Jun 29, 2018 — By WSU News Services — * Wichita State University offices will be closed and classes will not be held in observance of the Independence Day holiday tomorrow (Wednesday, July 4). Offices will reopen and classes will be held Thursday, July 5. * The 4th annual Wichita Tennis Open $25,000 Men's Futures' Pro Circuit is in Wichita from now to Sunday, July 8, at WSU's Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex. For information on the W

Jul 4, 2018 — By WSU News Services — * From 11 p.m. today (Thursday, July ) through 5 a.m. Friday, July 6, Blackboard will upgrade its software, and the service will be interrupted. Students and faculty are encouraged not to attempt logging on to Blackboard during this window. If you have questions, contact OneStop at 978-3909 or Blackboard support at 855-978-1787. * The university is again offering a scholarship for employees who

Jul 10, 2018 — By WSU News Services — If you missed yesterday's (Thursday, July 5) weekly briefing, you can watch a video of the entire event at https://wsu.news/Youtube. Topics discussed include the new university website, the Partnership 2 building, the value of badges, and more.

Jun 29, 2018 — By WSU News Services — Tim Hart, director of web and new media for Strategic Communications, will share information on the new Wichita State University website, including a new public information site at the next WSU Weekly Briefing at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 5, in the Marcus Welcome Center. The briefing will be live streamed and available later that day at https://wsu.news/Youtube. Tonya Witherspoon, director, Commer

Jun 29, 2018 — By WSU News Services — WSU will have a campus-wide steam outage beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, July 9, to facilitate Kansas Gas Service replacement of the gas meter assembly outside of the Power Plant. We anticipate the steam to be off no longer than eight hours, and probably less if the work goes as planned. In conjunction with the gas line work, we will replace some valves on the main steam header in the Power Plant and

Jun 29, 2018 — By WSU News Services — Tim Hart, director of web and new media for Strategic Communications, will share information on the new Wichita State University website, including a new public information site at the next WSU Weekly Briefing at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 5, in the Marcus Welcome Center. The briefing will be live streamed and available later that day at https://wsu.news/Youtube. Tonya Witherspoon, director, Commer

Jul 10, 2018 — By WSU News Services — * During the past six weeks, the Public Policy and Management Center (PPMC) has gathered the community input for Project Wichita and developed the community survey that is out now. Now, the online survey -- based on these broad topics -- will collect additional input on opportunities and attitudes that will help guide a 10-year vision and an action plan for our region. Your voice is important in c

Jun 29, 2018 — By WSU News Services — For at least the third year in a row, more of the Wichita East IB students are going to be Shockers than all other schools in Kansas, combined. Wichita State will welcome 26 of the IB graduates to campus this fall, with the next highest university receiving eight. These are academically talented, engaged and scholarship-earning students who have many college options. It is a victory to be cele

Jun 29, 2018 — By WSU News Services — A recent Wichita Eagle article raised the question: "Can the governor make Kansas and Wichita grow faster?" Undoubtedly "yes" if the governor, legislature and local officials focus on key policy dimensions: https://wsu.news/stepstogrowth

Jun 29, 2018 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State's College of Engineering (CoE) is marking two milestones related to its ongoing effort to help grow the Kansas economy by placing more engineering and computing talent into the workforce; new graduates and a new space. The college awarded 345 bachelor's degrees in 2017-18, reaching more than 95 percent of the goal established by the University Engineering Initiative Act. The act p