Nov 1, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The Office of Multicultural Affairs will host a Brown Bag Diversity Discussion "Interracial Dating: Is it accepted in today's society?" from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, in 203 Rhatigan Student Center.

Nov 2, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The Center for Management Development will present "Root Cause Analysis" from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Woodman Alumni Center. Root Cause Analysis equips you with the tools to drill to the core of a problem, preventing Band-Aid fixes that don't solve the real problem. Lunch is provided. Any tuition assistance that may be available is handled through Human Resources and must be req

Nov 1, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Eight American and eight international students will come together in a dynamic course beginning spring 2012 to engage in dialogue about cultural identities, conflict, our global community and social justice. Please announce this information to students in your undergraduate courses, as this is a great opportunity for them to fulfill a general education requirement. For more information, go to htt

Nov 2, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Do the pressures of work have you feeling emotionally drained and defeated? Perhaps you find it impossible to get caught up, and your personal life is suffering. Come learn whether these thoughts and feelings could be attributed to job burnout and discover how to manage it. Enjoy some light refreshments and a presentation with some great tips from Jessica Provines from noon-12:30 p.m. Monday, Nov.

Nov 3, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The Office of Admissions is in need of more volunteers to help with the Distinguished Scholarship Invitational from 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 12. If you are interested in spending some time with some of the best students in the state and beyond, please RSVP at http://www.wichita.edu/dsiobserver. Sixty-two percent of students who participated in DSI last year matriculated to WSU this fall with

Nov 7, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Akosua Adomako Ampofo, this year's recipient of Sociologists for Women in Society's Feminist Activist Award and director of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, will present "Responding to Violence: Local Activism in a Global Context" at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, in the CAC Theater. Admission is free. The talk is sponsored by the Department of Sociology, Office of Multicultur

Oct 31, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The Chamber Music Series presents the St. Petersburg Quartet in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Wiedemann Recital Hall. The St. Petersburg Quartet is one of the world's most esteemed chamber ensembles. Appointed the inaugural Quartet in Residence at Wichita State University, the quartet includes Alla Aranovskaya as first violin, Evgeny Zvonnikov as second violin, Boris Vayner on the viola

Oct 31, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The Chamber Music Series will feature the St. Petersburg String Quartet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Wiedemann Recital Hall. A guest recital by pianist Peter Amstutz will be performed at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, in Wiedemann Recital Hall. For tickets to these events, call 978-3233 or go to http://www.wichita.edu/fineartsboxoffice.

Oct 28, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Secretary of the Kansas Department on Aging Shawn Sullivan will present "Transforming the State of Aging in Kansas" at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, in the Marcus Welcome Center. Sullivan's lecture is sponsored by the WSU Regional Institute on Aging, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita and Central Plains Area Agency on Aging. Free admission.

Oct 27, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The Intensive English Language Center needs volunteers to be conversation leaders who spend time on Wednesdays helping international students practice conversational English. If you have an interest in other cultures and are a good listener, you probably would enjoy being a conversation leader, says Bill Thomas, who coordinates the conversation class. If you are a native speaker of American Englis