A farewell reception for Valery Forbes, director at the School of Biological Sciences, will be from 3-4 p.m. July 10 in Manter Hall, Room 346.
The reception is free and open to faculty, staff and students.
Forbes, who has served as the director for the past four years, was named dean of the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Minnesota. She will begin working at the university July 31.
Elevators will be accessible from the second floor due to first floor renovation.