In This Issue
Faculty Award Nominations
Faculty Award for Excellence in Service and John C. Butler Excellence in Teaching Award.
Shoujun Xu Appointed Chair of the Department of Chemistry
Xu will succeed David Hoffman effective July 1, 2026.
Volunteers Needed
Faculty Mentors Needed for 2026–2027 STEM Living and Learning Community, Recruitment Events, NSM Internship Bootcamp, First-Year Student Engagement, and NSMTalks Series.
Opportunities
GCC Faculty Mentor Training, New Program: M.S. in Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence Track, and Coogs for Energy Hackathon.
Office of Research Update
Recent awarded grants, general reminders, What’s New announcements, and upcoming meetings and workshops.
Student Success & Undergraduate Affairs Update
Office of First Year Program (OFYP), Student Leadership Team (SLT) Program, teachHouston updates, and Career Center updates.
Recognition & Honors
Recent achievements, publications, and awards.
Celebrating March Anniversaries
Congratulations to NSM staff and faculty who have work anniversaries in March.