Aug 2, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Dining Services is closed for the semester break and will reopen Monday, Aug. 19. The wRECk Center also is closed due to relocating, and will reopen as Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes in September. Book & Bean is an alternative food option that is open in the Ablah Library Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Aug 1, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State head volleyball coach Chris Lamb recently announced the 2013 volleyball schedule, which includes 14 home matches and four tournaments. The Shockers will face seven teams in 2013 that participated in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. WSU will also host the 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in Charles Koch Arena for the first time since 2008. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2358

Aug 1, 2013 — By WSU News Services — You are invited to share in a celebration of memories by friends of Stanley and Madelyn Dunham, grandparents of President Barack Obama, and other stories of Butler County's history from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, at Garfield Elementary School, 1053 Osage Street in Augusta. Please RSVP by Thursday, Aug. 15, at http://www.obamakansasheritage.org. The event is sponsored by the Kansas Humanties Council

Aug 1, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Congratulations to Cindy Claycomb, interim dean of the W. Frank Barton School of Business, and Connie Dietz, director of Cooperative Education and Work-Based Learning, who were selected for the Wichita Business Journal's Women in Business 2013 honorees. The women will be honored at a luncheon Sept. 17 at the Hyatt Regency Wichita. http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2356

Aug 1, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The Wichita State volleyball program has earned the NCAA Public Recognition Award for the 2011-12 school year. This honor was bestowed on teams with an NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports in 2011-12. For the complete story, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2349.

Aug 1, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The WSU School of Art and Design 19th Faculty Biennial at the Ulrich Museum will continue through Sunday, Aug. 11. This exhbit showcases the exceptional talent of faculty as artists, art historians and graphic designers. For updates on Ulrich events, go to http://www.ulrich.wichita.edu.

Aug 1, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Find out what's happening in the College of Fine Arts and the Ulrich Museum of Art this fall and throughout the 2013-14 season by visiting http://www.wichita.edu/finearts.

Aug 1, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Good communication is a valuable tool at home, work, school or play. The importance of communication shouldn't be underestimated, according to Wichita State University audiologist Ray Hull. Listen to the podcast at http://wichita.edu/newslinepodcast.

Aug 1, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State has changed the designation of two existing parking lots to faculty/staff parking. The lots are Lot 16S (the Duerksen Fine Arts Center lot on the east side of Perimeter Road) and Lot 14 near Grace Wilkie Hall. A larger version of the map is available on the Shocker Parking homepage. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/parking

Aug 8, 2013 — By WSU News Services — * Correction: Dining services will reopen Monday, Aug. 12. Masala Asian Grill will be open from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and Chick-fil-A will be open from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. * Want to learn about using video as part of your hybrid or online course? Come to the "Intro to Video Instruction" faculty development session hosted by the Media Resources Center at 11 a.m. today (Tuesday, Aug. 6). Go to http://www.wic