Jul 16, 2012 — By WSU News Services — Tyler Rosenhamer is the 2012-2013 recipient of the Layman L. Clark/Kansas CCIM Chapter Scholarship in Real Estate. Several other real estate scholarships were awarded, including: Denker-Graves Scholarship in Real Estate, Samantha Richardson; Walter L. Stauffer Scholarship, Lorien Buser; Nestor R. Weigand & Hobert C. Brady Scholarship, Tammy Nguyen; and the J. Roscoe Williams Memorial Scholarship,

Jul 11, 2012 — 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. 11, 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 $28, and registration can be done online at www.registerblast.com/

Jul 13, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Wichita State University Symphony Orchestra will feature faculty soloist Scott Oakes, bassoon, in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 20, in Wiedemann Hall. Tickets are $7 with discounts available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office, (316) 978-3233.

Jul 13, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Lake Afton Public Observatory and the Kansas Astronomical Observers invite the public to bring their telescopes to the observatory for one or more "Bring Your Own Telescope" events this summer. The next Bring Your Own Telescope night will be Friday, July 20.

Jul 13, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The 2012 Kansas Business Matchmaker conference, set for 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, will feature a keynote address by Wichita native entrepreneur Phil Ruffin. Registration is $35. Anyone is welcome to attend.

Jul 6, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Kansas Council for Economic Education is hosting a conference, “Teaching Investing, Banking, and Finance in the Classroom,” for Kansas high school teachers from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, July 16-17, in various locations around the state.

Jul 20, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The significance of Wichita State's Olympic oak tree will be illuminated by an exhibit from Monday, July 9, through Sunday, Sept. 30, in Ablah Library's Special Collections reading room. One of the items is a poster of the 1936 Olympic Gold Medal basketball team that featured former Wichita University players Francis Johnson and Jack Ragland, and former WU coach Gene Johnson, brother of Francis.

Jul 24, 2012 — By WSU News Services — The Kansas Board of Regents has unanimously approved renaming the Engineering Research Building at Wichita State University to Donald L. Beggs Hall. The action was taken during the Regents monthly meeting Wednesday, June 20, and will be effective July 1. The building is being renamed, thanks to a $3 million commitment from Velma Wallace, widow of Dwane Wallace, who built Cessna Aircraft into a pow

Jun 29, 2012 — By Shannon Littlejohn — The Advanced Education in General Dentistry Dental Camp gave 20 high school students from across Kansas more than a packaged glimpse into their potential careers in dentistry. Campers worked side-by-side with AEGD dental faculty and residents in lectures, visual training and hands-on experiences.

Jun 19, 2012 — By WSU News Services — From a suggestion in 2006 by Carolyn Harrison, a Wichita State University Foundation National Advisory Council member, the Spirit of the Gift project was born. The project, to document histories of the donors and namesakes of WSU endowed funds, has now exceeded 1,000 biographies. The catalog of brief historical sketches provides scholarship recipients, parents and other interested parties with inf