Feb 27, 2012 — By Gordon Murray — Former ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ volleyball player Elizabeth Walker is the client service manager at Kansas City's Sprint Center. She has worked with many well-known events, including the Big 12 Basketball Tournament and concerts by Elton John, Kid Rock and Kelly Clarkson.

Feb 22, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Postal Services will host a special passport event from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 10, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State in recognizing Passport Day in the USA 2012, a national passport acceptance and outreach event. ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's event will be held in Morrison Hall.

Feb 21, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Center for Entrepreneurship at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ will hold its sixth annual Shocker Business Plan Competition this April. The competition is designed to encourage student innovation and provide a forum where students can present new business ideas to more than 200 local business leaders, including entrepreneurs and investors.

Feb 21, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The planet Mars is closer to Earth now than it will be for the next two years. So don't miss this opportunity to see it through the telescope at the Lake Afton Public Observatory.

Feb 21, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Audiology Clinic at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic will offer free hearing screenings for all ages March 26-30.

Mar 19, 2012 — By Gordon Murray — Camille Childers recently began her duties as the new director of Student Health Services at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ. "When I saw this job, it was something I’d always wanted to do," said Childers.

Feb 22, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series invites the public to hear Shocker teammates Dave Stallworth, John Criss, Bob Powers and Mohamed Sharif (formerly Kelly Pete) share their stories during a panel discussion led by longtime Shocker broadcaster Mike Kennedy at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, at the Marcus Welcome Center.

Feb 17, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — David Xu has simple goals: Be a good researcher and educator. Xu, who came to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ in 2011, is assistant professor of management information systems. He specializes in e-commerce and human/computer interaction.

Feb 24, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Associate registrar Gina Crabtree will become the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ registrar on June 10 upon the retirement of Bill Wynne, according to the Office of the Provost. Wynne has served as registrar for 36 years.

Feb 21, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — A poetry reading will be the first of several events at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ highlighting the centennial celebration of Gordon Parks' birthday from 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday, March 7, in Rhatigan Student Center’s Fireplace Lounge. Admission is free.