Reminders, deadlines, events and Shocker Blast
* OneStop Student Services' campus office is closed today (Monday, Feb. 27)-Friday, March 3, as we move to 112 Jardine Hall. The office will reopen in the new location Monday, March 6. Students will have access to 24/7 support with admissions, financial aid, records/registration and student accounts by calling 855-978-1787. Web tickets or chat services are also available at http://www.wichita.edu/onestop. Faculty can get Blackboard support by calling 978-7777.
* The next Pre-Tenure Club meeting will be at 2 p.m. today (Monday, Feb. 27) in 300 Clinton Hall. Questions and RSVPs to Gery Markova at gergana.markova@wichita.edu.
* WSU's A Cappella Choir and Women's Glee Club will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. today (Monday, Feb. 27) in Wiedemann Concert Hall, with special guests the Wichita Northwest High School Madrigals. For tickets, go to http://www.wichita.edu/fineartsboxoffice or call 978-3233. Tickets are free to students with WSU ID.
* Student Perception of Teaching Effectiveness (SPTE) Request forms are due to the Social Science Research Lab today (Monday, Feb. 27). If you do not have a form, download one from http://www.wichita.edu\sslab. Email the electronic version to sandra.ranney@wichita.edu; mail the paper form to campus box 107 or hand carry the form to 429 Lindquist Hall.
* KPERS offers live webinars to employees with KPERS and KP&F retirement plans to help them review their benefit options. Topics covered include choosing a date, calculating your benefit, steps to retire, payment options, taxes and much more. Participants must pre-register and be within five years of retirement. Register for a KPERS webinar at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5391. KP&F registration is at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5392
* An SBIR / STTR Proposal Preparation workshop will be held from 8:15 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, March 10, in the Lucas Room, RSC. The cost is $20 for faculty / staff and $5 for students. The fee includes lunch. SBIR / STTR Phase 1 Proposal Preparation will be presented by Jim Greenwood with Greenwood Consulting Group Inc. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5393 for more information and to register.
* David Embrick, associate professor in Sociology and African Studies at the University of Connecticut, will present "What Does Diversity Look Like in 21st Century America?: Diversity Ideology and Thinking About 'Real' Change," at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb. 28) in 209 Hubbard Hall. The talk is sponsored by the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and President's Diversity Council.
* Shocker Blast is the email newsletter for WSU students. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/shockerblast to see the current edition.