Sep 16, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The WSU campus and the greater Wichita community are invited to an open house from 2-5 p.m. today (Friday, Sept. 18). The McIntire building at 358 N. Main is the new home of the WSU Department of Physical Therapy, which has joined the Center for Community Support and Research at its downtown location. Remarks are at 2:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served and tours are available following rema

Sep 22, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Stephen Amidon, author of six novels and a collection of short stories and this year's Distinguished Visiting Writer, will read from his work from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, in the lower level of Ablah Library. Amidon's latest novel is titled "Security." The reading will be followed by a book signing. Light refreshments will be served. The event is co-sponsored by WSU Libraries and the WS

Sep 17, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The information shown on the majority of Reporting Services reports use data housed on the Operational Data Store (ODS). An upgrade to the ODS will require Banner, Self Service and Reporting Services to be unavailable starting 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. Banner and Self Service will be available at about noon Sept. 19. Reporting Services will be available at 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21. If reports

Sep 22, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Career Services provides WSU faculty, staff and students the opportunity to donate to the Dress for Success Wichita organization. The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Career Services regularly includes Dress for

Sep 17, 2009 — By WSU News Services — University Libraries is celebrating this year's Constitution Day today (Thursday, Sept. 17) with a display and quiz highlighting facts about the Bill of Rights. The display is located in the first floor display case of Ablah Library and features works from the libraries' collection that discuss how the rights contained in the Bill of Rights have been interpreted over time. A quiz has been designe

Sep 18, 2009 — By WSU News Services — If you downloaded EPS files from the WSU Visual Standards Web site before 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, your files may be corrupted. JPG files were not affected by this problem. University Relations has uploaded new EPS files in a zip enclosure that should circumvent this problem. You can download the new zipped EPS files at http://www.wichita.edu/visualstandards.

Oct 1, 2009 — By WSU News Services — * There will be a test of the ShockerAlert System sometime between 1-2 p.m. today (Friday, Sept. 18) to ensure that campuswide emergency communication channels are functioning properly. Faculty and staff are encouraged to register their cell phone numbers to receive ShockerAlert emergency messages. Visit http://wichita.edu/alert. * The Michael Tilford Conference on Diversity and Multiculturalis

Sep 17, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Student Perception of Teaching Effectiveness (SPTE) request forms will be mailed to your department in the next couple of days. Check with your department's office assistant if you do not receive one. You may download a form and get additional SPTE information from our Web site at http://www.webs.wichita.edu\sslab.

Sep 22, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Do you know students who would like to travel to Europe? Carolyn Shaw is now taking reservations for the Summer 2010 European Travel Seminar (May 18-June 2). Participants will be traveling to London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. The cost of $3,500 includes airfare, rail pass, lodging, breakfasts and museum fees for the entire trip. Students can enroll for one or three credit hours. A $200 deposi

Sep 17, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The inaugural launching of the OMA-Multicultural Parent Networking Association scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19, has been postponed because of the lack of responses. However, the event has been rescheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12, to allow enough time to make more personalized contacts with parents. The Office of Multicultural Affairs regrets any inconvenience that this last-minute cancelation may h