Aug 19, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Does your area plan to hire student employees or graduate assistants this term? The next offering of Electronic Personnel Action Forms (ePAF) training for student and graduate assistant positions starts Monday, Aug. 30. Training details are posted on the Help for Faculty/Staff tab of myWSU. Look for Training Opportunities and select Training/Workshop Registration. To view session dates/times and s

Aug 19, 2010 — By WSU News Services — At 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, retired faculty and staff will gather at the Marcus Welcome Center for breakfast, hosted by the WSU Foundation. Attendees will reunite, find out what's new at the university and enjoy student entertainment. Retired faculty and staff come from several states in addition to the Wichita and Kansas communities. To make a reservation (deadline is Monday, Aug. 23) or for mo

Aug 18, 2010 — By WSU News Services — The International Student Union will sponsor a free outdoor screening of the landmark Bollywood movie "Pushpak Vimana" as part of WelcomeFest 2010 at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, in the Duerksen Amphitheater. "Pushpaka Vimana" ("The Love Chariot") is a black comedy directed by Indian director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?641.

Aug 25, 2010 — By WSU News Services — * Faculty and staff are invited to attend one of three admissions workshops to learn the latest admissions information, policies and recruiting practices. Immediately following, the latest financial aid guidelines and practices will be shared. The 50-minute workshops will be offered at 8:10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, in 203 RSC; 8:10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, in Marcus Welcome Center; and 8:10 a.m. We

Aug 17, 2010 — By WSU News Services — The Wichita State University Symphony Orchestra will perform with the classic rock band Kansas in "A Symphonic Evening with Kansas" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at Hartman Arena in Park City. The band is teaming up with university orchestras across the country for its Kansas Collegiate Symphony Tour. Tickets are $40 and $29, or $20 for students, and are available at stage1tickets.com, all Stag

Aug 19, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Faculty and staff are invited to a farewell reception for Lisa Jones, associate general counsel, from 9-11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 27, in the Morrison Hall Boardroom. Stop by and thank Lisa for her work and wish her well as she takes a new position as Washburn University's new university counsel. Refreshments will be served and there will be brief remarks at 10:30 a.m.

Aug 24, 2010 — By WSU News Services — * The International Student Union will sponsor a free outdoor screening of the landmark Bollywood movie "Pushpak Vimana" as part of WelcomeFest 2010 at 8:30 p.m. today (Friday, Aug. 20) in the Duerksen Amphitheater. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?641. * Shockers near and far continue to support former Wichita State baseball star Carl Hall '95, who was critically hurt in a

Aug 19, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Reading Explorers, an early literacy-learning playgroup, is accepting applicants for the current semester. Stories, music and multisensory activities are used to foster the development of emergent and early literacy skills. Children must be 4-6 years old and accompanied by an adult caregiver. This groups meets on Thursdays from 1-2:30 p.m. If you are interested, contact Janette Warne at 978-3289 o

Aug 18, 2010 — By WSU News Services — With the increasing complexity surrounding marriage, custody and child support, elder-care law, financial, credit, debt and tax-related issues, many of us find a need for legal services. Yet, when confronted with legal issues, most individuals don't know where to turn to obtain professional guidance, and we find the process can be time-consuming and oftentimes an expensive undertaking. The HealthQ

Aug 17, 2010 — By WSU News Services — The website that manages the RSO/Student Organizations has changed. We are now using OrgSync, which will greatly improve the communication and management of all groups. The Student Organization directory is now located at http://wsu.orgsync.com/. The list on the site, as of today, is the groups we anticipate to re-register for the 2010-2011 school year. Registration for RSOs end Thursday, Sept. 30