The 19-member Â鶹´«Ã½ Summer Jazz Ensemble puts on a mix of traditional and contemporary jazz while featuring solos from within the ensemble during a downtown concert Monday.

Nov 19, 2008 — By Dana Dinkel —

Jul 28, 2008 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Tax increment financing districts haven't produced the returns on investment that Wichita's city leaders had expected.

A camper participating in the Youth Day bowling camp practices his technique.

Nov 19, 2008 — By Shae West — Â鶹´«Ã½'s Brunswick Bowling camps, held at the Rhatigan Student Center, attract bowlers from around the world.

More than 1,400 students completed degrees at Â鶹´«Ã½ in spring 2008.

Nov 19, 2008 — By Joe Kleinsasser — More than 1,400 students completed their degrees at Â鶹´«Ã½ in spring 2008.

Nov 19, 2008 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Two Shocker bowlers and one incoming freshman have been named to the Junior Team USA.

Jul 23, 2008 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Just 7 months after the one cent sales tax for the arena went away, Sedgwick County commissioners are considering raising it again, this time to pay off debt and reduce the burden on those who pay property taxes.

Tom Fowler, associate professor and associate dean, Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Music

Jul 25, 2008 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — The Â鶹´«Ã½ Summer Jazz Ensemble will hold two free performances in Wichita July 28 and July 30.

Roni Ayalla, the camp's Web production instructor, assists two students in producing an online news source to showcase the campers' work.

Nov 19, 2008 — By Dana Dinkel — The four-week Â鶹´«Ã½ TRIO Communication Upward Bound camp is tailored to area high school students interested in communication. The camp offers a broad range of training including writing, grammar, foreign language, Web layout, video game design and photography.

Jul 30, 2008 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — The Dillons grocery chain is building its first gas station not located in one of its stores' parking lots.

Janet Harrah, director of The Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Â鶹´«Ã½, says the local economy has been buoyed in part by a healthy aviation sector.

Nov 19, 2008 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — A report for Visioneering Wichita conducted by The Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Â鶹´«Ã½ shows Wichita's per-capita personal income has rebounded after a 20-year decline and is now above the national average.