May 29, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Lou Heldman, an experienced business and campus leader, has been named acting director of the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Center for Entrepreneurship, effective June 2.

May 28, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — NIAR engineer Gerardo Olivares' work has made NIAR a world leader in virtual crash-worthiness testing.

May 28, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Wichita State's Student Ambassador Society (SAS) added 33 new members who begin service in the fall 2013 semester.

May 28, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ baseball team will play Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan., at 2 p.m Friday in the first game of the 2013 NCAA Baseball Championship tournament.

May 23, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Shirley Lefever-Davis has been named interim dean of the College of Education effective June 9, according to Keith Pickus, interim provost at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ. Lefever-Davis will be interim dean for the 2013-2014 academic year while a national search is conducted for a permanent dean. The change was necessitated when Sharon Iorio, the current dean, announced she will step down as dean at t

Jun 11, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The parking lot south of Cessna Stadium will close Sunday, May 26, so construction can begin on a new residence hall at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ. Faculty, staff, students and visitors are encouraged to go to wichita.edu/parking for the latest information on where parking is available, a map and helpful tips.

May 30, 2013 — By Alex Poston — Ken Pitetti, a professor of physical therapy at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, has dedicated his career to enhancing the lives of people with disabilities, a career that began as a platoon leader of the 101st Airborne, when he lost part of his right leg in the jungles of Vietnam.

May 22, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has announced the sixth class of TRIO/GEAR UP Scholars. Seventeen students were selected from the five pre-college TRIO programs. Each student will have his or her first year costs for tuition and fees, books and on-campus housing covered through this unique scholarship program.

May 21, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Wichita State is the 2012-13 Missouri Valley Conference all-sports champion.

May 20, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Center for Economic Development and Business Research at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has compiled the current and leading indices to provide insights into the present and future state of the Wichita economy.