Mar 29, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Faculty Senate met this week and approved a new description for the General Education requirements that includes a new mission, goal and set of outcomes. The new description of General Education provides a framework to assess these outcomes using the College Learning Assessment, a national assessment tool used by universities throughout the United States.

Apr 6, 2012 — By Gordon Murray — Jaime Coronado Newman, a 2008 ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ graduate who majored in both international business and marketing, will be recognized on Tuesday, April 17, as the 2012 recipient of the Charles F. Kettering Award. First awarded in 1978 by the national organization Cooperative Education and Internship Association (CEIA), the Kettering Award recognizes an employer from industry, business or go

Mar 28, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — "Sex Ed Boot Camp: Taking Care of Your Privates" is the title of a presentation at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 5015 E. 29th Street North. Admission is free. This program is designed to engage students in conversation about love, sex and everything in between.

Mar 28, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Wichita Northwest High School senior Anthony Llamas was recently named the Linwood Sexton Scholarship recipient at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ for 2012-2013. The four-year scholarship provides full tuition, books, fees and on-campus housing, and has opened the door for Llamas to earn a college education.

Mar 23, 2012 — By Shannon Littlejohn — In Academe news, Randy Johnson has been appointed to the KanCare Advisory Council; Xiao-Ming Sun has published in one of the most coveted academic journals of his field; and 11 faculty members look to sabbaticals in 2012-2013. In addition, the recent deaths of Dorothy Froning, Rushworth Kidder and Sheryl Riney are noted.

Mar 30, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — In response to the Kansas Board of Regents strategic plan for Kansas' higher education system, Foresight 2020, faculty and staff from ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and local school districts met earlier this month to discuss student preparation for college.

Mar 23, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Hubbard Street 2, a six-member touring troupe connected to Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, will perform in a Connoisseur Series event at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31, in Miller Concert Hall. Students will be admitted free. Tickets are $20 with discounts available through the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Fine Arts Box Office at (316) 978-3233 or www.wichita.edu/fineartsboxoffice.

Mar 20, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The 12th Annual ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and Midian Shriner's Car Show will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, April 15, on Hillside Avenue between 17th and 21st Street North on the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ campus. The event is sponsored by the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Classified Senate. Proceeds will be donated to the Midian Shrine Plane of Mercy Transportation Fund, which supports the transportation of children in need of medical care

Mar 20, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ students and the Tallgrass Film Festival are collaborating on the promotion and marketing for "VI to X: Six Months to Tallgrass Ten," at one-day film festival being held Saturday, April 21, at the Orpheum Theatre, 200 N. Broadway.

Mar 19, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ instructors Andrea Banke and Scott Charles Oakes were the focus of a story in the March 18 issue of The Wichita Eagle.