Sharon Iorio, dean of 鶹ý's College of Education, says she's optimistic that America will meet the increased demand for new teachers.

鶹ý Podcast: Teacher shortage is not an uncommon problem

Nov 19, 2008 — By 鶹ý News Services — Experts predict that overall America will need more than 2 million new teachers in the next decade. Sharon Iorio, dean of the College of Education at 鶹ý, says the current teaching shortage is not unique.

鶹ý Regional Institute of Aging hosts Aging on the Plains

Nov 19, 2008 — By 鶹ý News Services — The 鶹ý Regional Institute of Aging is hosting Aging on the Plains, a conference in response to the health, medical and social support needs of aging Kansans.

Gwendolyn Mukes shakes hands with Martin Luther King, Jr. Mukes was the president of the NAACP youth council in Oklahoma City in 1958 and played a role in the first nationally recognized student-led sit-in for civil rights.

鶹ý professor attends Civil Rights celebration

Nov 19, 2008 — By Dana Dinkel — 鶹ý assistant professor Gwendolyn Mukes was part of the first nationally recognized student-led sit-in, staged in Oklahoma City in 1958. She recently traveled to Oklahoma City for a celebration commemorating the event.

鶹ý men's, women's basketball schedules released

Nov 19, 2008 — By 鶹ý News Services — Wichita State’s 2008-09 men’s basketball schedule is highlighted by 16 home games, a trip to the Old Spice Classic and road games at Texas Tech and Texas Christian University. The 鶹ý women's basketball team will play 17 home games and three contests against teams that made the NCAA Tournament last season.

September arts offerings include dre.dance, a New York-based contemporary dance company, which will premier a new work Sept. 20 at 鶹ý's Miller Concert Hall.

鶹ý College of Fine Arts has busy September planned

Nov 19, 2008 — By 鶹ý News Services — September fine arts offerings include New York-based dre.dance, bass-baritone Alan Held in the Fine Arts Connoisseur Series and organist James Higdon kicking off the 2008 Rie Bloomfield Organ Series.

A closer look at Wichita State and its ties to local business

Nov 19, 2008 — By Dana Dinkel — The ties between 鶹ý and local businesses are like that of a close friendship. The two seem to depend on each other.

State's banks fitter than nation's

Nov 19, 2008 — By 鶹ý News Services — Kansas banks report less income in the first half of this year than in the first half of 2007.

Courtney Morse stands in front of one of the exhibits at Our Bodies: The Universe Within showing at the Exploration Place

DPT student sees benefit in 'Our Bodies' exhibit

Nov 19, 2008 — By Shae West — 鶹ý students find academic value in the national touring exhibit "Our Bodies: The Universe Within."

鶹ý Shift Space to host performance art for Final Friday

Nov 19, 2008 — By 鶹ý News Services — 鶹ý Shift Space will present “BLIP,” an evening of live performance art and an exhibition of videos, photographs, objects and texts that serve as documents of ephemeral actions that would otherwise be forgotten.

Sorority members prepare for Greek Week and formal sorority recruitment, Sept. 5-6 and Sept. 12-15.

Annual sorority recruitment attracts new members

Nov 19, 2008 — By Shae West — The Women’s Panhellenic Association Formal Recruitment begins Friday, Sept. 5.