Reminders
* The fall Anthropology Colloquium series will feature a presentation by graduate student Emma Kirby called "Tel el-Amarna: A BioArchaelogy Field School Experience," at 5 p.m. today (Thursday, Oct. 9) in 117 Neff Hall.
* The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences presents Fei-Tsen Liang with the Academia Sinica, Institute of Mathematics, Taiwan, with "Boundary behavior of a capillary surface with
extremal contact angle," at 3 p.m. today (Thursday, Oct. 9) in 353 Jabara Hall. http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3357
* The WSU A Cappella Choir and Concert Chorale will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Oct. 9) in Wiedemann Recital Hall. For tickets, go to http://www.wichita.edu/fineartsboxoffice or call 978-3233.
* Grading for fall 2014 first eight-week courses opened Wednesday, Oct. 8. Faculty can access the Banner grading form via the Teach/Advise tab in the myWSU portal. Grades for any fall class officially ending by Saturday, Oct. 11, can be entered during this grading period. Grades are due by 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16. A grading email with further details was sent to faculty and staff who are flagged as eligible instructors in Banner. Questions about grading can be directed to the Office of the Registrar at 978-3090.
* Faculty and staff are needed to help answer pledge phones during KMUW's Fall on-air pledge drive that begins Wednesday, Oct. 22. Volunteers will input each caller's pledge data on a computer. And because procedures are always evolving, you are expected to attend at least one (an hour or less) training session at KMUW. For more information on dates and times and to schedule a training session, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3361
* The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences will feature Wichita State professor Susan G. Sterrett presenting "Logic That Fits Your 'If's," at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in 372 Jabara Hall. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3362 for more information.
* Kansas NSF EPSCoR has announced a funding opportunity for Education and Diversity Grants in the areas of climate or energy research or atomic/molecular/optical science. The submission deadline is Monday, Nov. 3. Education and Diversity Grants are designed to enhance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in Kansas by supporting activities that will lead to an expanded STEM workforce or prepare a new generation for STEM careers in the areas of climate or energy research or atomic/molecular/optical science. The full request for proposals can be viewed/downloaded as a PDF at http://goo.gl/q6kvT5
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