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UPDATES FROM THE DEAN
COSMFacultyandStaff,
HappylastdayofclassesfortheSpring2026semesterandbestofluckwithfinalsandgrading. Aswe closethisacademicyear,Iwantedtoprovidesomeupdatesonthefacultyhiresfor2026-2027. Overall, COSMhas18searchesunderwayforpermanentfacultyandanother10searchesunderwayforvisiting instructors TherearealsoanadditionalthreelecturersearchesunderwayfortheEastGeorgiaCampus thatarereplacementsearchesforvacantlinesfr th E tG i ti Th i i stagesofthesearchprocesswithhighhopesfor start Inbroadcategories,thebreakdownis:
Tenuretrackpositions- 10positions
Two-BCP
One-BIOL
Three-BIOMED
One-SEES
Three-MATH
Lecturers-eightpositions
BCP-One
BIOL-Two
MATH-Four
SEES-One
Visitinginstructorpositions-10positions
Asareminder,thethreetenuretrackpositionsfo theLibertycampus,andthreelecturerpositionsi addition,wereceivedthreenewlecturerposition supporttheplannedgrowthinnursing(onechem EastGeorgiaCampus. Theremainingpositionsa whichwerereturnedtotheiroriginal,homedepa
Forthe10visitinginstructorpositions,allbutoneofthesepositionswereallocatedbasedonvacant facultypositionsinthosedepartments. TherearethreepositionseachforBCP,Biology,andMathematics plusonepositionforSEES.
Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasereachouttomedirectlyatmhuggins@georgiasouthern.eduorcontact AshleyorCortneytoscheduletimeforafacetofacediscussion
Haveagreatweek
Mike
UPDATES FROM ASSOCIATE DEANS
UpdatesfromAssociateDeanforResearchandGraduateStudies
1.RemindertoKeepJuly24thopenonyourcalendarfortheCOSMSummerResearch Showcase.
ThisyearwealsowanttoacknowledgeGraduateStudentresearchaccomplishments:ifyouare themajoradvisorofagraduatestudent,andhavenotdonesoalready,pleasecompletethe followingform:https://forms.gle/pyPKsPLCZfz1mXf28
2.ResourceannouncementsfromtheOfficeofResearchandEconomicDevelopment:
NIHR16Training-Wednesday,May13at12PMonZoom(link)
TheNIHSupportforResearchExcellenceProgram(SuRE)isauniqueprogramthatisopento facultyatinstitutionsthat(1)receivelessthan$6millionannuallyinNIHfundingand(2)enrollat least25%Pelleligiblestudents.Inthissession,wewilltalkaboutwhatmakestheSuREprogram unique,howtoknowifitisrightforyou,anddetailasummerwritinggroupthatwillbeavailableto thoseofyougoingaftertheSeptemberdeadline.
NSFMid-CareerAdvancementTraining-Wednesday,May20at12PMonZoom(link)
TheNSFMid-CareerAdvancementawardisauniqueopportunityforAssociateprofessorsto devotetimetoresearchandexpandtheirskillsetInthistraining,wewilldiscusshowtoknowifthe MCAprogramisrightforyouandhowtodevelopacompetitiveproposalWewillalsodiscussa potentialwritinggroupforinterestedfaculty.
NewGrantsDevelopmentRequestforSupportForm.
We’vecreatedanewRequestforSupportandInformationformthatfacultycanfillouttolearn moreaboutparticularcompetitions,requestdifferenttypesofgrantssupport,andingeneral,help usbettergaugethegrantspeopleareinterestedin.Ourgoalistohavethisbeasimpleformfor facultytofilloutbeforetheyarereadytocommittothefullKickStart.Pleasesharethiswithyour facultyandletmeknowifthereareanychangesIcanmake.
3.DesignationofNewFieldStationonEastGeorgiaCampusinSwainsboro.
