Riverfest parade float

June 5, 2019 -- Ever wonder how the floats are chosen for the Wichita Riverfest Sundown Parade? Turns out the people working behind the scenes to make one of Wichita’s iconic events a success are none other than a Wichita State instructor and a group of art students.

  • Opportunity to develop new First-Year Seminars on June 13 and July 10
  • Grow, Learn, Connect event coming June 12
  • Tenure and Promotion Workshops this summer
  • Gina Stewart named Student Success Collaborative (SSC) Training Fellow
  • Celebrate Frank Lloyd Wright Day this Friday at Corbin Education Center
  • Celebrate Juneteenth ICT with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
  • KMUW Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap
  • Read the latest edition of Academe
  • College of Applied Studies to host Shocker STEM Camp
  • Johnson, Topham, True travel to NCAA Championships
  • Burger of the Month

  • All welcome at campus forums to share feedback on presidential search
  • Wedge press conference today (Tuesday, June 4)
  • Celebrate WSU at Shockerfest
  • SolidWorks meeting coming June 13 at Experiential Engineering Building
  • KMUW Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap
  • Read the latest edition of Academe
  • Coleen Pugh named new dean of WSU Graduate School
  • Pizza Hut Museum undergoing operational changes
  • Volunteers needed for a research study
  • McCurdy Auction: WSU students are the best investment
  • Sales in the RSC’s Shocker Store

  • All welcome at campus forums to share feedback on presidential search
  • SEM Snapshot – Status toward goals
  • Position for First Year Seminar Faculty Coordinator
  • WSU Foundation end of fiscal year schedule
  • Wedge press conference today (Tuesday, June 4)
  • Director of Disability Services Grady Landrum retirement party coming June 14
  • Journeyman (Licensed) Electrician position open to WSU employees only
  • Registration for WSU Service Standards training is available for June 19!
  • June HealthQuest upcoming events
  • SPTE results for spring 2019 are available
  • SolidWorks meeting coming June 13 at Experiential Engineering Building
  • Volunteers needed for a research study
  • Register for the Engaging a Multigenerational Workforce Training coming June 13
  • Join a WSU Heart Walk team
  • Sales in the RSC’s Shocker Store

  • Retirement celebration set for Wanda Holt
  • University Police hire new parking and transportation manager
  • Register for June 19 Service Standards training
  • SPTE Request forms coming soon
  • Changes made to ITS Desktop Ticketing System (Team Dynamix) web portal are live
  • Celebrate WSU at Shockerfest
  • Sign up for Administrative Processes and Procedures informational event

  • Celebrate WSU at this week's Shockerfest
  • Shocker Dining has new summer hours
  • Heskett Center has new summer hours
  • New Saturday hours for the RSC's Shocker Store
  • Training for preventing suicide to be offered
  • WSU Summer Choir rehearsals start today
  • WSU lab takes virtual reality to a whole new level
  • Engineering students place top 10 in NASA rocket launch competition
  • Keep calm and breathe on
  • Submit your fall events for the Welcomefest listing
  • Free HIV testing available June 4
  • WSU Reads announcement for 2019-20
  • Join a WSU Heart Walk team
  • Shocker community invited to Royals baseball game trip on June 22
  • Volunteers needed for a research study
  • Seeking volunteer Jump!Star performers this summer
  • New patriotic Shocker shirt for sale at Shocker Store

  • Coleen Pugh named new dean of WSU Graduate School
  • Students help Kansas African American Museum improve library efficiency
  • Creative designer, First-Year Seminar positions open
  • McCurdy Auction:  WSU students are the best investment
  • Pizza Hut Museum undergoing operational changes
  • Volunteers needed for a research study
  • Sign up for Administrative Processes and Procedures informational event
  • Student wins best paper award at national conference

Emilee Palomino

May 31, 2019 -- 2010 WSU graduate, entrepreneur, and mother, Emilee Palomino is empowering girls all over the world through her brand, Smarty Girl.

Coleen Pugh

May 31, 2019 -- Coleen Pugh, a professor of Polymer Science at the University of Akron (Ohio), has been named the new dean of the Wichita State University Graduate School and associate vice president for Research and Technology Transfer, effective July 28.

  • Baseball season tickets are now available
  • Shockin' Fun Friday canceled
  • Apply now for Volunteer Service to America (VISTA)
  • RSVP for 'Designing and Validating Prototypes' presentation
  • Purchasing office will close for three hours today
  • Shocker Dining has new summer hours
  • Weekly briefings on hiatus until August
  • Registration open for Win the Day walking sessions