Reminders, deadlines and events Reminders, deadlines and events

* The College of Engineering is hosting "Path to Entrepreneurship," a guest lecture by Khalid Raza, a WSU alum and the founder of Viptela, a Silicon Valley startup providing innovative solutions to computer networking challenges. The free lecture will be at 11 a.m. today (Tuesday, Sept. 8) in the RSC's Shirley Beggs Ballroom. http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4172

* New Voices Festival featuring Alan Theisen, saxophone, and Tammy Evans Yonce, flute, will take place at 7:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, Sept. 8) in Wiedemann Hall. For tickets, go to http://www.wichita.edu/fineartsboxoffice or call 978-3233.

* The Institutional Review Board (IRB) has updated many applications and templates on their website. Visit the IRB Documents and Forms page before your next submission to be sure you are using the most up-to-date forms. The IRB administrator will hold a come-and-go open lab from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, for faculty, staff and students who have questions about the new forms or about their study in general. These are come-and-go labs with no registration required.

* The Leadership Book Club is a new initiative through Student Involvement that's open to any faculty, staff or student interested in conversing with others about leadership. Those participating will receive a copy of "You Don't Need a Title to be a Leader," by Mark Sanborn. For more information or to sign up, go to http://www.wichita.edu/bookclub by Friday, Sept. 25.

* Participants from 18-55 years old are needed to help the Software Usability Research Lab investigate how people use different monitor configurations for typical office tasks. If interested, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4170 to take the screening survey. If you qualify, you will be contacted to schedule a time to participate. Participants in the study will earn $100 for their time. Questions? Contact amanda.smith@wichita.edu or 978-3849 or Barbara Chaparro at 978-3683.

* In an effort to reduce growing serial costs within a climate of ongoing budgetary constraints, University Libraries has compiled lists of journals, databases and monographic serial subscriptions to be canceled based primarily on cost-per-use and availability in full-text databases. Information about those titles is available at http://libresources.wichita.edu/serialsreviewfy16. If you have questions, contact cathy.moore-jansen@wichita.edu or 978-5080.

* Celebrate the opening of the exhibition "POSTDATE: Photography and Inherited History in India," from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, in the Ulrich Museum. Experience a colorful evening filled with the cultural influences of India in art, music, food and dance. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4154 for more information.