November 20, 2014

Reminders

* Researcher, writer and teacher Jane Rhoads is retiring after more than 40 years as a reading and study skills instructor at Wichita State. A reception to honor her years of service will be held from 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, in 301 RSC. RSVP to Kim Sandlin by today (Wednesday, Nov. 19) at 978-5427 or kim.sandlin@wichita.edu.

* The Cultural Ambassador Program's Fall 2014 Around the World Wednesday event will feature Don Wijesekara. He will present "Sri Lanka: Pearl of the Indian Ocean," at 12:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 19) in 142 RSC.

* The Fall 2014 Physics Seminar Series will feature Charles H. Mielke from the Los Alamos National Lab. He will present "Quantum Matter in ultra-high magnetic fields," at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 19) in 128 Jabara Hall.

* The Fall 2014 WSU Chemistry Colloquium series continues at 3:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 19) in 224 McKinley Hall, with a talk by Hans Peter Bachinger from the Oregon Health & Science University and Shriners Research Center. Bachinger will present "A molecular ensemble in the rER for procollagen maturation."

* The NIH COBRE Center for Molecular Analysis of Disease Pathways (CMADP) at the University of Kansas has announced a call for applications. Applicants must describe a research project that fits well with the scientific theme of the center and that will make good use of one or more of the CMADP Core Labs. This competition is open to all full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty at KU-L, KSU, WSU or KUMC, whose research embraces the molecular analysis of disease pathways in the broadest sense. Letters of Intent are due Monday, Nov. 24. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3466 or http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3467

* The AAO-1 paper form has been consolidated into one document set for USS and unclassified/faculty job searches. The design changes to the upgraded documents allow for one standard format and incorporate the recently updated Veterans Preference policy. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3473 for more information.

* The WSU Foundation will not process requisitions during the week of Nov. 24, except for emergencies. Please call Jenny Anderson at 978-3802 for questions.

* Cadman Art Gallery on the first floor of the RSC presents "Finding My Voice," ceramic art by Tyler Stonestreet now through Tuesday, Nov. 25. Admission is free. For hours of operation and more information, visit http://www.wichita.edu/CadmanGallery. Stonestreet makes handcrafted utilitarian pots that express gesture, surface and line quality.