Reminders, deadlines, events and Shocker Blast
* The Chemistry Colloquium Series will feature Oklahoma State professor Smita Mohanty at 3:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 7) in 224 McKinley Hall. The talk is titled "Pheromone Perception: Structure and Function of Pheromone-Binding Protein."
* The women's basketball team will host UConn at 7 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 7) in Charles Koch Arena. For tickets, call 978-FANS (3267).
* Student Perception of Teaching Effectiveness (SPTE) request forms will be mailed to your department in a couple of days. If you would like, you can choose to complete a fillable pdf request form at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?6223 located on our website. You can also get additional SPTE information on our website at http://www.wichita.edu\sslab
* Shocker Space Jam is taking over Wichita State! Check out the events happening this week and encourage students to participate. For details about homecoming events, go to http://www.shockeralumni.org/homecoming.
* Faculty and students are invited to attend the first talk of the Spring Language and Linguistics Colloquium Series at 3 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 8) in 208 Hubbard Hall. Jane Johnson from the University of Texas at Austin will give her presentation "Reflecting on Reflection: How Community Service Becomes Service-Learning."
* The university has a hiring process that relies heavily on the search chair for elements of the process that they should not be burdened with. We are addressing one of those elements with a change to the offer process for benefit eligible non-teaching positions. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?6215 for more information.
* Safe Zone LGBTQ & Ally Training will be available from 2:30-5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, in 265 RSC. The Safe Zone goal is to provide a safe and supportive network to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities at Wichita State, and to provide safe spaces on campus that are highly visible and easily identifiable. Faculty and staff may sign up at myTraining. For more information, contact the ODI LGBTQ Center at 978-7006 or http://www.wichita.edu/odi
* Shocker Blast is the email newsletter for WSU students. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/shockerblast to see the current edition.