March 25, 2013

Reminders

* All of the TVs in the RSC wRECk Center will be tuned to the WSU men's NCAA Tournament game against Pittsburgh today (Thursday, March 21). Tip-off is at 12:40 p.m. Located on the 2nd floor, south end of the RSC, the wRECk Center's entire menu of fun foods and beverages will be available as well.

* Application guidelines are available on the Office of Research's website for University Research/Creative Projects (URCA). URCA projects are to retool or reestablish productive research agendas in areas where external funding is available and may be used as seed money to develop pilot data. Applications are due by Friday, April, 5, and may be submitted via email to proposals@wichita.edu or via campus mail to Box 07.

* WSU's Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs will host the annual Spring Nonprofit Policy Summit from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex. There is no charge to attend.
Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2075 to register online. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2080 for more information.

* Faculty, staff and instructors are invited to RSVP by Tuesday, March 26, to leeann.birdwell@wichita.edu for a panel discussion presented by the Tilford Commission called "Veterans in the Classroom: Issues and Perspectives," from noon-1:30 p.m. Monday, April 1, in 307-309 NIAR. Lunch is provided.

* WSU Libraries is offering a workshop Surviving Group Projects: Online Collaboration Tools from 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, and 2-3 p.m. Monday, April 1, in the Ablah Library Learning Center.

* The Tilford Commission welcomes proposals from faculty members interested in developing a new diversity-related course or in modifying an existing course to enhance its diversity content. Tilford Incentive Grant recipients will receive a stipend of $4,000. Applications should be submitted to Jean Griffith, Tilford Coordinator, at Campus Box 14 or jean.griffith@wichita.edu. The deadline for applications is March 26. Go to http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=tilford to download the application cover sheet.

* The 7th Annual Gregg Marshall Shocker Basketball Auction and Golf Tournament is being planned and will tip-off with the dinner and auction sponsored by Mahaney Roofing at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in Koch Arena. Tickets for the dinner and auction are $50 each, or $150 for VIP tickets, which includes admission to the After Party with Coach Marshall. The Gregg Marshall Golf Tournament, sponsored by Equity Bank, is scheduled for Monday, May 6, at the Wichita Country Club. For more information, go to:
http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/cnews/?cnid=10767