Oct 20, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Robert Vartabedian was installed as president of Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo., on Friday, Oct. 17. Vartabedian received his Master of Arts in speech communication from Wichita State University in 1980 and worked at WSU from 1981 through 1988 in various positions: director of forensics, coordinator of graduate studies in communication, head of the division of rhetoric and co

Oct 27, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The colloquium is open to all interested WSU faculty. Professor Lubatkin will present "Why Are Some Firms More Entrepreneurial than Others? An Upper Echelon Examination." Following the presentation there will be an interactive discussion session on entrepreneurship research. For more information, contact Jim Wolff at 978-7113.

Oct 20, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State basketball fans will get their first look at the 2008-09 Shocker men's and women's basketball teams Saturday, Oct. 25, in a free evening of fun at the annual Shocker Madness Celebration, sponsored by The Wichita Eagle in Charles Koch Arena. Shocker Madness kicks off at 6 p.m. with WSU's nationally ranked volleyball team taking on Valley foe Drake. The match also is free to the pub

Oct 20, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State will hold its annual basketball Tipoff Luncheon sponsored by Shep Chevrolet, at noon, Wednesday, Nov. 5, in the first of four gatherings in the newly created Shocker Luncheon Series," according to Eric Sexton, director of athletics. http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=61179&SPID=2851&DB_OEM_ID=7500&ATCLID=1598671

Oct 24, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Mark your calendar for the coming of Millipede, the latest sculpture by native Wichitan and internationally known sculptor Tom Otterness, on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The festivities begin at 2:30 p.m. with refreshments followed by the sculpture dedication ceremony at 3 p.m. on the Fairmount Street island south of the Ulrich Museum. At 4 p.m., the artist will give an illustrated slide talk in WSU's Camp

Oct 16, 2008 — By WSU News Services — WSU's National Institute for Aviation Research has partnered with the National Center for Aviation Training to become a founding member of the new Wichita Aero Club. Modeled after the Aero Clubs of Washington and Atlanta and The Wings Club in New York, the new consortium of local business, government and educational entities aims to provide a forum for discussion of key industry issues, recognitio

Oct 16, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The craftsmanship of WSU's National Institute for Aviation Research machine shop was showcased recently in an episode of a new series on The Discovery Channel. The Discovery Channel's production company visited WSU in September to film in NIAR's Research Machine Shop and the Department of Aerospace Engineering's 4x4-inch supersonic wind tunnel. Two models, designed by Charlie Cook of Digital Ranch

Oct 22, 2008 — By WSU News Services — * The next "Blackboard 8 Transition Training" session will be offered at 1:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, Oct. 21). Go to myWSU>Help for Faculty/Staff>Training Opportunities>Blackboard/elearning registration, schedule>Register to see the full list and descriptions. * In conjunction with Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Office of Multicultural Affairs will sponsor a free event "Ask an Attorney: D

Oct 20, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The academy of faculty and the staff at WSU engage in externally supported research, training and service activities that are consistent with the university's mission and vital to its growth. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=428 for news of grants, honors and awards, presentations and publications, new faculty, new appointments and deaths of our current and former colleagues.

Oct 21, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The university e-mail systems for students, faculty and staff will be down for maintenance starting at 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, until approximately 3 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. Incoming e-mail will continue to be received and will be queued for delivery after the maintenance is complete; however, most users will not be able to view their e-mail folders on the servers or send e-mail until the maintena