restroom Construction (Restrooms will be offline for the duration of the work)

The topping out party will be held on May 22.  The top beam will be placed at 1 PM on May 22.  I hope to see you there.

5/22/24 – Topping Out @ 1:00 pm (gather at west mall)

6/1/24 to 6/2/24 – Power Outage

Calendar

• April 8                  Solar Eclipse in Missouri –  The path of totality through North America – the Great North American Eclipse of April 8, 2024 | eclipse2024.org
  • • There will be a program at the football stadium for you students who want to view the eclipse on Monday.
• April 12-13          Missouri Academy of Science Meeting
• April 25                CNAS Undergraduate Research Day (see attached flyer)
• April 27                Einhellig Graduate Interdisciplinary Research Forum
• April 30                CNAS Faculty/Staff Awards Celebration, 3:30 PM in PSU 400
• May 7                   Provost Faculty Recognition Celebration, 3:00 PM in PSU Ballroom
• May 4-9              Finals Week
• May 10               Spring Commencement (9 AM – CNAS and MCHHS; 1 PM – RCASH and COE; 5 PM, DCOAG and COB)
• May 22               Topping out celebration – 1 PM
• May 13-31                        Summer Intersession
• June 3                               Summer Courses begin today along with SOAR
• June 19                             Juneteenth – University Closed – no classes
• July 4-5                             University closed – no classes
• July 26                              Summer session ends (finals complete)
• August 12                         New Faculty and New Graduate Student orientations begin today
• August 14                         Showcase (FCTL) – speaker is a CNAS graduate
• August 15                         All Faculty Luncheon
• August 18                         New Student convocation
• August 19                         First day of the fall 2024 semester
• August 19                         CNAS All Faculty meeting, Meyer Libr 101, 3:00-5:00

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.