Reminders
* David A. Tirrell, the Ross McCollum-William H. Corcoran Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology, will give a Watkins lecture in chemistry at 4:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, Nov. 8) in 209 Hubbard Hall.
* The Office for Faculty Development and Student Success invites faculty and staff to a presentation by Trisha Self called "Life before, during, and after redesigning a course: Moving from a 'tradition' to a 'cooperative learning' environment" from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, in 220 Hubbard Hall. RSVP to ofdss@wichita.edu or call 978-3209.
* The Office of Admissions needs more volunteers to help with the Distinguished Scholarship Invitational from 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 12. If you are interested in spending some time with some of the best students in the state and beyond, please RSVP at http://www.wichita.edu/dsiobserver.
* Faculty and staff are invited to attend a presentation by Jen-Chi Cheng, winner of the 2011 Academy for Effective Teaching Award, from 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, in 115B Neff Hall. Cheng will outline his philosophy of teaching and describe some of his best classroom strategies. RSVP to ofdss@wichita.edu or call 978-3209.
* The Council of University Women will have its monthly luncheon from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, in 203 RSC. The guest speaker will be Nancy Loosle, RSC activities director. Please RSVP by Wednesday, Nov. 9, if you plan to attend. The RSVP form is available at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1315.
* The Intensive English Language Center needs volunteers to be conversation leaders who spend time on Wednesdays helping international students practice conversational English. If you are a native speaker of American English and would like to volunteer, send an email message expressing your interest to william.thomas@wichita.edu.