Rescuing critters

By Amy Geiszler-Jones

Opossums and bats generally don’t get much sympathy or compassion from humans.

Goldbarth book among National Book Critics Circle finalists

"Saving Lives," the latest book of poetry written by Albert Goldbarth, is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry. Goldbarth teaches in WSU’s creative writing program.

Dharma deSilva, professor of international business and director of Wichita State’s Center for International Business Advancement, is among the first recipients of a new Fulbright grant program.

David Oreck, the pitchman for his namesake, lightweight vacuum cleaner, will be the keynote speaker for WSU’s Business Week. He’ll talk about "Building a Brand" during a free, public lecture at 7:15 p.m. March 6 in 208 Hubbard Hall.

If you’re not minding your business manners or you need ideas on managing stress and time, check out some of the sessions being offered during WSU’s Business Week March 4-8.

By Julie Rausch

Five faculty members in the School of Music come together in a Duerksen Fine Arts studio four hours each week and challenge themselves.

About the quintet members

Frances Shelly has performed extensively throughout the United States, Central America, Canada and Europe with Shelly/Egler Flute and Organ Duo. The pair has commissioned, premiered and recorded several new works for flute and organ. The duo’s CD "The Dove Descending" is on the Summit record label.

Networking specialist tackles different kind of networking — politics

By Joe Kleinsasser

It’s one thing to talk politics. It’s another thing to live it.

Strike up the bands

WSU hosts national bandmasters convention in March

Wichita State University Bands, in conjunction with its centennial celebration, will host the American Bandmasters Association national convention at the Wichita Hyatt Regency and the WSU campus.

New book gives successful ways to create change

By Julie Rausch

The very thought of making a change is something that can evoke feelings of dread and fear throughout any organization. Whether it’s in the public or private sector, leaders face the same issues and barriers toward getting people to accept the necessity of change, says Raymond Calabrese, who is professor of educational administration at WSU.

Singer Angel and a fiery male dancer named Antonio with partners Maria and Marta will display flamenco artistry while singing and dancing to the rhythms of Paco Peña’s passionate Spanish guitar music at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 1, in Miller Concert Hall.

"Moon Over Buffalo" takes the audience backstage for some absurd comedy as a once-famous theatrical couple and their repertory theater company try for one more chance at success while touring upstate New York.

By Amy Geiszler-Jones

The Elliott School of Communication is partnering with Wichita’s Price-Harris Communications Magnet to help develop the elementary school’s communication curriculum.

Kansas high school juniors in the top 10 percent of their class and their parents have been invited to Presidential Scholars Day at WSU from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, and Thursday, Feb. 28. The program is designed to honor the students’ outstanding academic achievements.

Vespers canceled

The Rie Bloomfield Organ Series’ three vespers concerts scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays Feb. 27, March 6 and March 13 have been canceled.

Poetry reading rescheduled

A reading by WSU’s writer-in-residence Terese Svoboda has been rescheduled from Friday, Feb. 22, to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the same location, 209 Hubbard Hall. Svoboda has been at WSU since Feb. 11, working with WSU poetry and fiction students. She concludes her residency March 18.

The Office of Human Resources sponsors a free exercise class for WSU faculty and staff. The class incorporates 15 minutes each of aerobic activity and conditioning, with a warm-up and cool down. The class meets 12:05-12:50 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 12:35-1:20 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in Duerksen C-9. For more information, contact instructor Jan Wolcutt, 978-7090 or jan.wolcutt@wichita.edu.

Wanted: books

The Council of University Women is accepting donations of books for its book sale that is part of the group’s annual scholarship bash. Books can be dropped off at 233 Jabara Hall and 115 Clinton Hall before April 1. For more information, contact Darlene Dinkel, 978-3870.

New digs for communications

The Office of University Communications, including Inside WSU staff, has been temporarily relocated until early April to the fourth floor of Brennan Hall while its offices in 102 Morrison Hall undergo renovations. The voicemail, e-mail, fax and campus box numbers remain the same for the staff.

A sad story

The Women’s Panhellenic Association is sponsoring the talk "Kristin’s Story" at 7 p.m. Monday, March 4, in the Hughes Metropolitan Complex. "Kristin’s Story" is that of a young Baker University student’s date rape and subsequent suicide as told by her mother Andrea Cooper.