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Meet a president making news
Students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to meet Wichita State University’s 12th president Donald Beggs and his wife Shirley. A reception to welcome the Beggses to campus will be held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, in the Rhatigan Student Center Fireplace Lounge. Refreshments will be served.
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Wu makes debut on Kansas license plates
Wichita State University’s general scholarship fund is $15,000 richer, thanks to the hundreds of university supporters who’ve purchased special Kansas license plates that feature WSU’s mascot, WuShock. For the plates to be manufactured, an initial order of 500 had to be placed by the university with the state’s Division of Vehicles in Topeka.
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Complex is named after former president Eugene Hughes
By Joe Kleinsasser
The five-year leadership of recently retired Wichita State University President Eugene Hughes was recognized in a lasting way by the Kansas Board of Regents last week. The Board of Regents approved naming the Metropolitan Complex at 29th Street and North Oliver the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex in his honor.
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KMUW kicks off 50th anniversary celebration with concert
A concert featuring Mollie O’Brien and her band will kick off KMUW’s 50th anniversary celebration. The event, co-sponsored by Old Settlers’ Inn, will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, in Wilner Auditorium.
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Poetry, dance, speeches part of MLK celebration
In celebration of Black History Month, the Wichita State University Office of Student Development and Multicultural Affairs, African/American Faculty and Staff Association and minority studies department, will present a campus- wide salute to the life and dream of Martin Luther King Jr. The commemorative celebration program will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, in 203 Rhatigan Student Center.
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Outstanding WSU alumni, faculty, staff to be honored
A golfing great, a famed entrepreneur, a noted health-care advocate, a distinguished educator, the deputy secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing, and acclaimed public service volunteers will be honored by the Wichita State University Alumni Association Feb. 2. Seven outstanding WSU alumni, faculty and staff members will receive awards during a banquet ceremony at 6 p.m. at the Rhatigan Student Center.
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General education committee given OK to draft guidelines for certain classes
By Amy Geiszler-Jones
In its last meeting of the fall semester, Faculty Senate agreed to allow the general education committee to draft guidelines that could lead to a review process of further studies courses.
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This Week's Briefs		NEWS INSIDE
Briefs Memorial planned A memorial service for Fred Benson, a longtime criminal justice faculty member who retired last fall due to health reasons, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at University United Methodist Church, 2220 N. Yale. An award-winning teacher, Judge Benson taught thousands of students during his 22-year career at WSU, including Wichita Police Chief Mike Watson, Sedgwick County Sheriff Mike Hill and local attorney and former Wichita mayor Frank Ojile. He was Park City’s first municipal judge, and his gavel was also heard for more than 15 years in courtrooms in Bel Aire, Cheney and Maize. Before coming to Wichita in 1976, he was the deputy district attorney in Los Angeles. Judge Benson, 69, died Jan. 20 and is survived by his sisters Ruby Price, Pris Dozier, Donna Raine and Mary Conaway, all of Indianapolis. Memorials have been established with Hospice Inc. and University United Methodist Church. That’s a lot of pennies If you’re in need of 1-cent stamps to accompany your old 32-cent stamps, WSU’s Postal Services has less than 2,000 currently available. After the new 33-cent postage rate for first class letters took effect Jan. 10, the 1-cent stamps, which feature a rooster on a blue background, were a hot-selling item. Ninety minutes after opening their windows Monday, Jan. 11, Postal Services had gone through their 10,000-stamp supply. Since then, they’ve sold 20,000 of the penny stamps. Carolyn Benefiel, registration assistant, right, processes Evelyn Phinney’s enrollment form during senior citizen registration. Phinney was among 297 seniors who signed up Jan. 21 to take WSU classes for free. The seniors were treated to refreshments provided by the registrar’s office while they registered. Phinney, who has been taking classes for 10 years at WSU, signed up for Spanish conversation and fiction writing. Seniors who are 60 years and older may audit WSU classes for free, if space is available and the class has no prerequisite.
		Meet a president making news Students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to meet Wichita State University’s 12th president Donald Beggs and his wife Shirley. A reception to welcome the Beggses to campus will be held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, in the Rhatigan Student Center Fireplace Lounge. Refreshments will be served. Go to full story... Wu makes debut on Kansas license plates Wichita State University’s general scholarship fund is $15,000 richer, thanks to the hundreds of university supporters who’ve purchased special Kansas license plates that feature WSU’s mascot, WuShock. For the plates to be manufactured, an initial order of 500 had to be placed by the university with the state’s Division of Vehicles in Topeka. Go to full story... Complex is named after former president Eugene Hughes By Joe Kleinsasser The five-year leadership of recently retired Wichita State University President Eugene Hughes was recognized in a lasting way by the Kansas Board of Regents last week. The Board of Regents approved naming the Metropolitan Complex at 29th Street and North Oliver the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex in his honor. Go to full story... KMUW kicks off 50th anniversary celebration with concert A concert featuring Mollie O’Brien and her band will kick off KMUW’s 50th anniversary celebration. The event, co-sponsored by Old Settlers’ Inn, will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, in Wilner Auditorium. Go to full story... Poetry, dance, speeches part of MLK celebration In celebration of Black History Month, the Wichita State University Office of Student Development and Multicultural Affairs, African/American Faculty and Staff Association and minority studies department, will present a campus- wide salute to the life and dream of Martin Luther King Jr. The commemorative celebration program will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, in 203 Rhatigan Student Center. Go to full story... Outstanding WSU alumni, faculty, staff to be honored A golfing great, a famed entrepreneur, a noted health-care advocate, a distinguished educator, the deputy secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing, and acclaimed public service volunteers will be honored by the Wichita State University Alumni Association Feb. 2. Seven outstanding WSU alumni, faculty and staff members will receive awards during a banquet ceremony at 6 p.m. at the Rhatigan Student Center. Go to full story... General education committee given OK to draft guidelines for certain classes By Amy Geiszler-Jones In its last meeting of the fall semester, Faculty Senate agreed to allow the general education committee to draft guidelines that could lead to a review process of further studies courses. Go to full story...