Reminders, deadlines, events and Shocker Blast
* Students and faculty interested in accelerating their STEM ideas, research and product commercialization could be eligible for seed funding up to $2,150, customer validation training, mentoring and more through the Shocker Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program. The deadline to apply is today (Friday Jan. 19). More information is available at http://www.wsuventures.org/icorps or contact Sherry Gegen at 978-6359 or by email at sherry.gegen@wichita.edu.
* Global Learning Center (GLC) of Wichita is presenting a program on Comparing Educational Systems at 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, at Olive Tree Banquet Hall, 2949 N. Rock Road. If you want to have dinner before the program, please arrive between 6-6:30 p.m.: $14 for nonmembers. For reservations or information call 684-1469 or dorothy.bilings@wichita.edu.
* A dedicated KPERS 457 Deferred Compensation Plan representative will be on campus from 9 a.m.-noon Monday, Jan. 22. Are you on track for retirement readiness? For more information about this voluntary, supplemental, retirement savings plan, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?6160. To schedule a one-on-one counseling / enrollment session, call Robin Deiter at 844-446-8658 ext. 20468, or email robin.deiter@empower-retirement.com.
* Test your knowledge of University Libraries! A trivia contest will start every 30 minutes from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22. Warm up with the spinner wheel for a small prize. Trivia winners will be entered into a grand prize drawing. Please promote this event to your students. For more information, go to http://libresources.wichita.edu/trivia
* The Office of Research will hold a brown bag workshop on Developing Budgets: How to Avoid a Budget Battle Before a Grant Goes Out from noon-1:30 p.m. Friday Feb. 2, in 405 Jardine Hall. The workshop will cover allowable costs, WSU rates, travel, cost match, cost recover and how to build flexibility into grant budgets. Please bring your lunch. Tea, water and dessert will be provided. For more information, call 978-3285 or email kendra.nguyen@wichita.edu.
* University Libraries (UL) invites graduate students to a workshop from 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, in 217 Ablah Library, focused on how using library resources and services can save them time and money. Learn how to avoid article charges, how to download the EndNote software program that makes formatting research papers and citations easier, how to get library help when you need it and much more. For more information and to register, go to http://wichita.libcal.com/calendar/events. Registration not required, but appreciated. Contact Kathy Delker at 978-6331 or kathy.delker@wichita.edu if you have questions.
* Available Now: USS and non-teaching UP employees should submit their self-evaluation now for the 2017-18 annual evaluations in myPerformance. Employees should log in to myPerformance in myWSU to submit comments on job performance. This step is open until Wednesday, Jan. 31. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?6185 for more information. if you need assistance with the self-evaluation performance process, including open lab opportunities, go to http://www.wichita.edu/myPerformance
* Shocker Blast is the email newsletter for WSU students. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/shockerblast to see the current edition.