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CNAS NEWS – April 29, 2024

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Undergraduate Research Day and Einhellig IDF

Congratulations to all of the students and their faculty mentors who participated in either the CNAS Undergraduate Research Day or the Einhellig Interdisciplinary Research Forum. We had a great turnout of both participants and visitors to see all of the fantastic work that our students have done.

Faculty and Staff Awards

CNAS Faculty/Staff Awards  will be presented tomorrow, Tuesday, April 30, at 3:30 PM in PSU400.  President Smart and Provost Jasinski will be joining us for this event.  Please join us to celebrate the CNAS Faculty and Staff that are being recognized during 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

 

Recent news from the college:

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

 

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 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

 

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