Jan 15, 2016 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State purchased some new literacy software and it's available to faculty, staff and students. Read & Write is a multifaceted program designed to help people with literacy skills, organize study materials, convert text into audio formats and more. Read & Write works on both Mac and PC operating systems. There are tutorials on YouTube that teach you how to use each module. You can download t

Jan 15, 2016 — By WSU News Services — Faculty and staff are invited to a news conference for the unveiling of a major gift benefiting Wichita State University. The WSU Foundation will make the announcement at 1 p.m. today (Tuesday, Jan. 19) at Cybertron International, 4747 S. Emporia St.

Jan 20, 2016 — By WSU News Services — A biannual orientation program has been scheduled on Tuesday, Feb. 2, for new, benefits-eligible university support staff and unclassified professional staff. The orientation program provides employees hired within the previous six months an opportunity to learn more about WSU. Register your attendance by logging in to myWSU, Faculty/Staff tab, myTraining, no later than noon Monday, Feb. 1.

Jan 20, 2016 — By WSU News Services — * Welcomefest takes place today (Tuesday, Jan. 19) to Friday, Jan. 29. Welcomefest is dedicated to welcoming new and returning students to the WSU campus. For a listing of events, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4505 * Join the College of Education for refreshments, games, prizes and fun from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Tuesday, Jan. 19) in the north lobby of Corbin Education Center. * The last se

Jan 19, 2016 — By WSU News Services — Members of the news media are invited to a news conference for the unveiling of a major gift benefiting Wichita State University. The WSU Foundation will make the announcement at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Cybertron International, 4747 S. Emporia St. # # # # # Contact: Belinda Venters, WSU Foundation director of communications, 316-978-5624 or belinda.venters@wichita.edu.

Jan 14, 2016 — By WSU News Services — The Heskett Center will be open from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18. The pool will be open from 3-8 p.m., and the diving boards are available from 3:30-7:30 p.m.

Jan 14, 2016 — By WSU News Services — The Rhatigan Student Center and some departments will be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18. The University Bookstore and Shocker Card Center will be open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. to meet all your spring semester needs. The Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes will be open 11 a.m.-10 p.m., and will have $1 bowling games and half-price pool table rentals the whole day. Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes wi

Jan 15, 2016 — By WSU News Services — The last section of the Alumni Drive Pedestrian Plaza will start Tuesday, Jan. 19. Construction fencing will be up before that date closing Alumni Drive east from Perimeter Drive. The circle drive on the south side of Duerksen Fine Arts Center will also be closed. Construction is anticipated to be complete by Friday, March 18.

Jan 13, 2016 — By WSU News Services — The January meeting of the Unclassified Professional Senate is 9-11 a.m. today (Tuesday, Jan. 19) in 142 RSC. The agenda is on the UP Senate website at http://www.wichita.edu/upsenate

Jan 13, 2016 — By WSU News Services — President Bardo and the President's Executive Team have approved the following addition to the WSU Policies and Procedures Manual: 3.13/Benefits Applicable to Eligible University Employees -- http://webs.wichita.edu/inaudit/ch3_13.htm To make policy guidance inclusive of benefits for all employee classes to the extent practicable (faculty sabbatical leave addressed separately).