May 11, 2009 — By WSU News Services — * Budget officers and budget review officers are invited to attend one of the upcoming FY10 Budget Information and Enterprise Reporting Training sessions May 4-7. Open labs also are scheduled May 13 and 18. To view session dates, times and register for class, log on to myWSU and select the Help for Faculty/Staff tab. Under Training Opportunities select Training/Workshop Registration, Schedule and

May 13, 2009 — By WSU News Services — If your department intends to pay a nonresident alien for a contract speaking/teaching engagement or performance in the United States with WSU Foundation funds, there are several requirements. (1) The individual must have a Social Security Number or Individual Tax Identification Number, whichever is appropriate for the type of visa on which they travel. Please be aware that it can take four to

Apr 30, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State University's Counseling and Testing Center is offering a workshop to help high school students prepare for the ACT. The workshop is from 8 a.m.-noon, Saturday, May 9, and will present general test-taking tips and practice questions for the English, reading, math and science test sections. The cost is $28. Registration can be done online at http://www.registerblast.com/wsu. Stu

May 1, 2009 — By WSU News Services — President Beggs has approved the following addition to the WSU Policies and Procedures Manual: 19.13 / Utilization of University Network -- http://webs.wichita.edu/inaudit/ch19_13.htm To set forth university policy with regard to utilization of the university's network infrastructure.

May 1, 2009 — By WSU News Services — * A list of door prize winners at the Shocker Pride Celebration is available at http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/newsresource/DoorPrizeList.doc. * Alumnus Cheyla Clawson returns to Wichita with a new contemporary dance company, the Clawson Dance Initiative "Exploring Socio-Cultural Issues Through Movement." The company will debut at WSU's Litwin Theatre, Heskett Center Dance Studio 144A at 7:30

Apr 30, 2009 — By WSU News Services — WSU's College of Engineering and the National Institute for Aviation Research are holding their annual open house from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, May 1. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=653 or http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=engineeringopenhouse.

May 1, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Novelist Darrin Doyle will read from his new book, "Revenge of the Teacher's Pet," at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, on the lower level of Ablah Library. Doyle is finishing a one-year assistant professorship of creative writing at Kansas State before taking a position at Central Michigan University. Light refreshments will be served. The reading is free and open to the public. For more information, con

May 22, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The Center for Teaching and Research Excellence will host the webinar "Learning Styles: Fact and Folklore for eLearning" from noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, in the ITV Classroom at the Media Resources Center. The webinar asks the question, "Do learning styles really matter?," and uses 30 years of empirical research to illustrate how learner traits interact with instructional methods, and how we

Apr 29, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The 14th Annual Showcase Conference for Graduate Programs in the College of Education will be held from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 2, at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex. Stop by and see what graduate students are doing/researching. More information is available at http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=coeddean&p=/Showcase2009.

Apr 28, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Victoria Shaffer, assistant professor in the psychology department, was awarded $99,999 by the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making to examine the effectiveness of informational videos about breast cancer treatment options designed to improve breast cancer treatment decisions. Two hundred women from the Wichita area will be recruited in 2009 to participate in the two-hour study; each pa