Billy Martin at news conference

Wichita State licenses wind turbine protection technology to Lightning Diversion Systems

Feb. 26, 2020 -- Wichita State University and WSU Ventures have entered into a new strategic partnership with California-based Lightning Diversion Systems, a Ducommun Company. The partnership involves the exclusive licensing of a lightning strike protection system for rotor blades in the wind turbine industry.

Shocker Blast: Feb. 26, 2020

  • New President’s Convergence Sciences Initiative offers more than $1 million in research awards to Wichita State faculty, staff and students
  • HCEA Cybersecurity Speaker Series presents Alex Roberts today
  • Talk in the Language and Linguistics Colloquium Series features Francis Connor
  • Take the CLA and receive a $25 QT card or Shocker Dollars!
  • Higher Education / Student Affairs assistantships at WSU
  • Galyn Vesey to present ‘People, Pride, and Promise: The Story of the Dockum Sit-In’
  • Lean into discomfort as we engage in a discussion around the 400 years of inequality
  • Focus group participants needed for study on swearing and credibility
  • Spend a night at The Arcade with SAC
  • WSU Symphony Orchestra Concert features student soloists
  • WSU students enjoy $1 off any bowl at Journey East Asian Grill
  • Declare yourself a candidate for Student Government elections
  • Call for posters for Analytics Showcase
  • Free academic resources are available through TRIO Student Support Services
  • Join CAPS this semester for Keep Calm & Breathe On
  • The Office of Financial Aid presents Yoga, in support of financial wellness
  • Join the Career Development Center to become Career Ready
  • Attend Bollywood Night with AHINSA
  • Attend the Course Materials Affordability Forum
  • Join Shocker Strong and learn how to maximize your strengths
  • Gearhart to give legislative update Friday
  • Balancing budget and schedule to come out successful
  • Register to vote Friday with the WSU College Democrats
  • Celebrate and shop the Women Empowered Shocker Market
  • Join Counseling and Prevention Services and Disability Services for the Autism Spectrum Support Group
  • Save on Nike for Shocker Gameday
  • Sale this week at the Shocker Store
  • SAC presents We Can Do It for Women's History Month!

Lacie Leatherman with members of Gateway to IP

Local entrepreneur benefits from WSU's Gateway to IP program

Feb. 26, 2020 -- When Lacie Leatherman needed help filing a patent for her business, she turned to WSU’s Gateway to IP program. As a part of WSU Ventures, Gateway to IP is designed to advance innovation while protecting intellectual property.

WSU Today: Feb. 26, 2018

  • New President’s Convergence Sciences Initiative offers more than $1 million in research awards to Wichita State faculty, staff and students
  • HCEA Cybersecurity Speaker Series presents Alex Roberts today
  • Memorial service for Don Burris
  • Registration is open for the inaugural Wichita State University Analytics Showcase
  • Galyn Vesey to present ‘People, Pride, and Promise: The Story of the Dockum Sit-In’
  • Physics Seminar will feature Kansas State University Professor Loren Greenman
  • Join the Career Development Center to become Career Ready
  • Tuition Assistance applications for summer 2020 now being accepted
  • WSU Men's Basketball home game Thursday, Feb. 27)! Prepare for certain parking lot closures
  • Gearhart to give legislative update Friday
  • The Wellness Expo is coming to Campus Recreation on March 4
  • Staff Town Hall with President Jay Golden on March 5
  • Managers can add Co-Planners in myPerformance
  • University Research / Creative Award (URCA) proposals are due by April 3 to the Office of Research
  • Join CAPS this semester for Keep Calm & Breathe On
  • The Office of Financial Aid presents Yoga, in support of financial wellness
  • Celebrate and shop the Women Empowered Shocker Market
  • Call for posters for Analytics Showcase
  • Higher Education / Student Affairs assistantships at WSU
  • Balancing budget and schedule to come out successful
  • Judges needed for Hippodrome 2020
  • Join WASAC and Counseling and Prevention Services for the Healing from Trauma Support Group
  • KMUW marks 100 years of women’s suffrage with new podcast series
  • Volunteers needed for research study
  • Sale this week at the Shocker Store
  • Spend a night at The Arcade with SAC

