Wichita State University's Office of the President is hosting a farewell reception for Ravi Pendse from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, in the Marcus Welcome Center. Pendse, Wichita State's vice president for information and chief information officer, has been named vice president for computing and information services at Brown University and will begin duties on Sept. 1. Please RSVP to Kelly Reynolds at 978-3001 or kelly.reynolds@wichita.edu.