Jun 20, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The Performance Management Process for classified employees requires a mid-year discussion by June 30. You will not assign a rating, but you will discuss the established objectives and competencies and the employee's progress toward meeting these goals. After the discussion with the employee, have him/her sign on page 10 of the form under mid-year discussion signatures to document that the discuss

Jun 20, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Applications Training has put together materials to answer your questions about the new and changed features in Office 2013. Check out the new online guides and demonstrations found in EmpHelp. (Orange cube underneath the weather in myWSU.) Click on Microsoft, then Microsoft Office Products Learning Guides and Handouts, and finally What is New in Office 2013. Watch this location for more informati

Jul 2, 2013 — By WSU News Services — * Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2249 for information on end of the fiscal year deadlines at the WSU Foundation. * Wichita State and Kansas State University researchers are working together to begin preliminary research work on the impact of the burgeoning energy exploration on older adults in rural and frontier Kansas. The project is supported in part by the Cassat Regional Institute on Aging

Jun 26, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Each year, the Office of Admissions produces and distributes the university visitor guide, and the latest edition just arrived this month. This full-color, 32-page magazine highlights WSU academics, athletics, campus attractions and student resources. Free quantities of visitor guides are available for departments to distribute to prospective students, future employees, community members and atten

Jun 19, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Information about the various academic majors is available online at http://www.wichita.edu/majors. The fact sheets for undergraduate majors are maintained by the Office of Admissions, with the help of updates from each of the academic colleges.

Jun 26, 2013 — By WSU News Services — * Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2249 for information on end of the fiscal year deadlines at the WSU Foundation. * Human Resources reminds all full-time faculty, classified and unclassified staff that the dependent/spouse tuition assistance deadline for fall applications is Monday, July 1. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2193 for more information. An application must be submitted each semest

Jun 19, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Barb Morrison, School of Nursing faculty, talked with Blog Talk Radio about encouraging mothers to nurture infants with "Kangaroo Care." Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2260 to read more or listen to the interview on Blog Talk Radio.

Jun 20, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The Office of Research and Technology Transfer has implemented ImageNow, that allows research faculty access to new proposal and grant documents from any Internet connection via WebNow. Principal investigators can sign in using their myWSU credentials and will have access to all documents added to their grant/proposal file after June 1, 2013. If you would like to schedule a demo or have questions,

Jun 19, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The Learn More ... 2013 WSU Technology Fair will be held Tuesday, Oct. 29. What is the Technology Fair? An annual event where the WSU community discovers the many ways technology is used on campus today. The fair is presented by members of WSU’s outstanding faculty and staff. But, in order for the fair to be a success, your help is needed. Submit your proposal to be a presenter at the fair

Jun 18, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Plan now to attend Convocation 2013 at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, in Charles Koch Arena. Lunch will follow. Nearly 3,500 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 exi