Reminders, deadlines and events
* The Office of Academic Affairs in collaboration with Student Involvement is seeking applications from teaching faculty to serve as service-learning scholars for the 2016-17 academic year. The Service-Learning Faculty Scholars program has been designed to empower committed service-learning faculty to cultivate and support interest in service learning in their fellow faculty members and through their classes and college. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4992 for more information.
* University Libraries is hosting a workshop, "The Savvy Researcher," for all students from 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, in 217 Ablah Library. This is the first in a series of Undergraduate Research workshops to be held this semester. For more information about this workshop and others in the series, go to our Undergraduate Research Portal at http://libresources.wichita.edu/undergradresearch. Please encourage your students to sign up for workshops in this very helpful series.
* This is a notification to remind all managers that it is the middle of the review period for all USS and non-teaching UP annual performance evaluations. Unless you have already done so, please log in to myPerformance in myWSU to add comments, notes and any other documentation for your employee's performance evaluation(s). For more information on attending a training or if you need help to complete sections, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4991
* There are two biometric screening events on Thursday, Sept. 15, and Friday, Sept. 16, in 265 RSC. Sign up by midnight, three days prior to the appointment date. Go to http://www.kansashealthquest.com to sign up. Walk-ins are accepted, depending on availability. All health benefits-eligible employees and their spouses can attend. Remember, to qualify for the HealthQuest discount you must have 30 credits, and complete the Health Assessment. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4984 for details.
* Crissa Cook, adjunct professor of patent law and patent practice for Hovey Williams LLP, will lead workshops discussing Intellectual Property (IP) agreements and IP portfolio management and evaluation at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, on the second floor, Devlin Hall. Cook specializes in patent preparation, prosecution and licensing, and assists clients in analyzing IP agreements.
* Banner Purchase Requisitions for requestors training, Sections 1 and 2, will be held from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 13-14. WSU purchasing procedures are reviewed as attendees learn to navigate the Banner forms. Both sections are required for WSU staff responsible for entering requisitions into Banner. Current requestors are welcome to attend one or both sessions as a refresher. Registration is required and sessions are posted on myTraining. Contact Applications Training if you have questions at 978-5800 or training@wichita.edu.