October 5, 2017

Reminders, deadlines, events and Shocker Blast

* The U.S. Small Business Administration and several local partners will host a Cyber Security Forum focusing on Defense and Protection for Digital Business from 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. today (Wednesday, Oct. 4) in WSU's Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex. Admission is free.

* Buy one taco and get one free at Sono in honor of National Taco Day today (Wednesday, Oct. 4). No coupon is required, but you have to ask for the deal. Sono is located in the first floor food court in the Rhatigan Student Center.

* The next Pre-Tenure Club meeting will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 5) in 300 Clinton Hall. Send questions and RSVPs to Gery Markova at gergana.markova@wichita.edu.

* Chinese pianist Dingyuan Zhang will visit the WSU School of Music in early October. She will perform Claude Debussy's Twelve Etudes for piano at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 5) in Wiedemann Hall. This recital is free and open to the public and is sponsored by Music Associates.

* The Great Plains Refugee Project is hosting "Refugees Welcome: Stereotypes and Perception on the Refugee Crisis from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 5) in 142 RSC. Come and learn how stereotypes impact the refugee crisis and refugee community.

* Student-Focused Service Standards feedback sessions are scheduled for Oct. 10-12. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5910 for the feedback session schedule and more information.

* Kognito At-Risk for Faculty and Staff is a free online simulation to train staff and faculty to identify, talk to and refer students in distress. The training takes around 45 minutes and can be stopped and resumed at any point. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/kognito and follow the directions on the page. Questions can be directed to Mark Green at mark.green@wichita.edu.

* University Libraries is hosting the workshop "Finding Government Information" for all students from noon-1:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, in 217 Ablah Library. For more information about this workshop and others in the series, visit our Undergraduate Research Portal at http://libresources.wichita.edu/undergradresearch. Please encourage your students to sign up for workshops in this very helpful series.

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