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Special
needs, extraordinary efforts
By
Julie Rausch
The
state, its universities and school districts are collaborating to
answer the many challenges associated with providing quality educators
to teach children with special needs in Kansas during a time of
teaching shortages in special education.
Collaborative
effort to improve teacher preparation will be modeled by the state
General
education and special education teachers and administrators in Kansas
are not well informed about special education needs, according to
a survey co-conducted by Linda Mitchell, assistant professor of
early special education.
Teaching
program launched for laid-off workers, spouses
By
Amy Geiszler-Jones
An
extension of WSU’s alternative teacher certification program
has been launched to help laid-off aerospace workers and their spouses
start new careers in classrooms.
WSU
professor researches recovery from sports-related head injuries
By
Julie Rausch
Neuropsychological
testing, used to measure the rate of recovery after a sports-related
head injury, has become a hot field in recent years, and now Wichita
State is the only university in Kansas conducting free, voluntary
baseline neuropsychological testing of its student athletes.
Toyota
gift helps JASON Project at WSU
By
Lynette Murphy
The
Toyota USA Foundation has pledged $375,000 to WSU over three years
to help implement the JASON Project for middle school students across
Kansas. It is the first Kansas program Toyota has funded.
How
‘suite’ it is
Cellist
Andrew Kolb will perform primarily suites during a Faculty Artist
Series recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, in Wiedemann Recital
Hall.
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Wichita
Assembly Feb. 1-2 focuses on offenders’ re-entry into community
Releasing
prisoners back into communities poses challenges to citizens worried
about public safety and the offenders’ ability to transition
from life in prison.
WSU
students are Olympics-bound
By
Julie Rausch
Six
WSU sport administration students will work at the XIX Olympic Winter
Games in Salt Lake City Feb. 8-24.
I
am Wichita State, too
You
have an exclusive opportunity to preview the second phase of the
"I am Wichita State" branding campaign before it is released to
the public. The sneak preview is 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, in
room 203, Rhatigan Student Center.
Glamour,
genres and history part of new exhibit
By
Julie Rausch
What’s
new at the Ulrich Museum of Art is also what’s old.
Zoller
to talk about ruckus-raising D.H. Lawrence works
By
Amy Geiszler-Jones
While
his books and paintings would be considered "tame" by
today’s standards, English novelist and artist D.H. Lawrence
created quite a controversy during his creative career in the early
1900s.
If
the weather turns nasty
Recent
good weather may mask the fact it’s wintertime, but just in
case the weather turns nasty, here’s what would happen at WSU.
Marion
natives Tidwell and Hoch to combine pipes, voice
Opera
sung by soprano Beverly Hoch complements the organ played by Burton
Tidwell as part of the Rie Bloomfield Organ Series at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Wiedemann Recital Hall.
Graham,
Vadakin among WSU alumni honorees
A popular,
longtime business faculty member and one of WSU’s winningest
coaches are among the seven individuals being honored at the WSU
Alumni Association’s annual awards dinner Friday, Jan. 25,
at the Wichita Marriott.
Combs
plays the Opry
By
Julie Rausch
J.C.
Combs played an unusual gig in November. He performed on the stage
of the Ryman Auditorium, the original site of Nashville’s Grand
Ole Opry. The show aired on National Public Radio.
Connoisseur
Series recital to feature young pianist
Pianist
Christopher Taylor has come a long way since age 8, when he came
to his piano teacher Julie Bees, armed with the first movement of
Beethoven’s "Moonlight" sonata. Bees, now a WSU piano
professor, was then a doctoral student at the University of Colorado.
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