Campus Connection: Feb. 25, 2020

  • NetApp beginning early move to Wichita State Innovation Campus
  • Wichita State to announce strategic partnership with Lightning Diversion Systems
  • HCEA Cybersecurity Speaker Series presents Alex Roberts tomorrow
  • Creating the education of the future
  • Galyn Vesey to present ‘People, Pride, and Promise: The Story of the Dockum Sit-In’
  • Registration is open for the inaugural Wichita State University Analytics Showcase
  • President Golden talks about vision, academics and growing Wichita State on KSN-TV 3
  • Political science professor seeks to slay gerrymandering through research
  • Lean into discomfort as we engage in a discussion around the 400 years of inequality
  • Talk in the Language and Linguistics Colloquium Series features Francis Connor
  • University Update at Weekly Briefing
  • Documentary filmmakers talk about their films
  • Severe weather preparedness drill scheduled for Tuesday, March 3
  • Nominate a phenomenal woman at Wichita State University
  • WSU Symphony Orchestra Concert features student soloists
  • WSU Philosophy Department named one of the best in the nation to study undergraduate philosophy
  • March Savvy Scholar Workshops begin
  • KMUW is hiring for the two-year Kansas Public Media Digitization Project
  • KMUW marks 100 years of women’s suffrage with new podcast series
  • ‘Breaking Ground: Women in Engineering Initiatives in Australia’
  • Registration now open for second annual Edible Book Festival
  • Writing Center Drop-In offers free help to Shocker students

WSU Today: Feb. 25, 2020

  • COACHE’s Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey
  • Wichita State to announce strategic partnership with Lightning Diversion Systems
  • Institute of Innovation to host professional workshop
  • President Golden talks about vision, academics and growing Wichita State on KSN-TV 3
  • Legislative Update No. 7
  • How to reopen a step – myPerformance tips and tricks
  • Severe weather preparedness drill scheduled for Tuesday, March 3
  • HCEA Cybersecurity Speaker Series presents Alex Roberts tomorrow
  • Talk in the Language and Linguistics Colloquium Series features Francis Connor
  • Nominate a phenomenal woman at Wichita State University
  • Attention faculty with advising responsibilities
  • Free academic resources are available through TRIO Student Support Services
  • Documentary filmmakers talk about their films
  • Lean into discomfort as we engage in a discussion around the 400 years of inequality
  • Women's Summit at WSU
  • Register to attend the Tilford Symposium at Wichita State Feb. 27-28
  • Donations needed
  • ADA testing accommodation has been moved to Testing Services
  • Audiology doctoral students need participants for their research projects
  • Volunteers needed for research study
  • 2nd Annual Cops for Shocks Food Drive now to March 31
  • Join Counseling and Prevention Services and Disability Services for the Autism Spectrum Support Group
  • The Wellness Expo is coming to Campus Recreation on March 4

2020 Klose scholars

Wichita State awards education scholarships to five high schoolers

Feb. 24, 2020 -- Five high school seniors were named Doris and Ralph Klose Scholars as part of the Klose Scholars Day at Wichita State University.

Sierra Brown standing in front of Clinton Hall

Student channels personal experiences into career prep business

Feb. 24, 2020 -- Sierra Brown, a junior human resources management major, is using her experiences at Wichita State University to inspire and help others by creating a career prep business for high school and college students.

Shocker Blast: Feb. 24, 2020

  • Take the CLA and receive a $25 QT card or Shocker Dollars!
  • Money Management Listening Session No. 3 today
  • Design for Woolsey Hall is underway; town hall meeting today
  • Get Career Ready at the Career Management and Leadership workshop
  • Attend the Concert Chorale and A Cappella Choir concert tonight
  • Office hours are really STUDENT hours!
  • Be the voice of students and run for a position in SGA
  • Creating the education of the future
  • Careers for a Cause – meet with employers in the nonprofit and public service sector
  • Galyn Vesey to present ‘People, Pride, and Promie: The Story of the Dockum Sit-In’
  • HCEA Cybersecurity Speaker Series presents Alex Roberts Wednesday, Feb. 26
  • Physics Seminar will feature Kansas State University Professor Loren Greenman
  • Lean into discomfort as we engage in a discussion around the 400 years of inequality
  • WSU Philosophy Department named one of the best in the nation to study undergraduate philosophy
  • The Office of Financial Aid presents Yoga, in support of financial wellness
  • Participate in campuswide survey for students enrolled in English 101
  • WSU Symphony Orchestra Concert features student soloists
  • Bollywood Night is coming Feb. 29
  • Perform a variety act for Hippodrome 2020!
  • File your taxes for free today
  • KMUW is hiring for the two-year Kansas Public Media Digitization Project
  • All WSU students, faculty, and staff welcome to attend the Mikrokosmos Release Party Feb. 28
  • March Savvy Scholar Workshops begin
  • WSU students enjoy $1 off any bowl at Journey East Asian Grill
  • SGA presents Women in the Workplace panels and networking
  • Breakfast and conversation with Dr. Betty Drees
  • Learn more about the community psychology exploration day
  • Register to vote with College Democrats
  • Nominate a phenomenal woman at Wichita State University
  • History Department's spring lecture explores LGBTQ+ activism in Cold War Germany
  • The Wellness Expo is coming to Campus Recreation on March 4
  • Join WSU College of Democrats and get involved in the election year
  • Elliott School of Communication and College of Fine Arts collaborate on music videos

