May 22, 2009

Reminders

* Join the Shocker Walkers' Club and WSU Campus Recreation and celebrate National Employee Health Fitness Day today (Wednesday, May 20). Enjoy a quick 10-minute walk at 10:15 a.m. starting by the LOVE sculpture near the Heskett Center, 12:15 p.m. by Grace Memorial Chapel, or 2:15 p.m. by the original Pizza Hut building on the southeast part of campus. For more information, go to http://www.physicalfitness.org/.

* Beginning today (Wednesday, May 20) Student Health will be closed during the lunch hour (noon-1 p.m.). Lunch duty coverage will begin again Aug. 10. Student Health also will be closed all day Wednesday, May 20, for a staff retreat. No nurses will be available until 1 p.m. Thursday, May 21, for required annual CPR training.

* WSU will play its first game in the 2009 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship at 7 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 20) against Indiana State. The MVC tournament is being played at Eck Stadium. Call 978-3267 for tickets, or for more information, go to http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7500&ATCLID=3737186.

* 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.

* 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.