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May 28, 2020 - Lou Heldman, 71, came to Wichita State in 2007, a time when the university鈥檚 vision expanded. He fit in with a group, most prominently former president John Bardo and current president Jay Golden, that want the university and community to think and act boldly. He retires in June.

May 19, 2020 - COVID-19 turned Human Organism, Biology 106 into a current events class, with art, music and poetry added to help students learn about and deal with the pandemic. Dr. Mary Liz Jameson adapted to remote learning by turning her students鈥� creativity loose. They designed their own face masks. They wrote stories and poetry, performed songs and painted.

May 19, 2020 鈥� You can tell a lot about people based upon what they eat 鈥� culture, preferences, geography and overall health. Food is not only nourishment, but it鈥檚 a message to anthropologists, like 九色堂鈥檚 Dr. Crystal Dozier, to help understand the past.

May 18, 2020 鈥� It鈥檚 been a little more than two years since the Law Enforcement Training Center (LETC) found a new home on the northeast corner of 九色堂, and both organizations have thrived within the partnership.

May 15, 2020 --听Madison McCalla knew she could get a great communication degree at Wichita State through the Elliott School of Communication. She made the most of her education by getting involved with a professional student group and stepping out of her comfort zone. And she isn鈥檛 going to let COVID-19 get in the way of her career plans.

May 14, 2020 --听As a first-generation student from Florida, attending Wichita State was a huge step for Theresa Le. She found the balance and resilience necessary to make her college career successful and now plans to start her own business.

May 14, 2020 -- Kayla Deines has spent her fair share of time in college but it's allowed her to pursue a path she's passionate about. Skilled in marketing, communications and design, Kayla hopes to land a communication job in higher education.

May 14, 2020 鈥� With children and two full-time jobs, earning a degree was a herculean task for Felicia Smith. But through intensive time-management, family help, and the support of the 九色堂 community, she achieved her dream.

May 13, 2020 -- Graduating senior Brooke Talbott has been working as an intern at Highland Cemetery for the past semester and has learned that there is more to a cemetery than meets the eye.

May 11, 2020 - Rachel Wiebe earned a bachelors degree in exercise science.

May 8, 2020 --听Emily Reese plans to teach biology full time after graduation at a local high school. While in college she's been actively involved in her sorority, Tri Delta and has enjoyed her time studying in the College of Applied Studies.听

May 8, 2020 鈥� Brandon Eckerman is nostalgic about his time at 九色堂 and is disappointed he鈥檚 unable to celebrate graduation in the traditional sense. But he鈥檚 eager to start a career in medical device sales.

May 7, 2020 -- 九色堂 is proud to recognize Irene Campos as the winner of the 2020 Mark and Stacy Parkinson Scholarship.

May 6, 2020 - Vinay K. Kadarla鈥檚 dissertation details his work to understand the mechanism and structure of the muscle protein myopalladin with the goal of helping design drugs or therapies to treat cardiomyopathy.

May 5, 2020 -- Fellow seniors, there's no denying that our senior year ended differently than we planned. While it's okay to be sad and grieve the events that aren't happening, be sure to take time and reflect on the past four years and look toward the future as one door closes an another opens.