WSU Today: Feb. 24, 2020

  • myPerformance Manager Review is due this week!
  • Creating the education of the future
  • Departmental paper ICDs – New instructions!
  • SPTE Request Form due by Feb. 28
  • Biological Sciences seminar to address the use of genetic tools to understand salamander ecology
  • Design for Woolsey Hall is underway; town hall meeting today
  • Memorial service for Dr. Gerald ‘Skip’ Loper\
  • TIAA financial consultant will be on campus Feb. 25-26
  • Office Hours = Student Hours
  • Galyn Vesey to present ‘People, Pride, and Promise: The Story of the Dockum Sit-In’
  • WSU Philosophy Department named one of the best in the nation to study undergraduate philosophy
  • HCEA Cybersecurity Speaker Series presents Alex Roberts Wednesday, Feb. 26
  • Physics Seminar will feature Kansas State University Professor Loren Greenman
  • Lean into discomfort as we engage in a discussion around the 400 years of inequality
  • KMUW is hiring for the two-year Kansas Public Media Digitization Project
  • Institute of Innovation to host professional workshop
  • Get Career Ready at the Career Management and Leadership workshop
  • Careers for a Cause – meet with employers in the nonprofit and public service sector
  • All WSU students, faculty, and staff welcome to attend the Mikrokosmos Release Party Feb. 28
  • WSU Symphony Orchestra Concert features student soloists
  • File your taxes for free today
  • The Office of Financial Aid presents Yoga, in support of financial wellness
  • Faculty and Staff: The SGA Elections Commission needs your help!
  • March Savvy Scholar Workshops begin
  • Volunteers needed for a research study
  • SGA presents Women in the Workplace panels and networking
  • History Department's spring lecture explores LGBTQ+ activism in Cold War Germany
  • Call for graduate student abstracts for GRASP 2020
  • SAC presents We Can Do It for Women's History Month!
  • Judges needed for Hippodrome 2020
  • Magician Daniel Martin to perform on March 6

Wichita State Invent for the Planet team

Wichita State students gather to solve world's pressing issues

Feb. 21, 2020 -- Wichita State University was one of more than 40 universities around the world that competed in a 48-hour global design competition called “Invent For The Planet.” Wichita State has participated as a regional hub in Invent For the Planet (IFTP) for the past three years.

WSU Today: Feb. 21, 2020

  • Political science professor seeks to slay gerrymandering through research
  • Join us for the First-Generation Student Organization's first meeting today!
  • High Performance Computing at WSU users meeting today
  • Institute of Innovation to host professional workshop
  • ISME Colloquium on Collaborative Robotics by Curtis Richardson
  • The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences presents Weizhang Huang, University of Kansas
  • HCEA Cybersecurity Speaker Series presents Alex Roberts on Feb. 26
  • Faculty session for study abroad programs on March 6
  • Managers can add Co-Planners in myPerformance
  • 2020 Form W-4 is available
  • University Update at Weekly Briefing
  • Tilford Symposium welcomes Delia Garcia as one of its keynote speakers
  • Participate in a cutting-edge leadership day
  • Higher Education / Student Affairs assistantships at WSU
  • Design for Woolsey Hall is underway
  • Free academic resources are available through TRIO Student Support Services
  • Tuition Assistance applications for summer 2020 now being accepted
  • SGA presents Woman to Woman Networking, a professional networking event
  • SLI Squad Leader applications sought
  • Volunteers needed for research study
  • Kansas Secretary of Labor Delia Garcia is coming to speak on campus
  • 2nd Annual Cops for Shocks Food Drive now to March 31
  • Registration now open for second annual Edible Book Festival
  • Baseball Gameday Sale on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
  • Shocker Baseball Home Run Discount
  • 95-cent birthday cones at Freddy's

