Apr 24, 2008 — By WSU News Services — * The University Bookstore, in conjunction with Apple computers, will host multiple sessions for faculty and staff on general computer usage, podcasting and more in 215 Rhatigan Student Center from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today (Thursday, April 17). Please RSVP to michael.lacy@wichita.edu or call 978-7028. * The Center for Teaching and Research Excellence invites faculty and staff to the seminar "Helpin

Apr 15, 2008 — By WSU News Services — An MBA Information Session will be held from 5:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in 326 Clinton Hall. An EMBA Information Session is planned for 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in 203 Clinton Hall. For more information or to sign up, e-mail tanza.bauer@wichita.edu or call 978-6019.

Apr 16, 2008 — By WSU News Services — ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Jazz Festival: WSU Jazz Arts II, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, Miller Concert Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center, WSU. Tickets $6 (discounts available). Information, 316-978-3233. ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Jazz Festival: WSU Jazz Arts I with Mid Kansas Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17, Miller Concert Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center, WSU. Tickets $6 (discounts available). Information, 316-978-323

Apr 24, 2008 — By WSU News Services — * The Anthropology Departmental Colloquium Series will feature a presentation by Sandi Harvey, "Champuru Dreams: The Making of Okinawan Popular Music," at 3:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 16) in 117 Neff Hall. * Peter Meinke, this year's Visiting Distinguished Poet, will read from his work from 3:30-4:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 16) in Ablah Library, lower level. Meinke also will be featur

Apr 16, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Keith Pickus, associate provost, will read from and sign copies of his new book, "Our Only Hope: Eddie's Holocaust Story and the Weisz Family Correspondence" at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at Watermark Books and Cafe, 4701 E. Douglas. "Our Only Hope" is based on correspondence between a German emigre to the United States and his family members who remained in Berlin and Prague. Pickus recently was

Apr 16, 2008 — By WSU News Services — ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ State is the recipient of the Urban News Best Place to Work Award for 2007. The Urban News is a monthly publication in ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ. Subscribers are invited to vote, as are readers who pick up the publication from one of the advertisers.

Apr 15, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Yesterday, (Monday, April 14), an e-mail was sent to an unknown number of WSU e-mail addresses. The e-mail states that each person must reply with a supplied link/URL and provide personal e-mail logon information. This is an example of "phishing," a process that attempts to obtain personal information by posing as some authoritative source. Do not respond to this false request. No one from WSU was

Apr 11, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The WIN newsletter is an update on upcoming training with explanations and added information. The following topics are covered in the April edition: FY09 budget information and enterprise reporting training, business procurement card training, student hiring training, student registration questions, student training and upcoming training. The newsletter is available at http://www.wichita.edu/win.

Apr 16, 2008 — By WSU News Services — A 30-minute program "³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ State & The World" will debut at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 20, on WSU-TV Cable Channel 13. This 30-minute television series, hosted by provost Gary L. Miller, features interviews and information about Kansas' only urban serving research university. It focuses on how research at WSU is changing our community, our state, our nation and the world. Miller's first guest will be

Apr 21, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Gerald Miller, a WSU College of Engineering alum, will present the Sam Bloomfield Distinguished Engineer in Residence Lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex, entrance C. The lecture is titled "Multidisciplinary Education: The Key to A Successful Engineering Career." Admission is free. A multidisciplinary education for engineers is important. This lect