Reminders, deadlines and events

* Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society, will give a presentation from 12:30-1:45 p.m. today (Tuesday, Oct. 3) in 200 Ahlberg Hall. Brawley is an acknowledged global leader in the field of cancer prevention and control.

* Come with your questions and get assistance completing an IP disclosure form for your ideas, technology, curriculum, research and more from 2-4 p.m. today (Tuesday, Oct. 3) in the Innovation Hub, 215 Devlin Hall. This is an open lab and no registration is required.

* The next Pre-Tenure Club meeting will be at 11 a.m. 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. 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. Thursday, Oct. 5, in 142 RSC. Come and learn how stereotypes impact the refugee crisis and refugee community.

* Applications for employee, spouse and dependent tuition assistance are now being accepted for the spring semester, subject to availability of funds. Awards will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Therefore, it is important that the application be submitted electronically to tuitionassistance@wichita.edu. The deadline for submission of applications is 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. To find out more about the program and to determine if you or your spouse / dependent qualify, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5898

* University Libraries is hosting the workshop "Fake News: Discerning Fact from Fiction" from 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, in 217 Ablah Library. For more information about this workshop and others in the series, visit our libguide at http://libresources.wichita.edu/diglitworkshops. Seats are limited, so sign up today.

* 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.