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Brianna Stephens (right) with Kaylee Horsley, her sister.

One class shy of graduating, former student returns to finish what she started

Sept. 22, 2025 - Brianna Stephens plans to finish her accounting degree and graduate in December. She first attended WSU in 2022 while working full-time. The Shocker Comeback Program is designed to help students finish their degree program with personal support, financial aid, the Shocker Comeback Scholarship, success conversations and more.

Sarah Varner

WSU aerospace classes prepared senior for work at Beech Wind Tunnel

Sept. 22, 2025 - Sarah Varner spends her days interning at the Walter H. Beech Wind Tunnel at Wichita State University. For an aerospace engineering major, that time is one example of how the university’s applied learning opportunities are vital to starting a career.

Maley Hansen

Barton School Merges Student Advisory Boards and Appoints Maley Hansen as President

Kenyon Giles of Wichita State basketball

Shocker basketball offers sneak peeks before season tips off

Sept. 17, 2025 - It is time to start thinking about Shocker basketball again. Wichita State is giving fans several opportunities to check out the 2025-26 version before the season starts.

Spero Barton School of Business

Spero Builds on First-Year Outcomes with New Class and Expanded Support

After a successful inaugural year, Wichita State University’s Spero program is entering its second year. Spero—Latin for “hope”—helps individuals achieve lasting independence through skill-building and access to meaningful employment. Participants complete employer- and market-oriented training that leads to micro-credentials, making Spero the first micro-credential program in WSU’s history and the first 1EdTech TrustEd Micro-credential program in the world.

Dr. Mark Esposito, an internationally recognized authority on artificial intelligence (AI) and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. His session, “Leading with AI: Mastering AI-Driven Strategy for Market Leadership,” will take place on October 2 from 1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at Woolsey Hall.

Barton School's Executive Education Program to Feature Global AI Expert Dr. Mark Esposito

A rendering of Phase I of the Wichita Biomedical Campus

Ascension Via Christi names School of Nursing at Wichita State University

Aug. 28, 2025 — Wichita State University is pleased to announce the naming of the Ascension Via Christi Wichita State University School of Nursing, reflecting a decades-long partnership between the university and one of the state’s leading health care providers. 

NIAR

NIAR research programs named as finalists for prestigious composites awards

Aug. 27, 2025 — Several groundbreaking manufacturing research programs from Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) have been named finalists for the industry’s top honors by the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX) and the American Composites Manufacturers Association’s (ACMA) Awards for Composites Excellence (ACE).

Shocker Volleyball kicks off its 2025 campaign Friday night at Koch Arena.

Shocker Volleyball picked third in American preseason poll

Wichita State was picked third in the American Conference preseason poll announced this month. The Shockers open their season at 7 p.m. Friday, August 29 against Kennesaw State in the Shocker Volleyball Classic.