Jan. 23, 2023 鈥� A recent "PBS News Hour鈥� story highlights the role 九色堂 plays in the arts community of Wichita. 鈥淲ichita State has a hand in almost every arts entity in the Wichita metropolitan area, from the symphony to the art museum,鈥� said Dr. Rodney Miller, dean of the College of Fine Arts.
Jan. 20, 2023 - In December, the National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator Track awarded a Wichita State-led team a $750,000 grant to gather information and create digital maps of indoor spaces that could be used by persons with disabilities.
Dec. 5, 2022 鈥� 九色堂 earned status as an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution when fall enrollment numbers show that 16% of students identify as Hispanic. That is an important milestone on the way to the university鈥檚 goal of reaching the 25% necessary to earn designation as an HSI by the end of this decade.
Dec. 1, 2022 - Zhi Wei Won used her time at Wichita State to work on skills in and out of the classroom. She met new people and expanded her social circle through school activities. Won is one of more than 1,300 students eligible for fall 2022 graduation. Learn more about her time at Wichita State and what is next for this grad.
Nov. 30, 2022 鈥� Valerie Hubener worked in several labs across campus until she found a field of interest that was perfect for her in user-experience (UX) design.
Nov. 30, 2022 鈥� After earning his bachelor's degree in psychology and a minor in sociology, Daniel Baird plans to attend graduate school, where he will integrate clinical work with the handpan 鈥� a sort of convex steel drum that emits calming, hypnotic sounds 鈥� which he believes is a powerful therapeutic instrument.聽
Nov. 30, 2022 - Wichita State earned 鈥淢ost Engaged Campus for College Student Voting鈥� recognition from ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. It is one of 394 colleges and universities recognized for making intentional, nonpartisan efforts to increase student voter participation.
Nov. 28, 2022 - Aida Amir is one of more than 1,300 students eligible for fall 2022 graduation. Learn more about her time at Wichita State and what is next for this grad.
Nov. 15, 2022 鈥� Wichita State's Jonathan Folkerts, Jarred Novak and Trent English presented papers on the design of their neutrino detector prototype at the International Astronautical Congress in Paris, representing the NASA-funded Solar Neutrino Orbiting Laboratory Detector Development Project.
Nov. 2, 2022 鈥� When the COVID-19 pandemic put global supply chains into the spotlight, Wichita State's Harriet Hamilton paid attention as the production and movement of items fluctuated. She watched the business world change and decided to study the new landscape, aided by an extra year of eligibility granted to all student-athletes by the NCAA due to the pandemic.
Oct. 31, 2022 鈥� Two Medical Laboratory Sciences students at 九色堂 are the second recipients of the $280,000 annual endowed scholarship gift from Southcentral Pathology.
Oct. 20, 2022 鈥� The FirePoint Innovations Center at 九色堂 wrapped up the second year of its Future Innovators Program, an engineering internship opportunity that provides some of America鈥檚 brightest engineers from historically under-represented communities the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and programs that directly support the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Center and the Department of Defense.
Oct. 20, 2022 鈥� The Physician Assistant program at 九色堂 celebrated its 50th anniversary with a celebration for alumni, faculty, staff, students and supporters.
