October 4, 2016

Reminders, deadlines, events and Shocker Blast

* This week's Cultural Ambassador Program (CAP) is "A Brief Overview of the History of India," from noon-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 28) in 142 RSC. Bring your lunch and travel the world without ever leaving WSU. If you can't attend, watch us on Facebook live. Make sure to like http://www.facebook.com/WichitaStateInternationalAdmissions and watch the presentation from your computer.

* Professor Tobias Neumann from the University at Buffalo SUNY, New York, will present a Physics Seminar Series lecture at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 28) in 128 Jabara Hall. Refreshments and discussion will follow the presentation, "The Higgs Boson at High pt." Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5015 to see the entire fall schedule.

* The Fall 2016 Chemistry Department Colloquium continues at 3:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 28) in 224 McKinley Hall. Pavel Shliaha from the University of Southern Denmark will present "Applications of LC-MS/MS for deep proteome analysis: examples from bacteria, plants and humans." Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4970 to see the fall schedule.

* Get excited for Academic Convocation tomorrow (Thursday, Sept. 29). In addition to the Academic Convocation program at 9:30 a.m. in Wilner Auditorium, there is a full day of scheduled events for students, faculty and staff. http://www.wichita.edu/convocation.

* Proposals for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation solicitation are due to WSU's Office of Research on Friday, Sept. 30. This is a limited submission opportunity; WSU is only able to submit three proposals. There will need to be an internal competition to determine which proposals will be submitted to the NSF. All interested parties should respond to proposals@wichita.edu with their intent to apply as soon as possible. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5002

* WSUONE is a place for WSU faculty and staff to share ideas, successes and obstacles as we take on the challenge of our need to improve enrollment, student experience and the quality of our offerings here at WSU. WSUONE is a library of resources, a place to find information about enrollment efforts, innovation and teamwork. WSUONE has been launched as a part of the Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) plan, and it gives us a place to connect about what it means to be part of the Shocker team. Check it out at http://www.wichita.edu/wsuone

* WSU will award internal research grants this fall. University Research/Creative Project (URCA) grants provide up to $4,500 in funding to retool or reestablish productive research or creative projects. Multidisciplinary Research Projects (MURPA) grants provide up to $7,500 for projects that involve two or more investigators from different disciplines that focus different perspectives and capabilities on complex problems that intersect established areas of study. The deadline for both grant applications is Friday, Oct. 7. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5054 for more information.

* Shocker Blast is the email newsletter for WSU students. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/shockerblast to see the current edition.