May 22, 2008 — By WSU News Services — ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ 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 — By WSU News Services — 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

May 27, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Using the campus internal mail system to send gifts and cards to one another is not consistent with university policy. The use of this internal mail distribution system for purposes other than university business, including but not limited to solicitation, political or personal business purposes, is expressly prohibited. For more information go to http://webs.wichita.edu/inaudit/ch20_13.htm.

May 27, 2008 — By WSU News Services — * Enjoy a variety of fitness classes this summer at the Heskett Center. Two four-week sessions will run from June 2-Aug. 31. To register, visit the Heskett Center Business Office or call Sally Becket for more information at 978-5286. * Robert Town, associate professor emeritus of ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ's School of Music, will perform for the Memorial Day carillon concert from noon-1 p.m. toda

May 22, 2008 — By WSU News Services — ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ State offices will be closed, and no pre-session classes will be held, in observance of Memorial Day, Monday, May 26. Offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 27. The Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art also will be closed May 26. WSU pre-session classes are being held May 27-June 6. The eight-week session of summer classes will run June 9-Aug. 1. The first four-week session runs June 9-July 3

Jun 12, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Watch the Research Channel the week of May 25, on WSU-TV 13 to learn why the American West could be in trouble with surface air temperatures rising faster than elsewhere in the coterminous United States. For information on this and other programs click on the link below or go to http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/. Series: Climate Change: A Wake-Up Call Program: "Climate Change, Sea Level, a

May 22, 2009 — By WSU News Services — The KSHSAA State Track and Field Meet will be held for all six classes of Kansas high schools today (Friday, May 23) and Saturday, May 24, at Cessna Stadium. There is an admission charge. http://www.kshsaa.org/TRACK/tfstate.html

May 22, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Faculty and staff with middle school-age students are invited to send their children to Future Shocker Camp from 9:15 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, July 8-9. Your children will be able to explore all that ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ State has to offer. To be eligible, students must have a 2.0 grade point average or higher. The camp will include activities involving academics, student involvement and career choic

May 22, 2008 — By WSU News Services — Robert Town will perform for the Memorial Day carillon concert from noon-1 p.m. Friday, May 23, at the ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ-Sedgwick County Historical Museum at 204 S. Main. Town is associate professor emeritus of ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ's School of Music; he is also the carillon concert coordinator.

May 27, 2008 — By WSU News Services — * Faculty and staff are invited to a retirement reception for anthropology professor Clayton Robarchek from 2-3:30 p.m. today (Thursday, May 22) in the Great Plains Room, 215-217 Rhatigan Student Center. * Baseball: The Shockers play their first game in the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at 7 p.m. today (Thursday, May 22) at Eck Stadium. Call 978-3267 for tickets. http://www.g