April 24, 2014

Reminders

* The Fiscal Year 2015 budget process begins at the departmental level with the entering of budget information into WSU's Enterprise Reporting (ER) software. Budget Officers and Budget Review Officers for state orgs (non-research orgs) are invited to attend one of the upcoming FY15 Budget Information and Enterprise Reporting Training sessions or the Open Lab session for individual help. For details, go to
http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/cnews/?cnid=13267

* The School of Community Affairs will present "The Multicultural Prison," a lecture by Coretta Phillips at 11 a.m. today (Thursday, April 24) in 209 Hubbard Hall. Phillips is in the Department of Social Policy in the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. The presentation will discuss key findings from an ethnographic study of the construction and negotiation of ethnic and masculine identities in a British young offenders' institution and a medium security adult prison.

* Three candidates are being considered for Chief Information Officer and will visit campus through today (Thursday, April 24) to meet with various campus and community groups. Faculty and staff are invited to a presentation by each candidate titled "Transforming Technology and Institutional Culture to be Relevant for the Future IT Needs Within Higher Education." Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2857 for information on the three candidates, including their on-campus schedule.

* Wichita State will hold its 2014 Men's Basketball Celebration at 7:30 p.m. today (Thursday, April 24) at Charles Koch Arena. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. The event will feature the yearly awards program and comments from head coach Gregg Marshall, assistant coaches and selected players. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2849

* Join the WSU Women's Glee Club and Madrigal Singers for their final concert of the academic year at 7:30 p.m. today (Thursday, April 24) in Wiedemann Hall. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2861 for information about the concert. For tickets, go to http://www.wichita.edu/fineartsboxoffice or call 978-3233.

* The Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects Symposium (GRASP) 2014 will be held from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, April 25. GRASP, hosted by the WSU Graduate School, is an annual university-wide symposium to showcase graduate research at Wichita State. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/cnews/?cnid=13341

* The College of Education will host its 19th annual Graduate Research Showcase from 7:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 26, in the Heskett Center. View presentations, posters and portfolios from doctoral dissertations and field studies, master's theses and portfolios in each of the four departments: Counseling, Leadership, Educational and School Psychology; Curriculum and Instruction; Human Performance Studies; and Sport Management. For more information, call 253-8530 or email craig.elliott@wichita.edu.