Nov 3, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Wichita Homeschool won the BEST Award and Game Award at the 14th annual Kansas BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) event at Wichita State University today (Saturday, Nov. 3). BEST is designed to inspire and motivate students toward careers in engineering, science and technology. By winning the competition, Wichita Homeschool qualifies for the regional competition at

Nov 3, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Wichita Homeschool won the BEST Award and Game Award at the 14th annual Kansas BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) event at Wichita State University today (Saturday, Nov. 3). BEST is designed to inspire and motivate students toward careers in engineering, science and technology. By winning the competition, Wichita Homeschool qualifies for the regional competition at

Nov 3, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Wichita Homeschool won the BEST Award and Game Award at the 14th annual Kansas BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) event at Wichita State University today (Saturday, Nov. 3). BEST is designed to inspire and motivate students toward careers in engineering, science and technology. By winning the competition, Wichita Homeschool qualifies for the regional competition at

Nov 8, 2012 — By WSU News Services — HealthQuest sponsors free biometric screeings statewide. These screenings will be available at WSU's Heskett Center on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 15-16; Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 26-27; Thursday and Friday, March 21-22; and Thursday and Friday, April 25-26. The deadline to sign up is two full business days before an event. Testing is conducted in 30 minutes or less using a simple finger stick. Fo

Nov 8, 2012 — By WSU News Services — * Depression screenings will be offered from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 7) in the Heskett Center lobby. The WSU Counseling and Testing Center and KU School of Medicine Psychiatry Department are joining forces to offer the screenings free of charge to students, faculty and staff. * The Fall Physics Seminar Series continues with a presentation "Magnetic Oxicd Semiconductors for Spint

Nov 2, 2012 — By WSU News Services — For the sixth year, WSU and the WSU Foundation have hosted the Faculty of Excellence Luncheon to recognize and honor distinguished faculty and their donors. Elizabeth King, WSU Foundation president and CEO, and Keith Pickus, WSU interim provost, welcomed nearly 70 attendees to the luncheon on Oct. 30 at the Marcus Welcome Center. For more information and to see slideshows from the event, go to htt

Nov 2, 2012 — By WSU News Services — FOCUS (Feminists on Campus) will co-sponsor the Kansas National Organization for Women annual state conference from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, in 201 Ahlberg Hall. The theme of this year's conference is "Women of Color and Allies." The conference is $15 for those who would like lunch provided, and free for those who plan on dropping in and out during the day. Note: There is a place to indic

Nov 6, 2012 — By WSU News Services — You are cordially invited to attend the premiere of the film documentary "Harvesting the High Plains" at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at the Orpheum Theatre, 200 N. Broadway. Inspired by the books on western Kansas by noted WSU historian Craig Miner, the film tells the story of Colby farmer John Kriss and Wichita businessman Ray Hugh Garvey, who together created out of the Dust Bowl a farming operation

Nov 2, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Entrepreneurship Forum Series for Business Ownership will present David Green, founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby, at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in 107 Devlin Hall. Admission is free. Green will tell how a $600 investment in making miniature picture frames grew into 516 stores, employing 20,000 people.

Nov 6, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Entrepreneurship Forum Series for Business Ownership will present David Green, founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby, at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in 107 Devlin Hall. Admission is free. Green will tell how a $600 investment in making miniature picture frames grew into 516 stores, employing 20,000 people.