October 31, 2017

Reminders, deadlines and events

* Wichita State and Newman University will stage a men's basketball charity exhibition game at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, at Charles Koch Arena. Proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross to benefit hurricane and other disaster relief efforts. Tickets are priced at $15 and $20 each. WSU students will have access to their regular allotment of free tickets, with pickup beginning today (Monday, Oct. 30). Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5976 for more information.

* WSU Parking offers text alerts to ePermit holders. Text alerts will notify you if you receive a parking warning or citation as well as notifying you of lot closures. A citation for parking in a reserved lot for men's basketball is $150. WSU Parking encourages you to log in to your ePermit account and add your cell phone number and wireless carrier to receive these helpful alerts. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5963 for instructions to sign up for text alerts.

* It has been the custom of Wichita State's Police Department to offer verbal warnings to drivers for traffic infractions on campus without real consequences for their bad driving habits. Effective Nov. 1, however, there will be consequences, and fines will be assessed. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5982 for more information.

* EPICS in IEEE at WSU in collaboration with EECS Department Student Honor Society (IEEE-HKN) is looking for volunteers to work on an engineering community service project building ride-on cars for children with disabilities. IEEE-HKN will organize a community build of 10 cars from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, with the corporation of IEEE-HKN volunteers, high school students, engineering students and physiotherapy students. If you are interested in joining this project, contact us at hkn.epsilonxi@wichita.edu. You can also find more information on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/HKN.EpsilonXi

* The Academy for Effective Teaching invites students to vote for WSU faculty members who deserve to be recognized for excellent teaching. Voting will take place today (Monday, Oct. 30)-Monday, Nov. 13. Any current undergraduate student with 30 or more hours of credit at WSU or current graduate student with 15 credit hours or more can vote. To vote: Log in to your myWSU account. Under Student Tools, you will find a link "Vote for Outstanding Faculty" under Surveys.

* The Graduate School has announced a Friday, Nov. 10, submission deadline for Capitol Graduate Research Summit (CGRS) abstracts. Students who have research that is relevant to the state of Kansas have an opportunity to present a poster on their "hot topic" at the Capitol in Topeka on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Cash prizes are awarded! For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/cgrs.

* Join Spectrum: LGBTQ and Allies at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, for a Royal Banquet in 233 RSC. Celebrate the work of our past, present and future members with guest speaker Ash Wickell, followed by Queen's Bingo with Host Divinity Masters. Tickets can be purchased in the Bookstore or online until tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 31).

* The Ad Astra Conference brings first-generation students from universities across Kansas together for a common experience, with a desired outcome of greater persistence to graduation and a better prepared Kansas workforce. The conference is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3-4, at Wichita State. Register at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5968