May 21, 2009

Reminders

* Warning to WSU international students, scholars and staff (F-1, J-1, H-1B Visa Holders) traveling abroad to renew visas -- you may experience delays of weeks or longer waiting for a visa renewal at a U.S. embassy while they wait for a Security Advisor Opinion to clear you. Check with the Office of International Education before planning to apply for a visa extension on a short trip outside the U.S. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/go/?145.

* Read the latest faculty/staff news in the current edition of Academe at http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=668&academe=1. Submit news for Academe to shannon.littlejohn@wichita.edu.

* OptimalResume is a free service provided by the Office of Career Services and University Libraries. Free workshops on the use of OptimalResume will be held from 2-3 p.m. Friday, May 22, and Tuesday, May 26, in 217 Ablah Library. To register, contact Janet Brown at janet.brown@wichita.edu or 978-5075.

* The Heskett Center will offer two four-week sessions of fitness classes this summer beginning June 1 and July 6. Stay cool in the pool with lunchtime water aerobics or enjoy a slower pace this summer by trying yoga. For more information go to
http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=HESKETTCENTER&p=/fit_well/ex_classes/.

* 37th Street will be closed to through traffic in front of the West Campus building May 19 through mid-August. Students and faculty are instructed to access the campus from Maize Road and turn east onto Wyn-Wood Drive, following the WSU signs to the student parking lot. Directions to the West Campus during construction may be found at http://www.wichita.edu/west.