Nov 8, 2012 — By WSU News Services — You're invited to a buzz-worthy art talk with Hank Willis Thomas "What Goes Without Saying" at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in 210 McKnight Art Center West. Employing the language of advertising and popular culture in his work, Thomas communicates frankly about race, class and history. A nationally renowned artist, his work activates Afriacn American history to provide relevance to, and commentary on

Nov 9, 2012 — By WSU News Services — You are invited to a reception and film screening of "Martin: A tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," at 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. respectively, Friday, Nov. 16, in 210 McKnight Art Center West. Admission is free. The event is in conjunction with the photography exhibition "The Hard Kind of Courage: Gordon Parks and the Photographers of the Civil Rights Era," on view through Dec. 16 at the Ulrich Mu

Nov 8, 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 which training sessions can be registered for in the myWSU portal. The November edition is now available and can be viewed at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1907. If you would like to receive future monthly newsletters, please email wutrain@wichita.edu to sign up.

Nov 8, 2012 — By WSU News Services — * The Entrepreneurship Forum Series for Business Ownership will present David Green, founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby, at 3:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Nov. 8) in 107 Devlin Hall. Admission is free. * Faculty, staff and graduate students are invited to attend "Critical Thinking: What is it? How do I teach it?" from 12:30-1:20 p.m. today (Thursday, Nov. 8) in 210 Wallace Hall. Please note the new lo

Nov 5, 2012 — By WSU News Services — WSU is transitioning into a new accreditation model as required by our accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The university will need to engage in a quality initiative project before our next accreditation reaffirmation in 2016-2017. WSU submitted the Graduation Partnership to satisfy this requirement and HLC approved it on Oct. 10. Semester-based reports on the project will be issued

Nov 5, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Faculty and staff who have weight loss goals may want to join the At-Work Weight Watchers group at noon Tuesdays in the Heskett Center. Adding up weight lost during the past year, members of the group were collectively more than 730 pounds lighter. Several members have lost at least 10 percent of their body weight and one member has lost more than 60. Many have seen improvement in significant heal

Nov 8, 2012 — By WSU News Services — A new training, Achieving Success Through Employee Evaluation, is being offered. This class focuses on the Classified employee evaluation process as an effective tool, including best practices for a supervisor's process and how to decide which performance rating to assign. To register, log in to myWSU and select EmpHelp, myTraining. Questions? Contact Randi Lindquist at 978-6683.

Nov 7, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Please encourage your best undergraduate students to apply to present their research to legislators in the Capitol Rotunda in Topeka, on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. The deadline for applications is Jan. 23, but earlier submissions will be given priority consideration. Up to 10 WSU undergraduates will have the opportunity to attend this prestigious research showcase with approximately 90 other studen

Nov 3, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Wichita Homeschool won the BEST Award and Game Award at the 14th annual Kansas BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) event at Wichita State University today (Saturday, Nov. 3). BEST is designed to inspire and motivate students toward careers in engineering, science and technology. By winning the competition, Wichita Homeschool qualifies for the regional competition at

Nov 3, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Wichita Homeschool won the BEST Award and Game Award at the 14th annual Kansas BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) event at Wichita State University today (Saturday, Nov. 3). BEST is designed to inspire and motivate students toward careers in engineering, science and technology. By winning the competition, Wichita Homeschool qualifies for the regional competition at