May 18, 2016 — By WSU News Services — Under the Kansas Concealed Carry law effective July 1, 2017, concealed carry of handguns by those 21 and older will be allowed in public areas of all WSU buildings unless the public area has adequate security measures to ensure that no handguns are present. (Open carry of firearms will still be prohibited.) The President's Executive Team is seeking faculty and staff assistance in determining pr

May 23, 2016 — By WSU News Services — WSU's Higher Learning Commission accreditation site visit is scheduled for Oct. 10-11, 2016. The university is reaccredited every 10 years, with the last visit occurring in 2007. In preparation for the upcoming visit, the HLC Workgroup has been busy working on several reports and evidence documents to demonstrate compliance with the accreditation criteria. You can view our progress by visiting ht

May 18, 2016 — By WSU News Services — In case you hadn't heard, KMUW's new physical and mailing address is: 121 N. Mead Street, Suite 200 Wichita, KS 67202-2747 However, KMUW will continue to receive mail through the WSU post office. If your records show the following address there is no need to update your records: 1845 Fairmount #108 Wichita, KS 67260 KMUW will no longer receive mail at the 17th St. location.

May 17, 2016 — By WSU News Services — This fall, WSU will host an exciting event that blends the WSU Reads' book, "Start Something That Matters," by Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS, with other student learning and engagement opportunities. Academic Convocation will take place at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in Wilner Auditorium. For more information, visit http://www.wichita.edu/convocation

May 16, 2016 — By WSU News Services — Have you ever wanted to explore your own financial goals? Whether you are young or chronologically enhanced in age, there are educational opportunities for you. Attend one or more of the three free events provided by Empower, our 457 plan vendor, Wednesday, May 18, at the Marcus Welcome Center. For more details, go to http://bit.ly/1rKyAAl

May 17, 2016 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State will host the 2nd Annual Kansas Linux Fest -- a statewide conference for enthusiasts of the open-source software platform -- Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22. Linux is the most widely used computer operating system in the world, favored for use in webservers, supercomputers and Android phones and also used in personal computers. Linux enthusiasts advocate for free and open-source s

May 24, 2016 — By WSU News Services — * The Office of Research Compliance will hold its next open lab for faculty, staff and students from 9-11 a.m. today (Wednesday, May 18) in 215 Devlin Hall Innovation Hub. * Have you ever wanted to explore your own financial goals? Attend one or more of the three free events provided by Empower, our 457 plan vendor, today (Wednesday, May 18) at the Marcus Welcome Center. Go to http://bit.ly/1rK

May 12, 2016 — By WSU News Services — Feeling sick or need to meet a university requirement but not taking classes this summer? No problem! If you were an enrolled student in spring 2016, you can still use Student Health Services during the summer. Office visit fees are only $10, not including other services and pharmaceuticals. Call 978-3620 for an appointment.

May 12, 2016 — By WSU News Services — Shocker Blast will take a break until summer classes begin on Monday, June 6. At that time, Shocker Blast will run weekly on Mondays during the summer sessions in June and July. The exception will be when Shocker Blast runs on Tuesday, July 5, because of the Independence Day holiday on Monday, July 4. Have a great summer!

May 24, 2016 — By WSU News Services — A listing of 2016 summer camps hosted by Wichita State can be seen at http://www.wichita.edu/camps. The list includes a variety of academic and athletic camps. To be added to the summer camp listing on our website, fill out the form at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2807. If you have any questions, contact Christine Gulledge at acgulledge@wichita.edu.