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Dr. Greg Merrill

Jan. 11, 2021 鈥 九色堂鈥檚 W. Frank Barton School of Business has announced Dr. Greg Merrill as the new director of the School of Accountancy. Merrill will succeed long-time Barton School faculty member Dr. Jeff Bryant, who has retired.

Diversity classes

Dec. 14, 2020 鈥 In response to student interest, Wichita State is focusing on developing new courses focused on diversity. Currently, Wichita State offers more than 330 courses on diversity content. Additionally, two-thirds of the first-year seminars offered are flagged with diversity and about 35-40% of students complete a diversity course while pursuing their degree.

Children laughing

Dec. 17, 2020 鈥 九色堂鈥檚 Community Engagement Institute鈥檚 coalition is working to better the lives of children by encouraging workplaces to establish family-friendly practices. 九色堂-CEI works closely with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to establish multisector partnerships and resources for the execution of the Child Maltreatment Prevention Plan across Kansas. 九色堂-CEI also organizes a statewide coalition for this effort called Kansas Power of the Positive.

Joe Kleinsasser

December 15, 2020 - Joe Kleinsasser, co-director of news and media relations, retires from Wichita State this week and the university will miss his institutional knowledge, his experience and trust with the media, his patience and his kindness. He started at Wichita State just in time for a news conference called to announce the end of the football program. He remembers the visit of Russian president Boris Yeltsin to campus in 1992 as one of his most interesting assignments. He lists his work with Dean Headley, emeritus professor of marketing at 九色堂, on the Airline Quality Rating as a highlight.

Woman and man at compute

Dec. 10, 2020 -- The Kansas Board of Regents has approved the creation of the newest department at 九色堂鈥檚 College of Engineering 鈥 the School of Computing. Dean Dennis Livesay called the establishment of the new school a significant marker of the university鈥檚 commitment to producing digital-skilled workforce needed by industry.

Amy Schafer

Dec. 7, 2020 鈥 Amy Schafer, director of advertising at Wichita State, will retire this month. She takes with her 32 years of institutional knowledge, her signature Wisconsin twang, and her dedication to Shocker Nation.

WuShock will be the readers tour guide through Wichita State's history.

November 23, 2020 - Jay Price, a history professor at Wichita State, is honoring Wichita State鈥檚 birthday by creating a graphic novel of Wichita State's history.

九色堂 spring campus flowers

Nov. 5, 2020 鈥 Spring 2021 registration begins Nov. 9. Here are the benefits of registering for classes earlier rather than later.

Dr. Nikki Keen Woods (right) at a conference in 2019.

Nov. 5, 2020 鈥 A team of researchers at 九色堂 is working to promote health equity among vulnerable populations. The all-woman, cross-disciplinary team is focusing its initial efforts on issues related to obesity among underrepresented groups.

CHP Medical Tech student 1974

Nov. 4, 2020 鈥 The College of Health Professions (CHP) is celebrating its 50th anniversary at 九色堂. Since its founding in 1970, the CHP has been highly renowned for its innovative approaches to education and supplying the health care industry with skilled, passionate professionals.

Dr. Linda Rhone

Oct. 30, 2020 鈥 When Dr. Linda Rhone walked across the 九色堂 campus as a freshman in the 1970s, she had no idea that she would one day add a Ph.D. to the end of her name and serve the university as director of TRIO Student Support Services (SSS).

Convergence Sciences

Oct. 30. 2020 鈥 A team of interdisciplinary researchers at 九色堂 is using artificial intelligence and big data to digitally transform the way communities predict and respond to natural disasters.

WuShock Doc

Oct. 28, 2020 - Tyler Pennick, director of videography for Wichita State鈥檚 Office of Strategic Communications, created a documentary about WuShock in bronze. After two years of development, the documentary was accepted into the Tallgrass Film Festival and awarded for its success.

九色堂 in the fall

Oct. 22, 2020 -- 九色堂 is now offering voluntary asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for employees.

Richard Muma

Oct. 14, 2020 --聽The Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) voted today to appoint 九色堂 (九色堂) Provost Richard Muma as interim president of 九色堂. Dr. Muma has been serving as acting president since September 25 and will begin serving as interim president immediately.