Reminders
* In recognition of the fifth anniversary of the passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the School of Community Affairs is teaming up with the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Kansas to bring U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom to the WSU campus at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Oct. 29) in 209 Hubbard Hall.
* The Bender of Twigs induction ceremony will be held at 2:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Oct. 29) in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom in the RSC. A meet-and-greet reception will precede the ceremony at 2 p.m. The ceremony honors those with 25 years of service to Wichita State.
* The WSU Department of Chemistry is hosting the Watkins Visiting Professorship this fall, with a lecture by Steve Padgette at 3 p.m. today (Wednesday, Oct. 29) in 224 McKinley Hall. http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3418
* Health insurance open enrollment ends Friday, Oct. 31. Until then, all benefits-eligible employees are allowed to select new benefits options for Plan Year 2015. There are many changes, so review them and see how they will affect your 2015 benefits. Human Resources and the state will present these changes; you are encouraged to attend one of the available information sessions. Remember, all changes will be effective Jan. 1, 2015. For more information, click the Benefits Open Enrollment link on the bottom left at http://www.wichita.edu/hr. To complete your open enrollment election, visit https://sehp.member.hrissuite.com/
* Minnesota Life's open enrollment for optional group life insurance (OGLI) runs now through Friday, Oct. 31. Visit the member's new OGLI enrollment page for detailed information. Go to http://www.kpers.org/employers/ogli.html for more information.
* The 2014 holiday closedown will commence at the end of the day Friday, Dec. 19, and campus will reopen Monday morning, Jan. 5. Please see http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3389 to review the closedown dates that will not be covered by state holidays. It is important to note that the governor did include some holiday hours that we don't normally receive -- a half day on Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas have been declared additional designated holidays. Also note that the 2014 discretionary day must be used by Dec. 20; so a discretionary day used during the holiday closedown will be the discretionary day for 2015. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3423