December 18, 2015

Reminders, deadlines and events

* All Department Tools (DT) training sessions will require a sign-up step beginning in January 2016. To sign up for a training, go to the DT Training Calendar at http://www.wichita.edu/dttraining and click on the training you would like to attend. The link to the sign-up will be in the text of the calendar item. The deadline for sign-up for each session will be 2 p.m. on the day of the training. If you have questions, contact Tim Hart at 978-6192 or tim.hart@wichita.edu.

* The women's basketball team will host Prairie View A&M at 7:05 p.m. today (Friday, Dec. 18); North Carolina A&T State at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19; and Oklahoma Christian at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29. For tickets, call 978-FANS (3267).

* The WSU men's basketball team will host Nevada at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, in Charles Koch Arena. The men will also host New Mexico State at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28; Drake at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31; and Evansville at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6. For tickets, call 978-FANS (3267).

* Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes will be open starting two hours before all men's home basketball games during the university holiday shutdown. Business hours will be 5-10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22; 5-10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28; and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31. Food and beverage specials will be offered and the games will be shown on all of our screens. Join us for Shocker basketball.

* New and experienced Banner schedule builders and department chairs are invited to attend the upcoming summer and fall Schedule Building Training sessions presented by the University Registrar and Applications Training on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 6-7. Sections 1 and 2 are required for new schedule builders; current builders are invited to attend one or both sessions as a refresher. Registration is required. Sessions are posted on myWSU, myTraining. Contact Applications Training if you have questions at 978-5800 or training@wichita.edu.

* The state of Kansas has 27 paychecks paid in calendar year 2015, because of the timing of the Legislative approved holidays for calendar year 2015-16 and the pay dates. Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, is an approved holiday for State of Kansas employees, and falls on a payday. The State of Kansas paychecks will be issued on Dec. 31, 2015, which will be the 27th paycheck for 2015. Calendar year 2016 will have the regular 26 biweekly paychecks. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/cnews/?cnid=19321 for more information.

* The University of Kansas' NIH COBRE Center for Molecular Analysis of Disease Pathways (CMADP) has announced its upcoming Pilot Project Competition. This competition is open to all full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty at WSU, KU, KSU or KUMC whose research embraces the molecular analysis of disease pathways in the broadest sense. Letters of intent are due by Monday, Dec. 21. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4465 for more information.

* Still looking for last minute holiday gifts for the Shocker fans in your life? The bookstore will be open through Christmas Eve, including 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19. Can't make it to the store? Shop online at http://www.wsubooks.com and get free shipping on orders over $25.