Reminders Reminders

* The Office of the Provost announces a search for associate provost for administration and outreach, a 12-month, 1.0 FTE appointment, which is the point person in academic affairs for matters involving faculty, students, advising and community colleges. Inquiries about the position may be directed to Rick Muma at richard.muma@wichita.edu or 978-5761. For more information go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1345.

* TIAA-CREF will be on campus Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 14-15, for one-on-one counseling sessions. If you would like to schedule an appointment with TIAA-CREF, please call (800) 732-8353.

* In continuing the WSU tradition established in 1962 by the late Nicholas Pronko, professor emeritus of psychology, it is again time to support the Holiday Card Scholarship fund for deserving students. To make a gift, print the giving form at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1349, and return it to the Annual Fund, campus box 2. The Holiday Greetings page of the WSU Foundation website at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1350 will list names of contributors. For more information, contact Krista Voth at 978-3819 or krista.voth@wichita.edu.

* The College of Health Professions has started informal book clubs, which will meet through the spring semester. Students, faculty and staff will be discussing "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," a fascinating story of a woman diagnosed with cancer in 1951. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1353 or contact sue.nyberg@wichita.edu or 978-3011.

* The Media Resources Center is looking for faculty/instructors who wish to take advantage of both the technology and flexible environment in their teaching and student learning by having classes meet in the MRC's new Flexible Learning Space 35. The room may be configured or customized by the user as desired. To see pictures and videos of the space, visit the Flexible Learning Space website at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1348. To apply to use the room, send an email to corey.ray@wichita.edu with a description on how you would like use the space.

* The Campus Post Office has eight different letters to send from Santa that can be sent to Santa Claus, Ind., for their pictorial postmark and then forwarded to the child addressed on the special envelope. There is a $1.25 fee for the letter, envelope and postage. The last day to meet the Christmas deadline is Friday, Dec. 16. Stop by the Campus Post Office and view the available letters or call 978-3550 for more information.