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Boeing establishes $1.5 million endowed scholarship
The Boeing Co. has established a $1.5 million endowed professorship for the development of global learning at WSU, the largest corporate cash gift ever received by the university.
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Sharing knowledge
Interdisciplinary projects are being encouraged
By Amy Geiszler-Jones and Julie Rausch

Students in a music class listen to a poet, an English professor, an award-winning composer and an artist talk about what influences creativity.

An engineering professor, a psychologist, an exercise physiologist and a disabilities expert are studying flexibility and range of motion in older people.

Already there are examples of WSU faculty engaging with each other in teaching and research, but a committee charged with fostering interdisciplinary activities want more.
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Curbing those dog-gone rates
By Amy Geiszler-Jones
The demand for service dogs is on the rise, but the dropout rate of dogs selected for service training has remained at 50 percent. Emily Weiss, a psychology doctoral candidate and animal behavior researcher, hopes to lower that dropout rate by 25-30 percent through a new selection test she has developed.
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Budget debate begins
By Amy Geiszler-Jones
The annual ritual of requesting money for the next fiscal year from the governor and Legislature has begun.
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Drumming up a concert
By Julie Rausch
Keeping in rhythm with Black History Month, Women of the Calabash, a trio who specializes in African music using traditional percussion instruments with contemporary influences, will perform in the College of Fine Arts Connoisseur Series Feb. 12.
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African-influenced art displayed at WSU
Two art exhibitions, “Bearing Witness: Contemporary Works by African American Artists” and “African Sculpture from the Harris Cline Collection,” that attest to the influence of African art and culture in the United States opened in January at the Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art. There are several events in February associated with these exhibitions.
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Celebrating Black History Month
More than a dozen WSU special events and guest lectures, most of them free, are scheduled to celebrate Black History Month. In addition to the Women of the Calabash, the Ulrich Museum exhibitions and special lectures, these other events are planned:
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Senate hears variety of issues
By Amy Geiszler-Jones
A committee reviewing faculty development opportunities and rewards at WSU wants input on what type of support faculty need for professional development.
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Hear WSU folks at library
Current WSU and retired faculty and an alumnus make up the remainder of the noon-1 p.m. luncheon-lecture series offered by Friends of the Wichita Public Library held in the auditorium at 223 S. Main. Lectures are free and open to the public. Lunches are $7 per person.
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Late Greetings

This Week's Briefs		NEWS INSIDE
Unclassified to meet with Beggs The Unclassified Professional Senate will hold a general meeting at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 4 in 128 Jabara Hall. President Beggs is expected to attend. Tune into this sale Vinyl records, old sheet music, compact discs and more can be purchased at WSU’s annual music sale Feb. 4-7. The proceeds benefit student scholarships and enrichment activities. The sale will be held before the performances of “Candide” Feb. 4-7, and from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 5-6. More impeachment talk The political science department is sponsoring free, public seminars on the impeachment process under way in the U.S. Senate. The seminars will meet for the next three Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon, in 126 Clinton Hall. Speakers include a widely respected constitutional law expert from New York, local politicians, local journalists, and political scientists from Arkansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Kansas. The topics are “Constitutional and Historical Aspects of Impeachment,” Jan. 30; “Local Impact of the Impeachment of President Clinton,” Feb. 6; and “Impact of Impeachment on Congress and the Executive Branch,” Feb. 13. President Don Beggs visits with graphic designer Amy Reid during a recent visit to WSU’s award-winning print shop and publications office. Since taking over as WSU’s 12th president Jan. 1, Beggs has been visiting various WSU offices, getting to know the people and what they do. The visits will continue for the next several weeks.
		Boeing establishes $1.5 million endowed scholarship The Boeing Co. has established a $1.5 million endowed professorship for the development of global learning at WSU, the largest corporate cash gift ever received by the university. Go to full story... Sharing knowledge Interdisciplinary projects are being encouraged By Amy Geiszler-Jones and Julie Rausch Students in a music class listen to a poet, an English professor, an award-winning composer and an artist talk about what influences creativity. An engineering professor, a psychologist, an exercise physiologist and a disabilities expert are studying flexibility and range of motion in older people. Already there are examples of WSU faculty engaging with each other in teaching and research, but a committee charged with fostering interdisciplinary activities want more. Go to full story... Curbing those dog-gone rates By Amy Geiszler-Jones The demand for service dogs is on the rise, but the dropout rate of dogs selected for service training has remained at 50 percent. Emily Weiss, a psychology doctoral candidate and animal behavior researcher, hopes to lower that dropout rate by 25-30 percent through a new selection test she has developed. Go to full story... Budget debate begins By Amy Geiszler-Jones The annual ritual of requesting money for the next fiscal year from the governor and Legislature has begun. Go to full story... Drumming up a concert By Julie Rausch Keeping in rhythm with Black History Month, Women of the Calabash, a trio who specializes in African music using traditional percussion instruments with contemporary influences, will perform in the College of Fine Arts Connoisseur Series Feb. 12. Go to full story... African-influenced art displayed at WSU Two art exhibitions, “Bearing Witness: Contemporary Works by African American Artists” and “African Sculpture from the Harris Cline Collection,” that attest to the influence of African art and culture in the United States opened in January at the Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art. There are several events in February associated with these exhibitions. Go to full story... Celebrating Black History Month More than a dozen WSU special events and guest lectures, most of them free, are scheduled to celebrate Black History Month. In addition to the Women of the Calabash, the Ulrich Museum exhibitions and special lectures, these other events are planned: Go to full story... Senate hears variety of issues By Amy Geiszler-Jones A committee reviewing faculty development opportunities and rewards at WSU wants input on what type of support faculty need for professional development. Go to full story... Hear WSU folks at library Current WSU and retired faculty and an alumnus make up the remainder of the noon-1 p.m. luncheon-lecture series offered by Friends of the Wichita Public Library held in the auditorium at 223 S. Main. Lectures are free and open to the public. Lunches are $7 per person. Go to full story... Late Greetings