¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ alum to give keynote speech at entrepreneurship banquet

Apr 15, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Center for Entrepreneurship is co-hosting Peter Weigand, chairman and CEO of Skipping Stone, as the keynote speaker of the annual Center for Entrepreneurship Banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, April 29, at the Hyatt Regency Wichita.

Department of Energy to look at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ assistant prof's research

Apr 15, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Vinod Namboodiri, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, will have some of his research work presented to the U.S. Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu.

Opera & Musical Theatre to present 'Assassins'

Apr 12, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Tony Award winning musical "Assassins" will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28-Saturday, April 30; and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1, in Wilner Auditorium. Tickets are $16, with discounts available, for the R-rated show.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Symphony to play East High School with Phillip Black

Apr 11, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Symphony Orchestra will perform with faculty artist Phillip Black on tuba at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in the Wichita East High School Auditorium. Tickets are $7, with discounts available, through the College of Fine Arts Box Office, 978-3233.

Health insurance exchange is topic of April forum

Apr 8, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger and a panel of experts will hold a free community health care forum from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in 203 Rhatigan Student Center at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Lou Heldman will serve as interim director while a national search is conducted for a new director of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Elliott School of Communication.

Elliott School of Communication interim director named

Apr 15, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Lou Heldman will serve as interim director while a national search is conducted for a new director of the Elliott School of Communication in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Dean Headley, co-author of the national Airline Quality Rating at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, says airlines continued to improve in 2010.

Airline performance improves for third consecutive year, according to AQR

Apr 15, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Airline passengers are experiencing better performance by the airlines, even though it may cost them more to fly. For the third consecutive year, the performance of the nation's leading carriers improved, according to the 21st annual national Airline Quality Rating. It was the third best overall score in the 20 years researchers have tracked the performance of airlines.

Dean Headley, co-author of the national Airline Quality Rating at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, says airlines continued to improve in 2010.

PODCAST: Airline performance improved in 2010

Apr 4, 2011 — By Joe Kleinsasser — According to the 21st annual national Airline Quality Rating (AQR), AirTran is the best-performing airline. The rating is conducted annually by researchers Dean Headley of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and Brent Bowen of Purdue University. The AQR, as an industry standard, uses objective performance-based data to compare quality among airlines.

GRE Test Prep Workshop April 16 at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ

Apr 1, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Counseling and Testing Center and the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Graduate School are offering a GRE Test Prep Workshop from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 16.

NIT Championship celebration set for 5 p.m.

Apr 1, 2011 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Wichita State will celebrate the 2011 NIT Championship at approximately 5 p.m. Friday, inside Charles Koch Arena. The event is open to the public.