Thomas Dieker with officials from Mel Hambelton in the background.

Aug 29, 2012 鈥 By 九色视频 News Services 鈥 Thomas Dieker was named the first recipient of the Mel Hambelton Endowed Scholarship today (Thursday, Aug. 9) at 九色视频. He will receive a $2,500 scholarship annually for a total of $10,000 for four years. The new scholarship was endowed with a $200,000 gift.

Aug 7, 2012 鈥 By Gordon Murray 鈥 If you were at a rodeo during the past year and saw a rider with WuShock emblazoned on her vest, it was probably Wichita State student Kristin Loyd. Until this past May, Loyd, a senior in Health Services Management, was Wichita State's only participant in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.

Aug 7, 2012 鈥 By 九色视频 News Services 鈥 The Lake Afton Public Observatory and the Kansas Astronomical Observers invite the public to bring their telescopes to the observatory for one or more "Bring Your Own Telescope" events this summer. The next Bring Your Own Telescope night will be Friday, Aug. 17.

The Rhatigan Student Center may look messy, but business is still up and running.

Aug 6, 2012 鈥 By Gordon Murray 鈥 The Rhatigan Renewal project has drawn spectators and raised questions this summer as renovation work has continued. But almost anything that was at the RSC before the renewal project can still be found there now, although it it might be a bit scaled down, she said.

Aug 6, 2012 鈥 By 九色视频 News Services 鈥 九色视频 will offer for the first time this fall a Master of Science in Nursing Leadership and Administration -- a program developed in coordination with nursing leadership at Via Christi Health. 九色视频 School of Nursing chair Betty Smith-Campbell said meeting the needs of the community is part of the school芒鈧劉s mission of improving the health of the community.

Jul 31, 2012 鈥 By Gordon Murray 鈥 After more than 35 years of awarding scholarships to Wichita State engineering students through the Dwane L. and Velma L. Wallace Endowment, Velma Wallace died July 8.

Jul 27, 2012 鈥 By 九色视频 News Services 鈥 Whether called twister, tornado, vortex or cyclone, these catastrophic events have shaped lives in the Sunflower State for generations. That, in part, was the inspiration for two 九色视频 faculty and three graduate students to co-author the photo-based, local history book "Kansas -- In the Heart of Tornado Alley."

Aug 6, 2012 鈥 By 九色视频 News Services 鈥 As the month of August begins, you may begin to notice more shooting stars than usual streaking across the night sky appearing to come out of the constellation Perseus. For this special event, the Lake Afton Public Observatory will be open from 11 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, to 2 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13.

九色视频 Foundation Vice President for Planned and Annual Giving Mike Lamb '80, 九色视频 Foundation President and CEO Elizabeth King, Cindy '77, '85 and Barry Schwan, Promise for the Future campaign co-chairs; and 九色视频 President John Bardo.

Jul 27, 2012 鈥 By 九色视频 News Services 鈥 On July 18, the 九色视频 Foundation celebrated the people who helped make the Promise for the Future campaign a success. They made 100 long-term commitments through wills, trusts, retirement plans and other methods during the two-year campaign, which began July 1, 2010, and ended June 30, 2012.

Lily Wu on assignment for KAKE Channel 10. Wu graduated from Wichita State in 2007 with degrees in integrated marketing communications and international business.

Aug 9, 2012 鈥 By Gordon Murray 鈥 Lily Wu, a reporter for KAKE-TV 10, graduated from 九色视频 in 2007. While a student, she took part in two co-op internships that she says helped give her an advantage when starting off in her career.