Top faculty, students honored for excelling

By Amy Geiszler-Jones and Julie Rausch

Excellence in the classroom, laboratory and creative efforts will be celebrated during WSU’s Honors Convocation at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 9, in the Lowe Auditorium, Hughes Metropolitan Complex.

WSU enrollment tops 15,000 for first time since 1992

By Joe Kleinsasser

In theory, when the economy goes south more students go to college.

By Amy Geiszler-Jones

Borrowing the philosophy that it takes a village to raise a child, several people in the WSU community have been helping a student leader in his quest to win a coveted, national Truman Scholarship.

Have you ever wished that you could choose art for a museum?

The Shocker men’s and women’s basketball teams closed out Levitt Arena in grand style last week with wins for both teams. After 47 years and 685 games, the arena, which originally opened in 1955 as the WSU Field House, closed after the final men’s basketball game of the season Feb. 25.

KGS gift helps library

By Julie Rausch

Students at Ablah Library have been telling Dean of Libraries Ruth Jackson that they would like technology stations in which they can conduct research in group learning situations.

Field studio for exhibit opens in mall

By Julie Rausch

WSU’s Decorative Arts Guild is having an open house for its new Sacred Space Field Studio and Gallery at Towne West Square. Part of the space will be a work study area for creating a groundbreaking exhibition, "Sacred Space: A Collaborative Exhibition," April 4-Aug. 6 at WSU’s Ulrich Museum of Art.

Fine arts attorney to speak at alumni breakfast

Alumna Deametrice Eyster’s professional journeys have led her from nursing to law to theater. Starting out in surgical nursing and nursing education, Eyster later returned to college, graduating from Wichita State as an Emory Lindquist scholar, summa cum laude, with a degree in philosophy in 1993.

An 18th century opera will be transformed into a 21st century science fiction adventure in WSU’s production of "The Magic Flute" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 14-16, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 17, in Miller Concert Hall.

Independent scholar Laurette McCarthy plants to set the record straight on Walter Pach’s role in the historic Armory Show held in 1913 in New York City, Chicago and Boston. She will give her presentation as part of WSU’s Art and Architecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, in 210 McKnight Art Center. Admission is free.

The WSU community is invited to an open meeting with an accreditation site-visit team examining teacher preparation at WSU at 3:45 p.m. Monday, March 11, in 223 Hubbard Hall.

Parents of high school juniors who want information about college preparation should go to the free "Preparing for College" seminar at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, in 211 Hubbard Hall. Topics include identifying college interests, researching colleges, financing a college education, and learning what pitfalls to avoid. For reservations or information, call Malinda Jones, 978-3168.

Inside goes on break

Because of spring break March 18-24, Inside WSU will not be published in two weeks. Instead, the next issue will be in three weeks, March 28. The deadline for that issue is Monday, March 18.

Help, I’ve fallen

Dr. Laurence Rubenstein from Los Angeles, one of the leading experts in falls among older adults, will give a free, public lecture on "Preventing Falls in Older Persons" at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in the Hughes Metropolitan Complex. For more information, call the Center for Physical Activity and Aging, 978-5150.