Nov 13, 2008 — By WSU News Services — * The Unclassified Professionals Fall General Meeting will be held at 3 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 12) in the Rhatigan Student Center ballroom. * John Matrow, director, High Performance Computing Center, will present "Gematria and Geometry" at 3 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 12) in 117 Neff Hall as part of the Fall 2008 Colloquium Series presented by the anthropology department. * The Office

Nov 21, 2008 — By WSU News Services — * Faculty and staff are invited to a retirement reception for Mary Conrad, chair, department of medical technology, College of Health Professions, from 1-3 p.m. today (Monday, Nov. 17) in 203 Rhatigan Student Center. Remarks at 1:30 p.m. * The Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty is co-sponsoring its annual meeting with WSU's School of Community Affairs and will feature the documentary "A

Nov 21, 2008 — By WSU News Services — * Kim Peek, the inspiration for "The Rain Man," and his father Fran will give a presentation on autism and savant syndrome at 2 p.m. today (Friday, Nov. 14) in 127 Jabara Hall, followed by a reception in 441 Jabara Hall. * Visiting scholar Maggie-Lee Huckabee will present "Neuroplasticity in aging and the rehabilitation of swallowing disorders: Effects of biofeedback" at 1:30 p.m. today (Friday

Nov 21, 2008 — By WSU News Services — * Learn insights on successful proposal planning and preparation from Ray Hull, a highly successful grant writer and grant reviewer, from 10 a.m.-noon today (Thursday, Nov. 13) in 215/217 Rhatigan Student Center. Seating is limited. Call 978-3285 to reserve a spot. Sponsored by the Office of Research Administration. * Two free workshops will present the new features of "Audio books, music, and

Nov 17, 2008 — By WSU News Services — If you or your dependents completed the HealthQuest survey in calendar year 2008 and received a gift card, you will see an additional earn code for the pay period ending Nov. 1, 2008. The gift card is considered taxable income, requiring additional taxes to be withheld. The amount is listed in the earnings column of your pay advice. Please contact the Office of Human Resources at 978-3065 if you

Nov 10, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The Office of University Relations has free tickets available to the Region VI Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football championship game at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at Cessna Stadium. The tickets entitle bearers to visit the skybox for refreshments prior to the game. Tickets cannot be held or mailed. Stop by 102 Morrison Hall between 8 a.m.-noon or 1-5 p.m., and ask for Mercedes Shoema

Nov 10, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Self Service will be unavailable starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, for approximately four hours due to scheduled maintenance. Blackboard, myWSU and e-mail will remain available during this time. Please e-mail helpdesk@wichita.edu if you have any questions.

Nov 13, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The Center for Teaching and Research Excellence will host an eLearning series seminar "Instructional Design for Online Courses," from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, in 127 Jabara Hall. This is a seminar on the basics of instructional design for online learning. The goal is to help teachers think about ways to facilitate high quality learning in an online environment. http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=C

Nov 10, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Kim Peek, the inspiration for "The Rain Man," and his father Fran will give a presentation on autism and savant syndrome at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, in 127 Jabara Hall, followed by a reception in 441 Jabara Hall. The Peeks will discuss Kim's extraordinary abilities in more than a dozen areas, including literature, sports, history and music, his ability to read the right and left pages of books simu

Nov 12, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Nurse Practitioner Week is being observed this week (Nov. 9-15) as NPs across the country celebrate more than four decades of practice and research. Wichita State's School of Nursing offers graduate NP programs in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. These programs lead to a 49-credit-hour Master of