May 4, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The next Practical Entrepreneur Training Tools session is "Stop Guessing and Start Measuring Your Marketing Effectiveness" from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, May 11. Call 978-3000 to register. More information is available at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1431.

May 4, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Center for Management Development will feature the workshop "Developing Productive Work Relationships" by Lee Schmucker from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, in Woodman Alumni Center. Lunch is provided. To preview this and any other seminar, go to http://www.cmd.wichita.edu.

May 15, 2012 — By WSU News Services — * WSU Postal Services was notified that the Federal Express drop box in front of Ahlberg Hall will be removed by Tuesday, May 15. Departments using this drop box must now bring outgoing FedEx mail to the Campus Post Office before 3:15 p.m. Otherwise, it must be taken to the nearest drop box located at 1314 N. Oliver St. (Munger Station Post Office). * The west entrance to the Campus Credit Unio

May 15, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Department of Anthropology is pleased to host a celebration of the life and contributions of Robert Lawless, beloved professor of anthropology at WSU, at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 26, in 117 Neff Hall. A slide show will showcase his research and family. The celebration will continue as people will relive some of their favorite moments and most endearing memories. The family has requested that gues

May 7, 2012 — By WSU News Services — After 20 years of service to WSU, Toni Pickard, associate professor in the Department of Public Health Science-College of Health Professions, will retire this spring. She was honored for her contributions to the university and community on May 3 at a celebration hosted by Safe Streets Wichita and many other community partners. This recognition highlighted her many years of leadership, passion and

May 8, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Plan now to attend Convocation 2012 at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, in Charles Koch Arena. Lunch will follow. Nearly 3,500 students, faculty and staff attended last year's event. Convocation is the official fall event that focuses on celebrating the opening of the academic year and serves as a special welcome to our student body. The event will likely include welcoming remarks from new president John

May 8, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Performance Management Process for classified employees requires a mid-year discussion between April 1 and May 31. You will not assign a rating during this discussion, but you will discuss the established objectives and competencies and the employee's progress toward meeting these goals. Document this discussion on page 3 of the form (Part II: mid-year discussion). There is no need to turn thi

May 9, 2012 — By WSU News Services — A training session on Microsoft Beginning Outlook 2010 will be offered Thursday, May 17, in 119 Jabara Hall. This hands-on training introduces users to customizing their Outlook experience. There is focus on why Microsoft set up Outlook the way it did and how to change things. Some topics include attachments, rules and alerts, electronic business cards, distribution lists, searching and sorting, a

May 7, 2012 — By WSU News Services — If you missed presentations by the Ulrich Museum's visiting art professionals, including artist Ed Carpenter in December, artist Tony Feher in March and art critic Michael Brenson in April, check out the Ulrich Museum's video page at http://vimeo.com/ulrichmuseum. Vimeo is a video-sharing site that allows the museum to post illustrated slide talks by visiting artists. The videos can be downloaded

May 7, 2012 — By WSU News Services — A training session on Microsoft Beginning Excel 2010 is offered Thursday, May 10, and Tuesday, May 15, in 119 Jabara Hall. This hands-on training introduces the user to customizing their Excel experience. There is focus on why Microsoft set up Excel the way it is and how to change things. Some topics include protecting the workbook, inserting rows and columns, calculation options, adjusting the pr