Oct 31, 2016 — By WSU News Services — WSU has a tremendous number of student leaders who help create our vibrant campus community. Each year eight students are selected as finalists for the annual Man and Woman of the Year Scholarship Competition. The process to select these candidates takes place during a period of two months and is open to juniors and seniors with a GPA of 3.0 and higher. This year we had more than 70 applicants wit

Oct 31, 2016 — By WSU News Services — Please note that the deadline to submit the Vice President for Student Affairs candidate evaluation forms has been changed to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3.

Oct 27, 2016 — By WSU News Services — Joan Miro created only one large glass-and-marble mosaic public artwork in his lifetime. From 1978-2011, "Personnages Oiseaux" (Bird People) filled the street-facing brick wall of the Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University (Kansas). After a lengthy conservation project, the 26-by-52-foot mural returns to welcome tens of thousands of students, staff and visitors to campus. The

Nov 1, 2016 — By WSU News Services — Here's a Faculty Senate update from the Oct. 24 meeting. - Received update regarding draft weapons policies presented to KBOR for Emporia, Fort Hays and K-State. - Received update from Rules Committee regarding a pending recommendation to modify membership to the Faculty Senate to include all employees whose role is 50 percent or more teaching. - Visited with Andy Schlapp and Troy Brunn regardi

Nov 1, 2016 — By WSU News Services — Frank Rokosz, associate professor of Human Performance Studies, will offer a free adult CPR/AED Clinic to staff, faculty and students at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in 134 Heskett Center. No prior first aid reading, knowledge or experience is required. This is an informational clinic only. No Red Cross or American Heart Association certification will result from your participation. No prior registratio

Oct 28, 2016 — By WSU News Services — Frank Rokosz, associate professor of Human Performance Studies, will offer a free adult CPR/AED Clinic to staff, faculty and students at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in 134 Heskett Center. No prior first aid reading, knowledge or experience is required. This is an informational clinic only. No Red Cross or American Heart Association certification will result from your participation. No prior registratio

Oct 28, 2016 — By WSU News Services — The holidays have come early! WSU's Human Performance Lab will offer DXA scans at the discounted rate of $50 as a gift to all WSU staff and faculty during November. The regular price is $100, so you save $50. A dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan, also called a bone density scan, is a common technique used to measure bone density. This completely painless procedure is easily performed and

Nov 4, 2016 — By WSU News Services — * Frank Rokosz, associate professor of Human Performance Studies, will offer a free adult CPR/AED Clinic to staff, faculty and students at 1 p.m. today (Friday, Nov. 4) in 134 Heskett Center. This is an informational clinic only. Learn how to perform CPR, use an automated external defibrillator (AED), resolve a choking problem and perform an initial assessment of a person who may need first aid. A

Nov 8, 2016 — By WSU News Services — * Eric Arneson, assistant vice president for Student Affairs, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, will be on campus today (Wednesday, Nov. 2) and Thursday, Nov. 3, as a candidate for Vice President for Student Affairs. Faculty, staff and students are invited to a public forum from 3:30-4:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 2), in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom, RSC, followed by a social hour

Nov 3, 2016 — By WSU News Services — * UNICEF Campus Initiative at WSU invites you to Trick or Treat for UNICEF on Halloween. We will feature a photo booth from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Monday, Oct. 31) on the first floor, RSC. The photo booth is free. There will be trick or treat donation boxes, so bring your spare change. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5153 for more information. * Spooktacular, a College of Health Professions (CHP