мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø junior Naomi Streck and children from the Centre for Children International Lifeline Orphanage in Haiti survived a 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12, which was estimated to have killed 150,000.

Wichita State student back home after surviving Haiti earthquake

Feb 2, 2010 — By Shae West — Naomi Streck traveled to Haiti for the second time to work at an orphanage, not expecting her visit to be cut short by an earthquake.

The estate of Opal Gaines designated to the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Foundation will benefit students through the Opal and Keith Gaines Athletic Scholarship and the Opal and Keith Gaines Academic Scholarship.

мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Foundation to receive more than $1 million from Opal Gaines estate

Feb 11, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — A gift worth more than $1 million from the estate of Opal Gaines designated to the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Foundation will now benefit students through the Opal and Keith Gaines Athletic Scholarship and the Opal and Keith Gaines Academic Scholarship.

Public Observatory cancels tonight's program; still on for Saturday

Jan 29, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The Lake Afton Public Observatory has canceled tonight's (Friday, Jan. 29) program, "Colonizing Space," because of potentially dangerous road conditions.

Higher education benefits students, society

Jan 28, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Part of the genius of American higher education is its ability to strengthen the social and economic fabric of the country by meeting the dreams of individual citizens. The real value of higher education lies in this dual benefit.

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мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø professor Ed Flentje publishes book on Kansas politics and government

Feb 1, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø professor Ed Flentje and Kansas State University professor Joe Aistrup have teamed up to write "Kansas Politics and Government: The Clash of Political Cultures." The book examines Kansas politics, historically and presently, through the lens of political cultures.

Band that plays with plastic instruments performing at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø

Feb 4, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Plastic Musik, a group that makes music with plastic instruments, will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's CAC Theater.

1-million-meal food packaging event for Haiti planned

Jan 27, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø will stage a 1-million-meal food packaging event from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5-6, and 1-8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex.

Scott Wituk, director of the Center for Community Support and Research at Wichita State, was recently selected to advise the Center for Disease Control's National Leadership Committee for Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence.

CCSR's Wituk to advise CDC committee for Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence

Jan 27, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Scott Wituk, director of the Center for Community Support and Research at Wichita State, was recently selected to advise the Center for Disease Control’s National Leadership Committee for Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence.

мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Rowing to host Shocker Sprints in February

Jan 26, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The second Shocker Sprints at Wichita State’s Heskett Center are set for Saturday, Feb. 13.

College Corner: мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø

Jan 25, 2010 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Founded in 1932, мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is one of the oldest in the country, as is its PhD program (f. 1958). This history, combined with an emphasis on "cross educating" and research, as well as some unique local perks, allows мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø to stand out from the crowd.