COSMWEEKLY
UPDATES FROM THE DEAN
I hope everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing Labor Day weekend. There are several updates thatIhaveforyouonafewpendingchangesandinitiativesbeingdevelopedinCOSM.
Associate Dean of Research Brent Feske has accepted the position of Interim Associate Vice PresidentofResearchintheOfficeofResearch. CONGRATULATIONSBRENT!! Thisisaone-year appointment but has the potential to become permanent. Brent started in the new role this week. We are launching an internal search for two administrative fellows to cover Brent’s workloadfortheremainderofthisyear. Moreonthislater.
Melissa Adams has accepted the position of Director of Research Operations in the Office of Research CONGRATULATIONSMELISSA!! ShewillstartinthenewpositiononSeptember10 We are working to launch an external search for a replacement, hopefully with an expedited timeline Internalapplicantsareencouraged
A vacant staff position in Biology has been reclassified and will become the first position in a newly created COSM Administrative Pool. The administrative pool is part of a new initiative to address some of the issues in COSM as it relates to uneven distribution of administrative staff andadjustmentsfromlastyear’sdepartmentconsolidations.
COSM has launched, or will be launching soon, seven faculty searches for the 2024-2025 academicyearwithexpectedstartdatesofFall,2025. Thesesearchesare:
AssistantProfessorinMolecularBiology
AssistantProfessorinMaterialScience
AssistantProfessorinMathematics
LecturerinMathematics(2positions)
DirectorfornewCenterforVector-BorneInfectiousDiseases
ChairfortheSchoolofEarth,Environment,andSustainability
COSMwillsoonlaunchacallforinternalapplicantsfortwopositions.
Directorofthebachelor’sdegreeprograminBiomedicalSciences Thisprogramshould beapprovedatanupcomingBoardofRegentsmeeting Onceapproved,webeginthe searchprocess
DirectorfortheInstituteofCoastalPlainsScience WithDannyGleason’supcoming retirement,wehavedecidedtosplittheleadershipoftheInstituteforCoastalPlains ScienceandtheSchoolofEarth,Environment,andSustainability.
TheEmergingResearchersProgramislaunchingthisfallfromtheOfficeofUndergraduate Research.ThisprogramisbeingdevelopedincollaborationwiththeOfficeofFinancialAidto useworkstudyfundingtosupportstudents'pursuitofundergraduateresearchexperiences. Pleaseconsidersigninguptomentoroneofthesestudents.Detailshavebeenemailedto facultyabouthowtosubmityourpositionsforconsiderationbythestudents.Studentswillbe contactedsoontobeginapplyingforoneofthe25positions.COSMhasover600workstudy approvedstudentspursuingoneofourmajors
Aworkinggrouphasbeenestablishedtodevelopmechanismsforrecognizingexcellenceand innovationinteaching.Thecommitteewillbeginmeetingthismonthchargedwithdeveloping strategiestobettercelebrateandrecognizetheoutstandingworkofourfacultyinthe classroom
ThesearchfortheinauguraldirectorfortheCenterforBiomedicalResearchandInnovationis ongoing.Wehavereopenedthesearchtogetadditionalapplicationsafterinterviewingthree outstandingcandidatesthissummer.Thishasbeenacomplicatedsearchprocesswherewe attemptedtohiretwooftheinterviewedcandidates.Oneisstillbeingpursuedforadifferent position.
Sincerely, Mike
AWARD KUDOS
Dr.RisaCohen
DepartmentofBiology
AwardedaGeorgiaSeaGrantandNational OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)
GranttostudyNeonicotinoidpresenceincoastal watersandpotentialimpactsonEasternoyster, Crassostreavirginia. Thisawardwillfund co-investigators,graduate andundergraduatestudents,researchand materials
Dr.HeatherJoesting
DepartmentofBiology
AwardedaGA-DNRCoastalIncentiveGrantto studygerminationsuccessofSpartinaalterniflora undernaturalmarshconditions. Thisawardwillfund graduateandundergraduate students,researchandmaterials.
