Sep 19, 2012 — By WSU News Services — 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, until further notice This topic features six sound bites and one voice wrap. The discovery of the long-sought Higgs boson in July was big news to physicists worldwide, but may be a little confusing for the general public. What is the big deal and why does it matter? Wichita State University physics professor Nick Solomey explains why the discovery is exciting ev

Sep 19, 2012 — By WSU News Services — 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, until further notice This topic features six sound bites and one voice wrap. The discovery of the long-sought Higgs boson in July was big news to physicists worldwide, but may be a little confusing for the general public. What is the big deal and why does it matter? Wichita State University physics professor Nick Solomey explains why the discovery is exciting ev

Sep 18, 2012 — By WSU News Services — 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, until further notice This topic features six sound bites and one voice wrap. The discovery of the long-sought Higgs boson in July was big news to physicists worldwide, but may be a little confusing for the general public. What is the big deal and why does it matter? Wichita State University physics professor Nick Solomey explains why the discovery is exciting ev

Sep 25, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will host a public open enrollment meeting for Wichita State employees from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, in Marcus Welcome Center. Other open enrollment meetings will be held across campus during October. The 2013 benefits open enrollment runs from Oct. 1-31. Changes become effective Jan. 1. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1827.

Sep 21, 2012 — By WSU News Services — WSU Postal Services will host the Wichita Postal Customer Council 2012 Expo at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16. The conference will cover a variety of topics, including mail piece design and addressing standards, Internet postage and electronic processing, standard nonprofit mail, mail piece effectiveness, identity theft and mail security, and the use of Intelli

Sep 18, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The McNair Scholars Program is looking for a senior administrative assistant. Applications will be accepted until 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24. To apply, go to myWSU and find the Faculty/Staff Resource tab, locate the Human Resources Links channel and click on the Internal Employment Opportunities at WSU link. For questions, contact Cathy James at 978-3554.

Sep 18, 2012 — By WSU News Services — This round of the Educause and Internet2 pilot is limited to McGraw-Hill texts delivered via the Courseload web-based e-reader. Courseload allows students not only to highlight text and annotate the eText, but also allows faculty and students to share notes and highlights with one another, paving the way for a more social engagement with the eText. At the end of the semester, the student and

Sep 21, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Faculty, academic advisers and all other interested staff are invited to learn more about WSU's study abroad exchanges, faculty-led programs and independent provider programs at an information and networking meeting from 3-4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, in 307-309 NIAR. Departments that lead their own short-term tours outside the United States are also invited to share information about these excursi

Oct 2, 2012 — By WSU News Services — * There will be a test of the ShockerAlert System at 1 p.m. today (Friday, Sept. 21) to ensure that campuswide emergency communication channels are functioning properly. Faculty and staff are encouraged to register their cell phone numbers to receive ShockerAlert emergency messages. Visit http://wichita.edu/alert. * The Benders of Twigs ceremony, which recognizes individuals with 25 years of se

Sep 20, 2012 — By WSU News Services — On Saturday, Oct. 20, students, faculty and staff at WSU will join hands to form a human chain, passing food raised in a month-long university food drive benefitting the Kansas Food Bank. The food drive begins Thursday, Sept. 20, and will run through Oct. 20, which is WSU Hunger Awareness Day. The initiative is committed to raising awareness of hunger and learning how it affects those on campus. C