Apr 18, 2018 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Opera Theater presents Mozart's comic masterpiece, Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, to Saturday, April 21, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22, in Miller Concert Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center. ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Opera Theater is directed by Alan Held. The conductor of the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Orchestra is Mark Laycock. The production will be sung in Italian with Engl

Apr 16, 2018 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Rodney Clark, a major in the U.S. Army with more than 20 years of law enforcement experience, has been appointed chief of the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Police Department. Clark, assistant professor of military science for the U.S. Army ROTC program at the Rochester Institute of Technology, is retiring from the Army to lead the UPD. His anticipated start date is July 2. For more information, g

Apr 18, 2018 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — * Applications for employee tuition assistance are being accepted for summer, subject to availability of funds. Awards will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. The application should be submitted electronically to tuitionassistance@wichita.edu rather than by hard copy. The deadline for submission of applications is 11:59 p.m. today (Tuesday, April 17). Applications can be found online

Apr 18, 2018 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's College of Engineering will host the 18th annual Shocker MINDSTORMS Challenge, a robotics competition for 3rd-8th grade students from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 21, in the Heskett Center gymnasium. The event is free and open to the public. The competition is drawing 37 teams this year, with about 378 students registered. In addition, approximately 300 spectators ar

Apr 17, 2018 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — From now through Tuesday, April 24, the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Foundation and Office of Annual Giving will hold its first Giving WU Week -- a special time dedicated to promoting and raising money for the Dean's Fund for Excellence. While financial support is important, it's possible to have an even greater impact by helping promote the campaign. To participate, go to https://wsu.news/GivingWU and choose one of th

Apr 17, 2018 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The following parking lot closures have been announced by the University Police Department: Tuesday, April 17 The fourth level of the parking garage and all of lot 7 on the south side of the RSC will be blocked off today for an alumni event. At 3 p.m., lot 19W on the west side of Eck Stadium will close for a baseball game. Wednesday, April 18 At 3 p.m., lot 19W on the west side of Eck Stadiu

Apr 16, 2018 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Come Celebrate Earth Day with the Office of International Education - Study Abroad Programs between 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday April 23, in the RSC, first floor. We will have a table next to Cadman Art Gallery. Students will have the opportunity to paint a suncatcher and visit with staff about study abroad programs. For questions, email ann.burger@wichita.edu.

Apr 16, 2018 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Join us for the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) Photo Reflections Reception from 6-7 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, April 17) in the RSC, first floor. The 2018 Alternative Break students selected a photo from their trip and provided a reflective caption about their service-learning experience this past spring break for inclusion in this visual installation of student photography and videography. Studen

Apr 17, 2018 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — For the 43rd time, the women's Shocker Bowling team is headed to the Intercollegiate Team Championships and the Shocker men are joining them for the 36th time. The top 16 men's teams and the top 16 women's teams are meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska, to compete for the national championship. Competition for the teams begins Thursday, April 19, with 24 games of qualifying for seeding purposes, and then

Apr 18, 2018 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — For the 43rd time, the women's Shocker Bowling team is headed to the Intercollegiate Team Championships and the Shocker men are joining them for the 36th time. The top 16 men's teams and the top 16 women's teams are meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska, to compete for the national championship. Competition for both teams begins tomorrow (Thursday, April 19) with 24 games of qualifying for seeding purposes