Reminders
* If you have a rental locker in the Heskett Center, the clear-out date is today (Wednesday, May 13). Please clean out your locker and let the Guest Service desk know it is cleared.
* The Commencement Office still needs individuals who can help with commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 15, or Saturday, May 16. If you are available and would like to help, please sign up on the commencement website at http://www.wichita.edu/commencement and click on "Volunteers," or call Jennifer Harry at 978-6464. If you have questions, send an email to commencement@wichita.edu.
* Please share the following information with students. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion invites students to participate in the 2015-16 WSU LGBTQ Climate Study. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3727 for more information and to participate in the study.
* Learn about the wealth of resources available to researchers at WSU at a workshop at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 14, in 266 RSC. Representatives from the Center for Community Support and Research, Media Resources Center, WSU Foundation, Information Technology Services and Engineering K-12 Outreach will be available to discuss how they can help you strengthen your applications for research funding. Visit the training section of myWSU to sign up, or contact Jana Henderson by email at jana.henderson@wichita.edu or call 978-3285 if you have questions. http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3766
* Wichita Medical Research and Education Foundation has announced a collaborative investigator initiated research funding opportunity for up to two 15,000 one-year research grants. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3774 for details. The deadline for letter of intent submission is Monday, June 1. Notification of successful letter of intent will occur no later than June 15.
* The Patent and Trademark Resource Center at WSU Libraries in conjunction with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host a free webinar from 12:30-4 p.m. Thursday, May 21, about resources to help applicants secure free or reduced fee legal representation and assistance with patent filings to protect their inventions. To register, go to https://wsupatents.eventbrite.com or contact Jo Gregg at jo.gregg@wichita.edu or 978-5017, or Kaitlyn Harshman at Kaitlyn.harshman@wichita.edu or 978-5071.
* Applications are being accepted for the Shocker Employee and Dependent Scholarship. The deadline for fall 2015 is Monday, June 1. Apply at https://lnkd.in/eYiguRC