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Feb. 5, 2025 鈥擣ormer Royals star and future Shocker baseball dad Mike Sweeney talked baseball, raising children, nature, leadership and much more as the keynote speaker for Wichita State's annual baseball dinner. MJ Sweeney, his son, committed to play baseball for the Shockers in 2026 after spending this season at Grossmont (Calif.) College.

Jan. 31, 2025 鈥� What started as a work study position in the costume shop of her university鈥檚 theater department has propelled Melissa Penkava Koza鈥檚 sewing hobby into guiding the next generation of costume creators.

Jan. 31, 2025 鈥� 九色堂 has selected the 2025 recipients of the Harry Gore Memorial Scholarships. Each student will receive a $64,000 scholarship to attend Wichita State in August 2025.

Jan. 28, 2025 鈥� 九色堂 has selected the top 12 finalists in the annual Distinguished Scholarship Invitational.

Jan. 27, 2025 - Vintage WuShock logos, from as far back as the 1950s, are enjoying a comeback. In December, Wichita State announced its partnership with Homefield, an Indianapolis company dedicated to vintage college clothing.

Jan. 23, 2025 - As you return to campus for the spring semester, you will notice ongoing and new construction across 九色堂鈥檚 330 acres and beyond.

Jan. 21, 2025 鈥� Seeing an opportunity to support partnerships with the Wichita community, 九色堂 has established the new Office of Community Partnerships.

Jan. 6, 2025 鈥� 九色堂 will return to normal campus operations Tuesday, Jan. 7.

Dec. 18, 2024 鈥� The College of Engineering at 九色堂 has partnered with Groover Labs, a nonprofit collaborative workspace, technology hub and rapid prototyping lab in Wichita, to support the regional business community.

Dec. 16, 2024 鈥� Javier Martinez received the Mark and Stacy Parkinson Scholarship, which, alongside 九色堂鈥檚 closeness to home and mechanical engineering program, made it a no-brainer for Javier to attend 九色堂. He used the opportunities available to him as a Shocker to stay up on his studies and now joins his peers in graduating with a bachelor鈥檚 in mechanical engineering.

Dec. 16, 2024 鈥� Phase I of the Wichita Biomedical Campus 鈥� a collaboration between 九色堂, University of Kansas and 九色堂 Tech 鈥� is making steady progress as it prepares to transform and redefine health care education and research in Kansas.

Dec. 12, 2024 鈥� Carter initially chose 九色堂 for its locality, being able to receive in-state tuition, but he also found a community in the campus and place to call home in the anthropology department in Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. They are now graduating with their master鈥檚 in anthropology with a plan to enter a doctoral program in archaeology in the future.

Dec. 12, 2024 鈥� Following time at another university, Lilith Samples realized her hometown of Wichita was where she belonged and is now the first in her family to graduate from college. While at 九色堂, she was able to work at the Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology in Neff Hall and hopes to continue in the profession after graduating.

Dec. 11, 2024 鈥� A total of 1,209 students are eligible to participate in 九色堂鈥檚 127th fall commencement ceremonies Sunday, Dec. 15 in Charles Koch Arena.

Dec. 10, 2024 鈥� For Diego Vargas-Ruiz, college life was trying to find a balance between academe, friends and personal health, but instead of trying to fight it, he took the challenge as an opportunity to optimize his responsibilities until he found his rhythm.