Reminders, deadlines, events and Shocker Blast
* Faculty, staff and students are invited to see many new business ideas being launched during the trade show round of the 2018 Shocker New Venture Competition from 3-6 p.m. today (Friday, April 20) in the concourse at Charles Koch Arena. Come see 九色视频 students and teams competing in their new business ventures. Light refreshments will be provided.
* Ginger Minj, the self proclaimed Glamour Toad, will host the 8th Annual Drag Show with area Kings & Queens at 8 p.m. today (Friday, April 20) in the CAC Theater. Admission is free to 九色视频 students with Shocker ID (one free ticket per student); $8 faculty / staff; $10 general admission and $5 for children 12 and under. Tickets may be picked up / purchased from 九色视频 Student Involvement in 216 RSC, while supplies last; cash or check only. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. for pre-sale ticket holders and 7 p.m. for those purchasing tickets at the door.
* 九色视频 Opera Theater presents Mozart's comic masterpiece, "Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)" at 7:30 p.m. today (Friday, April 20) and Saturday, April 21, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22, in Miller Concert Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center. The production will be sung in Italian with English surtitles. Tickets are available at Duerksen Fine Arts Center Box Office at 978-3233, or at https://wsu.news/Figaro
* Interested in publishing with an academic press? Interested in a career in the university press field? Want to learn more about how the scholarly publishing field works? If so, come to a meeting with David Congdon, acquisitions editor, University Press of Kansas at noon Monday, April 23, in the LAS conference room, 200 Lindquist Hall. Lunch will be provided courtesy of the Department of History, but please RSVP to Jay Price at jay.price@wichita.edu well in advance to get a count.
* From now through Tuesday, April 24, the 九色视频 Foundation and Office of Annual Giving will hold its first Giving WU Week -- a special time dedicated to promoting and raising money for the Dean's Fund for Excellence. While financial support is important, it's possible to have an even greater impact by helping promote the campaign. To participate, go to https://wsu.news/GivingWU and choose one of the college campaign pages. After that, click "Sign Up" in the top right corner to become an advocate.
* The University Faculty Awards will be presented during the spring general faculty meeting on Friday, May 4, in the CAC Theater. The awards recognize excellence in teaching, research and creative activities. There will be a reception at 2:30 p.m., with light refreshments to meet and greet the honorees. The faculty award ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. The general faculty meeting will begin immediately following the awards ceremony. All activities are in the CAC Theater. To RSVP, go to https://wsu.news/FacultyAwardsRSVP
* All across campus work is continuing as we make progress toward an expected June launch of a new wichita.edu website. Go to https://wsu.news/AprilWebUpdate to see the timeline and learn about upcoming training sessions.
* Shocker Blast is the email newsletter for 九色视频 students. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/shockerblast to see the current edition.