Reminders

* Professor Handan Yildirim from Istanbul University and Michigan State University will present "On Slant Geometry" at 3 p.m. today (Friday, April 10) in 372 Jabara Hall. Come to 353 Jabara Hall at 2:30 p.m. for refreshments before the presentation for the Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences.

* The baseball team will host Illinois State at 6:30 p.m. today (Friday, April 10); 2 p.m. Saturday, April 11; and 1 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at Eck Stadium. The softball team will host Illinois State at noon and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 11; and noon Sunday, April 12, at Wilkins Stadium. For tickets, call 978-FANS (3267).

* The Shocker women's tennis team will host its final regular season home matches this weekend on campus at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex. At 10 a.m. Saturday, April 11, the Shockers play Illinois State, and at 5 p.m. WSU hosts Tulsa. The Shockers will host Bradley at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 12, which also is Senior Day.

* Faculty and students could be eligible to get Office 365 Educations for free. Install the latest version of Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs and on other mobile devices, including Android, iPad, and Windows tablets. It includes 1 TB of storage from OneDrive so you and your students can easily work together and stay connected. Go to http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=userservices&p=/resources/ for Office 365 download instructions.

* Student Involvement is looking for faculty or staff to serve on the Cadman Gallery Selection Board. The selection board will interview students and select the exhibits in the Cadman Art Gallery for fall 2015. Interviews will take place from 4:45-9 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, and dinner will be provided. If you are interested in serving or have questions, contact Nancy Loosle at nancy.loosle@wichita.edu.

* The conference Improving Access and Retention through Financial Literacy, co-sponsored by MyCollegeMoneyPlan.org and the Office of Student Success will be held Monday, April 20, at Wichita State. This conference offers a rare opportunity for high school and college staff to meet together to explore issues related to students' success in college. For conference and registration information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/CollegeSuccessConference

* Student Activities Council is coordinating the spring 2015 edition of Finals Frenzy -- events intended to help students relieve the stress of preparing for finals. If your organization is interested in hosting an event, program or activity and want it included in the Finals Frenzy promotional campaign, complete the registration form at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3693 by 6 p.m. Monday, April 13.

* Along with the excitement of graduation, students might feel a little uncertain about the next steps to take toward student loan repayment. Wichita State's expert financial aid staff will host two workshops from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, April 11, in Hughes Metropolitan Complex, and 1-2 p.m. Thursday, April 16, in 266 RSC. These workshops will help students make the right choices when it comes to managing loan repayment. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3722 for more information.