Reminders, deadlines and events Reminders, deadlines and events

* Yimesker Yihun, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will give a talk as a part of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series from 4-5 p.m. today (Tuesday, Feb. 27) in 126 Clinton Hall. Yihun's talk is titled "Human-Kinematics Driven Exoskeletons." Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?6254 for more information.

* As Human Resources strives to improve processes and gain efficiency in its operations, we have updated the OHR 200 / Change of Status form. Included are two new fields for "permanent change" and "temporary change" requested by our partners in the Budget Office, as well as the addition of a drop-down menu for reason codes and enhanced logic-based choices in the selection boxes. If you have copies of the old OHR 200 / Change of Status form saved with a revision date before Feb. 12, 2018, discard them and begin using the new HR 200 / Change of Status form at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?6240. Those using the older form after April 1, 2018, will have it returned to them for correction.

* The Center for Leadership Development (Community Engagement Institute) and the WSU Leadership Academy will offer four leadership development workshops in April. Each workshop will run from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. There is no cost to participate. A light continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Each workshop has an enrollment cap. To enroll in any or all of the workshops, RSVP directly to Peter Cohen at peter.cohen@wichita.edu. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?6260 to see the workshop schedule.

* University Libraries is holding the workshop "Copyright in the Digital World" from 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1, in 217 Ablah Library. Come to this workshop to learn the best practices for using others' copyrighted work and learn how to protect your own copyrighted work. To RSVP, go to https://wichita.libcal.com/event/3897717.

* March can be the month for your business to blossom! The Center for Entrepreneurship has three great Business Boosters to help you grow this spring. Don't miss out on these opportunities. For more information, go to http://wichita.edu/BusinessBooster or register at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?6255

* The WSU Philosophy Department will host Gary Hatfield, Department of Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, from 3-5 p.m. Friday, March 2, in 231 Hubbard Hall. Hatfield will present "The Construction of Perceptual Experience: What Does It Mean?"

* Do you enjoy reading? Interested in learning more about leadership? Sign up for Leadership Book Club today at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?6224 The spring 2018 selection is "Greater Than Yourself," by Steve Farber. Leadership Book Club meetings will start Wednesday, March 7, and you won't want to miss it.