Tim Wilson received the Clay Barton Scholarship in Business when he was a senior in high school. He said that paved the way for the rest of his college experience.

Jan 23, 2012 — By Lainie Rusco — 2010 Wichita State graduate Tim Wilson said internships and work-place learning while in college helped get him where he is today as an analyst with CID Group in Shanghai, China.

Greg Buell suggests avoiding a big holiday letdown by having reasonable expectations.

Dec 16, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — 'Tis the season to be thankful, jolly and possibly stressed out. мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø psychologist Greg Buell suggests some ways to keep the Grinch from stealing Christmas.

Dec 19, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The Lake Afton Public Observatory will present "Women in Astronomy" on the evenings of Jan. 13-14 and 20-21; and Feb. 10-11 and 17-18.

Shanna Hein's drive in college for individual success, gave her the educational tools she needed to obtain her degree.

Dec 16, 2011 — By Joe Hartup — Shanna Hein always enjoyed museums. As a student she took the initiative to find internships and volunteered for anthropology projects, with help from cooperative education at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø. She is now the director of operations for the Kansas Aviation Museum and hires Wichita State co-op students whenever she can.

Dec 19, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Most Wichita State offices will be closed at some point for the holiday shutdown from Friday, Dec. 23, through Monday, Jan. 2.

A crew of мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø volunteers, led by WuCrew coordinator Carmen Hytche, cleaned up the gravesite and surrounding area of Wichita State's first president, Nathan Morrison, at Maple Grove Cemetery. Above: Before and after shots of the site.

Dec 15, 2011 — By Shannon Littlejohn — In Academe news, Alex Chaparro, Scott Miller and Amy Baker Schwiethale are Coleman Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellows; Ron Matson is a 2011 CASE Kansas Professor of the Year; and Carmen Hytche led a мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø volunteer cleanup at Maple Grove Cemetery. In addition, the recent deaths of Les Anderson, John Born, Connie Landreth, Charles Pearson, Dorothy Richter and Jorge Talia are noted.

David Berry

Dec 21, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — David Berry, a senior at Trinity Academy in Wichita, is the winner of мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø’s 2012-2013 Clay Barton Scholarship in Business. Berry will receive $11,000 a year for four years to attend мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø.

Darron Smith, an assistant professor in the College of Health Professions, has recently published "White Parents, Black Children: Experiencing Transracial Adoption." The book examines issues of race and whether white adopting parents can help their children cope with the reality of racial discrimination.

Jan 23, 2012 — By Shannon Littlejohn — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø assistant professor Darron T. Smith has recently published the book "White Parents, Black Children: Experiencing Transracial Adoption," which Smith will sign from 5:30-6:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, in the Regents Room of the Rhatigan Student Center. The event, with refreshments, is open to the public.

Dec 13, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Teams representing Kansas BEST dominated the regional competition once again at Frontier Trails BEST competition at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Dec. 9-10.

Heath Misak

Dec 12, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø convened its fall commencement ceremony in Charles Koch Arena on Sunday, Dec. 11. More than 1,300 graduates participated. Here's information on two of those students, Benjamin Michael Jung and Heath Misak.