Reminders, deadlines, events and Shocker Blast
* "Ain't I a Woman!", a musical and theatrical celebration of four renowned African American women -- Zora Neale Hurston, Clementine Hunter, Sojourner Truth and Fannie Lou Hamer -- will be presented at 7:30 p.m. today (Monday, March 27) in Wiedemann Hall.
* Tours of The Flats are canceled for today (Monday, March 27) because of escalated construction along the tour route. Tours will resume 2-5 p.m. Friday, March 31, and run every Monday and Friday. Make plans to join us at the Marcus Welcome Center for your sneak peak of The Flats. Closed-toe shoes are required. For more information, go to http://www.theflatsatwsu.com.
* Wichita State and Wichita Area Technical College (WATC) are proposing to affiliate where WATC will become the WSU Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology. The documents at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5448, starting with the HLC Change of Control Application, describe the proposed affiliation. Please review and send any feedback, comments or questions to Rick Muma, senior associate vice president for Academic Affairs and Strategic Enrollment Management (richard.muma@wichita.edu), by Monday, April 10.
* The Center for Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease (CBID) at the University of Kansas has issued a research project call for applications to support one new research project at up to $140,000 direct costs per year for one year, renewable for a second year, starting July 1. A letter of intent is due Monday, April 3. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5453 for more information.
* Strategic Communications is collecting information on summer camps at Wichita State. To be included in the summer camp listing on our website, fill out the form at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2807. If you have questions, contact Emily Mullins at sc.news@wichita.edu.
* There is one remaining WSU Day at KLC (Kansas Leadership Center) event from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, April 3, at the Kansas Leadership Center. This session will focus on applying KLC principles and competencies to team leadership. If you are interested in having your team participate in this unique opportunity, send the names and emails of your team members to Peter Cohen (peter.cohen@wichita.edu). For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/cnews/?cnid=25604
* If you have not set expectations for competencies and goals for 2017-18, you need to do so before Friday, March 31. For more information and contact information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/myPerformance
* Shocker Blast is the email newsletter for WSU students. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/shockerblast to see the current edition.