Center director Ruth Hitchcock (center) flanked by (l-r) WSU President Donald Beggs, Adjunct Faculty and Community Partner Richard Gaskill, College of Education Dean Sharon Iorio, and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research Gary L. Miller.

Feb 8, 2010 — By WSU News Services — The College of Education Play Therapy Center at Wichita State University has earned designation as an Approved Center of Play Therapy Education.

Feb 1, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Wichita State University recently received the 2010 Corporation of the Year Award from the W.G. Williams Community Foundation Inc.

Jan 14, 2010 — By WSU News Services — The best way to reduce the number of bad germs on your hands is to wash with soap and water, not hand sanitizers, according to Fawn Beckman, a biology lab technician and germ expert at Wichita State University.

Jan 13, 2010 — By WSU News Services — The Office of Multicultural Affairs at Wichita State University invites the public to enjoy MLK Unity Week events on the WSU campus in observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 7, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Jeremy Hill, director of the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University, says there are some positive economic signs for Wichita.

Jan 7, 2010 — By WSU News Services — Public research university leaders representing some 120 universities, including Wichita State University, pledged to address the national shortage of science and mathematics teachers in a letter presented to President Barack Obama.

Jan 5, 2010 — 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. 16.

Jan 5, 2010 — By WSU News Services — On moonless evenings when the sky is darkest on Jan. 8-9 and 15-16; Feb. 5-6 and 12-13; and March 5-6 and 12-13, Lake Afton Public Observatory will present “Life Story of a Star.”

Dec 23, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The story of Wichitan Paul Wilson and how he met the person who changed his life while riding the elevator at the Lassen Hotel will air across the United States on National Public Radio Friday, Dec. 25.

Jeremy Hill

Dec 21, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University has updated its 2010 employment forecast for the Wichita MSA and the state of Kansas.