Aug 28, 2013 — By WSU News Services — With the help of some volunteers and community members on Monday, work began on a mural for the north side of the historic Dunbar Theater located at 1007 N. Cleveland in the McAdams neighborhood.

Aug 27, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Bring your grandparents to the Lake Afton Public Observatory from 8-10 p.m. Sept. 6 and 7 for Grandparents Weekend. The observatory will present the program "Exploring the Milky Way."

Sep 4, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Starting this semester (fall 2013), all College of Fine Arts events will be free to Wichita State University students.

Sep 4, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University has maintained its accounting accreditation by AACSB International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.

Aug 23, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Mildred Edwards, a member of the Kansas Board of Regents and chairwoman of Wichita State's Alumni Board of Directors, has been selected to be a National TRIO Achiever. The award is given by the Council for Opportunity in Education. COE is TRIO’s national organization.

Aug 22, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State University mathematics, statistics and physics will host Math Circle from 2-3 p.m. every Saturday from Sept. 7 through Nov. 23, in 372 Jabara Hall. Sessions are free and open to fifth- and sixth-grade students only.

Aug 29, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The Political Science Department at Wichita State University will host Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, in the CAC Theater. The lecture is free and open to the public. Praeger will present on the changing health care system in Kansas and across the country, based on the Obama administration’s new policies.

Aug 20, 2013 — By Joe Kleinsasser — In July, the city of Detroit earned the dubious distinction of becoming the largest city in the United States to file for bankruptcy. Ken Kriz, Regents distinguished professor and director of the Kansas Public Finance Center at Wichita State University, says the options are few and far between for cities facing bankruptcy.

Aug 15, 2013 — By Erika Elving — Nancy Jensen, peer educator in Wichita State's Center for Community Support and Research, recently published a book about her experiences growing up with a mental illness and her road to recovery. She has been working for CCSR since 2007.

Aug 14, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Meredith Minkler, who holds a doctoral degree in public health, will give a communitywide presentation to introduce Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) from 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, in Lowe Auditorium, Hughes Metropolitan Complex at 29th Street N. and Oliver in Wichita. Admission is free.