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Beach exhibition: 'Robert J. Lang: Insect Origami'
This exhibition features larger-than-life origami insects by Robert J. Lang. Organized in collaboration with the K-State Insect Zoo. On display at the Beach Museum of Art through Dec. 24.
Beach exhibition: 'Renewal: K-State Art Department Faculty Biennial'
This exhibition features work by K-State art department faculty over the past two years. On display through Dec. 24 at the Beach Museum.
Chang Exhibition: Study Abroad Exhibit
An exhibit of projects and activities completed by College of Architecture, Planning and Design students who participated in study abroad programs during spring and summer of 2009. On display in Seaton Hall's Chang Gallery and adjacent hallway through Oct. 9.
Oct. 1
McCain Performance series: LA Theatre Works - 'War of the Worlds' and 'The Lost World'
7:30 p.m., McCain Auditorium. L.A. Theatre Works, America's premiere radio theater company, will present two masterpieces of science fiction and adventure: "War of the Worlds" and "The Lost World." The cast features actors from television shows such as "Star Trek" and "The X-Files." For tickets or information call 532-6428.
Training: Employee Orientation Program
8:30 to 10:30 a.m. for classified staff and 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. for unclassified staff and faculty, 103 Edwards Hall. The program is designed to welcome and orient new faculty and staff members to K-State.
TechBytes training: What's Twitter?
1:30 to 2:30 p.m., 401B Hale Library. See how K-State Extension Communications is using Twitter and learn what you need to know in order to get on board with this new technology. Open to all K-State faculty, staff and students. For more information, go to the TechBytes website at http://www.k-state.edu/techbytes/.
Oct. 5
Training: IT Security Training Event
8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., K-State Student Union. The event includes sessions on a variety of non-technical and technical topics. The event is free and registration is required. To register -- or for more information -- go to http://www.k-state.edu/infotech/training/registration.html
K-State Libraries: Faculty and Graduate Student Library Day
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hale Library. The library will offer classes to meet faculty research needs and highlight the library's multi-disciplinary resources. The classes will run for 50 minutes. For details about specific topics and sessions go to http://www.lib.k-state.edu/depts/libinst/facultyclasses.html
Oct. 6
IT Training: Transitioning from Microsoft Word 2003 to Word 2007
1:30 to 2:30 p.m., 401 Hale Library. This session will give you an overview of the new features in Word 2007. To register -- or for more information -- go to http://www.k-state.edu/infotech/training/registration.html
IT Training: Introduction to HTML
10 a.m. - noon, 202 Fairchild Hall. This session will teach you how to read and interpret basic html coding and create a Web page using meta-data, headings, lists, links, images and tables. To register -- or for more information -- go to http://www.k-state.edu/infotech/training/registration.html
Oct. 7
Salina: Division of Facilities Van Operator Training
1:30 to 3:30 p.m., 101 Facilities Room, K-State at Salina. This training is mandatory for anyone who is likely to operate a motor pool van owned by K-State. Register at http://www.k-state.edu/facilities/forms/signup.html
Classified Senate Meeting
12:45 p.m., K-State Student Union's Sunflower Room.