Oct 23, 2017 — By WSU News Services — The Kansas World Language Association will hold its annual conference in Wichita on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 27-28. Students and faculty from WSU's Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures (MCLL) will participate. The Loren Alexander Award was established in 1998 to recognize an outstanding future Kansas world language teacher, a student who is currently enrolled in a forma

Oct 23, 2017 — By WSU News Services — The contractor is ready for the next phase of construction, which involves the demolition of the cupola on top of the Morrison Hall clock tower. A large crane, dumpster and supply trailer will be in place until tomorrow evening (Wednesday, Oct. 25) by the dock area of Morrison Hall. Parking and vehicle circulation will be affected during this time with multiple waits of up to 15 minutes.

Oct 24, 2017 — By WSU News Services — Looking to develop skills, show your Shocker pride as a student leader and get paid? The Office of First-Year Programs is looking to hire new Transition Mentors to help welcome new students to Wichita State! Transition Mentors are the student leaders who help with summer orientation programs and serve as mentors to new students during the fall semester. We are looking for students who have a passi

Oct 24, 2017 — By WSU News Services — Blackboard support has seen an increase in test problems caused by the "Force Completion" tool. - When creating a test in Blackboard, please do not use Force Completion. - The "Auto-Submit" and "Set Timer" tools do not cause technical problems and can be used as an alternative to Force Completion. For more information about Force Completion, please view this short training video from Ins

Oct 24, 2017 — By WSU News Services — The Office of First-Year Programs is seeking nominations for next year's Transition Mentor staff. We are looking for exceptional students who are passionate about WSU and want to help welcome new students to our campus. Transition Mentors are responsible for transitioning students to WSU beginning in the summer with orientation and mentoring new freshmen through the fall semester. Faculty and staf

Oct 24, 2017 — By WSU News Services — * WSU Ventures is pleased to announce the recipients of its annual Innovation Awards, which will be presented at a university-wide recognition ceremony at 3 p.m. today (Tuesday, Oct. 24) in Shirley Beggs Ballroom, RSC. To see the list of awardees, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5937. RSVP to attend the event at http://bit.ly/innovationawards2017 * The problem with the WSU Foundation data uploa

Oct 23, 2017 — By WSU News Services — The WSU Foundation data upload to Reporting Services for the weeks ending Oct. 13 and Oct. 20 will be delayed until late next week. If specific information is needed in the interim, please contact Skip Swearingen at 978-3816 or A.J. McCausland at 978-5215.

Oct 24, 2017 — By WSU News Services — Just in time for Halloween, the WSU School of Performing Arts Music Theatre Program will present the Broadway sci-fi musical "Little Shop of Horrors" with book and lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26-Saturday, Oct. 28, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, in Wilner Auditorium. Based on the low budget 1960 black comedy film by the same name, the musical tells the

Oct 20, 2017 — By WSU News Services — Wednesday, Oct. 25 All of lot 21N north of Marcus Welcome along 21st Street will be blocked off until about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 All of lots 21N and 21W north of Marcus Welcome Center will be blocked off until about 1:30 p.m.

Oct 24, 2017 — By WSU News Services — * WSU Ventures at Wichita State is pleased to announce the recipients of its annual Innovation Awards, which will be presented at a university-wide recognition ceremony at 3 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday Oct. 24) in Shirley Beggs Ballroom, RSC. To see the list of awardees, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5937. RSVP to attend the event at http://bit.ly/innovationawards2017 * Organize a team of three-t