Reminders
* Wichita State, Watermark Books and the City of Wichita will host a Gordon Parks Lecture Series event, "A Conversation with Christo Brand," at 7 p.m. today (Monday, Dec. 8) in Lowe Auditorium, Hughes Metropolitan Complex. http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=2682
* WSU is considering a new benefit to interested university employees -- vanpooling. WSU, Wichita Transit and the Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization are partnering to offer WSU employees the chance to participate in an employee vanpool service. If you are interested in participating in this program, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3497 to take the survey. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3509 for more information.
* Continue the WSU tradition established in 1962 by the late Nicholas Pronko, professor emeritus of psychology, by supporting the Holiday Card Scholarship fund for deserving students. To make a gift, print the giving form at http://foundation.wichita.edu/holidaycard and return it to the Annual Fund, campus box 2. The Holiday Greetings page of the WSU Foundation website will list names of contributors. Check this page often for names of new supporters. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3496 for more information.
* The WSU Hunger Awareness Initiative needs your help. This survey is part of an ongoing research initiative led by the WSU HAI. Your voice is vital to our understanding of food insecurity in the Wichita State community. Please give 10-15 minutes of your time to complete the survey, and contribute to our work toward sustainable solutions for the WSU campus. Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZVBBS69
* Nominations are sought for WSU's 2015 Senior Honor Men and Women awards, one of the highest honors a student can receive. Up to five men and five women are chosen for this honor each year. Please help identify students for this award by submitting nominations at http://www.wichita.edu/seniorhonor by 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15. For more information, contact trish.gandu@wichita.edu or 978-6697.
* The Office of Research and Technology Transfer is hosting a workshop on "Developing Budgets: How to Avoid a Budget Battle Before a Grant Goes Out," at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, in 266 RSC. It will cover allowable costs versus unallowable costs, WSU rates, travel, building flexibility into budgets, cost match and indirect cost recovery. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3506 to register. Log into myWSU, select "register" and scroll down to find the workshop. For more information, contact jana.henderson@wichita.edu or call 978-3285.
* Shocker Blast is the twice weekly email newsletter for WSU students. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/shockerblast to see the current edition.