Feb 14, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Nominations are now being accepted for the President's Award for Distinguished Service for Classified staff. Nominees should have provided exemplary, dedicated and caring service to Wichita State University beyond the normal expectations and responsibilities of their position, and must have completed their initial six-month probationary period as Classified staff. The nomination form and instructi

Feb 9, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University will release 30-year population projections for all 105 counties and the state of Kansas on Tuesday, Feb. 14. This release will include the 2010 Census data. For more information, call Jeremy Hill, director, CEDBR, at (316) 213-3673.

Feb 15, 2012 — By WSU News Services — A nine-week smoking cessation course will begin Tuesday, Feb. 14, in 210 Heskett Center. It is free to all students, staff, and faculty. There's no requirement to attend all sessions, and you are welcome to attend any class during the nine weeks. More information is available at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1437.

Feb 15, 2012 — By WSU News Services — * The agenda for the Faculty Senate meeting at 3:30 p.m. today (Monday, Feb. 13) in 126 Clinton Hall is available at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1435. The proposed revisions to the intellectual property policies and procedures can be seen at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1436. * The Department of Biological Sciences spring seminar series continues at 4 p.m. today (Monday, Feb. 13) in 218 Hubbard Hall

Feb 10, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Hugo Wall School is hosting the 17th Annual Midwest Public Finance Conference Thursday and Friday, Feb. 16-17, at the Wichita Marriott. The conference is designed for local government finance officers, city clerks, and city and county managers and administrators, and usually draws a crowd of 85-100 from the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. Conference attendees can earn up

Feb 14, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The documentary "Roots and Branches: Preserving the Legacy of Gordon Parks," produced by Media Resources Center's Video Services, will air at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, on KPTS TV channel DT 8.2, and 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, on channel 8. The documentary earned a 2011 Bronze Telly Award. You can catch a clip on the WSU YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/WichitaStateTV.

Feb 10, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Department of Biological Sciences spring seminar series continues at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in 218 Hubbard Hall. Mark Mayfield of Kansas State University will present "Diversity and Evolution in North American Euphorbia Section Esula." All are welcome. Learn more about Mayfield and his research at http://www.ksu.edu/biology/faculty_pages/mayfield.html.

Feb 15, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Student Activities Council is seeking talented individuals (special attractions) to perform in between skits or to emcee Hippodrome 2012 (April 11, 12 and 14). Emcees will tryout on Friday, Feb. 24, and will be compensated for hosting the show. Special attractions are open to all talent, can be one person or a small group, and last about five minutes. Special attractions can win up to $150. If you

Feb 14, 2012 — By WSU News Services — A guest seminar speaker, Lynette Cegelski, assistant professor of chemistry at Stanford University, will talk about bacterial biofilms at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in 224 McKinley Hall. Bacteria harbor dedicated machinery to assemble amyloid fibers at their cell surface to promote adhesion and biofilm formation. These dedicated assembly events are juxtaposed to the undesired protein mis-ass

Feb 15, 2012 — By WSU News Services — * The agenda for the Faculty Senate meeting at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in 126 Clinton Hall is available at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1435. The proposed revisions to the intellectual property policies and procedures can be seen at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1436. * The deadline to sign up to be part of the university-wide Homecoming 2012 decorating contest is 5 p.m. today (Friday, Feb. 10). W