Reminders
* WSU's Department of History invites you to hear Jane Wickersham, associate professor of history at the University of Oklahoma, at 7:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 6) in 208 Hubbard Hall. Wickersham will present "Lies and the Lying Heretics Who Tell Them: Ritual Practice and the Roman Inquisition's Pursuit of 'True Confessions.'" Admission is free.
* SAC is presenting its first ever Trivia Night from 5-7 p.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 6) in the RSC's wRECk Center. Individuals may compete in four exciting games of trivia for awesome prize baskets. Please share this information with your students.
* 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.
* The Office of Admissions will offer a campus visit program in Spanish at 10:45 a.m. the first Friday of each month from September through December. The first one will be offered Friday, Sept. 7. To sign up, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1762, call Martha Velazquez at 978-3085 or email admissions.intern1@wichita.edu.
* Faculty and staff who are U.S. citizens are invited to explore the opportunities of the Fulbright Scholars program. Deadlines for the June 2013 German Studies seminar are coming soon. Select programs for the 2013-14 academic year have had their deadlines extended to Sept. 17. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1753.
* Don't miss the Fall Kickoff Party celebrating the Ulrich Museum's grand reopening. Make reservations to attend "Ulrich Redux" from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. "Ulrich Redux" is free to museum members/WSU students and $10 for nonmembers. RSVPs for the party are requested; call 978-3664 or email ulrich@wichita.edu.