Aug 12, 2013 — By Lainie Rusco — In the 50 years since the start of Wichita State's Summer Program in Puebla, Mexico, nearly 1,900 students have taken part, learning more about the Spanish language and gaining first-hand knowledge of life in a Spanish-speaking country.

Jul 18, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Tim Pett, formerly the director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Wichita State University, has resigned from the university effective Aug. 31. Lou Heldman, an experienced business and campus leader, has been acting director of the Wichita State University Center for Entrepreneurship since June 2, and will continue serving in that role.

Jul 19, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Jessy Clonts has been named public relations and marketing manager of the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University. She fills the position previously held by Teresa Veazey, who resigned in May to become public relations manager at the Wichita Art Museum.

Jul 17, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs at Wichita State University is partnering with the Public Management Center at the University of Kansas to bring the Emerging Leaders' Academy to Wichita.

Jul 22, 2013 — By Lainie Rusco — Matthew Cecil, new director of the Elliott School of Communication, comes from South Dakota. He said Wichita State University, and the city as a whole, won him over.

Jul 16, 2013 — By Jessica Freeman-Bertapelle — Sara Morris, who took over for former WSU Police Chief Paul Dotson as chief in June, says her propensity for spending a little extra time chatting as a street cop ended up as an asset.

Jul 16, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Jeremy Hill, director of Wichita State's Center for Economic Development and Business Research, will present Wichita's Economic Outlook 2013 Review and 2014 Forecast at the 34th Annual Wichita Area Economic Outlook Conference.

Jul 18, 2013 — By Jessica Freeman-Bertapelle — When the WSU men's basketball team made it to the NCAA Final Four tournament in Atlanta earlier this year, Martin Perline cheered the Shockers on from the stands. For Perline, then the faculty representative to athletics, it was a moment 38 years in the making.

Jul 12, 2013 — By WSU News Services — On Monday, July 15, more than 60 participants from the TRIO Upward Bound Math Science program, grades 9 through 12, will participate in the Annual Research Symposium and Science Fair at Wichita State University.

Jul 12, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The July WSU Current Conditions and Leading Economic Index are now available at www.index.CEDBR.org. The current index is down 0.6 percent from April to May, and the current economic activity is 0.3 percent higher than it was in May of 2012.