Gordon Parks and an unidentified girl in the late 1990s at a showing of Parks' work at the Ulrich Museum on the WSU campus.

Mar 12, 2008 — By WSU News Services — WSU has been chosen to house and display the collections of deceased photographer, author, filmmaker, composer and Kansas native Gordon Parks.

Feb 11, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Four WSU students will be showcased during an orchestra concert Tuesday, Feb. 12.

WSU graduate and former NIAR employee Phil Butler, left, and John Laffen, director of the NIAR Wind & Water Tunnel.

Mar 14, 2008 — By Lainie Rusco — Wichita State rose up through the ranks to place No. 3 in a national study of top university spending on aerospace engineering research and development.

Feb 19, 2008 — By Joe Kleinsasser — Researchers with the Kansas Teen Driver Research and Education Project interviewed 1,000 families with teens to identify beliefs and opinions regarding teen drivers.

Feb 7, 2008 — By Lainie Rusco — Take a free, one-day class at WSU that will teach you everything you need to know about financing a college education.

Feb 14, 2008 — By Lainie Rusco — February is Black History Month, and WSU is celebrating by holding several events on campus.

Feb 12, 2008 — By Lainie Rusco — Several Wichita State graduates were chosen as winners of the 2007 WSU Alumni Awards, held Thursday, Jan. 31.

John Wong, interim director, Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs, (316) 978-7240; john.wong@wichita.edu.,

Feb 7, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Following the departure of Ed Flentje in January, WSU professor John Wong has been appointed interim director of the Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs.

Tom Fowler, Jazz Arts director, Wichita State University

Feb 7, 2008 — By Shannon Littlejohn — Fifth annual Valentine Jazz Concert being held at WSU and put on by WSU's Jazz Arts I ensemble and the Madrigal Singers.

Jan 29, 2008 — By Joe Kleinsasser — WSU lecture series event to focus on changes in the auditory perception of speech and strategies for environmental design and communication for aging adults with impaired hearing.