COSMWEEKLY
UPDATES FROM THE DEAN
HappyMonday! Ihopethesemesterisgoingwellforeveryone. Iamteachingasectionoforganic chemistry I this semester and enjoying the opportunity to work directly with students. Below are a fewupdatesandreminders:
Admin Fellows for Research - We continue to accept nominations and applications for the two positionsthatwerepreviouslyannouncedviaemail ThedeadlineforapplicationsisSeptember 20 Ifyouareinterestedorhaveanyquestions,pleasereachouttomedirectly
TheBSBiomedicalSciencedegreeprogramproposalisscheduledtobeconsideredbytheBoard of Regents at the October meeting, while the PhD Material Science program proposal will be on theagendaforeithertheOctoberorNovembermeeting. Bothproposalshavethefullsupportof theGSadministrationandhavereceivedpositivefeedbacksofarfromtheUSG. Fingerscrossed forapositiveoutcome!!
Inthenewbudgetmodel,wehaveidentifiedsomefundstocoversummerGTAappointmentsfor COSM graduate students. The new funds will allow departments to provide summer GTA appointments without needing to reserve a portion of the COGS GTA allotments. It should allow for funding of additional GTA positions to offset the reduction from increasing the GTA funding levelsto$12,000forthisacademicyear.
The Teaching Excellence and Innovation working group will meet for the first time next week to begin efforts to create a program to recognize excellence and innovation in teaching The working group has a representative from each department and will be led by Sara Gremillion in herroleasanAdministrativeFellow
The 2nd Annual COSM Summer Research Showcase will be held on July 24, 2025. Please make planstoattendaswecontinuetoexpandontheopportunitiestocelebratetheresearcheffortsof ourfacultyandstudents.
We have initiated a search for Melissa Adams replacement in the Dean’s Office. During the transition,Melissacontinuestohelpuswithafewtasks.
Overall, we are getting a better picture of the COSM budget under this new model. We are still waiting for training in the new Workday Adaptive budgeting software to be able to better track our spending. I am very optimistic that the new budget model will put COSM in a position to be more strategicwithourmoneytoassistsupportingth
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcerns,pleasefe
Haveagreatweek!
Sincerely
Mike
ADMINISTRATIVE FELLOWS FOR RESEARCH
TheCollegeofScienceandMathematicsislookingtoaddtwonewadministrativefellowpositions thatarebeingcreatedtoassistwiththestrategicoperationsoftheCollege.Theadministrativefellow positionswillbepart-timeadministrativeappointmentswitha20%administrativeassignment compensatedwithaonecourserelease(3-hr)persemester(twototalontheacademicyear),and $5000ofsummersalary Forafacultymemberstartingona3/3teachingload,theassignmentwould be20%admin,30%research,40%teaching,and10%service Thepositionswillstartimmediatelyas renewableone-yearappointments,basedonmutualinterestandavailablefunding
ThetwoadministrativefellowshaveuniqueassignmentswheretheywillworkwiththeCOSM leadership,academicdepartments,andfacultytoaddressstrategicprioritiesaswellasmanage specificaspectsoftheCollegeoperations.Thesepositionsareopentoallfaculty,andtheideal candidateissomeoneseekingtheopportunitytogainadministrativeinsightandexperience.The tablebelowprovidesmoredetailsoftheworkassignmentforthetwoposition.
Allinterestedfacultyshoulddiscusstheopportunitywiththeirdepartmentchairtodetermine potentialmodificationsofteachingassignmentsforthespringandanypotentialimpactof thisassignmentonupcomingpromotion,tenureand/orpost-tenurereviews.
ApplicationsforthesepositionsshouldbesubmittedtoDr Hugginsandincludealetter ofapplicationdescribingyourinterestinthepositionandanupdatedCVby September20,2024
FALL 2024 INNOVATIVE TEACHING PROGRAM
COSMreceivedfiveproposalsfortheInnovativeTeachingProgram whichsupportsinnovative andcollaborativeapproachesforofferinglectureand/orlaboratorycoursesacrossmultiple campusesandmultiplemodesofdelivery. Theprogramhasaparticularfocusondeveloping approaches that provide engaged, active learning student learning strategies. For this fall, threeproposalswereselectedtoreceivefullfunding,seebelowfordetails. Atotalof$65,714 hasbeenallocatedtosupporttheseefforts.
FundedProjectsforFall2024
COUR RESEARCH AWARDS
TheCOSMCollegeOfficeofUndergraduateResearch(COUR)invitesfacultyproposalsforthe 2024-25COURResearchAwards.Pleasenotethattheapplicationinstructionshavechangedfor thisawardandisnowafaculty-ledapplicationprocess.Theawardsarestilldesignedtosupport undergraduateresearchinCOSMbyenhancingexperientiallearningforstudents.Awardsupto $3000willbemadetothebestsubmittedproposalstocoverthefollowing:
Upto$2000foranundergraduatestudentstipend;and Upto$1000forsupplies/equipmentandtravelassociatedwiththeresearchproject (withtheexceptionofconferencetravel)
Toqualify,afacultymembermustincludeplanstomentorastudentenrolledasan undergraduatemajororminorinoneofthedepartmentsunderCOSM Formoreinformation andtosubmitanapplication,visithttps://wwwgeorgiasouthernedu/cosm/cour/oremailDr HeatherJoesting(hjoesting@georgiasouthernedu)
ApplicationsaredueSeptember19,2024.
COSMTranscriptNotationforDean’sRecognitionasa ResearchScholar
Doyouhaveanoutstandingundergraduateresearchstudentthatdeservesrecognitionfortheir scholarlyachievement?Ifso,encouragethemtoapplyfortheCOSMTranscriptNotationfor Dean’sRecognitionasaResearchScholar.Thistranscriptnotationprovidesevidencethata studenthasdemonstratedexcellenceinscientificresearchandcertifiesthatastudenthas achievedproficiencyinasetofresearchandscholarlybenchmarksasoutlinedbytheCollege. Toqualify,astudentmust:
ConductresearchwithaCOSMfacultymemberforatleasttwosemestersandearnatotalofat leastthreeresearchcredithours; Attendandpresenttheirresearchataprofessionalmeeting;and Prepareawrittenproduct(researchthesis)
Applicationsmustbesubmittedfourweeksbeforegraduationforthenotationtobe recognizedatgraduationwithacord,butstudentscanapplyanytimewithinsixmonthsafter graduation.
Formoreinformationandtosubmitanapplication,visitthewebsiteoremailDr.HeatherJoesting
CCRL UPDATES
TheCOSMCoreResearchLaboratory(CCRL)appointmentsystemhasbeenupdated.Ifyouhavean oldlinksaved,itmaynolongerwork.Tobookanappointment,visittheCCRLwebpageandselectthe instrument you wish to use. This will take you to the appointments page (see photo one). After choosingyourdesiredtimeslot,aconfirmationscreenwillappear(seephototwo).Enteryourdetails tosecureyourbooking,whichwillautomaticallyaddtheappointmenttoyourGoogleCalendar.You canalsochecktheinstrumentstatusontheCCRLwebsite.Forassistance,pleasereachouttoDarrin Mooreatdarrinmoore@georgiasouthern.edu.
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