Oct 18, 2017 — By WSU News Services — You have two chances to connect with Young Shocker Professionals tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 19). The first is a brown bag lunch from noon-1 p.m. in 203 RSC, and the second is a happy hour at 5:30 p.m. at Mulligan's Pub, 8343 E. 32nd Street N. The Young Shocker Professionals is a group for the young and young at heart. Our purpose is to unite faculty and staff from across campus, make connections and

Oct 17, 2017 — By WSU News Services — News agencies are reporting a security problem with a type of wireless network encryption called WPA2, which can allow an attacker to view, or in some circumstances modify a user's wireless traffic. Although WSU does use WPA2 encryption on its WSU Secure wireless network, university wireless security is not believed to be significantly impacted at this time. WSU Secure wireless uses WPA2 primar

Oct 17, 2017 — By WSU News Services — Wage & Hour Training is being provided from 3-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, in 231 Hubbard Hall. This exciting, highly specialized training is designed for timekeepers, admins and supervisors who deal with timekeeping issues, and has been updated to include new guidance. Limited seating is available so enroll now via the MyTraining link on MyWSU Faculty & Staff page.

Oct 19, 2017 — By WSU News Services — The revised "Common Rule" for the protection of human subjects is set to go into effect on Jan. 19. This involves some big changes for the way research is reviewed and approved by the IRB. In order to implement the changes there will be a submission freeze on all new study submissions from Dec. 18, 2017-Jan. 18, 2018. For more information, see the IRB website at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5936

Oct 16, 2017 — By WSU News Services — The Graduate School has announced a Friday, Nov. 10, submission deadline for Capitol Graduate Research Summit (CGRS) abstracts. Students who have research that is relevant to the state of Kansas will present at the Capitol in Topeka on Feb. 20, 2018. Cash prizes are awarded. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/cgrs. See the full list of Professional Development & Community Events on

Oct 18, 2017 — By WSU News Services — SAC is presenting an event "A Shot of Reality," at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 19) in the CAC Theater. This program combines interactive comedy, audience role playing, facts and education to give the audience "A Shot of Reality" about the dangers of alcohol. This show tackles the topics of alcoholism, binge drinking, social mistakes, assault, heath risks, drunk driving and more. There will

Oct 18, 2017 — By WSU News Services — You are invited to ask questions and share ideas in a series of workshops for faculty and staff on topics ranging from Honors and Uniscope to Honors course design and student research hosted by the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College. Join Elaine Bernstorf and Carolyn Shaw for the first workshop on "Honors, Uniscope and You" from 3:30-4:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 19) in the Shocker Hall Bu

Oct 16, 2017 — By WSU News Services — Trunk or Treat is a family-orientated event welcoming Shockers of all ages to campus for a safe alternative to traditional trick-or-treating. Student Activities Council wants your department to host a trunk. Register your department to host a festively decorated trunk at the event and provide candy and / or an interactive activity for the families of WSU students, faculty, staff and kids from the

Oct 18, 2017 — By WSU News Services — Understanding finance at WSU can be a challenge for budget officers and support staff. On Monday, Oct. 23, Lois Tatro will present WSU Finance 101. The agenda includes information on GU and RU funding, how to stay on top of departmental finances, processing revenue, expenses, Visa procurement cards and more. If you have questions regarding the finance process you would like Lois to cover, send the

Oct 17, 2017 — By WSU News Services — This month's episode of Shocker Street Speak features three WSU Freshmen -- Abbi Faflick, Caroline Buchanan and Greg Bird. We checked in with them to see how their first few weeks on campus have gone. Find out what's been surprising, challenging and exciting. Go to https://youtu.be/BVwpyOi8Beg