Aziza Hasan, co-founder of NewGround: The Muslim Jewish Partnership for Change, is the first мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø graduate appointed to the President's Advisory Council.

Nov 16, 2015 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø alumna Aziza Hasan was recently appointed to the President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

Preethika Kumar teaches electrical engineering at Wichita State. She recently won a national teaching award for her dedication and creativity in the classroom.

Nov 5, 2015 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Academe welcomes news from мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø faculty and staff about research, teaching and service activities. This column recognizes grants, honors, awards, presentations and publications, new appointments, new faculty, sabbaticals, retirements and deaths of current and former colleagues.

мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's Gamma Phi Beta chapter, Beta Chi, received a letter of recognition from the Gamma Phi Beta International Foundation for raising $11,900 for Girls on the Run.

Nov 4, 2015 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's Gamma Phi Beta chapter, Beta Chi, was recognized by the Gamma Phi Beta International Foundation for raising $11,900 for the sorority's international philanthropy.

Nov 3, 2015 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Luis Alberto Urrea, author of the novel "Into the Beautiful North," will be at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø, Nov. 6-7 as part of Wichita's citywide Big Read program.

Nov 9, 2015 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The Association for University Business and Economic Research (AUBER) has named Jeremy Hill as its 2015-16 president. Hill is the director of the Center for Economic Development and Business Research, part of the W. Frank Barton School of Business at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø.

A new tuition assistance program will allow residents of the Tulsa and Oklahoma City metro areas to attend Wichita State for the same cost as Kansas residents.

Jul 26, 2016 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Residents of the Tulsa and Oklahoma City metropolitan areas now can attend мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø for the same cost as Kansas residents.

Five Wichita State students were named as university innovation fellows. Wesley Alexis, left, Austin Crane, Hannah Hund and Saad Syed (Kevin Kraus not pictured).

Nov 2, 2015 — By Lainie Rusco — Five мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø students have been named University Innovation Fellows by the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter).

Mark Vermillion, chair and associate professor, Department of Sport Management, мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø

Nov 3, 2015 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's sport management programs ranked No. 7 in a listing of the "50 Most Affordable Urban Schools for Sport Management."

Oct 30, 2015 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Ventures hosted the first Innovation Celebration to acknowledge the achievements of Wichita State innovators.