Dec 8, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — A memorial service for Charles Pearson, former chair of the journalism department at Wichita State, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, in the Commons at Wilner Auditorium.

Dec 6, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Holiday shoppers are rushing to stores to find gifts for friends and loved ones. Meanwhile, other shoppers prefer to shop online from the comfort of their home. мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø marketing expert Cindy Claycomb says the battle for those shopping dollars continues to escalate.

Dec 5, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The Off Broadway play "The Bus," which recently played to sold-out houses in New York City, will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, in the CAC Theater at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø. Tickets are $10, general admission, for the general public, and $5 for the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø community. Tickets will be sold at the door, beginning one hour prior to the show.

Dec 2, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The Regional Economic Area Partnership of South Central Kansas, in partnership with 10 local governments and 20 other partners, has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to create a regional plan for sustainable growth.

Nov 29, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Without a lot of fanfare, the world population topped 7 billion people about Oct. 31, according to United Nations' estimates. The actual date may be fuzzy, but there’s no mistaking the challenges facing the world, according to мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø sociologist Charles Koeber.

Dec 8, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø will hold its fall ceremony of the 114th commencement in Charles Koch Arena at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11. More than 1,300 graduates are eligible to participate in the December ceremony.

Nov 28, 2011 — By Joe Kleinsasser — A decision made at the age of 17 changed the life course of Grady Landrum, director of Disability Services at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø.

Nov 21, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Warm to the holidays by attending a free mini-organ concert with Lynne Davis performing on the great Marcussen organ from 5:30-6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in Wiedemann Recital Hall at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø.

Apr 5, 2012 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The Kansas Board of Regents selected the 20 individuals who will guide the search process for the next president of мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø and adopted the charge for the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Presidential Search Committee. For the complete story, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1332.

Nov 21, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Five-year-old prodigy Jonathan Okseniuk will join the St. Petersburg String Quartet and its new chamber group, Suprima Orchestra, in a benefit concert to support the St. Petersburg International Music Academy at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, in Wiedemann Recital Hall. Tickets are $25 with discounts available; contact the Fine Arts Box Office at (316) 978-3