May 2, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Foundation will hold a news conference to announce the second largest gift ever to ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, in 137 Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 29th Street and Oliver. Please use building entrance N located on the west side. # # # # # Contact: Belinda Venters, director of communications, (316) 978-5624, belinda.venters@wichita.e

May 2, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Foundation will hold a news conference to announce the second largest gift ever to ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, in 137 Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 29th Street and Oliver. Please use building entrance N located on the west side. # # # # # Contact: Belinda Venters, director of communications, (316) 978-5624, belinda.venters@wichita.e

May 2, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Foundation will hold a news conference to announce the second largest gift ever to ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, in 137 Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 29th Street and Oliver. Please use building entrance N located on the west side. # # # # # Contact: Belinda Venters, director of communications, (316) 978-5624, belinda.venters@wichita.e

May 2, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Foundation will hold a news conference to announce the second largest gift ever to ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, in 137 Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 29th Street and Oliver. Please use building entrance N located on the west side. # # # # # Contact: Belinda Venters, director of communications, (316) 978-5624, belinda.venters@wichita.e

May 2, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Foundation will hold a news conference to announce the second largest gift ever to ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, in 137 Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 29th Street and Oliver. Please use building entrance N located on the west side. # # # # # Contact: Belinda Venters, director of communications, (316) 978-5624, belinda.venters@wichita.e

May 1, 2008 — By WSU News Services — President Beggs has approved the following revision to the WSU Policies and Procedures Manual: 5.03 / Check Spread http://webs.wichita.edu/inaudit/ch5_03.htm This policy will be rescinded June 30, 2008, due to changes in federal law regarding deferred compensation and the taxation thereof. See What's New for a list of all recent additions and revisions to the WSU Policies and Procedures Manual.

May 2, 2008 — By WSU News Services — * An open forum for Douglas Hensler, a Barton School of Business dean candidate, will be held from 1:30-2:20 p.m. Monday, May 5, in 200 Lindquist Hall. Hensler is dean and Sid Craig Endowed Chair, Craig School of Business, California State University at Fresno. * Performance students from area high schools and WSU will have a chance to be inspired by nationally renowned actress Shirley Knight a

May 15, 2008 — By WSU News Services — In the program "Child Welfare and Well Being," co-authors of the new book "Child Protection: Using Research to Improve Policy and Practice" talk about research in the first nationally representative data sample of children in the child welfare system. Results indicate the most effective ways to help both children and parents in the system. In another program, "People -- The Ultimate Challenge

May 5, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Please join the School of Community Affairs in celebrating the retirement of Anna Chandler at a reception from 1-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, in the conference room of the LAS office on the second floor of Lindquist Hall. Refreshments will be served. Chandler joined the WSU faculty in 1991. She serves as assistant professor and program director for the ethnic studies program in the School of Commun

May 1, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Banner and Self Service will be unavailable starting at 7:01 a.m. Saturday, May 3, through 6 p.m. Sunday, May 4, due to scheduled maintenance. myWSU will be unavailable for about 12 hours starting at 7:01 a.m. Saturday, May 3. Once myWSU is available, there will be limited functionality through 6 p.m. Sunday, May 4. Blackboard and e-mail will remain available during this time. Please e-mail helpde