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Tip of the week: Mabee Library will not close between 1 p.m. Sunday, May 5 and 6 p.m. Friday, May 10 so you can always find a quiet place to study.
Do you love social media? Do you wonder if you're using it as well as you could be to promote your campus organization, your department or even yourself? Washburn's social media team wants to help you take your social media use up a notch. Click here to take a short survey and check Bod Talk in the fall for details about training opportunities.
Plan for your finals now. Make sure you know what time and where your finals will be. Ask your teachers or check this schedule to be sure.
The Kansas Correctional Association Student Chapter hosts John Lampe, business administrator for Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility at 12:15 p.m. Lampe will speak about his 13 years in the prison system in Benton Hall, Room 301.
OPEN meets at 3 p.m. in the Blair Room. This is the group's final meeting of the semester.
TASMAD, Take a Second, Make a Difference, holds its last meeting of the semester at 3:30 p.m. in the Thomas Room of the Memorial Union.
Jacob Meyer presents a gallery talk on his senior exhibition at noon in the second floor gallery at the Art Building. He will host a closing reception from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Philosophy Club holds its final meeting of the semester at 1:45 p.m. in Garvey room 131.
Need a study break? Check out the Crane Observatory Open House from 9-10 p.m. at Stoffer Science Hall.
WSGA's Race to the Finish presents Dog Day of Finals! The huge hit of last semester is back with even more dogs and now cats, too, from Helping Hands Humane Society. If the weather is good, get some puppy love from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Union lawn. In the case of bad weather, the event will be in the all purpose room at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
The Washburn Alumni Association hosts After Hours from 5-7 p.m. at the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center. The social costs $5 for non-members and is free to members.
Two art seniors host closing exhibition receptions: Dion Henderson closes his exhibition in the first floor gallery at the Art Building, while Jacob Meyer closes his exhibition in the second floor gallery.
First Friday Art Walk features Washburn and Washburn Tech. Make the rounds from 5:30-8:30 p.m.:
Washburn faculty and staff are invited to celebrate the annual Strawberry Breakfast from 8:30-10:30 a.m. in the Washburn Room of the Memorial Union.
The Mulvane Art Museum features the annual Student Art Exhibit now through June. The student work joins "Small Deaths, Handcolored photographs by Kate Breakey" and "William L. Haney Rediscovered." The museum is open Wednesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Mulvane and its ArtLab are closed on Mondays. Admission always is free.
WSGA's Race to the Finish brings you FREE pizza and energy drinks beginning at 7 p.m. at Mabee Library.
Good luck to the Ichabod golfers competing this week at the Central/Midwest Super Regional.
In a relationship? Want to improve your communication with your partner? (Even if it is good, it can be better!) Check out the Couples Group offered completely free at 7:30 p.m. at the Psychological Services Clinic, Room 111, Henderson Learning Resources Center. Tonight's is the last meeting of he group, led by Washburn graduate students.
WSGA's Race to the Finish brings you FREE Billy Vanilly cupcakes and drinks at 10 p.m. in the Blair Room of the LLC.
WSGA's Race to the Finish concludes with more FREE pizza beginning at 7 p.m. at Mabee Library. The finale -- an ICEE machine. That's right, free ICEEs for the studious among you.
The Mulvane Art Museum features the annual Student Art Exhibit now through June. The student work joins "Small Deaths, Handcolored photographs by Kate Breakey" and "William L. Haney Rediscovered." The museum is open Wednesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Mulvane and its ArtLab are closed on Mondays. Admission always is free.
Washburn Tech's first-of-its-kind Recycled Rides program will present a vehicle to a deserving family at 9:30 a.m. on the south lawn of the Kansas Capitol. The car, donated by a Washburn employee, was repaired during a Repair-a-thon weekend in April.
From 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Washburn Tech hosts it 14th annual Car Show, Fair and Barbecue. The event is a fundraiser for the Washburn Tech Care Closet. At the fair, test your skill at the Heavy Equipment Rodeo, enjoy a dunk tank, photo booth, a car bash -- yes, you can bash a car -- or three-on-three basketball. The Recycled Rides project will give a deserving family a car at 9:30 a.m. that day.
The Washburn Alumni Association hosts a Golden Reunion for members of the Class of 1943, Class of 1953 and Class of 1963. The event begins at 2 p.m.
The residence halls close at 6 p.m. Enjoy your summer, Ichabods! If you've got a great summer job or internship, let us know. We'll feature the coolest experiences on MyWahsburn in the fall.
Schedule of ceremonies
Doors open to the public one hour before each ceremony.
The Mulvane Art Museum features the annual Student Art Exhibit now through June. The student work joins "Small Deaths, Handcolored photographs by Kate Breakey" and "William L. Haney Rediscovered." The museum is open Wednesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Mulvane and its ArtLab are closed on Mondays. Admission always is free.
No events are scheduled.
The Mulvane Art Museum features the annual Student Art Exhibit now through June. The student work joins "Small Deaths, Handcolored photographs by Kate Breakey" and "William L. Haney Rediscovered." The museum is open Wednesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Mulvane and its ArtLab are closed on Mondays. Admission always is free.
Faculty Deadline Alert: Grades are due at 10 a.m.
The Washburn Institute of Technology graduation ceremony begins at 7 p.m. in Landon Arena at the Kansas Expocentre.
The Mulvane Art Museum features the annual Student Art Exhibit now through June. The student work joins "Small Deaths, Handcolored photographs by Kate Breakey" and "William L. Haney Rediscovered." The museum is open Wednesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Mulvane and its ArtLab are closed on Mondays. Admission always is free.
Bod Talk will resume the first week of June.
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