Reminders

* Faculty and staff with 10, 15, 20 and 25 years of service to the state will be recognized in a ceremony at 3 p.m. today (Tuesday, Sept. 13) in the Rhatigan Student Center ballroom.

* Motivational speaker and author Grant Baldwin will give a talk at 7 p.m. today (Tuesday, Sept. 13) at WSU's Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 5015 E. 29th St. North. Admission is free. http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=1560

* The Chamber Music Series presents the St. Petersburg Quartet at 7:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, Sept. 13) in Wiedemann Recital Hall. Call 978-3233 for tickets.

* WSU and the American Red Cross are hosting the fall blood drive from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today (Tuesday, Sept. 13) and Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the Heskett Center lobby. Visit http://www.redcrossblood.org to set up an appointment. Walk-ins are welcome.

* The Fall 2011 Physics Seminar Series will feature professor Jerry Peterson from the University of Colorado presenting "Small Scale Nuclear Power, a Better Way to Go?", at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in 128 Jabara Hall. For the complete fall schedule, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1228. For updates and changes, go to http://www.wichita.edu/physics.

* The next speaker in the Fall 2011 Chemistry Colloquium series is Bob Blackledge, ACS speaker. He will present "Bad Science: The Floyd Landis Case" at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in 224 McKinley Hall. For the complete fall schedule, go to http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=chem&p=/colloquia.

* Take Shape For Life, an Optimal Health program, has started a support group on the WSU campus. The second meeting will be from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in 208 Heskett Center. Anyone with an interest in learning about this doctor-recommended weight loss and lifestyle change program is welcome. Email Doris Anton, danton@cox.net, for more information and to confirm that you're attending the Sept. 14 meeting. For more information, go to http://www.dorisanton.tsfl.com.