Jun 4, 2012 — By WSU News Services — * The application/selection process for the WSU Leadership Academy fellows for 2012-13 is now open. Please apply by Friday, June 1, to participate in next academic year's Leadership Academy by printing the form, filling it out and returning it to campus box 43. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1596. All full-time WSU faculty and unclassified professionals are eligible. If you have questions, contac

Jun 4, 2012 — By WSU News Services — * The WSU Shocker Challenge is for campus departments to foster employee interaction, teamwork, morale, pride, health and wellness. The deadline to register your team is 5 p.m. today (Friday, May 25). Questions? Check out http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1601. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1593. A registration form is available at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1595. If you have questi

May 23, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Planning an orientation for new faculty or new GAs? These groups will benefit from an introduction to collections and services offered at University Libraries. Library orientations for new faculty will be held 11 a.m.-noon Thursday, Aug. 16, and 9-10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17. Library orientations for new GAs are scheduled from 9-10 a.m. Thursday Aug. 16, and 11 a.m.-noon Friday, Aug. 17. Both

May 29, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Today's (Wednesday, May 23) Wu Wednesday Deal at the University Bookstore is all NCAA Basketball Tournament T-shirts on sale for $7.

May 23, 2012 — By WSU News Services — A training session on using Acrobat X to Create Fillable Forms will be offered Tuesday, June 12 and 19, in 119 Jabara Hall. Learn to use Acrobat X to create forms to be filled in and returned electronically. This hands-on training introduces the user to using the Forms Wizard to start and modify an electronic form. Topics covered within the class include creating calculated fields, modification of

May 22, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Shockers near and far are busy adding books of all kinds to our collective Shocker bookshelf. Here are three examples of their latest works, one from WSU assistant professor of history George Dehner, another from retired librarian Marsha Lytle '71 and one from graduate student William Brian Johnson '01. Read more at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1598.

May 22, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Office for Faculty Development and Student Success is pleased to announce that, after a national search, Kim Sandlin has been named the new assistant director of Student Success. Sandlin graduated from WSU with a degree in sociology and earned a master's degree in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University. She has 14 years experience working in various capacities in the WSU

May 21, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 28. Offices will reopen Tuesday, May 29. Summer classes begin Monday, June 4.

May 23, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Wichita State Child Development Center has six preschool spaces currently open for ages 3-4 who are fully potty trained. Please call the office at 978-3109 for more information, prices and start dates. Some spots are based on birth dates, so call soon. Availability is on a first-come first-served basis, and a $60 registration fee is required. Spaces go fast, so act fast.

May 22, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Kansas Board of Regents has elected a new chair and vice chair. The nine-member board elected Tim Emert of Independence as the new chair and Fred Logan of Leawood as the new vice chair. The chair and vice chair will serve one-year terms beginning in July. Former Gov. Mark Parkinson appointed Emert to the Board of Regents in 2010. He serves as a member of the governance and academic affair