Jul 13, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Velma Wallace, philanthropist and widow of longtime Cessna leader Dwane Wallace, died Sunday, July 8. Wallace, 95, a Wichita native, was deeply involved in the Wichita area and with Wichita State. Services were held Saturday, July 14, at University Congregational Church. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1679 and http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1675.

Jul 11, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The story of how Alan Beisel, head of maintenance at the Heskett Center, found and returned a lost 1989 high school class ring more than 20 years ago, has generated a lot of TV exposure. After KWCH-TV 12 aired a story about the finding, many other TV stations have followed suit. In fact, many TV viewers in Colorado Springs, Colo.; Columbia, Mo.; Monroe, La.; Kansas City, Mo.; Omaha, Neb.; Harrisbu

Jul 11, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State legend Linwood Sexton was honored as one of 13 recipients of the 2012 Pioneer Award recently at the John McLendon Minority Athletics Administrators Hall of Fame reception in Dallas. The event was in conjunction with the 47th Annual National Association of Collegiate Directors (NACDA) Convention. Sexton was the first African-American to be named to the Missouri Valley All-Conference t

Jul 11, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The WSU Current Conditions Index grew 2.8 percent from January through May. From April to May, two of the index components improved. The number of outbound airline passengers at Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport increased 9.3 percent, and employment increased 0.7 percent. Although home sales declined 4.7 percent from April to May, there was a 7.3 percent increase in home sales when comparing the 12

Jul 11, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Wichita State women's golf team will be hosting the 2012 Shock-Hers Golf Tournament on Monday, Aug. 27, at Braeburn Golf Course. The tournament field will be made up of 36 teams, consisting of four women per team. All proceeds will go to the women's golf program as they go into the 2012-13 season looking to win the Missouri Valley Conference Championship and earn a berth to the NCAA Tournament

Jul 13, 2012 — By WSU News Services — KSN-TV 3 recently interviewed Mike Wood about his expertise on William Inge. Wood is executive director of the Media Resources Center. The story can be seen at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1663.

Jul 11, 2012 — By WSU News Services — A new social media campaign centered on the distinctive experience-based learning WSU provides will run Aug. 1-Oct. 31. The new campaign recently received some publicity from KWCH-TV 12. You can watch the TV-12 story at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1664. Please encourage students and alumni to engage on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, with the hashtag #WSUexperience, to share what they ha

Jul 11, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The significance of Wichita State's Olympic oak tree will be illuminated by an exhibit now through Sunday, Sept. 30, in Ablah Library's Special Collections reading room. One of the items is a poster of the 1936 Olympic Gold Medal basketball team that featured former Wichita University players Francis Johnson and Jack Ragland, and former WU coach Gene Johnson, brother of Francis. To watch a recent

Jul 13, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The significance of Wichita State's Olympic oak tree will be illuminated by an exhibit now through Sunday, Sept. 30, in Ablah Library's Special Collections reading room. One of the items is a poster of the 1936 Olympic Gold Medal basketball team that featured former Wichita University players Francis Johnson and Jack Ragland, and former WU coach Gene Johnson, brother of Francis. To watch a recent

Jul 13, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The BEACH 2012 conference, also called the International Conference on Hyperons, Charm and Beauty Hadrons, is being held in Wichita Monday, July 23, through Sunday, July 29, at the Hyatt Regency Wichita. Nickolas Solomey, director and professor of physics, said there will be a lot of talks from CERN and Fermilab about the search and discovery of the Higgs Boson. It should be a great set of talks b