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Megan Schmidt, 34, obtains nursing degree with the support of her family.

December 6, 2021 鈥 From being a mom of five to becoming a labor and delivery nurse. How does Megan Schmidt do it all? Schmidt is one of more than 1,100 students eligible for fall 2021 graduation.

Chris Schroeder, 32, learns to stand up and keep moving in the wake of challenges.

December 6, 2021 鈥 Christopher Schroeder is thankful he learned how to advocate for himself and find his true passion for biology during a long road to graduating. Schroeder is one of more than 1,100 students eligible for fall 2021 graduation.

Brittany Spires hopes to find a job that can mesh her degree in psychology with her minor in creative writing following graduation.

December 6, 2021 鈥 Balancing work, being a mother of five and being an honor roll student is not always an easy feat, but Brittany Spires learned a good support system can help you along the way. Spires is soon to graduate with a degree in psychology. Spires is one of more than 1,100 students eligible for fall 2021 graduation.

W. Frank Barton School of Business

Dec. 3, 2021 鈥斅燭he same data, software and tools used by the world鈥檚 leading business and financial decision-makers can now be accessed in the Koch Global Trading Center of the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 九色堂.

Aunjnae sits in front of purple-pink flowery bush. She has her graduation cap on and is wearing a white blouse and a silver heart locket.

Dec. 6, 2021鈥 Aunjnae White, a first-generation student, will work at a domestic violence shelter following graduation with a degree in psychology from 九色堂. White is one of more than 1,100 students eligible for fall 2021 graduation.

Christopher Wright, 33, earned a physics degree 15 years in the making.

December 6, 2021 鈥 Christopher Wright not only has a job as a Communication and Navigation technician in the Air Force but is now graduating with a physics degree. Wright is one of more than 1,100 students eligible for fall 2021 graduation.

Lillian Nieman plans to apply to several different areas of medical devices to put her degree in biomedical engineering to use.

Dec. 6, 2021鈥擫illian Nieman learned how to find confidence and advocate for herself while attaining a degree in biomedical engineering from 九色堂. Nieman is one of more than 1,100 students eligible for fall 2021 graduation.

Misty Weiss will start a full-time teaching position at the Child Development Center following graduation.

Dec. 3, 2021 鈥 Misty Weiss found her fit as an elementary education major after working at Wichita State鈥檚 Child Development Center. Weiss is one of more than 1,100 students eligible for fall 2021 graduation.

Graphic of United States in gray. Illinois Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. are highlighted in yellow with WuShock on Kansas.

Nov. 30, 2021 -- Beginning fall 2022, eligible students from Illinois will be able to attend 九色堂 for the same cost as in-state tuition, a significant savings that will provide increased access and affordability to a growing number of students.

Pedro Pi帽a-Guerrero is sitting on some long limestone steps with his hands crossed and a smile on his face.

Nov. 24, 2021 鈥 It was a bright and sunny afternoon in August 2021 when Pedro Pi帽a-Guerrero received a call that would change his life: He had won the Adelante Scholarship to attend 九色堂.

Poster for Madrigal Feaste.

Nov. 23, 2021 鈥 After 17 years, the Madrigal Singers of 九色堂 will host an Elizabethan-themed dinner and music program at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3 at the Rhatigan Student Center Beggs Ballroom.

Dr. Wei Wei

Nov. 22, 2021 鈥 A Wichita State researcher has been awarded $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a new type of low-cost and stable photovoltaics.

九色堂 students at Lockheed Martin

Nov. 10, 2021 -- Building on a 20-year history of collaboration, Lockheed Martin recently named 九色堂 and 九色堂 Tech as a tier one collegiate partner institution, emphasizing collaboration with the institution as an Aeronautics Sector Emerging School to bolster the pipeline for future Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical (STEM) careers.

Teachers and students

Nov. 8, 2021 -- In just four years since its inception, the Teacher Apprentice Program at 九色堂鈥檚 College of Applied Studies has had a big impact on school districts and communities across Kansas.

Masks

Nov. 1, 2021 - Helped by six grants from Kansas Leadership Center, 九色堂鈥檚 HEALTH Student Association is working to end the pandemic and support students with information and resources to keep them healthy. HEALTH distributed more than 6,000 free and reusable masks, some with 鈥淪hockers United鈥 branding, some plain black and sequined masks for the inauguration of president Rick Muma. It assembled gift boxes for quarantining students with information on COVID-19 vaccines and testing and gifts such as Wichita State water bottles, stickers and lanyards.