Jan 14, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback proclaimed January as Support Group Awareness Month in a signing ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 10, in Topeka.

Jan 9, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Salina High School South senior Margarette Long has been selected as the 2012-2013 recipient of Wichita State's Ark Valley Chisholm Trail Scholarship. Circle High School senior Emily Hoover is the runner-up.

Jan 8, 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, Jan. 19, 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/

Dec 21, 2012 — By WSU News Services — MFA students from across the region are included in the juried exhibition "How Much Can We Control?" on view through its closing reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in Clayton Staples Gallery, McKnight Art Center at Wichita State University. Graduate student-artists discuss through various media the presence or lack of control in every aspect of art and life.

Mar 5, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Most Wichita State offices will be closed at some point for the holiday shutdown from Saturday, Dec. 22, through Tuesday, Jan. 1.

Dec 18, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has donated aircraft structural parts and kits worth more than $800,000 to Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research for use in its research laboratories and training classes. Airbus is donating an elevator for a horizontal tail and two APU change kits.

Dec 18, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Lake Afton Public Observatory presents "Life Story of a Star." During this program, visitors will use the observatory's 16-inch telescope to take a look at objects in the night sky that are representative of the various stages in a star's life cycle.

Nov 12, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Teams representing Kansas BEST dominated the regional competition once again at Frontier Trails BEST competition at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Nov. 30-Dec. 1.

Dec 13, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Kansas Council on Economic Education, housed at Wichita State University, has been selected to receive one of three national grants designed to offer professional development training for high school economics teachers.

Jan 22, 2013 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State University has chosen the top 12 finalists in the annual Distinguished Scholarship Invitational. Finalists will be back on campus Wednesday, Jan. 30, for final interviews. The announcement of the Gore Scholars will be at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, in the Marcus Welcome Center. All finalists will receive competitive scholarship packages to attend WSU in the fall.