May 7, 2014 — By WSU News Services — The Office of Online Learning and the Counseling and Testing Center have established an agreement with ProctorU to provide full online proctoring services, available 24/7 for online and on-campus students. Go to http://www.proctoru.com/portal/wichita/ for more information. In the age of multiple screens (smartphones, tablets, etc.) the online monitoring tool Respondus Lock Down Browser is not a va

May 2, 2014 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State University will bring three candidates to campus for dean of the Barton School of Business. Each candidate will participate in a series of interviews with constituent groups and make a public presentation that will be open to the entire campus. For more information about the candidates and their schedule, go to: http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/cnews/?cnid=13612

May 8, 2014 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State University will bring three candidates to campus for dean of the Barton School of Business. Each candidate will participate in a series of interviews with constituent groups and make a public presentation that will be open to the entire campus. Percy Poon Associate Dean for Administration, Lee Business School, University of Nevada, will be on campus Wednesday-Friday, May 7-9. Hi

May 2, 2014 — By WSU News Services — The Center for Entrepreneurship's Business Booster Series presents "Legal Essentials for Entrepreneurs" from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, May 9, in 010 Devlin Hall. The cost is $10 for faculty and staff. Learn about employee basics and best practices, company formation and financing, including entity selection, taxation and founder-investor relationships. Lora Jennings and Richard C. Stevens, attorneys

May 2, 2014 — By WSU News Services — The Kansas Board of Regents will consider substantial changes to the social media policy adopted in December. Chairman Fred Logan said: "The Governance Committee is recommending that almost every word proposed by the social media workgroup be included in the revised policy. The revised policy also explicitly provides that it must be interpreted in accordance with First Amendment and academic freed

May 2, 2014 — By WSU News Services — A Mass of Christian Burial for Deb Byers was held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 1, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, with burial at Resurrection Cemetery. Byers, director of Financial Aid at Wichita State, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 27. She had worked at WSU for more than 28 years. Donations can be made in her honor to the WSU Foundation. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2886 to make online

May 8, 2014 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State University will bring three candidates to campus for dean of the College of Health Professions during the first two weeks of May. Each candidate will participate in a series of interviews with constituent groups and make a public presentation that will be open to the entire campus. For information about the candidates and the schedule, go to: http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/

May 1, 2014 — By WSU News Services — Eight teams of student entrepreneurs have advanced to the semifinals of the Shocker New Venture Competition, presented by Wichita State University Center for Entrepreneurship. Final round presentations are open to the public and will begin at 2 p.m. Friday, May 2, in 107 Devlin Hall for prizes of up to $17,000. http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=2465

May 8, 2014 — By WSU News Services — * The School of Social Work is honoring professor Tim Lause with a reception as he retires after 36 years with WSU, at 4 p.m. today (Monday, May 5) at Hughes Metropolitan Complex. For more information, contact Brien Bolin or Sherry Chapman, at 978-7250, brien.bolin@wichita.edu or sheryl.chapman@wichita.edu. * The School of Music will have a reception for the retirement of Dorothy Crum and Sylvi

May 5, 2014 — By WSU News Services — Patricia Phillips will be the director of the Liberal Arts and Sciences Advising Center when Barbara Mason retires from the position, effective at the end of commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 16, according to Ron Matson, interim dean of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Matson said: "Barbara has been an exceptional advocate for our college, for our faculty and our student