Dear SIPS community,

I hope you are all enjoying the snow today, it’s quite beautiful and I look forward to some cross-country skiing this weekend.

Welcome!

• Dr. Levon Esters, Purdue University, has been appointed as a SIPS-wide adjunct professor. We look forward to working with Levon.
• Dan Buckley, Director of Graduate Studies for the MPS in Integrative Plant Science program (read about the SIPS MPS leadership)

Faculty Search update:

• Sustainable weed management – the position has been posted to AJO, please forward it to anyone that may be interested. https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/20872
• CALS cohort hire – Applications have been reviewed and the SIPS committee is narrowing to pool. Interviews will occur later this month, keep an eye out for opportunities to engage with the candidates.
• SIPS Director – The process continues to move forward. Beth Ahner has contacted potential candidates and will provide more information on the next steps in the process later this month.

Renovation

Plant Science Renovation: Not many new updates. We should be getting images of what the renovated building will look like in the next month or so. We will send a link when available.

Congratulations to the following people who were recognized with a SIPS Kudos in the last month! Thanks for your effort and passion in support of SIPS.

• Going Above and Beyond: Ewa Wdzieczak-Smering, Heather Grab, Paul Cooper, Riley Schwengel, Rose Hastings, Kate Keagle (twice!), Gillian Turgeon, Catalina Enright, Tara Reed
• Building Mastery and Skill: Michael Quade
• Creativity and Ideas: Craig Cramer
• Strong Team Spirit: Paul Cooper

PLEASE remember to recognize people in our SIPS community that have gone out of their way to enhance our School. All you have to do is complete the brief form here

Take care,

Chris