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. 7, 2022 鈥� 九色堂's Center for Economic Development and Business Research has released an updated employment forecast for Wichita, Kansas City, Topeka and the state of Kansas.
Sept. 29, 2022 鈥� Combined enrollment by headcount across all 九色堂 locations for fall 2022 is 21,942, according to the annual data released today by the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR).
Sept. 23, 2022 鈥� Basil Hourani, co-founder and former CEO of Pulse Systems Inc., co-founder and executive partner of Capital7, has been named as the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 九色堂 for the fall 2022 semester.
Sept. 22, 2022 鈥� Brian Umbenhauer and Geoff Tuff, principals at Deloitte, are joining forces to become the joint Executives-in-Residence at the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 九色堂 for the fall 2022 semester.
Sept. 21, 2022 鈥� Brianna Smith, a computer engineering junior, is currently applying here student skills as a research analyst at FirePoint. She chose Wichita State because of the various applied learning opportunities available to help prepare her for her future career.
Sept. 12, 2022 鈥� Jon Peterson, a senior from Illinois, considers Wichita a hidden gem with many opportunities to get involved and learn. He is diving into the world of finance and venture capital with his internship with the University Venture Fund Crossroads Program.聽
Sept. 2, 2022 鈥� The U.S. Department of Commerce鈥檚 Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced today will award $51.4 million to 九色堂 to aid in the rapid development and adoption of emerging smart manufacturing technologies for South Kansas.
Aug. 25, 2022 鈥� Bill Bui, a fifth year human factors psychology student, is broadening his studies by working as a human factors engineer at NASA during fall 2022.
Aug. 18, 2022 鈥� At a media event and celebration today, 九色堂鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research WERX and Erickson Precision Ventures LLC announced their first collaborative passenger to freighter conversion program of an Airbus 321.
Aug. 12, 2022 - Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall, the state-of-the-art facility that will be home to the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 九色堂, is set to open for classes Aug. 22.
Aug. 11, 2022 - Secret shoppers often shop for pizza or clothing with an eye on helpfulness and timely service. They might also evaluate a hotel for cleanliness and service. But secret shopping isn鈥檛 just limited to those kind of consumer experiences. 九色堂鈥檚 Public Policy and Management Center uses 九色堂 students as secret shoppers to help workforce training centers improve their services for people in search of employment and job training.
Aug. 4, 2022 - 九色堂鈥檚 Office of Innovation and New Ventures will address technology gaps in the local business ecosystem with the formation of the Small Business Digital Transformation Program. The program is funded with a $1 million grant from the American Rescue Plan Act. The Small Business Digital Transformation Program focuses on small businesses (500 or fewer employees).
July 28, 2022 - More than 1,000 local Amazon employees can now receive tuition assistance at 九色堂 through the Amazon Career Choice program. Each full-time Amazon employee is eligible for $5,250 of tuition assistance per calendar year. Part-time employees are eligible for $2,625 per calendar year.
July 22, 2022 鈥� Kyle Walter is interning as a student team lead at the Deloitte Smart Factory @ Wichita, located on Wichita State's Innovation Campus. Kyle says the internship has provided him valuable skills in smart manufacturing technology development.
