WSU to extend office hours for vital student services

Sep 3, 2014 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State University is making services more convenient to all students and especially working adults. Starting Monday, Nov. 4, Wichita State will extend operating hours for many of its most in-demand academic and student services until 7 p.m., four days a week.

WSU's production of "Guys and Dolls" features, from left: Emily Vargo as Adelaide, Gavin Myers and Nathan Detroit, Clair Gerig as Sarah Brown and Josh Brown as Sky Masterson.

WSU theater will rock the boat with production of 'Guys and Dolls'

Sep 3, 2014 — By WSU News Services — Guest artist Wayne Bryan, artistic director of Music Theatre of Wichita, will direct the production "Guys and Dolls" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 7-9, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, in Wichita State University's Wilner Auditorium.

Charles Yang

Wichita State receives in-kind grant from Siemens PLM Software

Oct 29, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State University's Department of Aerospace Engineering has received an in-kind grant for advanced engineering software from Siemens PLM Software.

Native American storytelling under the stars at observatory

Oct 25, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Head over to the Lake Afton Public Observatory on Friday, Nov. 8, for a very special evening of Native American storytelling to be held outside around a campfire.

Construction on the new Shocker Hall residence facility is on schedule and will be finished in August 2014.

Campus construction projects continue moving forward

Sep 3, 2014 — By Lainie Rusco — There's a lot of construction going on at Wichita State these days. But it's all for a good cause, and before long, the updates, renovations and additions will make being a WSU student an even better experience.

From left: Sarah Rajala, chairwoman of GEDC; Charles Champion, Airbus executive vice president engineering; Ana Lazarin.

Wichita State's Ana Lazarin wins $10,000 diversity award

Nov 16, 2015 — By WSU News Services — European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and the Global Engineering Dean's Council selected Wichita State University's Ana Lazarin for the inaugural GEDC Airbus Diversity Award, worth $10,000.

Three Wichita State scholars named as endowed professors

Nov 1, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State University has named three distinguished scholars to hold endowed professorships in the College of Engineering, College of Health Professions and Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the WSU Foundation announced. They are considered crucial to a university’s ability to recruit and retain the highest quality faculty.

Professor Kathy Coufal has been chair of the Communication Sciences and Disorders department at Wichita State for the past eight years.

WSU's speech-language pathology benefits students, community

Oct 29, 2013 — By Travis Gillespie — With a degree program that offers 100 percent employment and other opportunities, Wichita State University's Speech-Language Pathology Program is a nationally regarded asset to the school and the community.

WSU professor Barbara Hodson, right, works with a student in the Speech-Language Pathology Program.

WSU grad succeeds through Speech-Language Pathology Program

Oct 23, 2013 — Travis Gillespie — A successful alumna of Wichita State University, Jennifer Diemart has taken the skills she learned in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and built a career as a young leader in the field of speech-language pathology.

Nominees for 2013 Man and Woman of the Year meet with WSU President John Bardo. (Isaac Roehm not pictured.)

Two stand-out Shockers to be named Man and Woman of the Year

Oct 23, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State University's 2013 Man and Woman of the Year will be announced at an awards banquet Saturday, Oct. 26, and presented to the student body during Songfest on Monday, Oct. 28.