Nov 21, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The Center for Management Development is hosting "How to Improve Productivity Through Better Communication Skills,' from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in the Woodman Alumni Center. The event will be led by Dotty Harpool. Lunch is provided. Any tuition assistance that may be available is handled through Human Resources and must be requested more than two weeks ahead of the class. To preview t

Nov 18, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The University Libraries and Department of English are hosting several events this fall as part of the 8th Annual Poetry and Fiction Reading Series. The next event is from 3-4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in the lower level of Ablah Library and will feature readings by five MFA student fiction writers from the Department of English's Creative Writing Program. Please join us for the readings and refresh

Nov 11, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The fall Entrepreneurship Forum Series for Business Ownership will be held from 3-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in 107 Devlin Hall. The final of three sessions will feature Wichita native Jack DeBoer. The first 200 in attendance will receive a copy of DeBoer's book, "Risk Only Money." DeBoer is the founder of the extended-stay hotel concept. His holdings include The Residence Inn, Summerfield S

Nov 17, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The Wichita State University School of Performing Arts/Dance presents the Kansas Dance Festival at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18-19, in Wilner Auditorium. The festival, an eclectic evening of dance, is an annual invitational celebrating the original choreographer of WSU faculty, guest artist choreography and the original choreography of invited faculty from neighboring universities in the

Nov 18, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Student Activities Council is hosting a student film festival March 7-8. Limelight Student Film Festival is free to enter for WSU students wanting to exhibit their film-making talents. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners. The deadline for entering the festival is 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, in 219 RSC. Please note: Films need not be submitted by this time, only the entry form. For more informati

Nov 22, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The University Bookstore has brought back Wu Wednesday, where, for one day a week, an exciting sale is run in the bookstore. This Wednesday's deal is a fleece blanket for $16.99. Come by the store or check it out online at http://www.wsubooks.com.

Nov 17, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Join artist Terry Evans for an illustrated talk, "Matfield Green Stories," on her most recent work at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, in 210 McKnight Art Center West (School of Art and Design). Museum galleries will be open until 6 p.m., and admission is free. Evans first came to national attention for her aerial photographs of the Tallgrass Prairie in Kansas in the 1970s and '80s. Her most recent images

Nov 16, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The Ulrich Museum of Art and Wichita Art Museum will collaborate again and present the campus-and-community symposium Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 17-19, "Oz: Kansas Creative Culture at 150" celebrating Kansas' sesquicentennial and the work of Kansas artists exploring the meaning of place and identity today. Distinguished speakers, including artists, writers and curators, will offer presentatio

Nov 14, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Con"grad"uation will be at noon, Tuesday, Nov. 29, in the Rhatigan Student Center Ballroom, third floor. This congratulatory lunch celebrates fall 2011 Shocker graduates and features addresses from WSU President Don Beggs and WSU Alumni Association President Tyler Heffron. The event is an undertaking of the WSU Alumni Association, Academic Affairs and Research and Campus Life and University Relati

Nov 18, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Are you puzzled over use of the new WSU logo? Do you struggle with using WSU letterhead? Do you wonder why we don't capitalize "website" but we do capitalize "Web page?" Or do you simply wonder why we have all these rules in the first place and you'd like to have a crack at the guy who has to enforce them? Here's your chance. After a brief overview of WSU's Visual Identity Standards and Wr