Reminders, deadlines and events

* Enjoy a Juneteenth program from 6-8 p.m. today (Thursday, June 22) in Fairmount Park. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic food. We are uniting as a community family to celebrate in the park.

* Participants ages 19-70 who have experience using web applications and familiarity with the life insurance and annuity industry are needed to help the Software Usability Research Lab evaluate the usability of a web application. If you are interested, take the screening survey at http://surl.org/insurance-dashboard-study/. If you qualify, you will be contacted to schedule a time to participate. This study takes place at the WSU main campus and lasts about 60-90 minutes. Participants in the study will receive $100 for their time. Questions can be directed to Traci Hart at traci.hart@wichita.edu or 978-3812.

* Science Friday has been sharing the joys of science with public radio listeners for 25 years. To help bring Science Friday to Wichita this fall, join us for Science Saturday: KMUW's Science Friday Fundraiser from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, June 24, in the Experiential Engineering Building. The evening will feature food, beverages, entertainment and science. Consider it an adult science fair, with libations. Tickets are $150 each. Your ticket purchase also includes a premium seat at the live show on Sept. 9 at The Orpheum. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5635 to purchase tickets.

* Lot 5 north of the Heskett Center and Wilkins Stadium along 21st Street has changed to a green parking lot. Please refer to the summer parking map for open lots that do not require an ePermit during the summer semester. Beginning Monday, Aug. 21, open lots will no longer be free. Please refer to the parking website at http://www.wichita.edu/parking for the most up-to-date parking map as lots are subject to change.

* The next Hiring Process class is scheduled for 1:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 28. This class covers the benefit-eligible hiring process, including completion of the search forms and the roles and responsibilities of the search chair, search committee member and hiring manager. It is a great learning tool for anyone who serves as a search chair, hiring manager, potential search chair member or administrative support. Questions? Contact randi.lindquist@wichita.edu.

* The University Bookstore has some great sales this week. All backpacks and Gameday Couture women's fashion clothing are 30 percent off, and tank tops, shorts and hats are 20 percent off to get your summer started out right. Sales are in store only.

* WSU TV will transition to online-only delivery starting Saturday, July 1, at http://www.wichitastate.tv. In the coming months, WSU TV will launch a Roku station and other outlets for our award-winning videos.