Jul 6, 2012 — By WSU News Services — George Rickey's "Two Lines Oblique Down, Variation III," a 21-foot-tall, stainless steel kinetic sculpture located north of Rhatigan Student Center, has been deinstalled because it was in the path of Rhatigan Renewal, a multi-year construction and expansion project for WSU's student union that began the first week in June. The sculpture was deinstalled and will remain in storage until the RSC's co

Jul 6, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The excitement in science of the last week has been the sensational discovery at CERN of the Higgs Boson, which gives particles their mass. Wichita State has a connection to this exceptional result. Physics professor Nickolas Solomey worked at CERN from 1985-1992. He and assistant professor Holger Myer continue working in the forefront of the field of particle physics. They are participating in th

Jul 25, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Ulrich Museum's Art for Your Ears Summer Music Series continues with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 12, in the McKnight Art Center outdoor plaza. Bring chairs and blankets for the lawn, bask in the evening air and converse with friends and family at this free program. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1653.

Jul 6, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Ablah Library's Special Collections continues to make the dream of the university's proposal for the Collected Papers of Gordon Parks a reality. Check out the revised website for more information at http://libraries.wichita.edu/ablah/index.php/specialcollections and http://libraries.wichita.edu/ablah/index.php/specialcollections/174.

Jul 6, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Alan Beisel, head of maintenance at the Heskett Center, was walking through the women's locker room during renovation and found a 1989 high school class ring with a name engraved on the inside. He started doing some research one evening and the next day he called and got help from the WSU Alumni Association. The woman had married since getting her name engraved on the ring, so this was no small fe

Jul 11, 2012 — By WSU News Services — A training session on using Word 2010 will be offered in 124 Jabara Hall Tuesday, July 17. This hands-on training will help the user learn to use Word to quickly create a professional document. Topics include adjusting page numbering, configuring headers and footers, and using styles for creating an automatic table of contents. To view training dates and register for the class, log in to myWSU, s

Jul 11, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The next drop-in open lab sessions will be offered from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, July 18 and 25, in 124 Jabara Hall. No session will be held Wednesday, July 11. Do you have questions after attending a Microsoft Office Training session? Need some help working in a document, spreadsheet or with Outlook? Come to an open lab where you can be helped by members of the Applications Training department. To vie

Jul 11, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Volunteers are needed to help with Convocation 2012, scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, in Charles Koch Arena. The time commitment will vary depending on the assignment, but volunteers are needed inside and outside the arena from about 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Please sign up and volunteer by Friday, Aug. 10, at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1666. Thanks in advance for volunteering and making this event p

Jul 6, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The excitement in science of the last week has been the sensational discovery at CERN of the Higgs Boson, which gives particles their mass. Wichita State has a connection to this exceptional result. Physics professor Nickolas Solomey worked at CERN from 1985-1992. He and assistant professor Holger Myer continue working in the forefront of the field of particle physics. They are participating in th

Jul 10, 2012 — By WSU News Services — A new social media campaign centered on the distinctive experience-based learning WSU provides will run Aug. 1-Oct. 31. The new campaign recently received some publicity from KWCH-TV 12. You can watch the TV-12 story at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1664. Please encourage students and alumni to engage on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, with the hashtag #WSUexperience, to share what they ha