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Vol. 17, No. 14 April 5, 2001 Issue Actors
help nurses hone skills A nurse
inside an exam room at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita
is doing a functional assessment on a patient to evaluate his ability
to live alone. After the assessment she tells the patient that he
seems to be fine. She asks if he has any questions or concerns and
gives him general health recommendations... Airlines’
unkept promises lead to complaints Even
with promises to do better, airlines aren’t doing so, as measured
by the 2000 Airline Quality
Rating... Federal
funds impact NIAR research How
important has $10 million in federal funding been to the National
Institute for Aviation Research the past two years?... Local
ballet company premieres English professor’s writing While
he’s an avid theatergoer, William Woods admits he’s "seen
precious few ballets." But come April 7, he plans to get a prime
seat for the Metropolitan Ballet of Wichita’s premiere of "Merlin’s
Song."... Students
get chance to showcase research WSU
students will showcase the research they’ve done as undergraduates
during the university’s first daylong Undergraduate Research
Forum Thursday, April 5, at WSU’s Hughes Metropolitan Complex... Service
awards moved to fall The
service recognition ceremonies for WSU employees have been moved
to the fall. There will not be any service recognition ceremonies
in April as there have been in the past... Award-winning
actress featured in breakfast talk Shirley
Knight, familiar on stage, screen and television, will share some
of the highlights of her stellar career during a breakfast address
7:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, at the Olive Tree Banquet Hall, 2949
N. Rock Road... |
Baseball
fans hit home run for WSU One
Monday several weeks ago, Cindy and Charlie Claycomb stepped off
the airplane at Mid-Continent Airport at 4:30 p.m. after returning
from a WSU baseball road trip in California... Men in tights make humorous pointe Les
Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, an all-male ballet company, will
provide a buoyant and hilarious evening for dance aficionados and
complete novices 8 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Century II Concert
Hall... Works of narrative painter John Hull to be shown at Ulrich Powerfully
imagined works of visual fiction conveying tough and realistic but
sympathetic messages, "Imitation of Life: The Paintings of
John Hull" will be exhibited at the Edwin A. Ulrich Museum
of Art through Aug. 12... Alumnus
performs villainous repertoire The
concert is billed as "Samuel Ramey Sings Great Bass Arias,"
but when Ramey performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, in the Century
II Concert Hall, he’ll really be showing how great his talent
is... WSU dance program to feature diverse choreography The
Wichita State University Dance Ensemble will present a spring concert
of faculty and guest choreography. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, April 13-14, in Miller Concert Hall... WSU bowlers strike it big for charity The
WSU community raised $17,282 during last month’s WSU Bowlmania,
as part of the fund-raiser Bowl for Kids’ Sake for Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Sedgwick County... MRC
wins national award The
Media Resources Center recently won two national Telly Awards for
an advertising spot and a video documentary. The MRC won a bronze
finalist award for "Beyond the Word," a documentary by
Greg Matthias, manager of television services, who accompanied students
and faculty from WSU’s dance department to Poland last summer
when they participated in a mime festival. The documentary aired
on WSU TV several times in September... |
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Give the gift of life The American Red Cross’ spring blood drive at WSU will be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the Heskett Center lobby. Appointments will be taken every 15 minutes; administrative leave is granted with your supervisor’s permission. Call 978-3082 for appointments. Still time to convert E-mail accountholders using the twsuvm or wsuhub servers need to sign up to the new wichita.edu extension by May 1. Mail in those current accounts will be forwarded to the wichita.edu address for two months after acquiring that address. The twsuvm and wsuhub extensions will not work after July 1. Offices may install the Lotus Notes application, or individuals, including students, may sign up for WSU’s Webmail service at the university’s Web site to get the new extension. For Lotus Notes training and installation, email here. To sign up for the Web-based service, go to www.wichita.edu and click on the "Email Center" icon. Make a pledge There’s still time to give to KMUW FM89’s annual spring pledge drive. The on-air fund-raiser at WSU’s public radio station continues through April 7. WSU employees may use payroll deductions for their pledges. Call 978-6700. Trip canceled After announcing a revamped road trip to a taping of "A Prairie Home Companion" in Minnesota, KMUW FM89 has canceled that offering. Go to a carnival of arts The College of Fine Arts is featuring visual and performing artists, demonstrations and booths during a carnival 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 7, in and around Duerksen Fine Arts Center, McKnight Art Center, Wiedemann Hall and Wilner Auditorium. Entertainment includes an impromptu theater group, sketch artists and singing minstrels. A Dixieland ensemble performs at 11 a.m. on Duerksen’s front lawn; a baroque ensemble plays at noon in the building’s foyer. A 1 p.m. flute recital will be in Grace Memorial Chapel. The entertainment is free; food will be sold to benefit student organizations. An extra day for filing Because April 15 falls on a Sunday, tax filers have until Monday, April 16, to mail their federal and state returns. WSU Postal Services, however, will keep its regular hours, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., April 16. Who’s who Copies of the new 2001 State of Kansas Communications Services Directory, listing contact information for state agencies, are now available in 027 Jabara Hall. Stock up on overstock The Office of Printing Services is having a sale on overstocked items, including various sizes of envelopes and assorted papers, until the overstock is gone. For more information, contact Glenn Whitman, 978-3691. Become software savvy University computing is taking registrations from faculty and staff for summer classes on using the Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint applications. For class dates, more information or to register, click here. Take WU with you By sporting WuShock on your license plate, you can support student scholarships. The Alumni Association’s "Drive Your Pride" program allows Shocker faithful to get specialized license plates displaying WuShock. The plates are available to Kansas residents with passenger vehicles or light trucks registered in Kansas. The $35 annual royalty payment for the program is due to the Alumni Association 60 days before your regular tag renewal month. Of the fee, $30 is deposited into a general scholarship for WSU students. To find out more, call 978-3290. |
