Jun 5, 2015 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State's Center for Community Support and Research (CCSR) recently was awarded a $700,000 contract from the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) to coordinate and support a statewide network for behavioral health prevention and promotion. The annual award is renewable for up to five years. Through this contract, CCSR will work in close collaboration with WSU trainin

Jun 5, 2015 — By WSU News Services — Sam Cross has accepted the position as General Manager of Dining Services at Wichita State University effective Saturday, June 13. Cross has previously held the position of Campus Executive Chef and presently is Director of Operations. Dining Services has already started the search to hire a new Director of Operations. David Casida, former general manager with University Dining Services, has accep

Jun 25, 2015 — By WSU News Services — Plan now to attend Convocation 2015 at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, in Charles Koch Arena. Nearly 4,000 students, faculty and staff attended last year's event. Convocation is the official fall event that focuses on celebrating the opening of the academic year and serves as a special welcome to our student body. Institutional pride and a sense of community are often built around existing traditions, a

Jun 11, 2015 — By WSU News Services — * Students get to enjoy Shocker Fit classes for free. View the full schedule at http://www.wichita.edu/ShockerFit * The Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID) recently made a username and password, replacing the Federal Student Aid PIN. Students, parents and borrowers will use the new FSA ID to access certain U.S. Department of Education websites, such as http://www.FAFSA.gov, http://www.StudentLoans.

Jun 5, 2015 — By WSU News Services — Campus Recreation is offering swim lessons this summer at the Heskett Center. Lessons will be offered Monday-Thursday for two weeks or Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday for a month through the summer. The first session started on June 1, and Campus Recreation will run lessons through the first week of August. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?3818 for more information.

Jun 12, 2015 — By WSU News Services — Get 40 percent off at Papa John's and support Shocker Bowling scholarships. Using promo code WSU016 when you order online, you can save 40 percent off your order, then 10 percent of the sale price is donated to Shocker Bowling to be used for scholarships for students. So you save money and students get money to go to college.

Jun 11, 2015 — By WSU News Services — The Applied Technology Acceleration Institute is partnering with Digital Wichita to present Social Media Day Wichita. Join us from 7-11 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, at The Lux, 120 E. 1st St. N. Tickets are $25. Go to http://smdayict.com/ for information and to get tickets.

Jun 11, 2015 — By WSU News Services — The Sunflower will cover fun things to do in Wichita and the surrounding area this summer in the Wednesday, June 17, edition of the paper. On Wednesday, July 15, pick up The Sunflower to discover what Shockers are doing around the world.

Jun 4, 2015 — By WSU News Services — Thursday afternoon June 4, 2015 Dear fellow employees, There hasn't been any official change in the status of the state budget since my letter yesterday afternoon, but I wanted to update you with what we know, including answers below to 10 frequently asked questions from employees. The Legislature continues to work toward a solution, but we don't expect it to come today. For that reason,

Jun 19, 2015 — By WSU News Services — The Red Cross and Klose Scholars have teamed up to host a blood drive this summer on campus from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, in 142 Rhatigan Student Center. To make an appointment, go to http://www.redcrossblood.org/give/drive/driveSearch.jsp and enter 67226 as the zip code. From there you will search for the date of the blood drive. Blood donations decrease during the summer, so if you