Reminders

* A retirement reception will be held from 2-4 p.m. today (Friday, Sept. 5) in 203 Rhatigan Student Center for Dennis Kear, associate dean, College of Education.

* Cheer on the Shocker volleyball team in the Best Western Volleyball Classic at 10 a.m. today (Friday, Sept. 5) in Charles Koch Arena. Faculty and staff admission is just $4 with your I.D. http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7500&ATCLID=1511859

* The Regional Institute on Aging announces the second competition of the Gridley Hoover Pilot Research Program for innovative, collaborative research in aging. For the complete program announcement, go to http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/newsresource/WSU_RIA_Gridley_Hoover_pilot_announcement_2008.doc.

* The Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection has been nominated as a finalist for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Art, a contest administered by the Kansas Sampler Foundation. To vote for WSU's stellar campus collection, go to http://www.kansassampler.org/8wonders/art.php.