Mar 15, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Pratt Community College and ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ have signed an agreement intended to motivate more students to complete an associate's degree, even after transferring to a four-year institution.

Mar 13, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ will bring a comedy/drama by Neil Simon alive this month with the performance of "Jake's Women" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 14-16, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 17, in Wilner Auditorium. Tickets are $10 (general public), $8 (military/senior citizens/faculty/staff), and $6 (students).

Mar 12, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Center for Entrepreneurship at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ will hold its seventh annual Shocker Business Plan Competition this April. The Shocker Business Plan Competition is a multi-round competition. The competition begins with the screening round. Competitors submit a shortened business plan that is evaluated by judges from the local community. The top 16 teams from the screening round move on

Mar 12, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has entered into an articulation agreement with Butler Community College that would allow students getting their Associate Degree in Homeland Security from Butler to then work toward completing a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Mar 22, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Kaitlin Nance, a senior from Cheney High School, has been named recipient of the 2013-2014 Victor Murdock Scholarship at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ. ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Elliott School of Communication awards one Murdock scholarship a year to an incoming freshman with a journalism emphasis.

Mar 28, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Because of a new emphasis on research and technology transfer, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ President John Bardo has renamed the Office of Research Administration. It is now the Office of Research and Technology Transfer. In addition, Bardo announced that John Tomblin will be interim vice president for research and technology transfer effective immediately. Tomblin will continue in his role as executi

Mar 8, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — A new comet called PanSTARRS is visiting the inner solar system and will be visible to the unaided eye from mid- to late March. The Lake Afton Public Observatory will have two programs to observe Comet PanSTARRS from 7:20-8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, March 12 and 13.

Mar 11, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Internationally renowned opera star and ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ alum Samuel Ramey, who has been a Distinguished Visiting Artist in Residence at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ since fall 2012, will host his students in a concert of arias and opera scenes at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 15, in Miller Concert Hall. Tickets are available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office at (316) 978-3233 or www.wichita.edu/fineartsboxoff

Apr 1, 2013 — By Lainie Rusco — Wichita State assistant anthropology professor Lisa Overholtzer has been in the scientific news recently for her research in central Mexico. Her study, called the Xaltocan Archaeological Project, was published in the December issue of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

Mar 5, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Student Activities Council and That Gay Group! will host the third annual Drag Show at 8 p.m. Friday, March 29, at the CAC Theater. Admission is free for ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ students with ID, $2 for ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ faculty and staff with ID and $3 for general public, to be paid the night of March 29. Only cash and checks will be accepted at the door.