2022 Mid-career Faculty Development Workshop, Gustavus Adolphus College, June 17-19, 2022

DESCRIPTION: The middle-career stage, the time between earning tenure and verbalizing a retirement timeline, can be the longest and most challenging stage for many faculty. Professional satisfaction and growth can result from attention and deliberation, but the time or energy to nurture one’s mid-career goals can be scarce. The weekend workshop will provide structured time… Continue reading 2022 Mid-career Faculty Development Workshop, Gustavus Adolphus College, June 17-19, 2022

Teaching Weather and Climate Using Laboratory Experiments

Hosted at the University of Chicago, June 18-20, Co-sponsored by the MCMS Weather and Climate are a subject that everyone can relate to, and with a growing concern over a human-induced climate change, they continue to attract a large number of students, both science majors and non-majors. Teaching weather and climate can be challenging, because… Continue reading Teaching Weather and Climate Using Laboratory Experiments

2022 Workshop for Early Career Success, Gustavus Adolphus College, June 24-26 2022

The Midstates Consortium for Math and Science is hosting a workshop for early career faculty, post-docs and advanced graduate students in St. Peter, MN on the beautiful campus of Gustavus Adolphus College on the weekend of June 24-26, 2022. DESCRIPTION: A primary goal for the weekend is to help each participant generate a strategic action… Continue reading 2022 Workshop for Early Career Success, Gustavus Adolphus College, June 24-26 2022

Janet Andersen Lecture Award

2010 Nomination deadline: April 26, 2010 Professor Janet Andersen was a beloved faculty member in the Hope College Mathematics Department and served enthusiastically as the Midstates Consortium Director for five years before her life ended tragically in an automobile accident in November 2005. As a teacher and scholar, Janet was devoted to providing creative, high… Continue reading Janet Andersen Lecture Award

Summer Research Program for Undergraduate Students; Amgen Scholars Program

THE AMGEN SCHOLARS PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 12:00 MIDNIGHT FEBRUARY 1, 2011.The 2011 program will convene May 31, 2011 and continue through August 5, 2011. Washington University in St. Louis has received a four-year, $1 million grant from the Amgen Foundation to provide hands-on biomedical laboratory experience to undergraduates through the Amgen Scholars Program. The… Continue reading Summer Research Program for Undergraduate Students; Amgen Scholars Program

Seeking Janet Andersen Lecture Award Nominations

2011 Nomination deadline: April 4 Professor Janet Andersen was a beloved faculty member in the Hope College Mathematics Department and served enthusiastically as the Midstates Consortium Director for five years before her life ended tragically in an automobile accident in November 2005. As a teacher and scholar, Janet was devoted to providing creative, high quality… Continue reading Seeking Janet Andersen Lecture Award Nominations

Application Deadline Extended to March 11, 2011

Cognitive, Computational and Systems Neuroscience Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (C-SURE) Undergraduate students are invited to apply for fellowships to pursue research with a Washington University faculty member affiliated with the Cognitive, Computational and Systems Neuroscience (CCSN) pathway at Washington University. CCSN is an exciting and fast-growing interdisciplinary field. It draws upon psychology, neurobiology and biomedical… Continue reading Application Deadline Extended to March 11, 2011

Join us for a webinar on Going Green: Ongoing efforts on campuses around the consortium

Going Green: Ongoing efforts on our campuses Thursday, March 29th @ 4pm (CST): Beloit’s Sustainability Fellows Program Presenter: Yaffa Grossman, Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, Beloit College Description: This webinar will be focused on Beloit’s Sustainability Fellows program. In its third year, this program invites undergraduates to spend the summer carrying out wide-ranging projects… Continue reading Join us for a webinar on Going Green: Ongoing efforts on campuses around the consortium