Jul 3, 2017 — By WSU News Services — Mike Strickland is the new Director of the Environmental, Health and Safety Department. To properly account for all hazardous waste charges, use the following link to access the online Hazardous Waste Pick-Up form - http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5640. When your form is submitted, a time will be scheduled to pick up your hazardous waste.

Jul 3, 2017 — By WSU News Services — * Wichita State's Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex is hosting the $25,000 Wichita Tennis Open, now through Sunday, July 9. Matches will take place every day with special events scheduled throughout the week. Admission is free. Go to http://wichitatennisopen.simpl.com/ for more information or contact Nick Taylor at nicholas.taylor@wichita.edu. * The Heskett Center will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday,

Jun 28, 2017 — By WSU News Services — For a fourth year Wichita Medical Research and Education Foundation (WMREF) is announcing a Collaborative Investigator Initiated Research (CIIR) funding opportunity for up to two $15,000 one-year research grants. The purpose of this funding program is to provide investigators with short-term funding (seed money) leading to successful application to larger and new funding sources. The areas of rese

Jul 3, 2017 — By WSU News Services — As we approach a busy time of hiring students on campus, we are excited to provide an opportunity for you to attend training to learn of some changes in the student hiring process. This will include a demonstration of the enhancements of Handshake, which is the student recruitment website that departments will be asked to use for student hiring. It will also include an overview of the new process

Jun 30, 2017 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State officially joins the American Athletic Conference tomorrow (Saturday, July 1)! In preparation, banners proclaiming the new conference affiliation have been installed across campus. Follow all the excitement of the day on the following social media channels: - Go Shockers -- Twitter: @GoShockers and Facebook: Go Shockers - WuShock -- Twitter: @Wu_Shock and Facebook: WuShock - W

Jun 30, 2017 — By WSU News Services — The WSU 2017-2018 Visitor Guides will be available to you starting Monday, July 10. If you would like copies of the Visitor Guide, contact Stacy Grove, the mailroom manager in admissions, at stacy.grove@wichita.edu. If you would like more than 20 copies, you will need to pick them up at the Marcus Welcome Center. Requests of under 20 will be sent through campus mail. The Visitor Guide contains a g

Jun 29, 2017 — By WSU News Services — You've got a million dollar idea but you don't have a million dollars to make it. Bring your idea here. GoCreate, a Koch Collaborative, is a premier makerspace at Wichita State University. The space is open to creators and inventors of every age and background. Find out more from the story on Newswise at http://newswise.com/articles/view/677141/

Jun 27, 2017 — By WSU News Services — The Wichita Police Department (WPD) will launch the Safe Harbor Program between the Wichita Police Department and Starbucks at 2:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, June 28) at the WSU Starbucks. The initiative identifies Starbucks as an LGBTQ safe place. Following the launch the WSU Starbucks will also host Coffee with a Cop from 3-5 p.m. You can connect over coffee and have a casual conversation about the

Jun 27, 2017 — By WSU News Services — The Wichita Police Department (WPD) will launch the Safe Harbor Program between the Wichita Police Department and Starbucks at 2:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, June 28) at the WSU Starbucks. The initiative identifies Starbucks as an LGBTQ safe place. Following the launch the WSU Starbucks will also host Coffee with a Cop from 3-5 p.m. You can connect over coffee and have a casual conversation about the

Jul 3, 2017 — By WSU News Services — * WSU's School of Music invites the public to attend the WSU Summer Orchestra's performance, featuring music by Rimsky-Korsakov, Copland and Barber, this June. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, June 28) in Miller Concert Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center. For tickets, go to http://www.wichita.edu/fineartsboxoffice or call 978-3233. * The WSU School of Music invites the community t