Reminders, deadlines, events and Shocker Blast
* Stop by the RSC every Wednesday for the live music series, RSC Unplugged. RSC Unplugged features Vineyard from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, March 9) in the RSC's Fast Break Lounge. Grab a cup of coffee and relax with some great music.
* The Spring Physics Seminar Series will feature a talk by Terrance Figy, professor at Wichita State University, at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, March 9) in 128 Jabara Hall. Figy's talk is titled "Multi-Jet Higgs." Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4633 for the complete spring schedule.
* You are invited to the next WSU Green Group meeting from 2-4 p.m. today (Wednesday, March 9) in 203 RSC. Nicholas Willis, who works for the Hugo Wall Environmental Finance Center, will give a presentation on the current deteriorating and outdated wastewater management infrastructure.
* The next Spring 2016 Chemistry Department Colloquium will be presented by Peng Tao from Southern Methodist University, at 3:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, March 9) in 224 McKinley Hall. Tao's talk is titled "Protein allostery: what we can learn from nudging the protein structure systematically." Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4521 for the complete spring schedule.
* The opportunity for USS (University Support Staff) to switch to UP (Unclassified Professional) positions effective June 5, provides a one-time opportunity to make a one-time irrevocable decision to change retirement plans from KPERS to a KBOR (Kansas Board of Regents) plan. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4649 for more information.
* WSU employees and dependents who are looking to start or continue working toward a bachelor's degree are encouraged to apply for help from the Shocker Employee & Dependent Scholarship. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/uss and see the scholarship link for details.
* If you have an order for the Duplication Station in Morrison Hall, please send an email to duplication.station@wichita.edu and we will respond accordingly.
* The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences, in collaboration with The Twenty First Midwest Geometry Conference, will host a series of lectures Friday-Sunday, March 11-13, at Wichita State. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged. Please refer to the website for a schedule of lectures, titles, abstracts and more at http://www.math.wichita.edu/mgc21/
* Shocker Blast is the email newsletter for WSU students. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/shockerblast to see the current edition.