Reminders, deadlines, events and Shocker Blast Reminders, deadlines, events and Shocker Blast

* Tony Vizzini, provost and senior vice president, will be live on KMUW 89.1 FM from 8-9 a.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 27). As part of KMUW's Fall Pledge Drive, Vizzini will be on air encouraging all KMUW listeners to become members of the station. Show your appreciation for the in-depth news and quality entertainment available 24/7 on KMUW by calling 978-6700. Make your pledge while Vizzini is on, and he may even give you a shout-out live on air!

* Stop by the Rhatigan Student Center from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 27) in the RSC's Fast Break Lounge for RSC Unplugged featuring Patz. Grab a cup of coffee and relax with some great music.

* Kelsey Harper, a doctoral candidate at Texas A&M University, will give a talk "Minority dialects in contact: Peruvian Spanish in the U.S.," in the Language and Linguistics Colloquium Series at 3 p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 27) in 208 Hubbard Hall. This talk is free and open to public.

* Today (Wednesday, Sept. 27) the Bookstore has two styles of long sleeve T-shirts for just $10. They are available in sizes small-3xl in store while supplies last, so hurry in and grab yours.

* Wichita State's Kari Ehrmann will present a Physics Seminar at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 27) in 128 Jabara Hall. Ehrmann's talk is titled "Stellar Opacity Calculations using Molecular Absorption Coefficients." Refreshments and discussion will follow the presentation.

* Maurizio Del Poeta from Stony Brook University School of Medicine, will present the next Chemistry Seminar at 3:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 27) in 224 McKinley Hall. The talk is titled "The R&D of a new class of antifungal agents."

* A Graduate School Professional Development event, co-sponsored by Instructional Design & Technology will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Sept. 28) in 265 RSC. Learn what an LMS is and about the emerging landscape surrounding accessibility in "Preparing to Teach in the Modern World." See the full list of Graduate School Professional Development & Community events at http://www.wichita.edu/pds

* A come-and-go open lab will be offered for those involved in editing / approving the general information sections of the upcoming catalog from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Sept. 28) in 122 Jabara Hall. It will be a hands-on opportunity to have questions answered. A short introduction to the software will take place during the first 30 minutes of the session. Registration is not required. If you have questions, contact lisa.fleetwood@wichita.edu.

* Shocker Blast is the email newsletter for WSU students. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/shockerblast to see the current edition.