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

 It’s EARTH DAY!

Einhellig IDF & CNAS Undergraduate Research Day

The Einhellig IDF is still in need of judges.  Please sign up to judge at least one session of posters.  Both sessions will occur on Saturday morning, April 27.  The awards are given out at noon.  (All faculty are eligible.  You will not be asked to judge posters from your own department.)

Sign up to judge here: https://missouristate.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6eOks5ryRiBzG1U

 

Undergraduate Research Day is this Thursday (4/25)! The posters will be open to all for viewing from 1:45PM-3:15PM.    CNAS Undergraduate Research Symposium – College of Natural and Applied Sciences – Missouri State

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

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.”

NSF MRI Proposals 2024 – The submission window is October 15 – November 15.  The internal competition will be sometime in July.  Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) | NSF – National Science Foundation

Spring 2024 Academic Advisor.  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

 

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, April 25 via Zoom. By Dr. Timothy Jones, Craven Community College, “Misconceptions about Teaching, from a Community College Perspective”
• SEES – 2:30-3:30PM, Friday, April 26 in Blunt 345. By Dr. Kevin Mickus, Missouri State University, “The Okavango Rift in Botswana”

 

Recent news from the college:

• OEWRI celebrates its 20th anniversary
• 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/May  

• Electrical and plumbing work in addition – Levels 00, 01, & 02.
• Level 5 West roof (yes, roof, and final) concrete pour.
• Interior metal stud framing on Level 2 & 3.
• Remove shoring Levels 00 thru 05.
• Penthouse structural steel delivery. (5/3 & 5/4)

UPCOMING EVENTS

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

NEW! 5/7/24 thru 7/31/27 – Plaster Stadium Sidewalk closed for retaining wall work.

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)

NEW! 5/13/24 5/31/24 – Existing East Stairwell & Fourth Floor Existing Office shoring and concrete removal (Avoid east hallway and stairwell).

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.

6/1/24 to 6/2/24 – Power Outage

 Calendar

• 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.