Reminders, deadlines and events
* Who doesn't love food? Come and experience free entertainment and a variety of different cultural cuisines from 6-9 p.m. today (Friday, Sept. 23) at the Food Truck Plaza. For more information about SAC sponsored events, go to http://www.wichita.edu/sac or contact us at sac@wichita.edu.
* Engineers Without Borders' (EWB) purpose is to benefit the lives of the most deprived communities in the world, working with them to create sustainable solutions to meet their basic human needs. Join us to learn how you can contribute to our upcoming projects in Uganda through EWB from 6-7 p.m. today (Friday, Sept. 23) on the second floor, Devlin Hall. You don't have to be an engineer to have an impact.
* Students who will be applying to graduate school and need to take the GRE test are invited to attend a free GRE Prep Workshop from 9 a.m.-noon tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 24). The event is free and open to everyone, but pre-registration is required at http://www.registerblast.com/wsu. The location of the workshop will be on the registration receipt. If you have questions, call Gayle Veltman at 978-6104.
* Want to volunteer? We have the perfect opportunity. Cheer on participants in the annual 5K Pumpkin Run, help at the fruit and water stations and just have fun. Juice and donuts will be provided. Volunteers will help from 7:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5020 or click the link on our WSU Campus Recreation website to volunteer.
* The Counseling and Testing Center is offering their most popular "Words for Wellness" sessions online. Students can access these sessions by logging in to Blackboard, where they will see a video player in the upper right hand corner of the "My Institution" page. Go to http://blogs.wichita.edu/idtgroup/?p=4232 for more information.
* The International Student Union is calling for chefs and volunteers for Fall InterFest 2016, the international food festival from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in the Neff Hall court yard. This is an opportunity for internatonal students to share the taste of their cultural cuisines with the WSU community. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5024 for information for chefs and volunteers.
* Be part of Wichita State's biggest service event from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. A kick off for Wu's Big Event V will begin in the Marcus Welcome Center with check-in, speakers and information about the agencies being served. Don't miss this great and fun Community Service Board event. To volunteer, register at http://www.wichita.edu/BigEvent
* Assistant Professor Rachel Showstack is looking for Spanish-speaking students of Mexican family background to participate in a research study about the maintenance of the Spanish language in Kansas. If you choose to participate, you will be interviewed (in Spanish and/or English) for 30-60 minutes about your experiences with language. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5060 for more information.