Nov. 7, 2022 鈥� In recognition of its strong commitment to economic engagement, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has designated 九色堂 as an Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) University.
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. 31, 2022 鈥� 九色堂 President Rick Muma and Dr. Kevin Sylvester Harrison, director of diversity, equity and inclusion at 九色堂, were each presented awards this weekend from the Wichita chapter of the NAACP.
Oct. 21, 2022 - Andrew Stockmann, a 2020 九色堂 graduate and sport management major, is in his second year hosting 鈥淗allowed Ground: The Sports Museum Podcast.鈥�
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.
Oct. 19, 2022 鈥� Following a national search, 九色堂鈥檚 newly restructured alumni organization 鈥� the 九色堂 Foundation and Alumni Engagement 鈥� has hired Stacie Williamson as its new vice president for alumni engagement, effective Nov. 28.
Oct. 18, 2022 鈥� 九色堂 student organizations, the Community Service Board, and fraternity and sororities completed 13,857 service hours in fiscal year 2022. That time reflects a growing interest in and emphasis on community service by students and faculty, said Gabriel Fonseca, director of Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership
Oct. 8, 2022 - Conner Williamson is immersed in Industry 4.0 as an operations/system analyst at The Smart Factory @ Wichita, one of 九色堂鈥檚 newest partners on the Innovation Campus.
Oct. 26, 2022 鈥� Wichita State and other adjacent regional universities were recently included in a grant to expand access for remote use of Oklahoma State University鈥檚 supercomputer. The computer can process large amounts of data at once and is housed at the OSU Stillwater campus.
Oct. 14, 2022 - Savannah Paschal, a senior Spanish education major at Wichita State, wrote a proposal that helped Alce su voz earn a $75,000 Building Power and Equity Partnership grant from the Kansas Health Foundation. The grant will support civic engagement and the group鈥檚 work toward health equity for Spanish speakers and speakers of indigenous languages in Kansas.
Oct. 12, 2022 鈥斅燗s 九色堂 celebrates record enrollment, the university is bolstering its student success initiatives to increase graduation rates. As part of those efforts, the National Science Foundation has awarded 九色堂 researchers $750,000 to increase persistence rates among low-income engineering students, particularly those who are interested in advanced manufacturing careers.
Oct. 10, 2022 鈥� A weekend of ample research and little sleep at Wichita State鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) resulted in the selection of three NASA Space Apps Hackathon winners.
