Carl Hall earned All-America honors as an outfielder in 1994 and was also named the Missouri Valley Conference Player-of-the-Year. He was paralyzed in an auto accident in June 2010.

Hall children receive scholarship offer from ɫƵ

Apr 1, 2011 — By ɫƵ News Services — Wichita State is participating in the ABC television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" by offering scholarships to the four children of former Wichita State baseball player Carl Hall. Hall was paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident in June 2010.

Wichita State's Ablah Library.

New dean of libraries at Wichita State named

Feb 22, 2011 — By ɫƵ News Services — Donald L. Gilstrap has been appointed dean of university libraries at ɫƵ. He is associate dean of libraries at the University of Oklahoma. Gilstrap will join Wichita State in June, with responsibility for all of the university's collections, library locations, online services, staff and operations.

ACT prep workshop to be held in March at ɫƵ

Feb 21, 2011 — By ɫƵ News Services — ɫƵ's Counseling and Testing Center is offering a workshop to help high school students prepare for the ACT from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, March 5.

Alternative teaching path could boost job prospects

Mar 14, 2011 — By ɫƵ News Services — Wichita State's Transition to Teaching program could boost individual job prospects in local school districts for people with bachelor's degrees in English, Spanish, math and science.

ɫƵ College of Fine Arts has busy March planned

Mar 1, 2011 — By ɫƵ News Services — "The Magic Flute,”" "For Colored Girls . . ." and world-class piano performances mix with ɫƵ quintet, madrigals, winds, bands and jazz combos to make March a busy month for the College of Fine Arts at ɫƵ.

Jeremy Hill, director of ɫƵ's CEDBR, says winning an election is one thing, but controlling spending and helping the economy is another.

Elected officials find improving the economy a challenge

Feb 16, 2011 — By Joe Kleinsasser — Winning an election is one thing, controlling spending and helping the economy is another. Jeremy Hill, director of the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at ɫƵ, says elected officials get a dose of reality when they're in office.

Wichita State, Tabor to preview songs for music educators

Feb 18, 2011 — By ɫƵ News Services — Wichita State annually invites regional choirs to perform the works they'll present at the Kansas Music Educator Association spring conference. The ɫƵ A Cappella Choir, Women's Choir and special guest, Tabor College Concert Choir, will present "A KMEA Preview" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21, in Wiedemann Recital Hall.

Learn about interpreting and translating at February event

Feb 14, 2011 — By ɫƵ News Services — Anyone who is bilingual, uses language interpreters/translators or is interested in becoming a translator/interpreter is invited to an event at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, in 100 Lindquist Hall at ɫƵ.

Annual TRIO DAY program announced

Feb 14, 2011 — By ɫƵ News Services — The National TRIO Day celebration is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, at ɫƵ with a banquet in the Rhatigan Student Center ballroom. "The Blueprint for a Lifetime of Success" is the theme, and a national and regional TRIO achiever from Kansas City, Tyrone Flowers, is the distinguished keynote speaker.

Davis faculty recital features French and percussion

Feb 11, 2011 — By ɫƵ News Services — ɫƵ's eminent organist, Lynne Davis, will give a Faculty Artist Recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Wiedemann Recital Hall. She has invited percussionist Gerald Scholl for a repeat performance of "Black Host," a fearsome piece the two performed together for Scholl's faculty recital in January.