Aug 19, 2008 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ 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 ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ 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 ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ 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 ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ 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 ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — A ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ 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 ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Get your season tickets now for ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ volleyball. The Shockers are the defending conference champions and have won the conference three of the past four years. ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ 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 ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ 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 ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ 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 ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Wichita State President Don Beggs and several senior administrative staff will welcome students and their parents to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ 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. ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ officials are anticipating full occupancy in the r

Aug 15, 2008 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Wichita State President Don Beggs and several senior administrative staff will welcome students and their parents to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ 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. ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ officials are anticipating full occupancy in the r