Reminders
* Vehicular access to campus at the Fairmount entrance will be prohibited all day Saturday, Oct. 29. Fairmount Street on campus will be cordoned off between 17th Street and Perimeter for an event sponsored by the Ulrich Museum.
* The College of Engineering is hosting the site visit of the fourth-year "Spirit Global Design Challenge" at Wichita State. Faculty and staff are invited to a research seminar from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. today (Friday, Oct. 28) in 200 Ahlberg Hall. Presentations will be given by professor Kiran Shindhe from SDM College of Engineering and Technology, India; professor Raji Asokan from Hindustan University, India; Abdul Rahim Othman from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia; and A. Victor Sundararaj from InfoSys, India.
* WSU faculty and staff are invited to a retirement reception for Roy Rhodes, Peter Nolasco and Lac Tran from 2-3:30 p.m. today (Friday, Oct. 28) in the Gaddis Physical Plant classroom. Rhodes has been with the WSU Physical Plant for almost 38 years, Nolasco for almost 30 years and Lac Tran for 25 years.
* WSU's School of Performing Arts will present "The 39 Steps" at 7:30 p.m. today (Friday, Oct. 28) and Saturday, Oct. 29, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, in Wilner Auditorium. For tickets, call 978-3233 or http://www.wichita.edu/fineartsboxoffice. For the complete story, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1303.
* Wichita State's volleyball team will host Bradley at 7 p.m. today (Friday, Oct. 28) and Northern Iowa at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, in Charles Koch Arena. Call 978-FANS (3267) for tickets.
* Bring the kids for Family Fun Day from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, for a birthday party honoring one of the most popular sculptures on campus -- Tom Otterness' Millipede. Celebrate with birthday cake and special make-it/take-it art projects. Millie turns 3, and our lovable bug will be delighted to see you at her party. Family Day activities are free and open to the public.
* Read the latest faculty/staff news in Academe at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1296. Submit news for Academe to Shannon Littlejohn at shannon.littlejohn@wichita.edu.