Jul 11, 2013 — By WSU News Services — A generous Shocker alumnus has stepped forward with a donation of $250,000 to underwrite the renovation of the Shocker men's basketball locker room, which is scheduled for completion by the end of this summer.

Jul 3, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The Lake Afton Public Observatory and the Kansas Astronomical Observers invite you to bring your telescope to the observatory for one or more "Bring Your Own Telescope" events at 9 p.m. Friday, July 19, and/or Friday, Aug. 16.

Jul 2, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State assistant music theory professor Aleksander Sternfeld-Dunn has won the 2013 American Prize in composition for his saxophone concerto "Fireworks."

Jul 10, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The Council on Social Work Education reaccredited the bachelor's and master's programs in Wichita State’s School of Social Work for eight more years through June 2021.

Jul 2, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The legacy Velma and Dwane Wallace created at Wichita State and that Velma nurtured and advanced after Dwane Wallace's death in 1989 will live in perpetuity with Velma Wallace's $6 million estate gift to the Wichita State University Foundation.

Jun 27, 2013 — By WSU News Services — KMUW will change its afternoon programming schedule on Monday, July 1. NPR is discontinuing its popular "Talk of the Nation," and is moving toward more magazine-style shows, such as "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered."

Jun 27, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State University's Counseling and Testing Center is offering a workshop to help high school students prepare for the ACT from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 10, at WSU. The workshop will present general test-taking tips and practice questions for the English, reading, math and science test sections. The cost for the workshop is $32, and registration can be done online at www.registerblast.com/

Jul 2, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The Center for Economic Development and Business Research provides customized market research to government, businesses and nonprofit agencies across Kansas.

Jun 19, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The June Wichita State University Current Conditions and Leading Economic Index are now available at www.index.CEDBR.org.

Jun 19, 2013 — By WSU News Services — The Wichita State University Summer Choir presents "A French Connection" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27, in Wiedemann Hall. The program includes a variety of music that is not sung in French, but has a connection to that country.