Jul 2, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Watch the Research Channel the week of June 15, on WSU-TV 13 for the broadcast "The Promise of Prevention for Conduct Problems in At-Risk Youth," featuring Robert McMahon, professor of psychology at the University of Washington, and Patrick Tolan, director of the Institute for Juvenile Research and professor of psychiatry and public health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. They will discus

Jun 13, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Les Anderson, associate professor and associate director of the Elliott School of Communication, and about 15 WSU students recently spent nearly two weeks in Greensburg interviewing residents of the tornado-devastated town and looking for stories that have not been reported on before. KMUW 89.1 FM will air a series of interviews with three of the students -- Quinn Addis, Ashley Arnold and Roni Aya

Jun 12, 2008 — By WSU News Services — After a week of singing, dancing, rehearsing and activities inbetween, the WSU Children's Kodaly Choir will perform at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 13, in Wiedemann Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. It will also be broadcast on WSU's student-run Internet radio station, WSUiR, at http://wsuir.wichita.edu. For more information, contact Kirk Olson, director of WSU Kodaly (Ko-dye) pr

Jun 11, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Jenny Farha said she doesn’t think anyone is supposed to be in college for 11 semesters, but she did co-op for 11 semesters starting with her first semester of college. "Co-op literally changed my life," Farha said. "It showed me what I really wanted as a vocation and helped me get comfortable in front of the kids." Click on the link for the complete story. http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=coopst

Jun 11, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Current monthly and quarterly economic indicators for the Wichita MSA, the state of Kansas and the United States are available at http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=CEDBR&p=/Newsletter/Jul06_art9/.

Jun 16, 2008 — By WSU News Services — * Hear Jim Reed talk about the sometimes dangerous Midwestern phenomenon of storm chasing at 6 p.m. today (Thursday, June 12) in 210 McKnight Art Center West. Admission is free. * Self Service will be unavailable starting at 1:55 a.m. Friday, June 13, for about four hours due to scheduled maintenance. Blackboard, myWSU and e-mail will remain available during this time. Please e-mail helpdesk@wi

Jun 12, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The fourth annual Joint Advanced Materials and Structures Technical Meeting will be held June 17-19 at the Future of Flight Aviation Center in Everett, Wash. JAMS is a joint award to two separate consortiums: the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft Structures, led by the University of Washington, and the Center of Excellence for Composites and Advanced Materials, led

Jun 16, 2008 — By WSU News Services — The New York Yankees made news this spring by spending about $50,000 to extract from the new stadium's concrete a David Ortiz shirt planted by a Boston Red Sox-obsessed construction worker hoping to hex his team's arch rivals. To most people, spending that kind of money over a superstition or hex seems a bit extreme, as WSU sports psychologist Greg Buell explains. http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsu

Jun 16, 2008 — By WSU News Services — * All budget and review officers are asked to review the Finance Year End Information document distributed June 8, to ensure compliance with upcoming fiscal year-end deadlines. The document can also be found at http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=controller. * Sharon Ehrsam will retire June 18, after 12 years of service to the WSU Foundation and a total of 16 years with WSU. Everyone is welcome to send

Jun 16, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Faculty and staff are invited to join students at Convocation 2008 from 11 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Aug. 26, in Charles Koch Arena. Lunch will follow the convocation on the lawn outside of the arena. The event focuses on celebrating the opening of the academic year and serves as a special welcome to our student body.