Aug 29, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Thomas Dieker was named the first recipient of the Mel Hambelton Endowed Scholarship today (Thursday, Aug. 9) at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ. He will receive a $2,500 scholarship annually for a total of $10,000 for four years. The new scholarship was endowed with a $200,000 gift.

Aug 7, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Lake Afton Public Observatory and the Kansas Astronomical Observers invite the public to bring their telescopes to the observatory for one or more "Bring Your Own Telescope" events this summer. The next Bring Your Own Telescope night will be Friday, Aug. 17.

Aug 6, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ will offer for the first time this fall a Master of Science in Nursing Leadership and Administration -- a program developed in coordination with nursing leadership at Via Christi Health. ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ School of Nursing chair Betty Smith-Campbell said meeting the needs of the community is part of the school’s mission of improving the health of the community.

Jul 27, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Whatever you call it -- twister, tornado, vortex or cyclone -- these catastrophic events have shaped lives in the Sunflower State for generations. That, in part, was the inspiration for two ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ faculty and three graduate students to co-author the photo-based, local history book "Kansas - In the Heart of Tornado Alley." Today's Newsline will feature comments by one of the co-au

Aug 6, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — As the month of August begins, you may begin to notice more shooting stars than usual streaking across the night sky appearing to come out of the constellation Perseus. For this special event, the Lake Afton Public Observatory will be open from 11 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, to 2 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13.

Jul 27, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — On July 18, the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Foundation celebrated the people who helped make the Promise for the Future campaign a success. They made 100 long-term commitments through wills, trusts, retirement plans and other methods during the two-year campaign, which began July 1, 2010, and ended June 30, 2012.

Jul 20, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Media are invited to the 10th International Conference on Hyperons, Charm and Beauty Hadrons – a particle physics conference sponsored by ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s physics department – Monday through Saturday, July 23-28 at the Hyatt Regency Wichita.

Jul 17, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Center for Innovation and Enterprise Engagement has awarded development grants to three business innovation projects.

Jul 17, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Betty Smith-Campbell, chairperson of the School of Nursing at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, celebrates the pinning of 25 students in the accelerated nursing class. Wichita State hosts the only accelerated nursing program in south-central Kansas.

Jul 16, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Foundation’s two-year Promise for the Future campaign will come to a successful close with a celebratory event at 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, in the Marcus Welcome Center.