Oct 13, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The Audiology Clinic at WSU's Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic will offer free hearing screenings for all ages Oct. 19-23. The clinic is located at the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex, entrance T, at 5015 E. 29th St. N. Call 978-3289 to schedule an appointment. Limited space is available.

Oct 13, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Intermediate adult swimming lessons will be offered at the Heskett Center Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting Oct. 20. Lessons are from 7-7:45 p.m. The cost is $30 for members and $40 for nonmembers. To register, come to the Heskett Center business office. For more information, contact Sheana Clark at 978-5311 or smclark@wichita.edu.

Oct 8, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The documentary "Black & Gold: Remembering the WSU Plane Crash" will premiere on KPTS at 8 p.m. today (Thursday, Oct. 8). On Oct. 2, 1970, two charter planes carrying WSU football players, coaches and boosters left Wichita for a game in Logan, Utah. The two planes stopped for refueling in Denver. The black plane landed safely in Utah. The gold plane crashed in the Colorado mountains. The documenta

Oct 13, 2009 — By WSU News Services — TIAA-CREF will offer a financial education seminar for faculty and staff at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, in 314 Rhatigan Student Center. Topics include setting financial goals, potentially reducing risk with diversification and recognizing the pitfalls of market timing. Individual counseling sessions also are available. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?253.

Oct 7, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State has become the first university in Kansas to receive the Start! Fit Friendly Company Gold Award by the American Heart Association. The program recognizes employers who champion the health of their employees by creating physical activity programs within the workplace. As a result of the honor, WSU was among those listed in a Fortune Magazine ad in late September.

Oct 8, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Adjunct instructor Martin Radcliffe, who teaches the honors program course "Big Bangs and Black Holes," participated in a White House star party Wednesday evening, Oct. 7, for Washington, D.C., area middle school children, scientists and amateur astronomers. At the event, Radcliffe presented a tour through the known universe, using actual data from scientists. He is author of the recent book "Cosm

Oct 7, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Nancy Loosle has been appointed interim director of Student Activities, following the resignation of Mike Madecky, a longtime employee in the Rhatigan Student Center. Loosle can be reached in the SAC office at 978-3495 or at nancy.loosle@wichita.edu.

Oct 16, 2009 — By WSU News Services — * The Watkins Visiting Professorship Lecture Series will feature a lecture by Roland Winston titled "Prospects for Solar Energy Utilization" at 4 p.m. today (Thursday, Oct. 8) in 100 Lindquist Hall. Winston is a professor of physics at the University of California-Merced and director of the California Advanced Solar Technologies Institute. * The WSU Libraries and the English department will hos

Oct 15, 2009 — By WSU News Services — Student Health has been informed by its seasonal influenza vaccine provider that it probably won't receive the remaining doses of the seasonal flu vaccine until the end of November. However, this could change, so check for updates at the Student Health Web site http://www.wichita.edu/shs.

Oct 8, 2009 — By WSU News Services — KMUW's fall 2009 pledge drive will begin Friday, Oct. 30, with a goal of $200,000. Faculty and staff are needed for the important job of completing the membership pitch with listeners by helping to answer pledge phones. Attend a brief training session of an hour or less so everything will run as smoothly as possible. Telephone training sessions are offered at 7 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12; noon Monday an