Oct 6, 2015 — By WSU News Services — The 2015-16 Writing Now, Reading Now Series will feature poetry by Nick Lantz at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Ulrich Museum. Admission is free. His work has appeared in Mid-American Review, Southern Review and Prairie Schooner, among others. Lantz has written three collections of poetry, and he has received fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and the Wisconsin Institute for C

Oct 8, 2015 — By WSU News Services — The Institutional Review Board (IRB) has updated many of the applications and templates on their website. Visit the IRB Documents and Forms page before your next submission to be sure you are using the most up-to-date forms. The IRB Administrator will be holding Open Labs this fall for faculty, staff and students who have questions about the new forms or about their study in general. These are com

Oct 8, 2015 — By WSU News Services — Free registration is open for the annual Michael Tilford Conference on Diversity and Multiculturalism, to be held this year at Pittsburg State University on Monday, Oct. 19, and Tuesday, Oct. 20. Named after WSU's own Michael Tilford, the conference provides an opportunity for faculty, staff and administrators of Kansas Board of Regents institutions across the state to share ideas and resources fo

Oct 1, 2015 — By WSU News Services — Join us as we learn more about the pop culture, food and culture shock of South Korea and how the country changed from a third-world country to first-world in one generation. The Cultural Ambassador Program's series, "Travel the World with CAP," continues from noon-1 p.m. today (Friday, Oct. 2) in 142 RSC, with a presentation on South Korea by Rebecca Jeong Beak. Bring your lunch and travel the wo

Oct 1, 2015 — By WSU News Services — Join us as we learn more about the pop culture, food and culture shock of South Korea and how the country changed from a third-world country to first-world in one generation. The Cultural Ambassador Program's series, "Travel the World with CAP," continues from noon-1 p.m. today (Friday, Oct. 2) in 142 RSC, with a presentation on South Korea by Rebecca Jeong Beak. Bring your lunch and travel the wo

Oct 2, 2015 — By WSU News Services — The Madrigal Singers and Women's Glee Club present their first concert of the year at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, in Wiedemann Hall. The concert also will feature guest choir Blue Valley North Choraliers. Women's Glee Club's set of music features a program of songs that take the focus off of ourselves and onto the world around us. Madrigal Singer's program centers around the theme Love Stories. For

Oct 2, 2015 — By WSU News Services — It's open enrollment for Minnesota Life Insurance's optional group life insurance (OGLI) now through Oct. 31. Exciting changes begin in 2016 with the addition of child life insurance coverage. Limited guaranteed coverage is also available to qualified employees and new dependents. Check out the OGLI enrollment website for rate and enrollment information at http://www.kpers.org/optionallife/index.h

Oct 8, 2015 — By WSU News Services — Rally your office together and decorate your door to be judged in the 2015 Shocktoberfest Door Decorating Competition. This is a great way to make your office known to students around campus and to show your Shocker spirit. The theme for this year's Shocktoberfest is "Vegas! What happens here, stays here!" Door decorating entry forms are due Wednesday, Oct. 14, and will be judged during the week o

Oct 6, 2015 — By WSU News Services — Steve R. Skinner, professor and associate dean for Undergraduate Studies, Finance and Administration, Wichita State University, will be on campus as the third of three candidates for dean of the Graduate School Sunday, Oct. 4-Tuesday, Oct. 6. Faculty and staff are invited to hear Skinner at a public forum at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, in 107 Clinton Hall. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4174 for more

Oct 8, 2015 — By WSU News Services — * Steve R. Skinner, professor and associate dean for Undergraduate Studies, Finance and Administration, Wichita State University, is on campus as the third of three candidates for dean of the Graduate School. Faculty and staff are invited to hear Skinner at a public forum at 4 p.m. today (Monday, Oct. 5) in 107 Clinton Hall. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4174 for more information. * The Biolo