Aug 19, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The following section was added to the policy: Phased Retirement: The Kansas Legislature has authorized the Kansas Board of Regents to develop and implement a phased retirement program for unclassified employees who are at least 55 years of age and who have completed at least 10 years of full-time service at a Regents University (see K.S.A. 76-746, as amended). The Kansas Board of Regents has

Aug 19, 2008 — By WSU News Services — * Per the policy change on Academic Year appointments, the option of having payroll earnings spread through the summer months will end with the 8/22/08 paycheck. Any person with a nine- or 10-month appointment who wishes to have monies set aside in a separate personal savings account should contact the Payroll Office at 978-3074 or go to http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=controller&p=payroll for more inf

Aug 19, 2008 — By WSU News Services — If you cannot attend either of these sessions on campus, the city offers classes on the first and third Saturday of each month at 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and the first and third Monday of each month at 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Advance registration/reservation is not necessary and classes are held at the City of Wichita Department of Environmental Health, 1900 E. 9th Street, Wichita. Call 268-8351 fo

Aug 19, 2008 — By WSU News Services — LAPO is currently celebrating the 400th anniversary of the invention of the telescope. The observatory will use its 16-inch telescope to observe Jupiter, a double star, a star cluster, a cloud of interstellar gas and a distant galaxy, and discuss the telescopes that were used to make historic discoveries related to them. For more information and directions to the observatory, go to http://we

Aug 15, 2008 — By WSU News Services — A Wichita State University survey of young professionals finds that nearly 50 percent of respondents plan to make their home in Wichita. http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=326

Aug 15, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Get your season tickets now for WSU volleyball. The Shockers are the defending conference champions and have won the conference three of the past four years. WSU volleyball set new records in attendance and were ranked seventh nationally in attendance. Season tickets start at $45 and include two pregame chalk talks, a pregame dinner, reserved parking lot pass and an all-session ticket to the Best

Aug 15, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The WSU Alumni Association presents the second annual "We're Not Back to School Bash" from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, in the Woodman Alumni Center parking lot. Bring your own chair and celebrate alumni and friends who do not have to return to classes this fall. Individual tickets are $20, or bring friends and purchase a pack of 10 tickets for only $150. Ticket price will include soda, beer,

Aug 15, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has announced the creation of a task force charged with crafting a new strategic transportation approach that positions Kansas for the future. Among the appointees is Wichita State's Bart Hildreth, director, Kansas Public Finance Center. The task force, Transportation-Leveraging Investments in Kansas (T-LINK), will work to develop a set of recommendations for a new strategic

Aug 15, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State President Don Beggs and several senior administrative staff will welcome students and their parents to WSU from about 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at Fairmount Towers, at the corner of Hillside and 21st, and Wheatshocker Apartments on the south side of campus along 17th Street. Fall semester classes begin Thursday, Aug. 21. WSU officials are anticipating full occupancy in the r

Aug 15, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State President Don Beggs and several senior administrative staff will welcome students and their parents to WSU from about 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at Fairmount Towers, at the corner of Hillside and 21st, and Wheatshocker Apartments on the south side of campus along 17th Street. Fall semester classes begin Thursday, Aug. 21. WSU officials are anticipating full occupancy in the r