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May 21, 2008 鈥 By WSU News Services 鈥 成人头条 State (41-15) hosts the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament this week at Eck Stadium. The Shockers are the No. 1 seed and receive a first round bye. WSU will not play until 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22, against a to-be-determined opponent. Call 978-3267 for tickets. http://www.goshockers.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7500&KEY=&SPID=2844&SPSID=61178

May 20, 2008 鈥 By WSU News Services 鈥 Deb Byers recently won the Kansas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Hall of Fame Award for 2007-2008. Byers was nominated by the Office of Financial Aid for the award, the highest honor the state association bestows on a member. Generally, a member must have contributed a minimum of 15 years to the financial aid profession, made significant contributions to the profession and the

May 22, 2008 鈥 By WSU News Services 鈥 The College of Fine Arts Institute summer programs feature teen/adult dance classes on Tuesday evenings. Ballet and jazz dance also will be offered. The summer institute orchestras will meet each Monday; preparatory orchestra at 6 p.m., intermediate at 7 p.m. in Duerksen Fine Arts Center. Private lessons in voice, piano, stringed instruments and winds will be available. The Kodaly Choir camp is fi

May 20, 2008 鈥 By WSU News Services 鈥 During the spring meeting of the General Faculty, May 13, President Don Beggs and Provost Gary L. Miller presented updates on the university and academic affairs. A motion supporting the use of plus/minus grading at 成人头条 was passed by a faculty vote of 59 to 57. The proposal will now be forwarded to the provost's office for approval.

May 21, 2008 鈥 By WSU News Services 鈥 * Pre-doctoral students and junior faculty members with interests in aging research are encouraged to apply to a workshop in Washington, D.C., Nov. 20-21. For more information, contact Teresa Radebaugh at 978-5858, and go to http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/Calendar/2008TAW.htm. * ICCC5 -- The 5th International Conference on Intercultural Communication Competence will be held May 21-23 at t

May 19, 2008 鈥 By WSU News Services 鈥 Richard Davies has been studying at WSU off and on for the past 30 years and is earning his second degree from the university. http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=231

May 19, 2008 鈥 By WSU News Services 鈥 Todd Walters graduated from WSU with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree last week, but not before appearing in a lead role for Opera Kansas. http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=235

May 22, 2008 鈥 By WSU News Services 鈥 成人头条 State's David Day and Richard Muma have been recognized as Distinguished Fellows of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. Day, assistant professor, and Muma, physician assistant department chair and associate professor, have been been physician assistants for 13 and 20 years, respectively. They earned the recognition due to their outstanding contributions to patient care, research

May 22, 2008 鈥 By WSU News Services 鈥 Shocker fans have seen the pictures and read the stories, but soon they can watch the National Championship Finals on CBS College Sports. The recorded-for-TV finals of the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships will air at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, starting with the women's championship match between WSU and Pikeville College. The telecast of the men's championship match featuring WSU will air at

May 22, 2008 鈥 By WSU News Services 鈥 Each year, graduates seeking to be licensed to teach in Kansas public schools must pass a nationally normed exam, PRAXIS. In 2006-07, 122 WSU recent grads and other grads seeking additional licensure took the exam. The WSU total pass rate was 94 percent, exceeding the statewide pass rate of 93 percent. The WSU pass rate is the first quartile, or the highest rank of institutions statewide that prep