Reminders

* Student Health Services will be closed from noon-1 p.m. today (Monday, Oct. 17) and Tuesday, Oct. 18.

* The Heskett Center will be open from until 8 p.m. today (Monday, Oct. 17) and 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18.

* Free dental screenings are offered from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 20-21, at the new Advanced Education in General Dentistry building located near the Hughes Metropolitan Complex at 2838 N. Oliver. Call for an appointment at 978-8350 and mention free screening. The visit will involve a dentist doing an interview and brief oral exam with recommendations. Any care recommended can be scheduled with a future appointment. This is a screening only.

* Friends, colleagues and former students of journalism professor Les Anderson are making reservations to attend the Oct. 20 fundraising event "Beyond Casual," a party to honor and roast Anderson, and give financial support to the Les Anderson Fund for Students. http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=1598

* Don't miss the opening reception for the exhibition "Fa'a Samoa: The Samoan Way" at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in Ablah Library. Ellen Holmes, widow of former WSU professor Lowell Holmes, will present a talk about their Samoan experiences beginning at 4:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=1599

* WSU's Criminal Justice Student Association invites you to hear a presentation by Ryan Alexander, assistant professor in the School of Community Affairs, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, in 209 Hubbard Hall. Alexander has conducted extensive research on violent sex offenders for his Ph.D., and he will share his findings with those who attend. Contact Natasha Ward at nlmeyer@wichita.edu or Derek Sullins at dlsullins@wichita.edu by Wednesday, Oct. 19, if you plan to attend.

* Wanting a passport or needing passport pictures? The WSU Passport Acceptance Center will open on Monday, Oct. 24, at the Campus Post Office in Morrison Hall. For more information, go to http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=wsupostoffice&p=/passportacceptance/.