INNOVATIVE TEACHING
TheCollegeofScienceandMathematicsseeksproposalsforinnovativeandcollaborativeapproaches for offering lecture and/or laboratory courses across multiple campuses and multiple modes of delivery With a particular focus on developing approaches that provide engaged, active learning student learning strategies, COSM will provide financial support for faculty teams to develop new strategies(newtothedepartmentorcourse) Ofparticularinterestareapproachesthatimproveupon thesite-syncmodelofteachingcoursesacrossmultiplecampuses Examplescouldinclude:
Team teaching a course on two campuses where the lecture is shared between multiple faculty members,butthelabsaretaughtbyasinglefacultymemberonaspecificcampus.Forexample, BIOL Biomedical Science would be offered with a single lecture course via hybrid or site-sync, but labsectionsareofferedF2Foneachcampus.
Redesignofanexistingcourse(s)wherethenewlydesignedcoursecanbetaughtmoreefficiently across campuses. Such as, a team works to create a new course that will replace CHEM XXXX SyntheticOrganicChemistrytaughtontheStatesborocampusandCHEMXXXXSyntheticMedicinal ChemistrythatistaughtontheArmstrongcampuswithanewcoursethatwillbeofferedonboth campuses.
AnexampleofanewlydesignedcourseincludesanonlinesynchronouslecturewithF2Flaboratory coursesoneachcampus
To support these projects, faculty should propose a course and provide justification for associated costs,suchasnecessaryequipmentandsupplypurchasesrequiredfordeliveryoftherevisedornew course. For team-taught lecture/lab courses, faculty should outline how lecture material will be codelivered and coordination of lab material and activities. Incentives may include stipends of up to $1,000. Additionally, team taught courses may be allowed to double count load for a limited time (eachpersoncountingthecourseasafullload).
Applicationdetails: Duedate:Friday,September6,2025
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:
ConductresearchwithaCOSMfacultymemberforatleasttwosemestersandearna totalofatleastthreeresearchcredithours; Attendandpresenttheirresearchataprofessionalmeeting;and Prepareawrittenproduct(researchthesis)
Applicationsmustbesubmittedfourweeksbeforegraduationforthenotationtobe recognizedatgraduationwithacord,butstudentscanapplyanytimewithinsixmonthsafter graduation.
Formoreinformationandtosubmitanapplication,visitthewebsiteoremailDr.HeatherJoesting
UPCOMING EVENTS
FY25 COMPETITIVE TRAVEL SUPPLEMENTS
WehaveupdatedtheinformationforFY25FacultyCompetitiveTravelsupplements.Ihaveattached thecallforapplications,whichhasembeddedlinksforthePDFversionoftheapplicationandthe googleformforsubmission.FacultycanalsofindthiscallandotherinformationthroughtheOfficeof research'swebpage(https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/research/faculty-support//fundingopportunities/) Thesesupplementsarecappedat$1,500tooffsetthecostsofpresentingatNational andInternationalconferences However,likealwaysthefundingislimitedandthesearecompetitive Belowarethedeadlines
FY25SubmissionDeadlines(dueby5PMET)
•Friday,September20,2024(fortravelthroughJune1,2025)
•Friday,January17,2025(fortravelthroughJune1,2025)
•FridayMarch7,2025(primarilyfortravelthroughJune1,2025,withlimitedsummertravelfunds)
PleasesharetheCallforapplicationswiththefacultywithinyourrespectivecollegesandprograms. Ifyouhaveanyquestions,feelfreetoreachouttoStephenGreiman.
KEYNOTELECTURE
Thursday,September5th
StatesboroCampus
10:00am,RussellUnionBallroom
Title:Empoweringyourquantitativeacumenbybringingyourwholeselftothetable.
FACULTYSESSION
Thursday,September5th
StatesboroCampus
2:00-3:45pm,RussellUnion,Room2054
Title: Preparing Georgia Southern degrees to match needs in the community; patents and patent rights;technologicalinnovations. Tofacilitateplanning,pleaseRSVPbyfollowingthislink.
COMMUNITYSESSIONS Friday,September6th
9:00-12:30pm,UniversityHall,Room121
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
