Reminders
* The first speaker in the Fall 2012 Chemistry Colloquium series is Iowa State University professor Ning Fang presenting "Science of Rock 'n' Roll: Deciphering Motions in Living Cells" at 3:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 29) in 224 McKinley Hall. See the entire fall schedule at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1758.
* WSU Libraries is offering a one-hour workshop from 3:30-4:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 29) in 217 Ablah Library on citation searching for all interested faculty, including those preparing tenure, promotion and other documents. To sign up, contact Elaine Harvey at 978-5072 or elaine.harvey@wichita.edu or Cathy Moore-Jansen at 978-5080 or cathy.moore-jansen@wichita.edu.
* All faculty and staff are invited to an Honors Program open house from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, in 116 Neff Hall. Join us in the seminar room. Meet honors students. Share ideas about honors courses and opportunities. Refreshments will be served.
* Faculty and staff are invited to a Recruitment, Admissions and Financial Aid Workshop at 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, in Marcus Welcome Center for the latest in admissions information, policies and recruiting practices. Use the information to support recruitment efforts in your department. Following the session, the Office of Financial Aid will present the latest financial aid guidelines and practices to interested individuals. RSVP to Debbie Neill at 978-5675 or debbie.neill@wichita.edu. For all workshop dates and times, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1755.
* President Bardo invites all campus employees and the community to attend and be part of the planning process at Wichita State. The first Strategic Planning Meeting will be held from 1-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, on the main floor of Koch Arena. If you plan to attend, respond to strategicplanning@wichita.edu.
* WSU's Office of Academic Affairs and Research will support a group of faculty members to attend the 2012 Institute for Student Learning and Assessment featuring best practices in High Impact Instructional Practices and Student Learning Assessment on the K-State campus Thursday, Oct. 25. Those attending are encouraged to submit a proposal to present a poster by the Friday, Sept. 14, deadline. Contact richard.muma@wichita.edu for details. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/newsresource/dnwq.asp.