Reminders
* The Office for Faculty Development and Student Success is sponsoring a group online subscription to The Teaching Professor, an online newsletter covering effective college pedagogy. It is available free to faculty and staff. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?648.
* Starting today (Thursday, Aug. 19), Student Health Services will charge a $5 office visit fee. No-show fees will increase to $10 for a nurse/nurse practitioner appointment and $25 for a doctor appointment. For more information, call 978-3620.
* Wichita State will upgrade to Blackboard 9 for the spring 2011 semester and training will begin next month (September). Visit http://www.wichita.edu/my9 to learn more about Blackboard 9 and information about upcoming training sessions.
* Reading Explorers, an early literacy-learning playgroup, is accepting applicants for the current semester. Children must be 4-6 years old and accompanied by an adult caregiver. This groups meets on Thursdays from 1-2:30 p.m. If you are interested, contact Janette Warne at 978-3289 or janette.warne@wichita.edu.
* Tenured WSU faculty are invited to apply for a half-time, 12-month administrative position as director of the Emory Lindquist Honors Program. Apply by following the "Internal Employment Opportunities at WSU" link in the HR channel on the Faculty/Staff tab in myWSU. The application deadline is Aug. 27. Informal inquiries about the position may be directed to william.vanderburgh@wichita.edu.