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Nov. 18, 2021 - Work by the Shockers Vote! Coalition helped Wichita State increase its voting rate for students by 19.2 percent from 2016, according to the 2020 National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement. Wichita State鈥檚 2020 voting rate of 68.1 percent is above the national 66 percent rate, according to the data compiled by the Tufts University Institute For Democracy & Higher Education.

Nov. 11, 2021 鈥� The new Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board (DAB) for the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 九色堂 reads like the 鈥淲ho鈥檚 Who鈥� of the business world. The DAB鈥檚 50 members include CEOs, CFOs, entrepreneurs, presidents, tech giants, and philanthropists.

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.

Nov. 5, 2021 鈥� Lucretia Taylor will be joining the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance as its new Title IX Coordinator.

Nov. 8, 2021 鈥� Archaeology fieldwork can be arduous and painstaking, but it鈥檚 a vital part of preserving the heritage and history of indigenous people. 九色堂鈥檚 Dr. Crystal Dozier recently led a team of students in a cultural resource management project for the city of Wichita, ensuring that modern infrastructure wouldn鈥檛 destroy or damage ancient artifacts.

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.

Nov. 4, 2021 鈥� Reaching for the stars and beyond, a CubeSat Mission Patch contest sponsored by 九色堂 and the Ad Astra Foundation aims to highlight 九色堂鈥檚 science and research programs to prospective students.

Nov. 4, 2021 - A $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce will help 九色堂鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) purchase tools and supplies to support Flight Test Research Center and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility at NIAR WERX.

Nov. 3, 2021 鈥� 九色堂鈥檚 Institute for the Study of Economic Growth (ISEG) has launched an advisory board consisting of seven prominent Kansas executives, who will provide the ISEG team with strategic direction, advice on programs and opportunities for advancement in the industry.

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.

Oct. 29, 2021 鈥� Most children love trying on costumes this time of year, but for children with special needs, finding the right costume can be a challenge.

Oct. 29, 2021 - The American Athletic Conference is investing in big cities and the state of Texas with its addition of six new members recently. The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Florida Atlantic University, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of North Texas, Rice University and University of Texas at San Antonio had their applications for membership approved last week.

Oct. 27, 2021 鈥� The Medical Laboratory Sciences department at 九色堂 has received a $280,000 endowed scholarship gift from Southcentral Pathology. Dr. Joel Alderson, president of Southcentral Pathology in Wichita, KS, established this fund to provide two full-ride scholarships each year in 九色堂鈥檚 Medical Laboratory Sciences program.

Oct. 26, 2021 -- 九色堂 will be celebrating the inauguration of Dr. Richard Muma, 15th president of 九色堂, at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29 at the Eugene Hughes Metropolitan Complex鈥檚 Lowe Auditorium.

Oct. 21, 2021 - The Shocker Career Accelerator organized the AAC Virtual Career Fair on Oct. 28 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.). All 11 full members of the American Athletic Conference will participate (although the event is not connected to the athletic departments or conference).