Wichita State University News

Kansas DropINs, a collaboration of private and public sector agencies housed in the Kansas Department of Health and Environment , announced today the development of a new interactive Web site, www.kansasdropins.org , highlighting resources for the state's dropout prevention efforts and upcoming Dropout Prevention Summit on October 20, 2009 in ...

Kerri Falletti was hired in late May to lead the Cowley College Outreach Center, which is one of two new locations planned by the Kansas Small Business Development Center.

Liz Sothman first heard about Twitter during a writing class at Wichita State University.

Remember Red Rocket, the dachshund that had to have his foot amputated and was being cared for at Heartland Animal Hospital with help from the Magnum Fund? The dog, featured in Wichita Paws on June 13, is settling into a new home with Wichita State University professor Annette LeZotte, who is writing a blog about him and her other pets.

Education: bachelor's degree in education and master's degree from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kan.; educational specialist degree in school administration from Wichita State University in Wichita, Kan.; a doctorate in educational administration and Foundations from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.

John Sandwell, a native of Marion and a member of the staff at KAKE-TV, prepared the commercials.

Maybe when university students pay their tuition next fall, they should be allowed to vote on members of the Kansas Board of Regents at the same time.

Faced with a deep state spending cut, the Kansas Board of Regents and the state's universities had to find more money somewhere for the fall.

Margaret Harris of the Wichita Area Technical College will soon congratulate students who are now armed with high school diplomas.

Dennis and Ann Ross and Dora Timmerman have worked for many years to support and provide leadership to Wichita-area arts programs.

ABILENE a ' Tim Rives has been named deputy director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abliene.

Wichita businessman Willard Garvey died July 25 at the age of 81. Garvey's ventures had a big impact on Wichita, say those who knew him.

Melinda Laubach looks over small parts of a cut-up KC-135R tanker. They're some of hundreds she and her team will be inspecting over the next six years.

The computers at the Colvin Center in Planeview are all occupied. A study was just completed that says the Planeview area needs a community center.

Reno County has a new county administrator. County officials say Gary Meagher has been offered and accepted the job.

Octavia Vernon, a single mom of 5, will receive aid from a new charity called the .Wichita Women's Assistance Network.

Almost 300 people, ages 10 to 87, from Route A of BAK, ate and slept at Marion High School.

Wichita State University is sponsoring the ninth annual Kansas Recovery Conference.

Colleen Tajchman and Camille Christensen of Marion and Seth Methvin of Peabody received $500 scholarships Thursday from St.

The emergency messaging system at Wichita State University is now working the way it's supposed to.