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May 1, 2021 鈥 Caitlyn Hammack, from Russell, Kansas, came to 九色堂 because she wanted to be close to her family to see them often. During her time at Wichita State, she鈥檚 been involved in several organizations, including the Student Government Association.

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May 1, 2021 鈥 Mackenzie Haas, from Fountain, Colo., was involved in several organizations during her time at Wichita State including the Student Government Association and Uniting Bold Sisters.

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May 1, 2021 鈥 Payton Morgan, a native Wichitan, is a Wichita East High School alumnus. He chose to attend Wichita State because of the relationships he already had with Wichita State students and staff.

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May 14, 2021 鈥 Anisia Brumley, a native Wichitan, is a Wichita Northeast Magnet High School alumna. She chose to attend Wichita State because as a first-generation student, Wichita State provided her with a sense of comfort and familiarity.

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April 21, 2021鈥擣or the 10th year straight, 九色堂 has been named as the top transfer destination for Kansas community college students.

Anna Tri is one of three Gore Scholars of 2019.

April 15 -- Competing in the 2019 Distinguished Scholarship Invitational and winning a Gore Scholarshiphs allowed Anna Tri to focus on her studies without worrying about the costs of college.

Dr. Nick Solomey

April 14, 2021 鈥 九色堂鈥檚 Dr. Nick Solomey, professor of physics, has been awarded a $2 million grant from NASA for his work on developing a neutrino detector to work in space and close to the sun.聽

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April 12, 2021 鈥 After months of hard work from Wichita State faculty members Carrie Dickison and Maria Sclafani, the Open Alternative Textbook committee approved English 102 for Open/Alternative Textbook (OAT) course designation. Starting in fall 2021, Wichita State students will no longer have to buy textbooks for English 102.

There are plenty of reasons to be a summer shocker like building your career network.

April 12, 2021 鈥 Mahatma Gandhi once said, 鈥淟earn as if you were to live forever.鈥 Gandhi wants us to be learning continuously, and a great way is to take summer classes. Here are 10 reasons you should be a Summer Shocker.

W. Frank Barton School of Business Institute for the Study of Economic Growth Adam Thierer Technology Policy: A Case for Optimism and Freedom to Innovate Benjamin J. and Bettie M. Gibson Breeding Lectureship 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 14

April 8, 2021 鈥 As part of the Benjamin J. and Bettie M. Gibson Breeding Lectureship, Institute for the Study of Economic Growth at the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 九色堂 will present Adam Thierer at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 14.

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April 2, 2021 -- While the future of this pandemic and its effect on our daily lives still remains somewhat unknown, we are pleased to be coming to you with a message of cautious optimism as we continue our transition to a pre-pandemic mode of operation. Sedgwick County Commissioners voted to rescind all local COVID health orders, effectively immediately. Since the beginning of this pandemic, we have followed all guidance and orders issued by state and local public health authorities. Accordingly, 九色堂 has rescinded all guidance requiring masks, social distancing and mass gathering limitations on our campus. However, we continue to strongly encourage our entire campus community to engage in these practices whenever possible. We also encourage everyone to get the vaccine when they become eligible.

Perspectives: Reestablishing Reality Holding on to a particular narrative is related to holding on to power. What truth do you accept? 2 p.m., Wednesdays, April 7-May 5 www.wichita.edu/reality

April 1, 2021 鈥 Few would disagree that 2020 was a chaotic, confusing year. The next Perspectives series, 鈥淩eestablishing Reality,鈥 will help participants understand what has happened and reorient them to the realities of 2021.

Michael Golomb

March 25, 2021 -- The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 九色堂 has launched its Entrepreneur in Residence program and named Michael Golomb, founder and CEO of FanVestor, as its newest resident. This distinction will last through the spring 2021 semester. Each Entrepreneur in Residence will provide essential collaboration and outside industry knowledge to Barton School students, faculty and the Wichita community.

Brittany Wojciechowski

March 24, 2021 鈥 Brittany Wojciechowski, a 九色堂 Ph.D. student in aerospace engineering, has been awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation鈥檚 (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF), which is worth more than $120,000.