Jul 17, 2009 — By WSU News Services — For the third year in a row, the College of Engineering and the Office of Continuing Education are holding a Project Lead the Way Summer Training on Wichita State's campus. The Summer Teaching Institute is an intensive two-week course, now through Friday, July 31, in which high school teachers from across the nation are certified to teach specialized engineering courses. The courses at this year's

Jul 27, 2009 — By WSU News Services — * A free workshop presenting the new features of the digital catalog "Audio books, music, and more!" and a demonstration of downloading to an MP3 player will be held from 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, in 217 Ablah Library. For more information or to register, contact Mary Walker at mary.walker@wichita.edu or 978-5792. http://www.wichita.edu/j/?77 * Season tickets for WSU's 2009 volleyball season a

Jul 20, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The research services faculty of University Libraries will offer training in the use of citation search tools, with an emphasis on Web of Science, Google Scholar and more. These will be one-hour sessions conducted in the hands-on training room in 217 Ablah Library. Individual help is available after the training session concludes. The training is targeted to faculty seeking tenure and/or advanceme

Jul 28, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Fiscal Year 2010 travel procedures and reimbursement rates can be found on the Financial Operations Web site at http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=controller&p=travel. Printed copies will not be distributed this year. Questions regarding the information should be addressed to Ruth Ann Logan at 978-5811.

Jul 20, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Join up with fellow Wichita State MBA and EMBA grads and take a walk on the artsy side of life this upcoming Final Friday, July 31, at City Arts in Old Town. Meet for refreshments at 5 p.m. and, after the reception, venture out to enjoy the city's monthly art crawl. For more information, contact amanda.zedrick@wichita.edu or go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?108.

Jul 16, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Linda Halbert, Wichita State adjunct instructor of computer science workshops and noncredit classes for eight years, passed away Sunday, July 12. Services will be held at 4 p.m. today (Friday, July 17) at Livingston Funeral Home in Kingman. Memorials may be made to Sedgwick County Humane Society, Midwest Transplant Network and Westside Christian Church.

Jul 16, 2009 — By WSU News Services — There are many academic and athletic camps offered at Wichita State University during the summer. As summer winds down, a number of camps are still available. Check them out at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?110.

Jul 28, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The WSU Summer Choir performance of "Requiem" by John Rutter will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 30, in Wiedemann Recital Hall. The concert, directed by Tom Wine, will feature additional choral selections from the 20th century. Every summer, WSU holds auditions for the WSU Summer Choir, a multigenerational choir of 80 singers, featuring high school and college students, area music teachers and ret

Jul 16, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The following individuals were named to the Society of 1895 between Jan. 1 and March 31, by establishing a deferred gift through the WSU Foundation: Dan Close and Laura Kelly, John L. Mohre II, Kenton and Denise Richards, and Michael and Ann Rishell. To do the same, call Michael Lamb, WSU Foundation vice president for planned giving and development services, at 978-3804 or mike.lamb@wichita.edu.

Jul 16, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Here's the Wichita State University Newsline tentative schedule. Social media leads communication revolution 9 a.m. Thursday, July 16, until further notice This topic features seven sound bites and one voice wrap. There's no doubt that social media is affecting journalism. Newspaper readership on the Web is growing, but revenues are declining. No one knows for sure where this communi