Feb 18, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Bring a lunch and share your views of the Academy Awards' Best Picture nominees. Mike Wood will lead an open discussion of Benjamin, Milk, Slumdog, Nixon and the Reader prior to the Sunday night Oscar telecast. Faculty, staff and students are welcome from noon-1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in 223 Rhatigan Student Center. Send a note to mike.wood@wichita.edu if you plan to attend.

Feb 16, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The first two dimension reports for the Foundations of Excellence self-study being conducted at Wichita State have been drafted. The goal of the study is to find out where WSU is doing well and where it can do better to serve first-year students. Results from the philosophy and organization dimensions reports were discussed in a meeting Monday, Feb. 9. The philosophy committee was chai

Feb 12, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The Office of Purchasing recently negotiated a contract with the state of Kansas giving WSU departments the opportunity of working with designated contractors for WSU promotional items and logo apparel using state funds. Please remember that the WSU logo is a registered trademark and therefore requires approval for use on promotional items and logo apparel. If you are considering such a purchase u

Feb 12, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The WSU Foundation's winter Horizon is online. Read about Delta Dental of Kansas' gift to help launch the dentistry program; Sandy Carter-Duff, who created a scholarship through her deferred charitable gift annuity in memory of her father; Francis Kitaka, a WSU sophomore from Uganda who is pursuing his dream to help others; and more. Go to http://webs.wichita.edu/depttools/depttoolsmemberfiles/fou

Feb 11, 2009 — By WSU News Services — William Hoston, assistant professor in political science, will present "Black Leadership: The Changing Faces of America" at 6 p.m. today (Thursday, Feb. 12) in 215-217 Rhatigan Student Center. For more information, call the Office of Multicultural Affairs at 978-3034.

Feb 11, 2009 — By WSU News Services — More than 825 students completed their degrees at Wichita State in fall 2008. For a complete list of fall graduates from WSU, go to http://www.wichita.edu/gradlist. WSU also has announced the names of more than 2,000 students who were on the WSU dean's honor roll for fall 2008. For a complete list of honor students, go to http://www.wichita.edu/deanhnr.

Feb 11, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The Morrison Hall Copy Center will be closed from noon-5 p.m. Friday, Feb 13, for equipment updates. It also will be closed Thursday and Friday, Feb. 26-27, for training. Please notify Stephanie Rhodes, copy center coordinator, in advance if you need a job done during that timeframe, or if you have any questions.

Feb 12, 2009 — By WSU News Services — President Beggs has issued a proclamation in recognition of National TRIO Day at WSU. You can see the proclamation at http://wichita.edu/thisis/newsresource/trioday.pdf. WSU's celebration will be from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex. The second issue of the 2009 TRIO Day Newsletter is available online at http://www.wichita.edu/TRIOnews2. For more

Feb 11, 2009 — By WSU News Services — KMUW's Carla Eckels recently interviewed President Barack Obama's cousin Nancy Harewood about her childhood in Wichita, her life as an actress and her family's support of Obama's presidential campaign. The interview will air during NPR's Morning Edition, Friday, Feb. 13, at 5:50 a.m., 7:50 a.m. and 9:50 a.m. on KMUW, 89.1 FM.

Feb 10, 2009 — By WSU News Services — President Beggs has approved the following revision to the WSU Policies and Procedures Manual: 20.02 / Crisis Management Planning and Preparedness http://webs.wichita.edu/inaudit/ch20_02.htm Amended to update the policy and make it consistent with current University practices and to incorporate recommendations of Board consultants.