Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence
Proposal-writing bootcamp coming March 15
A Proposal Writing Bootcamp will be held 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, March 15 (during spring recess during St. Pat’s), in the Missouri-Ozark Room of the Havener Center. The workshop will feature program directors from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) as well as presentations from the Broader Impacts Network. Space is limited and reservations are required. Reserve your spot online.
Read More »Apply for funding to publish results from mini-grant project
Past recipients of S&T educational research mini-grants who plan to disseminate their project results may apply for funding from the provost’s office through the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE). Past recipients may apply for up to $1,000 for project-related travel expenses and costs related to presenting or publishing the results of your educational research project. To apply, please submit a proposal by Friday, May 18, to the CERTI office. Details are available online.
Read More »Get advice on publishing technical papers
Faculty and graduate students are invited to a presentation titled “A Primer About Publishing Technical Papers in International Journals: Sharing an Editor’s Experience,” by Dr. Ted Stathopoulos. The presentation will be held 1-2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, in Room 120 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Lunch will be provided. RSVP to cafe@mst.edu.
Read More »Role of research centers topic of faculty forum
All un-tenured and tenure-track faculty, and assistant teaching and research professors are invited to a faculty forum to discuss research centers at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, in Room 204 Curtis Laws Wilson Library.
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Introducing CAFE
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) is a new resource at Missouri S&T designed to promote the success of S&T faculty as teaching-scholars throughout all stages of their career. Led by Dr. Larry Gragg, chair, and Dr. Wayne Huebner, co-chair, CAFE was developed in Spring 2017 by the provost’s office, in conjunction with a campus steering committee.
Read More »Learn about new Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence
All faculty are invited to the event “What is CAFE?” noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, in the Carver-Turner Room of the Havener Center. Lunch will be provided. Please register at this link. For more information, please contact Abby Bigg, office support associate, at bigga@mst.edu.
Read More »Faculty forum focuses on proposal budgeting, cost sharing
Early career faculty are invited to hear about proposal budgeting and cost sharing from the Office of Sponsored Programs 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, in Room 204 of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library. Networking opportunities and refreshments will be available at 3:45 p.m. The event is hosted by the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE). For more information, please contact Larry Gragg, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor emeritus of history and political science, at lgragg@mst.edu.
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