Reminders
* The webinar "Getting Published: The Road to a High-Impact Journal" will be held from noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, in 307-309 NIAR. This event is co-hosted by the Office of Research Administration and the Office for Faculty Development and Student Success. Feel free to bring your own food and drink. RSVP to ofdss@wichita.edu or 978-3209.
* The Office of University Relations is offering a free "Writing for the Web" seminar for interested faculty and staff from 1:30-3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, in 314 RSC. In this seminar, you'll learn how people read on the Web and use that to inform the way you should write. You'll learn how to write concise, scannable text that satisfies even the most impatient of Web readers. RSVP in advance via e-mail to mercedes.shoemaker@wichita.edu.
* The WSU Child Development Center is participating in a nationwide program called The Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive, to provide children in need with brand-new pajamas and books. If you'd like to help, bring a new pair of pajamas to the Child Development Center by Tuesday, Nov. 30. For more information, call 978-3109 or go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?721.
* TIAA-CREF will offer individual counseling sessions as part of your benefits package from WSU on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 16-17. To schedule an appointment, call (800) 732-8353 from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (ET) Monday through Friday. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?738.
* For faculty/staff news, go to http://www.wichita.edu/academe. Submit news for Academe to shannon.littlejohn@wichita.edu.