Jun 23, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Darron Smith, мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø assistant professor, will be a guest on the ESPN program "Outside the Lines" at 8 a.m. Sunday, June 26. Smith received considerable attention after co-authoring a blog about what he calls a racially selective honor code system at Brigham Young University.

Jun 22, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Two master storytellers, Carol McAdoo Rehme and Norman Rehme, have been selected as recipients of this year's Elliott School of Communication Outstanding Alumni Award.

Jun 20, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The documentary "Roots and Branches: Preserving the Legacy of Gordon Parks" has earned a 2011 Bronze Telly Award for the Media Resources Center's Video Services. You can catch a clip on the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/WichitaStateTV.

Jun 17, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — This summer, make plans to take a trip back in time to when Native American tribes populated the Americas. Learn what they believed about the stars in the night sky and hear some of the many stories and legends that they told during "Native American Skies" at Lake Afton Public Observatory.

Jun 17, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's Center for Entrepreneurship is offering a summer seminar designed for today's entrepreneurs and small businesses seeking to keep up with the latest technology shifts. The seminar is from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, in Devlin Hall.

Jun 14, 2011 — By Shannon Littlejohn — In Academe news, Dan Close was named a Dart Academic Fellow; Patsy Selby was selected as one of 11 top CFOs in Wichita; and Elaine Steinke served as a four-week visiting scholar at Jonkoping University, Jonkoping, Sweden. In addition, the recent deaths of Dick Graham and Douglas Sharp are noted.

Jun 15, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — As part of мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's efforts to increase student success, a new academic early alert system is being piloted this summer. The goal is to quickly address any issues a student may be encountering, so as to increase the chances that the student can save her or his semester.

Jun 13, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — In honor of fathers everywhere, Lake Afton Public Observatory is featuring a Fathers’ Day Weekend special 9-11 p.m. Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18.

Jun 10, 2011 — By Joe Kleinsasser — The state of Kansas is celebrating its sesquicentennial this year, also known as its 150th birthday. Jay Price, director of the public history program at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø, looks at how Kansas' past has shaped its present course.

Jun 8, 2011 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Three мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø rowers were named All American by the American Collegiate Rowing Association.