Reminders

* Although Independence Day is Saturday, July 4, WSU offices will be closed and classes will not be held in observance of the holiday on Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4. As a result of the holiday, pay advices will be distributed one day earlier than usual on Thursday, July 2. Offices will reopen and classes will be held Monday, July 6.

* Join Melissa Schultz from the Counseling & Testing Center and learn how to build relaxation time into your life. You will be led in meditation, mindfulness and relaxation practices that you can do on your own. Workshops for faculty, staff and students will be held from 2-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, and Wednesday, July 22, in 264 RSC. Participants may drop in at no cost -- no reservation required. Contact Melissa Schultz at 978-3440 for more information.

* There are new faculty professional development training offerings available for July and August. The Tiny Desk Series of faculty trainings is expanding to include "The Flying Desk" and "The Rolling Desk." Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3851 for more information.

* The University Bookstore is closed for store inventory now to Sunday, July 5.

* The Ulrich Museum of Art is featuring a selection of puppets and masks created by Wayne White during his time as Wichita Riverfest's first Harvester Arts artist-in-residence. The puppets are on view in the Ulrich Underground through Sunday, July 12.