Sep 4, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Starting this semester (fall 2013), all College of Fine Arts events will be free to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ students.

Sep 4, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The W. Frank Barton School of Business at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has maintained its accounting accreditation by AACSB International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.

Aug 23, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Mildred Edwards, a member of the Kansas Board of Regents and chairwoman of Wichita State's Alumni Board of Directors, has been selected to be a National TRIO Achiever. The award is given by the Council for Opportunity in Education. COE is TRIO’s national organization.

Aug 22, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ mathematics, statistics and physics will host Math Circle from 2-3 p.m. every Saturday from Sept. 7 through Nov. 23, in 372 Jabara Hall. Sessions are free and open to fifth- and sixth-grade students only.

Aug 29, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Political Science Department at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ will host Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, in the CAC Theater. The lecture is free and open to the public. Praeger will present on the changing health care system in Kansas and across the country, based on the Obama administration’s new policies.

Aug 14, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Meredith Minkler, who holds a doctoral degree in public health, will give a communitywide presentation to introduce Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) from 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, in Lowe Auditorium, Hughes Metropolitan Complex at 29th Street N. and Oliver in Wichita. Admission is free.

Aug 12, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — In July, the city of Detroit became the largest city in the United States to file for bankruptcy. Eight cities and towns have filed for bankruptcy since 2010, and an additional 28 utilities, water districts, hospital authorities and other municipal units have also gone bankrupt in the wake of the financial crisis. Ken Kriz, Regents distinguished professor and director of the Kansas Public Finance

Aug 19, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Koch Industries Inc. has committed to provide the lead gift to create a trading center within the W. Frank Barton School of Business at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, a crucial step forward for the privately funded project.

Aug 13, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The August ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Current Conditions and Leading Economic Indices are now available at index.CEDBR.org.

Aug 12, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Wichita State's School of Performing Arts has released its calendar of events for the upcoming 2013-14 season.