Jan 24, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Remember to submit your news items and other notices to WSU Today via wsutoday@wichita.edu. WSU Today is distributed to the campus community each morning Monday-Friday, except holidays and the university holiday closedown.

Jan 24, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Kick off the second week of Welcomefest activities and join the Monopoly Marathon from 2-4 p.m. today (Monday, Jan. 24) in the RSC Shocker Square. The WSU community is invited to come play a game of Monopoly for a chance to win prizes. Check out the Student Activities Council website for a full schedule of events at http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=ACTIVITIES&p=/Frontpage/.

Jan 24, 2011 — By WSU News Services — For the 55th year, the Wichita State community will come together at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, for a gala banquet and ceremony at the Wichita Marriott, 9100 Corporate Hills Drive, to celebrate the emerald anniversary of the WSU Alumni Association awards program, and the newest class of honorees, featuring Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson, the 2010 recipient of the WSU Alumni Achievement Award. Please RSV

Feb 3, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Jennifer Cole, a WSU senior in the College of Education, has been selected to participate in the NASA Endeavor Science Teaching Certificate Project. She was one of 50 participants selected nationwide for the project, which will focus on STEM education and hands-on action research. http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=1333

Jan 20, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Juan Melendez, who spent 18 years on death row in a Florida prison, will share his remarkable story "Life on Death Row -- Juan Melendez: Innocent" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, in the CAC Theater. Admission is free. http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=1332

Jan 24, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The Office of Research Administration is sponsoring the webinar "Optimize Your Chance for Funding: Best Tactics to Use in NIH Short Form" from noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, in 307-309 NIAR. Feel free to bring your lunch. Handouts will be provided. For more information, contact Sandy Marler at 978-3285 or sandra.marler@wichita.edu.

Jan 20, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The Office of Research Administration is beginning a leadership transition. David McDonald, associate provost for research, is serving as interim director while a search is conducted for a new director. McDonald has named a transition team, including the associate directors for pre-award and post-award.

Jan 24, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Donald Gilstrap, associate professor and associate dean of libraries for technical services at the University of Oklahoma Library, will interview on campus for the position of dean of University Libraries on Thursday, Jan. 27, and Friday, Jan. 28. All university faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a public forum from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, in 209 Hubbard Hall. To view Gils

Jan 31, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The Intensive English Language Center needs more conversation leaders. Conversation leaders are either community volunteers or WSU students who are paid. 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 English and would like to v

Jan 20, 2011 — By WSU News Services — It was not a surprise when the WSU Student Government Association members voted to renovate and expand the Rhatigan Student Center last spring by increasing student fees $6 per credit hour. "Students have frequently stepped forward when they have had an opportunity to make a contribution to the campus," said WSU President Don Beggs. "They did it in 1955 when the original building was proposed." It