Shocker Blast: Feb. 21, 2020

  • Political science professor seeks to slay gerrymandering through research
  • Join us for the First-Generation Student Organization's first meeting today!
  • The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences presents Weizhang Huang, University of Kansas
  • Free academic resources are available through TRIO Student Support Services
  • Design for Woolsey Hall is underway
  • Money Management Listening Session No. 3 on Feb. 24
  • Focus group participants needed for study on swearing and credibility
  • University Update at Weekly Briefing
  • Research participants needed for Engineering 402
  • HCEA Cybersecurity Speaker Series presents Alex Roberts on Feb. 26
  • Participate in a cutting-edge leadership day
  • Tilford Symposium welcomes Delia Garcia as one of its keynote speakers
  • Kansas Secretary of Labor Delia Garcia is coming to speak on campus
  • Fall 2020 Cohort for University Innovation Fellows application now open
  • Emcees wanted for Hippodrome 2020
  • ‘Breaking Ground: Women in Engineering Initiatives in Australia’
  • SGA presents Woman to Woman Networking, a professional networking event
  • WSU students enjoy $1 off any bowl at Journey East Asian Grill
  • Writing Center Drop-In offers free help to Shocker students
  • Magician Daniel Martin to perform on March 6
  • Registration now open for second annual Edible Book Festival
  • Baseball Gameday Sale on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
  • 95-cent birthday cones at Freddy's

Dane Laughlin wearing a VR headset.

Recent WSU grad helps transform hazardous training with virtual reality

Feb. 20, 2020 -- Dane Laughlin started working for INVISTA, Koch Industries’ textiles, polymers, fiber and resin producer, while he was a biomedical engineering student at Wichita State and got hired on full time after graduating in May 2019.

WSU Today: Feb. 20, 2020

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Brian Amos, assistant professor of political science, gives a Feb. 19 talk on gerrymandering at the Ulrich Museum of Art

Political science professor seeks to slay gerrymandering through research

Feb. 20, 2020 -- Brian Amos, assistant professor of political science at Wichita state, has dedicated numerous papers and conferences to gerrymandering research.

WSU Today: Feb. 19, 2020

  • NetApp beginning early move to Wichita State Innovation Campus
  • Plan to attend Research Workshop on Developing Budgets today
  • SEM Update: Goal 7
  • Best President of WSU Debate today
  • Veteran training for Diversity in Action tomorrow
  • Design for Woolsey Hall is underway
  • WSU Weekly Briefing to feature Wichita State’s Small Business Development Center
  • How to reopen a step – myPerformance tips and tricks
  • ISME Colloquium on Collaborative Robotics by Curtis Richardson
  • WSU Men's Basketball home game Thursday, Feb. 20)! Prepare for certain parking lot closures
  • Documentary filmmakers talk about their films
  • Donations needed
  • File your taxes for free today
  • Looking for a job? Attend the Job Hunting Lab today
  • Visit the Career Development Center for help with your resume tomorrow
  • Opportunity available for students to participate in an Alternative Spring Break
  • Student Health Services offers on-campus medical care providers
  • 95-cent birthday cones at Freddy's
  • The Office of Financial Aid presents Yoga, in support of financial wellness
  • Faculty and Staff: The SGA Elections Commission needs your help!
  • Office of Admissions to host 25th reunion weekend for Student Ambassador Society
  • Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum is April 10
  • Audiology doctoral students need participants for their research projects
  • Volunteers needed for a research study
  • Join WASAC and Counseling and Prevention Services for the Healing from Trauma Support Group
  • You can help prevent suicide
  • Spend a night at The Arcade with SAC

