Reminders
* Faculty and staff are invited to view the webinar "How to Deepen Learning through Critical Reflection" from noon-1:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 20) in 115B Neff Hall. Feel free to bring your lunch. RSVP to ofdss@wichita.edu or 978-3209.
* The WSU softball team will host Missouri State at 3 and 5 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 20) at Wilkins Stadium. Call 978-3267 for tickets.
* The Chemistry Colloquium series will feature a presentation by Paul Pantano of the University of Texas at Dallas at 3:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 20) in 224 McKinley Hall. Pantano will present "Confocal Raman Microscopy Studies to Assess the Importance of Cellular Internalization of Antibody-Targeted Carbon Nanotubes in the Photothermal Ablation of Breast Cancer Cells."
* Shaista Wahab, curator of the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection at the University of Nebraska at Omaha Library, will present the film "Afghanistan Unveiled: Obstacles & Opportunities for Afghan Women" at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, in 209 Hubbard Hall. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?994.
* Faculty are invited to complete the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement or FSSE. This survey takes about 15-20 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary. Your responses will be confidential and kept anonymous to anyone at Wichita State. All faculty responses will be summarized by the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University. If you have questions about this project, contact associate provost Richard Muma at richard.muma@wichita.edu or 978-5761. http://www.wichita.edu/j/?977
* Applications are invited for two $4,000 stipends for faculty members to help deliver the newly revamped summer orientation program for incoming freshmen. Freshman orientation has been redesigned with the goal of increasing not just retention and graduation rates, but also learning, GPAs and satisfaction with the WSU experience. Applications must be received by Monday, April 25. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?990.