Reminders, deadlines and events

* Enjoy an afternoon at Fairmount Park with Wichita State students, staff and faculty from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 3. We are uniting as a community and neighborhood family to celebrate in the park. Snacks, beverages and fun activities will be provided. For more information, contact Nikki Keene Woods at Nikki.keenewoods@wichita.edu.

* #WSUNOW visually embodies the spirit of an applied learning and outcomes-based education focused on increasing enrollment and retention. Strategic Communications will offer a #WSUNOW campaign training workshop in April for faculty and staff to learn more about how they can become involved with the campaign. Check out http://www.wichita.edu/wsunow

* 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

* At 11 p.m. Friday, March 2, through 3 a.m. Saturday, March 3, WSU's Blackboard server will experience intermittent periods of downtime as Blackboard conducts server infrastructure maintenance. Students and faculty are encouraged not to attempt logging on to Blackboard during this window. If you have questions, contact OneStop for Blackboard support.

* The University Bookstore is taking orders for faculty and staff who need regalia for the spring 2018 Commencement. The deadline for purchasing custom academic regalia is 4 p.m. Friday, March 16. The deadline for renting regalia is 4 p.m. Friday, April 6. Call Julie at 978-7021 or email her at bookstore@wichita.edu to place your order or if you have questions. You may also come to the bookstore between 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Payment is due at the time you place your order. Please note: Orders placed after the deadline will incur additional shipping and handling charges.

* The WSU School of Performing Arts invites you to a performance of "Little Women in Concert" at 7:30 p.m. today (Thursday, March 1) to Saturday, March 3; and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4, in Wilner Auditorium. For tickets, go to http://www.wichita.edu/fineartsboxoffice or call 978-3233.

* Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?6237 for the most recent faculty and staff news. Complete the form at http://www.wichita.edu/submitinfo to report activities, research, accomplishments / awards, presentations and publications for Academe.

* In conjunction with the university's Strategic Planning process, WSU has developed a Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) plan for growth over the next three years. To stay informed on the progress toward our goals, we will provide regular updates on the status of one of the goals and share information for you to assist us in moving the goal forward. Go http://www.wichita.edu/j/?6259