Reminders
* The Office of the Provost invites faculty and staff to a farewell reception for Patricia McDonnell, director of the Ulrich Museum of Art, from 4-6 p.m. today (Friday, Sept. 7) in 180 (multipurpose room) Hughes Metropolitan Complex. Enter through door N.
* Treat your grandparents with a visit to the Lake Afton Public Observatory for Grandparents Weekend today (Friday, Sept. 7) and Saturday, Sept. 8. http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1795
* Because of utility work supporting the RSC expansion, there will be a lengthy power outage from about 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9. The buildings most likely to be affected are the RSC, CAC Theater, Human Resources Building, McKinley Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center, Wiedemann Recital Hall and Elliott Hall. Brief power outages could affect Ahlberg Hall, Engineering Building, Neff Hall and Geology Building.
* Join Campus Recreation for a six-week training program, beginning the week of Sept. 10 and ending with the Pumpkin Run on Saturday, Oct. 20. Group runs will be held at 12:10 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. The cost, including Pumpkin Run registration, is $35 for students and Campus Recreation members, $45 for nonmembers. For more information, call Kacey at 978-5278 or go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1785.
* A training session on Microsoft Advanced Outlook 2010 will be offered Monday, Sept. 10, and Wednesday, Sept. 19, in 119 Jabara Hall. This hands-on training covers archiving entire mailboxes as well as limiting archiving to selected folders. To view training dates and register for the class, log in to myWSU, select EmpHelp (orange cube underneath the Weather) and myTraining. Click the Register button to view session details and register for training.
* WSU's African American Faculty and Staff Association will host a Shining Stars Awards Gala scholarship fundraiser at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, in Hughes Metropolitan Complex. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 general public. For information on award categories and to nominate individuals, go to http://www.wichita.edu/aafsa. For more information, contact Marche Fleming-Randle at 978-6640 or marche.fleming-randle@wichita.edu. http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1707