Dec 10, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Remember that letters of intent are due to sponsor by 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17. The First Award program helps early career faculty become competitive for funding from the research directorates at the National Science Foundation by: 1) encouraging early career faculty to submit proposals to the NSF as soon as possible after their first faculty appointment, and 2) by accelerating the pace of their res

Dec 10, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The winner of the 2013-2014 Wichita State University Clay Barton Scholarship in Business will be announced at a news conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, in the Devlin Hall conference room on the WSU campus. All media are welcome to attend. The winner, a Wichita high school senior, will receive $11,000 a year for four years to attend WSU. The $44,000 Barton Scholarship is the biggest busines

Jan 4, 2013 — By WSU News Services — * The Physics Seminar will feature Andrew Norman from the Fermi National Accelerator Lab at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Dec. 12) in 128 Jabara Hall. Refreshments and discussion will follow the presentation. For details, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1960. * Visit the bookstore today (Wednesday, Dec. 12), show your Shocker ID and receive 30 percent off one imprinted item. Offer valid only with Sh

Dec 11, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Visit the bookstore on Wednesday, Dec. 12, show your Shocker ID and receive 30 percent off one imprinted item. Offer valid only with Shocker ID, no other form of identification accepted.

Dec 12, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Regional Institute on Aging announces the Cassat Pilot Research Program: Undergraduate Student Participation in Aging Research. The purpose of this program is to provide investigators with short-term funding to collect preliminary data for research grant applications in human aging research. A special feature is the requirement for each principal investigator to make provisions for significant

Jan 4, 2013 — By WSU News Services — * Letters from Santa are available now through today (Friday, Dec. 14) at the Campus Post Office. Each letter will cost $1.25 each, postage included, and will be forwarded to Santa Claus, Ind., for a special postmark and then forwarded to the address on the envelope. You can view the sample letters at http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/cnews/?cnid=10202. * In continuing the WSU tradition e

Dec 13, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Student Health Services will be closed over lunch, noon to 1 p.m., starting Monday, Dec. 17, through Friday, Jan. 4.

Jan 4, 2013 — By WSU News Services — * According to the Office of Human Resources, lecturer ePAFs are in production for the spring term. For details regarding lecturer ePAFs and updates for graduate and student ePAFs, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1957. Contact Human Resources at 978-3065 if you have questions. * United Methodist Open Door is seeking donations for the homeless for December. The needed items are hanging on a requ

Dec 13, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Monday, Dec. 17, is the last day to submit ICD's (Invoice Control Documents) with invoices for direct payment requests to be processed prior to the holiday shutdown. ICDs received after that date will be processed in January 2013. Monday, Dec. 17, also is the last day to return departmental VISA procurement card log sheets with funding, receipts and approvals.

Dec 11, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Hop on the Wu Train, a campuswide, monthly training e-newsletter that can be delivered to all employees via email. It highlights training sessions that you can register for in the myWSU portal. You can see a recent edition at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1958. If you would like to receive future monthly newsletters, please email wutrain@wichita.edu to sign up.