WehavereceivedapprovalfromtheOfficeofthePresident,theProvost’sOffice,andtheOffice ofResearchtoformallydesignatealargeareaofforestedlandforthedevelopmentofafield stationMuchofthislandwasgenerouslydonatedbytheGambrellFamilyAsaninitialstep,we plantoprepareabriefletteroutliningtheintendedpurposeofthesite,includingpotential researchandeducationalactivities,toprovidethefamilywithaclearoverviewofhowtheir donationwillbemeaningfullyutilized.
Ifyouareinterestedinutilizingtheareaforyourresearch,wouldliketovisittheareatoseeit foryourself,orwouldlikemoreinformation,pleasecontactme (sgreiman@georgiasouthern.edu).
Stephen
COSM IN ACTION
TheCoastalCarbonLaboratoryrecentlyvisitedtheTybeeOysterCompanyfarmformonthly maintenanceonourreal-timeenvironmentalmonitoringbuoy,whichtrackskeywater-qualityand carbonate-chemistryconditionsintheestuary.WewerejoinedbyDr.EdwardLo’sStratigraphyand Sedimentationclass(GEOL5142),whocollectedsedimentcoresaspartoftheirfield-based coursework Thetripbroughttogetherundergraduateandgraduatestudentsacrossgeology, environmentalscience,andmarinebiogeochemistry,highlightinghowcoastalfieldsitescansupport bothlong-termresearchandhands-onteaching
BiologyundergraduateDexBloodworthandHeatherJoestinghostedaCOSMboothatthefirstannual SavannahTreeFoundation’sNurseryFestattheSTFNurseryinSavannahGA.Inadditiontosharing informationonCOSMacademicprograms,theyalsosharedinformationontheresearchbeingdonein theJoestingCoastalPlantEcologyLabonthereproductiveecologyandnurseryproductionofthenative saltmarshgrassSpartinaalterniflora
MOTORPOOL TRAINING
NeedtodriveaGeorgiaSouthernvehicletotraveltoanothercampusoranevent,followthesesteps:
Step1:FuelCardDriverAcknowledgementTraining
Goto:doas.ga.gov
Createanaccountifyoudon’thaveone.
HoverovertheFleetManagementboxandselectFleetFuelCards. SelectFuelCardDriverAcknowledgement. Followthepromptstocompletetheprocess: Selectthecurrentfiscalyear.
Confirmthatyouareastateemployee(notacontracteddriver). Choose"Iamanewdriver"andcompletetherequiredtraining.
TrainingCompletion:
Completethe“StatewideFuelCardStandardsandGuidelinesforDrivers”andthecorresponding video.
Checktheboxtocertifythatyouhavecompletedthetraining. Digitallysignandsubmityourinformation Print/SavePDFofyourcertificateofcompletion
Step2:WEXFuelCardPIN
EachdrivermusthaveaWEXFuelCardPIN.TorequestyourPIN:
CompletetheFORPINportionoftheFuelCard(WEX)Form.
Submittheformtopurchasing@georgiasouthern.edualongwiththeFuelCardDriver
AcknowledgementCertificatefromstepone
COSM WORK ORDERS
COSMhaslaunchedanewWorkOrderFormthatwillnowbeusedforbothCOSMandCCRLrequests. Tobetterprioritizeneeds,requestswillbecategorizedas:
Emergency–Needstobecompletedthesameday
Urgent–Needstobecompletedwithin72hours
Routine
Other
When submitting a request, please include as much detail as possible so that Darrin Moore and Sam Futch can properly assess the situation. They may follow up with you if additional information is needed Forquestions,pleasecontact:
DarrinMoore,InstrumentationMaintenanceandResearchSpecialist darrinmoore@georgiasouthern.edu
SamFutch,DirectorofElectronics&ResearchTechnology cfutch@georgiasouthern.edu
TheWorkOrderFormlinkwillbeavailableineveryCOSMWeeklymovingforward Wealsorecommend bookmarkingitforquickaccess
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