Aug 28, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Office of Admissions will offer a campus visit program in Spanish at 10:45 a.m. the first Friday of each month from September through December. The first one will be offered Friday, Sept. 7. The visit will include an admissions presentation, a walking tour of campus and an optional tour of Fairmount Towers residence hall. To sign up, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1762, call Martha Velazquez

Aug 31, 2012 — By WSU News Services — WSU's Department of History invites you to hear Jane Wickersham, associate professor of history at the University of Oklahoma, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, in 208 Hubbard Hall. Wickersham will present "Lies and the Lying Heretics Who Tell Them: Ritual Practice and the Roman Inquisition's Pursuit of 'True Confessions.'" Admission is free. This is the first event in this new departmental lecture

Aug 28, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The annual Champagne and Chocolate fundraising event benefitting the Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at WSU will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at the Wichita Scottish Rite Center at 332 E. 1st Street. Tickets are $40 per person or two for $75. Reservations must be received by Friday, Sept. 28. For reservations or more information, call 263-4218. http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1757

Aug 30, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The 2012-13 Wednesdays in Wiedemann season with Lynne Davis performing on the great Marcussen organ will open at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, in Wiedemann Hall. Admission is free. The series will continue from 5:30-6 p.m. on Oct. 10, Nov. 14, Nov. 28, Feb. 6, March 13 and April 3. WSU Organ Day will be held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, in Wiedemann Hall, and the annual organ pops concert is s

Aug 29, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Students, staff and faculty are invited to an open house from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at Grace Wilkie Annex. Stop by to learn more about available resources and programs. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact the Office of Multicultural Affairs at 978-3034 or http://www.wichita.edu/oma.

Sep 5, 2012 — By WSU News Services — * The Office of Multicultural Affairs presents "Breaking Down Barriers" from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 29) on the Heskett Center west lawn. This interactive activity allows individuals to physically break down barriers to help create a more welcoming and inclusive campus environment. * The first speaker in the Fall 2012 Chemistry Colloquium series is Iowa State University professor

Aug 24, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Intensive English Language Center needs volunteers -- especially drivers -- to be conversation leaders. Conversation leaders spend time on Wednesdays helping international students practice English conversation skills. If you have an interest in other cultures and are good at listening and getting people to talk, you probably would enjoy being a conversation leader. If you are a native speake

Sep 5, 2012 — By WSU News Services — * Don't miss Convocation 2012 at 11 a.m. today (Tuesday, Aug. 28) in Charles Koch Arena. Bring your Shocker spirit and enjoy an exciting program, a free Pizza Hut lunch and a free T-shirt for attending. * All probationary faculty are invited to join the Pre-Tenure Club, an informal group that meets to provide information, support, advice and fellowship to faculty members navigating the path to

Aug 31, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Center for Community Support and Research is hosting four webinars targeting nonprofits. The cost is $39 per session. The topics include (re)energizing volunteers, high-impact nonprofits, succession planning and three things that should scare you if you love your volunteer organization. The first session is Wednesday, Sept. 26. More information and registration for fall webinars can be found a

Aug 24, 2012 — By WSU News Services — KWCH-TV 12 recently ran a story on the first day of the fall semester touting the importance of experience-based learning and internships for students. Connie Dietz, director of Cooperative Education and Work-Based Learning, was interviewed for the story. If you missed the story, watch it at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1746.