Reminders, deadlines, events and Shocker Blast
* Deborah and John Bardo invite faculty and staff to a holiday reception from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, in the RSC Beggs Ballroom. Celebrate the holidays and take a look back on WSU happenings throughout 2015.
* Take a break from the stress of finals week by trying out some of our Shocker Fit classes today (Monday, Nov. 30) to Friday, Dec. 4. The classes are free. Visit wichita.edu/shockerfit for a schedule and more information.
* The Tilford Commission on Diversity invites you to join us for an open house celebration of the end of the semester from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, in the RSC Spencer Room. Light refreshments will be served, and all WSU faculty and staff are welcome. RSVP by today (Monday, Nov. 30) to Janis Hudson at janis.hudson@wichita.edu.
* The Office of Admissions would like to send a special invitation to high school students of faculty and staff for upcoming events and programs, including our Future Shock Banquet in February. Help us connect with your students by completing the form at http://www.wichita.edu/WSUdependent
* Jon Meacham, New York Times bestselling author of "Destiny and Power," will be featured in conversation with Wichita State's Ted Ayres at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the Kansas Leadership Center, 325 E. Douglas Ave. Tickets are available for $35 at Watermark Books and Cafe, 4701 E. Douglas Ave., and include a hardback copy of "Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George H.W. Bush."
* The campus post office is selling letters from Santa until Wednesday, Dec. 16. Letters will be sent to Santa Claus, Indiana, for a pictorial postmark and then forwarded to the address you put on the envelope. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4439 for samples of pictures and pictorial postmark.
* Shocker Blast is the email newsletter for WSU students. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/shockerblast to see the current edition.