Sep 2, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Organize Yourself Resume Writing and Job Search Correspondence 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 203 Rhatigan Student Center Presenting Yourself "How to Present Yourself in a Professional Manner" 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 203 RSC Share Yourself Fall Career Fair -- Dress appropriately and bring copies of your resume and business cards 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24 Charles Koch Arena

Sep 2, 2009 — By WSU News Services — * Volunteers are needed to help judge Convocation Banners from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Monday, Aug. 31) in 218 RSC. Judging will only take 10-15 minutes of your time. No RSVP is needed. For more information, contact Phillip Smith, 978-3495 or phillip.smith@wichita.edu. * The T-shirt, food and fun are still free and part of the 2009 Convocation at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, but the process has cha

Sep 1, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The Center for Teaching and Research Excellence and the Office of the Registrar are co-hosting "Making the Transition to +/- Grading," a session designed to help instructors with the practical details of grading in the new system. The session will be offered four times. Space is limited. RSVP to ctre@wichita.edu. Lunchtime sessions will have light refreshments available; late afternoon sessions w

Aug 27, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Have an "Adventure Beyond the Ordinar-E" with Family Fun Day at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, in the CAC Theater with a screening of the Disney favorite "Wall-E." The movie is free for WSU students (w/ID), $2 for WSU faculty and staff (w/ID), $3 for general public and 50 cents for children 12 and under. After the movie, join your friends on the new McKnight Art Center plaza at the Ulrich Museum of Ar

Sep 16, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University will become part of the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, effective today (Tuesday, Sept. 1). The move from the College of Fine Arts is meant to better reflect the museum's campuswide and community mission and its relationship to the WSU Foundation, which owns the university's art collection. "A unive

Sep 8, 2009 — By WSU News Services — WSU intramurals will host its second annual Pigskin Picks starting Friday, Sept 4. Participation in this weekly event is simple and open to anyone associated with WSU. Take a few minutes and pick the winners of 16 NFL games and 12 NCAA football games. Weekly games can be found at http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=intramuralsports&p=/index under the Shocker Pigskin Picks link. Pick your winners, submi

Sep 1, 2009 — By WSU News Services — WSU's Media Resources Center is seeing an increased use of videoconferencing as a way to reduce travel time and energy. Last week, the Governor's H1N1 Pandemic Summit originated in Topeka and was transmitted to 800 people in six sites across Kansas, including 125 people at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex. The MRC staff assembled the large screens and projectors and tested the signal prior to the s

Aug 27, 2009 — 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- to 6-years-old and accompanied by an adult caregiver. The groups will meet on Thursdays from 1-2:30 p.m. If you are interested, contact Janette Warne at 978

Sep 2, 2009 — By WSU News Services — * CTRE and the Emory Lindquist Honors Program are co-hosting a briefing session on the Honors Course Development Competition from 12:30-1:30 p.m. today (Friday, Aug. 28) in 115A Neff Hall. * The Regional Institute on Aging is announcing the third and final competition of the Gridley Hoover Pilot Research Program. All full-time WSU faculty members are eligible to apply, except for previous award

Sep 1, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Student Health reminds you to prepare and protect yourself against the seasonal flu or the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. In addition to using good respiratory and hand washing etiquette, go to http://www.wichita.edu/shs to learn ways to reduce the spread of germs and other information from the Centers for Disease Control and other Web sites. If you have flu symptoms, call Student Healt