May 7, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Aakash Amatya, an engineering graduate student, will spend his summer interning with the Pollution Prevention Institute. He will work in Wichita on a project with the Coleman Co. For details on this and other co-op news, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?549.

May 7, 2010 — By WSU News Services — The latest edition of Academic Issues & Ideas from the Office of Academic Affairs and Research is available at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?556. Information is included on WSU's new Finish Strong program.

May 7, 2010 — By WSU News Services — A Facebook request to WuShock, Wichita State University's mascot, resulted in the mascot traveling to Denver May 7-8 to meet and encourage Zach Mesch, a former WSU student who performed as WuShock last year. Mesch left school and was hospitalized in Denver after being diagnosed with leukemia in November. See the complete story at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?558.

May 12, 2010 — By WSU News Services — The Stafford High School band is taking its annual band/senior trip to Denver. But first, the band will hold a memorial concert at the Colorado memorial for the Wichita State plane crash. The band expects to arrive at the memorial site on I-70 at 4 p.m. Friday, May 14. The idea for the memorial concert came from senior Jordan Hildebrand, and was a surprise to Steve Gill, band and vocal music teach

May 7, 2010 — By WSU News Services — It's the calm before the storm for most students. Today (Tuesday, May 11) is Study Day, and final exams will be given Wednesday, May 12, through Tuesday, May 18.

May 24, 2010 — By WSU News Services — 9 a.m. Friday, May 7, until further notice This topic features six sound bites and one voice wrap. Millions of students will graduate from high school this year, but many who should, won't, because they dropped out. More than a million students who enter ninth grade each fall fail to graduate with their peers four years later, according to the Alliance for Excellent Education. Terry Behrend

May 13, 2010 — By WSU News Services — First lady Shirley Beggs is the honorary chairperson for the Victory in the Valley walk/run Saturday, June 5, at Exploration Place, 300 N. McLean. You're invited to join Shirley's Striders 4 Life team or form a team of your own. The registration deadline is Thursday, June 3. To join Shirley's team, download the registration form at http://www.victoryinthevalley.org and mail it along with your chec

May 13, 2010 — By WSU News Services — * Dean Headley, Robert Bubp, George R. Bousfield, Royce W. Smith, Kim McDowell, Mark A. Schneegurt, Trisha Self and David Soles will be honored during the 2010 University Faculty Awards ceremony at 3 p.m. today (Tuesday, May 11) in the RSC ballroom. A reception will precede the ceremony at 2:30 p.m. * Accounts Receivable and cashiers in 201 Jardine Hall will close at 1 p.m. today (Tuesday, May

May 12, 2010 — By WSU News Services — * Attention supervisors of Classified employees -- The Performance Management Process for classified employees requires a mid-year discussion between April 1 and May 31. For details, go to http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/resources/j1.asp. * The Hugo Wall School will host its Annual Celebration of Excellence Thursday, May 13, at the Marcus Welcome Center with a reception at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6

May 6, 2010 — By WSU News Services — The latest edition of Academic Issues & Ideas from the Office of Academic Affairs and Research is available at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?556. Information is included on WSU's new Finish Strong program.