Reminders
* A Psychology Department Colloquium will feature psychology professor Paul Atchley from the University of Kansas presenting "Nature: The Technology Cure," at 3:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, Sept. 23) in 127 Jabara Hall. Atchley will present an alternative to the wired culture by talking about his most current work showing that sustained exposure to natural environments may boost our capacity for advanced cognitive processes such as creative verbal output.
* The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences presents professor Yuehua Wu from York University in Canada, at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, in 372 Jabara Hall. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3311 for information about the lecture.
* The Division of Academic Affairs and the Faculty Senate are hosting a series of workshops and webinars during the year for faculty and staff to learn more about Credit for Prior Learning and Competency-based Education. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3227 to learn more about upcoming opportunities and how to RSVP.
* The library has an Undergraduate Workshop series scheduled through the fall semester. Go to http://wichita.libcal.com/profile/apaul for complete descriptions and to RSVP. Most topics have both day and evening times available. RSVP is welcome but not required. Contact angela.paul@wichita.edu with questions or to schedule a special session for your club or student group.
* The Fall 2014 Physics Seminar Series will feature professor Stefan Boettcher from Emory University in Atlanta, presenting "Optimizing Large Combinatorial Problems with an Extremely Driven Dynamics," at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3261 for the complete fall seminar series schedule.
* The Fall 2014 WSU Chemistry Colloquium series continues at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, in 224 McKinley Hall, with a talk by Hui Li from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on "Development and Application of the QuanPol QM/MM Methods." The fall schedule can be found at http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=chem&p=/colloquia