Reminders Reminders

* The upcoming deadline for award for research/creative projects is 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, to RTT. Applications are being accepted for the award for research/creative projects to enable faculty to pursue research or creative projects during the summer. Instructions and application forms are available on the RTT website at http://bit.ly/186n7Bm. Please contact proposals@wichita.edu for additional information. *Note the updated deadline date

* The agenda for the meeting of the Faculty Senate today (Monday, Jan. 26), is available at http://bit.ly/1ExvYqv. Please note the room change; it is now 126 Clinton Hall.

* The Unclassified Professional Senate's January meeting will be 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, in the LAS boardroom, 200 Lindquist Hall. All are welcome to attend. The agenda is posted at http://bit.ly/1xwU9SW. We encourage you to reach out to your senator to voice any concerns or comments you may have. A list of this year's senators can also be found on our website.

* All USS employees will be evaluated in CEEDS for the current shortened review period ending Feb. 28. The new annual cycle for USS employees begins on March 1. The planning phase for this annual evaluation will also be completed in CEEDS. The new performance evaluation software, which has been in pilot test phase, will not be fully implemented until after the completion of the job analysis market study for WSU's compensation and classification systems. This study requires all USS and UP employees to complete a Job Analysis Questionnaire (JAQ) describing their current job duties. CBIZ will evaluate information submitted on the JAQs and will give recommendations to the university, which could result in changes to position descriptions that will be used in the new performance evaluation system.

* According to Policy 13.08 (Official Hospitality and University Business), all WSU departments are required to get approval from their vice president when they choose to pay for Sodexo catering using A2000 funds. After the catered event, Sodexo sends all invoices to Administration and Finance for processing. At that time an Invoice Control Document (ICD) is created to process payment and will be campus mailed to the appropriate vice president for signature. Once approved, the vice president will return the ICD to the Office of Purchasing either by campus mail (box 12) or in person (021 Morrison Hall). Please note payments from a restricted use (RU) account do not need a vice president's approval. Please contact Fiffy Petty or Emily Stephens at 978-3030 if you have any questions.

* Shocker Blast is the email newsletter for WSU students. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/shockerblast to see the current edition.