Aug 7, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Whatever you call it -- twister, tornado, vortex or cyclone -- these catastrophic events have shaped lives in the Sunflower State for generations. That, in part, was the inspiration for two Wichita State University faculty and three graduate students to co-author the photo-based, local history book "Kansas: In the Heart of Tornado Alley." Today's podcast features comments by one of the co-authors,

Aug 3, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Faculty and staff are invited to a meet and greet for the new directors in Student Engagement and Enrollment Management. Please stop by the Marcus Welcome Center from 9-10 a.m. today (Monday Aug. 6) to welcome Eric Maki, director of Campus Recreation, and Steve Larson, director of Housing and Residence Life.

Aug 3, 2012 — By WSU News Services — WSU's National Institute for Aviation Research has received Nadcap AC7122/1 accreditation for non-metallic materials testing, including composites and adhesive/adhesive primer. NIAR is one of only seven test laboratories in the United States with this accreditation. For the complete story, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1696.

Aug 3, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Rockin' the Roundhouse, the Shocker community's premier social event of the year, is set for Saturday, Sept. 29. Hosted by the alumni association, the event, now in its ninth year, begins at 6 p.m. at Charles Koch Arena, and features food, drink and silent and live auctions. Proceeds benefit WSU Alumni Association programming. For tickets, to volunteer or to donate an auction item, go to http://rn

Aug 3, 2012 — By WSU News Services — WSU Athletics will host its annual Volleyball 101 fundraiser Saturday, Aug. 18. Tickets for this event are available through the Athletic Ticket Office at 978-3267. Come support your volleyball team and help start the season with a big bash.

Aug 3, 2012 — By WSU News Services — A KAKE-TV 10 reporter recently interviewed President John Bardo about prospects for new campus housing options for future WSU students. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1706.

Aug 3, 2012 — By WSU News Services — What happens when Wichitans' complaints -- bad drivers on Kellogg, annoying cell phones, weather that is either too hot or too cold -- are set to music? See the entire performance of the Wichita Complaints Choir, led by Tom Wine, WSU's director of choirs, who took complaints the Ulrich Museum collected and put them into a musical score, in a short documentary video created by WSU's Media Resources

Aug 9, 2012 — By WSU News Services — * Banner schedule building training sessions, Section 1 and 2, will be offered Tuesday, Aug. 7, and Thursday, Aug. 9. Section 1 and 2 are required for all new schedule builders and is optional as a refresher session for current schedule builders. To register, log in to myWSU and select EmpHelp, myTraining. Questions? Contact Applications Training at 978-5800. * Beginning Excel 2010 and Intermed

Aug 7, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The WSU Bowling program has received three new scholarships to help its student athletes throughout their college career. All of these scholarships will be available in the 2013-2014 academic year. The three scholarships are the Walter and Dominica DeLozier Memorial Scholarship, the Barb Edwards Endowed Bowling Scholarship and the Student Government Association/Shocker Bowling Scholarship. These a

Aug 7, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The launch of the new Research Funding Change ePAF (which replaces the OHR420 form) and the Salary Redistribution Form for Prior Pay Period(s) for research funded positions has been announced. Please take a moment and review the detailed announcement concerning these process changes at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1710. If you have questions related to this change, contact the Office of Human Resourc