Reminders

* Go to http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=428 for news of grants, honors and awards, presentations and publications, new faculty, new appointments and deaths of current and former colleagues. Submit items for Academe to shannon.littlejohn@wichita.edu.

* WSU's Regional Institute on Aging will host the lecture "Quality of Life in Older Adults -- the Impact of Swallowing Difficulties" by Lyn Goldberg from 5:30-6:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Oct. 22) in 101 Geology Building. Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m.

* The university e-mail systems for students, faculty and staff will be down for maintenance from 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, until about 3 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. Incoming e-mail will continue to be received and will be queued for delivery after the maintenance is complete.

* Wichita State Intramurals is hosting a weekly NFL and NCAA Pigskin Pickem. Each Tuesday during the NFL and NCAA football season, a new pickem sheet will be posted on the Intramural Web site at http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=INTRAMURALSPORTS&p=/football/pickem/fs_pickem/.

* Phone volunteers are needed for KMUW's Fall Membership Drive starting Monday, Oct. 27. Volunteers are requested to attend one training session (about one hour or less) prior to the on-air drive. Sessions are available before and after work, and at noon on specific dates. Please call Pat Hayes at 978-7171 to schedule your training.