Dec 18, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Lake Afton Public Observatory presents "Life Story of a Star." During this program, visitors will use the observatory's 16-inch telescope to take a look at objects in the night sky that are representative of the various stages in a star's life cycle.

Jan 4, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Wichita State finished the 2012 volleyball season ranked seventh in the nation in average attendance.

Nov 12, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Teams representing Kansas BEST dominated the regional competition once again at Frontier Trails BEST competition at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Nov. 30-Dec. 1.

Dec 13, 2012 — By Erika Elving — Wichita State students Nathalie Lebrun and Sarah Riley were two members of the communication sciences and disorders team that tied for first place in the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association Knowledge Bowl at the annual ASHA Convention in November. They are both studying speech-language pathology in the CSD master's program. ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's program combines classroom and clinical education t

Dec 13, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Kansas Council on Economic Education, housed at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, has been selected to receive one of three national grants designed to offer professional development training for high school economics teachers.

Jan 22, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has chosen the top 12 finalists in the annual Distinguished Scholarship Invitational. Finalists will be back on campus Wednesday, Jan. 30, for final interviews. The announcement of the Gore Scholars will be at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, in the Marcus Welcome Center. All finalists will receive competitive scholarship packages to attend ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ in the fall.

Dec 12, 2012 — By Shannon Littlejohn — In Academe news, Wichita State's quartet in residence, the St. Petersburg String Quartet, performed along with other ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ faculty and student musicians at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory in Russia, and Elaine Steinke was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. In addition, the deaths of D. Ray Cook, Richard Allen Moellenberndt, Linda Tedder and Kaylyn Turner are noted.

Jan 4, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Nursing professor Elaine Steinke's contributions to the field of sexual counseling for cardiac patients have earned her a prestigious induction as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.

Dec 11, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Kiah Danielle Duggins, an International Baccalaureate senior at Wichita High School East, is the winner of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's 2013-2014 Clay Barton Scholarship in Business. She will receive $11,000 a year for four years to attend ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Dec 6, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Wichita State speech-language pathology doctoral student Kai-Mei Chen was selected over the summer as a recipient of the 2012 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Minority Student Leadership Program Award. She received complimentary registration and travel funds for the ASHA Convention Nov. 15-17 in Atlanta.