Mar 24, 2011 — By WSU News Services — For information on summer camps at Wichita State, go to http://www.wichita.edu/camps. If you would like to be included in the summer camp listing, please word your submission exactly as seen on the Web page. If you have questions, contact lainie.rusco@wichita.edu.

Apr 1, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Veterans Upward Bound will host a workshop "From Combat to Classroom" from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, and Friday, April 8, in 132 Hughes Metropolitan Complex, entrance C. The workshop will cover how to make the most of your VA benefits and connect to educational resources for spouses/dependents. Refreshments will be served. Veterans and families welcome. Call 978-6742 and reserve your seat to

Mar 29, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Joshua Wuman with the Center for Severe Weather Research in Colorado will present "The Vortex 2 Experiment" at the next Physics Seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, in 128 Jabara Hall. An overview of the DOW mobile radar program and its observations of tornadoes and hurricanes in particular will be presented. Refreshments and discussion following the presentation.

Apr 1, 2011 — By WSU News Services — * New campus maps are available to be picked up from 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. weekdays in the Office of University Relations, 102 Morrison Hall. Faculty and staff are welcome to count out and pick up maps on a first-come, first-served basis as long as supplies last. * Faculty and staff are invited to join the Office of Multicultural Affairs in recognizing outstanding faculty and staff women at

Mar 24, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The national Airline Quality Rating is the premier statistical study of major airline performance in the United States. The AQR is conducted jointly by Dean Headley of Wichita State University and Brent Bowen of Purdue University. Results for the 2011 study will be released to the media in Washington D.C., at 9:30 a.m. EDT Monday, April 4, and soon thereafter on the AQR website at http://www.aqr.a

Mar 24, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The next Practical Entrepreneur Training Tools session will feature "Business Valuation" from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, April 1, in Devlin Hall. The cost is $35 and includes lunch; $5 for WSU students. Call 978-3000 to register or online at http://www.wichita.edu/pe.

Mar 28, 2011 — By WSU News Services — In Academe news, Betty Monroe and colleagues in the School of Performing Arts received awards and honors from the 2011 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, and three professors -- Antje Mefferd, Trisha Self and Xiao-Ming Sun, all from communication sciences and disorders -- received WSU Awards for Research/Creative Projects. In addition, the recent death of Kenneth Burk is noted. For

Mar 24, 2011 — By WSU News Services — It's always been a challenge for governments to suppress political dissidents, but it's even more difficult now in an age of Twitter, Facebook, texting and cell phones. If you doubt the impact of social media on governments, consider recent political uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia and Iran. Lou Heldman, a social media strategist at Wichita State University and former publisher of The Wichita Eagle an

Mar 29, 2011 — By WSU News Services — The McNair Scholars Program is now accepting nominations of outstanding undergraduate students to apply for the McNair Scholars Program for the 2011-2012 academic year. The program serves first-generation college students with low income and prepares them for the transition into graduate school, and ultimately to obtain doctoral degrees. Applications may be retrieved from the McNair office in Room

Mar 24, 2011 — By WSU News Services — Faculty and staff are invited to join the Office of Multicultural Affairs in recognizing outstanding faculty and staff women at the Phenomenal Women Award Ceremony at 3 p.m. Monday, March 28, in the RSC Ballroom. The keynote speaker is Elizabeth King, president and CEO of the WSU Foundation. The event is in celebration of Women's History Month.