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NSF S-STEM SCHOLARS MENTORS
Recently COSM was awarded a nearly $2 million NSF S-STEM grant to support scholarships and programmingforacademicallytalented,Pell-eligiblestudentswithunmetfinancialneed
Our first cohort of 18 S-STEM Scholars will begin in Fall 2025, and we are currently seeking dedicated facultymentorstosupportthesestudentsthroughouttheirundergraduatejourney.
What’sInvolved:
Asafacultymentor,youwill:
Serveastheprimaryuniversitycontactforyourassignedscholar.
MeetmonthlywithyourscholarduringFall2025andSpring2026,and1–2timespersemesterin thefollowingyears(nosummermeetingsrequired).
Complete and update a Student Success Plan (SSP) at each meeting to reflect on academic, professional,andpersonalprogress.
ParticipateinabrieftrainingsessiononhowtocompleteaSSP
Havetheopportunitytomentormorethanonescholar
Receive$500perscholarperyearassummersalary
Ifyou’reinterestedorwouldliketolearnmore,pleasecompletethisbriefinterestformbyJuly11th
Submittingtheformdoesnotconstituteaformalcommitment.
COSM SHOWCASE & BYLAWS
Weinviteyoutothe2ndAnnualCOSMSummerResearchShowcaseontheafternoonofJuly24thon theStatesboroCampus.TheShowcasecombinesthepostersessionsforanumberofresearch programs(REU's,BCP'sSURE,COSM'sSURF,andmore)intoasingleeventtohelphighlighttheresearch effortsofourfacultyandstudents.Inaddition,theafternoonwillincludeaceremonytorecognizethe recipientsofawardsfromtheCOSMResearchExcellenceRecognitionprogramandahappyhourfor facultyandstaff
ToenhancetheShowcaseevenfurther,we'reinvitingselectCOSMalumniandindustrypartnerstojoin usinthecelebration Belowisthefullschedule
1-3PM-Student&facultyPosterPresentations
3:00-3:30PM-ResearchRecognitionAwards
4-5:30PM-Faculty&StaffCocktailHour
Date:July242025
Location:Nessmith-LaneBallroomonthe Statesborocampus
REMINDER:UPDATEDBYLAWSRATIFICATION
AttachedisthefinalupdatedcopyofthecombinedCOSMbylawsandmanual,includingtheappendix, whichhasbeenrevisedbasedonthefeedbackreceivedfromthefacultyanddepartments.
Usingthelinkbelow,pleasesubmityourvoteforratification.
https://qualtricsxm2q95f89k4.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8dkRotPh6avKlca
Basedonthe161filledfacultypositionsinCOSM,ratificationofthedocumentrequires81votesinfavor
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcerns,pleasecontactyourdepartmentrepresentativeontheFaculty GovernanceCommittee,yourrespectivedepartmentchair,ortheDeandirectly.
BylawsandManual2025Edition
Appendix_4_25_2025
COSM NEWS
Thissummer,Dr.MunshiRahmanfromtheSchoolofEarth,EnvironmentandSustainability conductedresearchandsurveysinflood-affectedareasofBangladesh.
Cox’sBazar,adenselypopulatedtouristdestinationonthesoutheasterncoastofBangladesh,ishome totheworld’slongestnaturalseabeach Butitslow-lyingterrainmakesithighlyvulnerableto monsoon-seasonfloodingandlandslides In2024alone,over7,000residentsweredisplacedandthree liveslostduetoextremeweather
AssistantProfessorMunshiRahman,PhD,anativeofBangladesh,isworkingtoidentifyhigh-riskareas usinggeographicinformationsystems(GIS)andcommunitysurveys.InJanuary,hetraveledwith juniorGeosciencemajorEmmaRobinsontoCox’sBazartomapvulnerablezonesandcollectdatato supportlocaldisasterresponseefforts.
Robinsonsaidtheprojecthelpedfuelherpassionforenvironmentalresearch.“It’sagreatfirststepinto fieldwork,”shesaid.“Thisexperiencehasboostedmyconfidenceasastudentandresearcher.”
Theirfindingsrevealedthatmanyhomesandrefugeecampsarebuiltonunstableslopesandlackthe infrastructuretowithstandflooding.Rahmanemphasizedtheneedforsustainablelanduseand inclusivedisasterplanning.
“Thiskindofresearchofferslong-termbenefitsforbothcommunitiesandstudents,”Rahmansaid “Emma’scommitmentandadaptabilitywereoutstanding”Viewmoreoftheresearchhere
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