Reminders
* The Office of Research's "Animals, People and Export, Oh My!" workshop will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11, in 266 RSC. Topics will include Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Institutional Review Board (IRB), Export Compliance and Conflict of Interest Policies. All faculty and staff currently conducting research are encouraged to attend this workshop. Register through the training module on myWSU. For more information, visit http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3816 or contact Jana Henderson at jana.henderson@wichita.edu or 978-3285.
* Wichita State's Instructional Design and Technology department is launching Tiny Desk Training for Blackboard. The program features face-to-face trainings, including Basics plus advanced tools such as Brainshark, Panopto, Discussions, Photoshop, Twitter, Collaborate and more. Contact patricia.morriss@wichita.edu for information. Sign up for training on the myTraining site. To register, select myTraining under the Faculty/Staff tab in myWSU. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3821 for information on June offerings.
* WSU faculty and staff are encouraged to submit a proposal for a presentation or workshop to the Michael Tilford Conference on Diversity and Multiculturalism by Monday, June 15. Named after WSU's own Michael Tilford, the conference will be held Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 19-20, at Pittsburg State University. It provides an opportunity for faculty, staff and administrators of Kansas Board of Regents institutions to share ideas and resources for building culturally competent campus communities. Learn more about the conference or to submit a proposal at http://www.pittstate.edu/tilfordconference/
* If you would like to receive printed open enrollment materials, including plan changes and new rates for 2016, go to the State Employee Health Plan's website at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OEmaterials. In order to receive your printed materials, you must complete the required fields by Friday, June 26. Open enrollment materials will also be posted online at http://www.kdheks.gov/hcf/sehp.htm
* The Applied Technology Acceleration Institute is partnering with Digital Wichita to present Social Media Day Wichita. Join us from 7-11 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, at The Lux, 120 E. 1st St. N. Tickets are $25. Go to http://smdayict.com/ for information and to get tickets.