Apr 17, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's rowing team has earned national recognition with four of its boats receiving votes in the American Collegiate Rowing Association poll.

Apr 18, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Wichita Jazz Festival is celebrating its 41st year by "going Latin" from Wednesday, April 18-Saturday, April 21, at Doc Howard's Lounge, the Murdock Theatre, the Fisch Haus Gallery and ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Miller Concert Hall. ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ students can get a limited number of free tickets or vouchers to paid events on a first-come first-served basis through the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ College of Fine Arts Box Office

Donald Beggs

Apr 19, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Presidential Search Committee announced five individuals have been selected as presidential finalists for Wichita State and will visit the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ campus in the next two weeks. During the visit, candidates will tour the campus and interact with various ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ constituent groups. A portion of each visit will be open to the public.

Apr 6, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Student Activities Council will host Comedy Central on Campus at 8 p.m. Friday, April 20, in the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex. The event will feature three comedians: TJ Miller, Jerrod Carmichael and Nick Vatterott. Admission is $3 for ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ students with ID, $5 for ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ faculty/staff with ID, $7 for the general public, and $7 at the door. Tickets may be purchased

Apr 6, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The State of Kansas is considering major changes to its Medicaid program that provides medical services for poor, disabled and elderly citizens. Managing a Medicaid budget of nearly $3 billion is a central policy concern for the state. The dilemma of controlling Medicaid costs and delivering quality services will be the topic of discussion at a Thursday, April 12, policy summit sponsored by the Hu

Apr 30, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — A listing of 2012 summer camps hosted by ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ can be seen at http://www.wichita.edu/camps.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ seniors Matt Munday, left, and Brian Box made it to the Elite 8 of National Debate Tournament.

Apr 6, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ seniors Brian Box and Matt Munday have completed the most successful season for ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Debate since 1968. They competed at the National Debate Tournament March 29-April 2 at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. The top 78 two-person teams compete at the tournament.

Dean Headley

Apr 19, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — For the fourth consecutive year, the performance of the nation's leading carriers improved, according to the 22nd annual national Airline Quality Rating (http://airlinequalityrating.com), a joint research project funded as part of faculty research activities at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and Purdue University. It was the best overall score in the 22 years researchers have tracked the performance of

Apr 2, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — According to the annual national Airline Quality Rating, for the second consecutive year, AirTran is the best-performing airline. The rating is conducted annually by researchers Dean Headley of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and Brent Bowen of Purdue University. For the industry as a whole, it was the best performance ever in the 21 years researchers have tracked the performance of airlines.

Linwood Sexton (he's also number 66 in the background mural)

Mar 30, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ alumnus and football legend Linwood Sexton has been named one of the recipients of the 2012 Pioneer Award by the John McLendon Scholarship Foundation, in partnership with the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. The award honors minority "firsts" in athletics.