Reminders, deadlines and events Reminders, deadlines and events

* Attention search chairs, search committee members and department administrators -- there will be a veterans preference training class from 3-4 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Aug. 4) in 256 RSC. This class explains the veterans preference policy and how it affects searches. It also gives a basic overview of interpreting military documents and provides translation tools to help understand what your veteran applicant is trying to tell you. To enroll, go to the myWSU Faculty/Staff tab and select myTraining.

* Human Resources is offering Wage & Hour Training for any and all timekeepers, supervisors and administrative specialists from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, in 266 RSC. This valuable training assists timekeepers using law, policy and even best practices for all timekeeping situations. New overtime rules are incorporated in the class. To sign up, go to the myWSU Faculty/Staff tab and select myTraining.

* The Red Cross will host a blood drive from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Aug. 4) in the Heskett Center lobby. All presenting donors will be entered into a raffle for a $100 gift certificate. To make an appointment, call 1-800-Red-Cross or go online to http://www.redcrossblood.org

* WSU's School of Performing Arts has released its schedule for the 2016-17 season. The season will open with a performance of "Two Rooms," Sept. 28-Oct. 2, in Welsbacher Theatre, Hughes Metropolitan Complex. For ticket information on all performances, contact the WSU Fine Arts Box Office in Duerksen Fine Arts Center at 978-3233 or http://www.wichita.edu/fineartsboxoffice. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4868 to see the season schedule.

* An Institutional Review Board (IRB) open lab will be held from 1:30-3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, in 405 Jardine Hall. The come-and-go lab is for faculty, staff and students who have questions about IRB forms or about their study in general. No registration is required. For more information, contact Jana Henderson at 978-3285 or jana.henderson@wichita.edu. For a full list of labs and workshops, go to http://www.wichita.edu/researchworkshops.

* The University Bookstore has some great sales this week to keep you cool this summer. All drink ware and ballcaps are 20 percent off this week. Sale is in store only.