Shocker Blast: Feb. 19, 2020

  • NetApp beginning early move to Wichita State Innovation Campus
  • Take the CLA and receive a $25 QT card or Shocker Dollars!
  • Design for Woolsey Hall is underway
  • Looking for a job? Attend the Job Hunting Lab today
  • Register for E-Launch Spring 2020 now
  • Visit the Career Development Center for help with your resume tomorrow
  • Wind, solar-powered sculptures installed on Innovation Campus
  • Join the Boot Scootin' Shockers
  • Graduate School Professional Development ‘Designing Better Things’ is Thursday
  • WSU Weekly Briefing to feature Wichita State’s Small Business Development Center
  • Galyn Vesey to present ‘People, Pride, and Promie: The Story of the Dockum Sit-In’
  • Focus group participants needed for study on swearing and credibility
  • Participate in campuswide survey for students enrolled in English 101
  • Research participants needed for Engineering 402
  • File your taxes for free today
  • Free academic resources are available through TRIO Student Support Services
  • Shocker Baseball Home Run Discount
  • Documentary filmmakers talk about their films
  • Still looking for something impactful to do for spring break?
  • Pee for Pizza is today
  • Join WASAC and Counseling and Prevention Services for the Healing from Trauma Support Group
  • 95-cent birthday cones at Freddy's
  • Be the voice of students and run for a position in SGA
  • The Office of Financial Aid presents Yoga, in support of financial wellness
  • Student Health Services offers medical care providers
  • Join the Community Service Board
  • You can help prevent suicide
  • Spend a night at The Arcade with SAC
  • BOGO sale on apparel at the Shocker Store

Campus Connection: Feb. 18, 2020

  • Aira Access provides free, on-campus visual aid to blind and low-vision Shockers
  • Wind, solar-powered sculptures installed on Innovation Campus
  • Institute of Innovation to host professional workshop
  • ISME Colloquium on Collaborative Robotics by Curtis Richardson
  • KMUW to host Wichitalks; taking applications for speakers now
  • Best President of WSU Debate
  • Volunteer as a conversation leader at the Intensive English Center
  • The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences presents Weizhang Huang, University of Kansas
  • Savvy Scholar workshops feature ‘Hidden Gems in the Library’
  • Honors works to expand applied learning opportunities
  • Tilford Symposium welcomes Delia Garcia as one of its keynote speakers
  • University Update at Weekly Briefing
  • Register now for E-Launch Spring 2020
  • Gridiron fundraiser offers group ticket rate to WSU faculty and staff
  • Ulrich's ‘Solving for X' provides unique platform for WSU political scientist's anti-gerrymandering work
  • Gayln Vesey to present ‘People, Pride, and Promie: The Story of the Dockum Sit-In’
  • WSU Esports vs. Andover Esports – WSUTech Esports exhibition
  • WSU LaunchPrep program helps entrepreneur open winery
  • Volunteers needed for a research study
  • Volunteers needed for research study
  • Official Pink Tee for Breast Cancer Awareness basketball game
  • Fitness in 45 minutes with Campus Recreation
  • Craft Corner: DIY face masks
  • 2nd Annual Cops for Shocks Food Drive now to March 31
  • Shocker Baseball Home Run Discount

WSU Today: Feb. 18, 2020

  • Tilford Symposium welcomes Delia Garcia as one of its keynote speakers
  • myPerformance Manager Review is due next week
  • Teach a First-Year Seminar in spring 2021
  • High Performance Computing at WSU users meeting
  • Honors works to expand applied learning opportunities
  • Wind, solar-powered sculptures installed on Innovation Campus
  • Joint senate meeting today
  • Graduate School Professional Development ‘Designing Better Things’ is Thursday
  • Prevention Initiatives is celebrating the one-year anniversary of their PreventionTalKS podcast
  • Registration for the Kansas NSF EPSCoR Annual MAPS Research Symposium is open
  • KMUW to host Wichitalks; taking applications for speakers now
  • Gayln Vesey to present ‘People, Pride, and Promie: The Story of the Dockum Sit-In’
  • Institute of Innovation to host professional workshop
  • File your taxes for free today
  • 2nd Annual Cops for Shocks Food Drive now to March 31
  • Register now for E-Launch Spring 2020
  • Need help with HealthQuest?
  • Registration is open for the inaugural Wichita State University Analytics Showcase
  • Changes coming to Tuition Assistance applications
  • Donations needed
  • Free academic resources are available through TRIO Student Support Services
  • Gridiron fundraiser offers group ticket rate to WSU faculty and staff
  • Faculty and Staff: The SGA Elections Commission needs your help!
  • Join CAPS this semester for Keep Calm & Breathe On
  • Campus Credit Union's 68th Annual Meeting
  • Shocker Baseball Home Run Discount
  • Join the Boot Scootin' Shockers