June 6, 2013

Reminders

* The WSU Summer Choir announces a call for singers age 14 and older to participate in a program titled "A French Connection." Beginning Monday, June 3, rehearsals are from 5-6:45 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays in the choir room in Duerksen Music Building (Room C-107). The concert is scheduled for Thursday evening, June 27, in Wiedemann Hall.
Go to http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/cnews/?cnid=11294 for more information.

* Campus Recreation is seeking input from all faculty and staff in regards to participation and interest in intramurals now until Friday, June 14. The survey should take no more than a few minutes to complete, and answers will be used directly in the possible implementation of a faculty/staff-specific intramural league.
Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M22ZZXH

* You can discuss your personal financial situation with an experienced TIAA-CREF financial consultant on a confidential basis. Individual counseling sessions will be available Monday, June 17; Wednesday, June 19; Tuesday, July 23; Wednesday, July 24; Tuesday, Aug. 27; and Friday, Aug. 30. RSVP as soon as possible between 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 866-843-5640.
Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2221 for more information.

* WSU and Watermark Books & Cafe will host Khaled Hosseini, author of the international bestsellers "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, at WSU's Hughes Metropolitan Complex. Tickets are $28.95 plus tax, and include a copy of the new book "And The Mountains Echoed," available for pre-order through Watermark Books & Cafe, by phone at 316-682-1181 or online at http://www.watermarkbooks.com.
http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=2117

* The 2013 Shocker Open alumni golf tournament, presented by the Butler Group, is slated for Thursday, Sept. 5. Proceeds support student recruitment, specifically the annual Shocker Honors Scholar Banquet, an event celebrating the academic accomplishments of the top 10 percent of Wichita-area high school juniors.
For details, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2223.

* Need a kid-friendly activity this summer? The Ulrich Museum will offer tours and art activities for kids' groups of 10 or more (ages 5-12) during the Summer Youth Program. To register, call Aimee Geist, curator of education, at 978-7116 or aimee.geist@wichita.edu.
Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2225

* The Ulrich Museum's free, outdoor summer music series, Art For Your Ears, kicks off the 2013 season with Chuck Pyle at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 6, on the McKnight Art Center plaza. Pyle, who has performed on Austin City Limits, writes songs about love lost and love found, forgetful cowboys, and heroic highway patrolmen. For more information, go to:
http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/cnews/?cnid=11216