Reminders, deadlines and events
* You are invited to an Open House for the At-Work Weight Watchers group at noon today (Tuesday, Sept. 1) in 206 Heskett Center. For more information, contact Melissa Ellenz at 978-5394 or melissa.ellenz@wichita.edu.
* The Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures Spanish Division offers El Cafecito, an informal Spanish conversation group for WSU students who want to practice their Spanish, at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the Fast Break coffee shop in the RSC. For more information, contact Cuitlahuac Chavez at cuitlahuac.chavez@wichita.edu.
* To receive your HealthQuest discount, you must complete the Health Assessment Questionnaire, which includes required biometric information. To help with this, WSU's next available free biometrics screenings are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Sept. 10-11, in 265 RSC. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4108 for more information on how to register.
* The Instructional Technology and Design department reminds you that they are available to conduct training or information sessions in your departments. These trainings can focus on any aspect of online learning including Blackboard, Photoshop, social media, gaming, video capture, open source material and any topic that might help your group. Sign up via The Rolling Blackboard, found on the myWSU MyTrainings site. For more information, contact Mary Morriss at patricia.morriss@wichita.edu.
* Kansas NSF EPSCoR announces a funding opportunity for First Awards in the areas of climate or energy research or atomic/molecular/optical science. Letters of intent are due by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, and proposals are due by 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26. The full request for proposals can be downloaded as a PDF at http://www.nsfepscor.ku.edu/funding.html
* Need a place to keep your possessions safe while you work out? Rent a locker at the Heskett Center. Visit the Guest Services Desk to purchase.