Reminders

* You are invited to a Words for Wellness talk "Finding a balance in life" from noon-12:30 p.m. today (Monday, April 7) in 206 Heskett Center. Mark Green from the Counseling and Testing Center will speak about prioritizing, balancing and ultimately rejuvenating your life. Come receive some great tips, while enjoying light refreshments.

* Faculty and staff are invited to an open forum with the second of three College of Education dean candidates, Shirley Lefever-Davis, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. today (Monday, April 7) in the Heskett Center Lobby. A meet-and-greet will follow from 2:30-3 p.m. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/academicaffairs for information about all three candidates. A video of the first candidate's presentation is available by logging in to myWSU now until noon Tuesday, April 8. A video of today's presentation will be available from noon Tuesday, April 8, to noon Wednesday, April 9.

* The next Biometric Screening is from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. today (Monday, April 7) in 266 RSC. This is the easiest way to obtain your biometric values needed to complete the Health Assessment Questionnaire. As a reminder, the deadline to earn your 2015 health insurance discount points is July 31, 2014. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/cnews/?cnid=13234 for more information.

* The Fiscal Year 2015 budget process begins at the departmental level with the entering of budget information into WSU's Enterprise Reporting (ER) software. Budget Officers and Budget Review Officers for state orgs (non-research orgs) are invited to attend one of the upcoming FY15 Budget Information and Enterprise Reporting Training sessions or the Open Lab session for individual help. For details, go to http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/cnews/?cnid=13267

* University employees have an opportunity to select additional Optional Group Life Insurance through ADVANCE Life. Open Enrollment will be held now to Wednesday, April 30. Employees may purchase guaranteed coverage up to $10,000 without answering any medical questions. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2831 or call the Office of Human Resources at 978-3065 and ask for one of our benefits representatives.

* The History Department invites you to a lecture by Sarah W. Tracy, associate professor in the Joe C. and Carole Kerr McClendon Honors College and director of the Medical Humanities Program at the University of Oklahoma, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, in 209 Hubbard Hall. Tracy will give a public lecture, "Fasting for Science and Faith: The Minnesota Starvation Experiment, 1944-1946." The lecture is open to the public.

* The Spring Career Fair, hosted by the Office of Career Services, will be held from 4-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, in Charles Koch Arena. The Career Fair provides an opportunity for students and alumni from the Colleges of Business, Engineering and Liberal Arts and Sciences to meet employers and ask about employment opportunities. For more information, go to:
http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/cnews/?cnid=13265