Sep 20, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — National employment declined 0.8 percent in 2010. Year-over-year average annual employment grew a meager 0.4 percent in June 2011, and only modest gains are expected in 2012. That's according to the 2011 Kansas Economic Outlook, just released by ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Center for Economic Development and Business Research.

Sep 20, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Lake Afton Public Observatory has many events coming up this fall. For more information, go to http://webs.wichita.edu/lapo/.

Sep 21, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Albert Goldbarth, the Adele Davis Distinguished Professor of Humanities at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, has been named the recipient of the 2011 Don Coldsmith Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement.

Sep 14, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The 2011-2012 Rie Bloomfield Organ Recital Series and ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ will present Jehan Alain, 1911-1940 - "The American Festival," Wednesday-Friday, Sept. 28-30, in Wiedemann Recital Hall on the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ campus.

Sep 14, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Alumni and friends of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ are invited to give Rick Stephens, survivor of the 1970 plane crash, a proper Shocker send-off at 7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Cessna Stadium. Stephens plans to make a 550-plus mile bicycle trip to the site of the plane crash on Mount Trelease in the Rocky Mountains, arriving on the anniversary of the 1970 plane crash on Sunday, Oct. 2.

Sep 13, 2011 — By Anthony Marrone — For the past 30 years, Wichita State's Office of Cooperative Education and Work-Based Learning has helped more than 27,000 students gain internships and job placements. The program's success has benefited both employers and students, creating long-lasting partnerships, trust and assurance.

Sep 13, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The National Institute for Aviation Research at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ continues to increase its yearly research funding, announcing a total of $49.4 million in fiscal year 2011. However, the culmination of several large federal programs and a shift in the research and testing needs of the aviation industry has led to several organizational changes within NIAR.

Sep 16, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Seven ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ faculty members have been recognized as some of the state's top 150 scientists by Ad Astra Kansas, an information resource focusing on high-tech and space research in Kansas.

Sep 13, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's School of Performing Arts will present the musical comedy "Good News" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 29-Oct. 1; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, in Wilner Auditorium.

Sep 12, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — In recognition of Constitution Day Wednesday, Sept. 21, live oral arguments will be presented on the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ campus before Kansas Appellate Judges C.J. Greene, J. Green and S.J. Larson.