Roger Lowe stepped down from his role as vice president of administration and finance in January. He has worked at Wichita State since 1962.

Jan 31, 2008 — By Lainie Rusco — Roger Lowe, vice president for administration and finance, is stepping down from full-time work, but will remain at WSU.

Emily Therrien as Queenie, center, is surrounded by a hard-partying entourage portrayed by music theater and dance students, from left, Joshua Atkins, Dax Bloomquist, Maurice Sims and Matt Starkey.

Feb 14, 2008 — By Shannon Littlejohn — Once again, a Wichita State Opera and Musical Theatre production has been invited to the regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

Connie Dietz

Feb 7, 2008 — By Lainie Rusco — 2006-2007 marked a strong year for Wichita State's co-op office, which reached a record number of student co-op and internship placements.

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, in Wichita Feb. 23, will perform its signature piece “Noir Blanc,” an illusory and poetic piece as dancers appear to flow in and out of each other in changing shapes and images.

Feb 20, 2008 — By Shannon Littlejohn — The nationally renowned Aspen Santa Fe Ballet will appear in Century II, thanks to WSU’s College of Fine Arts and Ballet Wichita, a community partner.

Denise M. Irwin

Feb 14, 2008 — By WSU News Services — A new director of development has been hired at KMUW to help lead major gift planning and other growth efforts at the public radio station.

Jan 18, 2008 — By Lainie Rusco — Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrated at WSU with ‘Dream Alive’ program by former Colorado Lt. Gov. Joe Rogers.

Feb 7, 2008 — By Lainie Rusco — New noncredit classes held at WSU campuses allow general public to learn something new without homework or tests.

Janet Harrah

Feb 15, 2008 — By Lainie Rusco — Trends analysis of Kansas economic indicators and local employment growth - dating back to 1969 - made available online by WSU.

Karl Bodmer:

Feb 14, 2008 — By Shannon Littlejohn — Wichita State was chosen as one of only 23 libraries in the country to host the traveling exhibition "Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country."

Students accepted into the new program were welcomed to their first day of class Jan. 24. From left, Christine Cederberg, Bill Novak and School of Nursing associate professor Betty Elder.

Feb 14, 2008 — By Shannon Littlejohn — A new doctor of nursing degree has been approved at Wichita State, allowing post-master's degree nurses to begin their doctoral studies in spring 2008.