Sep 23, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Come to the Lake Afton Public Observatory this fall for the program "How Far Is Far?" from 7:30-10 p.m. Oct. 1-2, 8-9 and 29-30; Nov. 5-6 and 26-27; and Dec. 3-4.

Oct 13, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State's fall 2010 enrollment is stable with 14,806 students attending, a decrease of 17 students or 0.1 percent compared to fall 2009. Total credit hours increased 0.2 percent to 156,807 this fall, the second highest number of student credit hours since 1989.

Oct 13, 2010 — By WSU News Services — In October 2009, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Wichita State University a $1 million grant, renewable for five years to total more than $6 million, for a program that advances teacher preparation for urban education. A year later, WSU's College of Education is making strong progress with the grant.

Sep 21, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Top students from Kansas are invited to compete in Wichita State's Distinguished Scholarship Competition to vie for two of Kansas' largest annual scholarships and many other scholarship awards. In order to be invited to the competition, students must be admitted to WSU by Friday, Oct. 1.

Sep 20, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Few Kansans could name the current lieutenant governor or any former lieutenant governor. However, Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson may break the mold in this regard, according to Ed Flentje, a professor in the Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs at Wichita State University.

Sep 20, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State will host "JASON DAYS: Tectonic Fury," a weeklong science program for elementary and middle-school students, Sept. 27-Oct. 1.

Sep 20, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State's varsity and novice rowing teams get the 2010/2010 season under way starting with races in Wichita and Des Moines.

Oct 13, 2010 — By Anthony Marrone — College of Education seniors Jennifer Cole and Diana Meister attended the Pre-Service Teacher Institute from July 11-23 at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The PSTI exposes education majors to aerospace, mathematics and science activities designed to stimulate and improve learning in elementary and intermediate school students.

Sep 27, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State will hold its 3rd Annual Ninnescah Biological Station BioBlitz from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Ninnescah Biological Station in Kingman County.

Sep 16, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State's Center for Entrepreneurship has a full slate of Practical Entrepreneur Training Tools sessions designed to lead people through the innovation and entrepreneurial process.