Students walking with masks on campus

Oct. 12, 2020 -- Wichita State University is offering a new line of defense against COVID-19 with the launch of its COVID-19 Voluntary Asymptomatic Surveillance Testing Program. Voluntary surveillance testing is part of the university’s multi-pronged strategy to monitor and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on campus.

  • PPE available for classrooms, other spaces
  • Wichita State releases 2021 employment forecasts
  • Center for Real Estate releases 2021 Kansas Housing Markets Forecast Series
  • F1RST Gen Shocker Friday
  • ‘Let's Talk About It’ is a new podcast from The Fuse hosted by WSU faculty Bobby Berry and Jessica Newman
  • The WSU Office of Research schedules two additional Introduction to Research workshops
  • Savvy Scholar Workshops continue through October
  • You're invited to the Virtual Women in STEAM Gala!
  • Student Support Services is accepting applicants for the Martinez Inspire Scholarship
  • All call for The Wheat Shock Leadership Society judges
  • No-cost webinars to help you start your business
  • Register for the next Rising to the Challenge Virtual Workshop
  • University Town Hall set for Oct. 12
  • Virtual panel series seeks to identify critical conversations surrounding the pandemic
  • WSU’s International Student Union announces INTERFEST
  • Ulrich virtual book discussion on Tuesday examines powerful portrait of Ugandan girl
  • 2021 benefits open enrollment events
  • Impacted by the layoffs in Wichita?
  • WSU student guides the stewardship of Highland Cemetery
  • Public invited to Fall World Series games Oct. 10 & 17
  • Learn to row with Shocker Rowing
  • Have questions about preventing an STI? Tune into Tuesday Talks on Oct. 13
  • Elements Multi-Media Art Competition exhibit submissions are now open
  • Shockers Abroad Series

  • We challenge you to complete five hours of community service with Wu's Big Challenge
  • Don't miss your chance to apply to the Cohen Honors College!
  • Student Support Services is accepting applicants for the Martinez Inspire Scholarship
  • You're invited to the Virtual Women in STEAM Gala!
  • Join the Student Senate
  • Virtual panel series seeks to identify critical conversations surrounding the pandemic
  • Ulrich virtual book discussion on Tuesday examines powerful portrait of Ugandan girl
  • Elements Multi-Media Art Competition exhibit submissions are now open
  • SGA Elections Commission positions now open ... Apply today!
  • WSU’s International Student Union announces INTERFEST
  • Shockers Abroad Series
  • Engineers Without Borders to meet Oct. 12
  • Savvy Scholar Workshops continue through October
  • Public invited to Fall World Series games Oct. 10 & 17
  • Sign up today for the Pumpkin Run
  • Have questions about preventing an STI? Tune into Tuesday Talks on Oct. 13
  • DIY: Sequin Pillows
  • $1.50 bowling games on Fridays for rewards members
  • Learn to row with Shocker Rowing
  • Volunteer opportunity with The Lord's Diner
  • Donations needed for nursing home residents
  • Business students are collecting canned food and personal hygiene products for those in need

Cindy Graves

Oct. 9, 2020 — Thousands of school principals are faced with a challenge no other living school leader has faced: leading their schools through a pandemic. We're featuring two principals with roots in Shocker Nation.

  • University Town Hall set for Oct. 12
  • Dondlinger wins bid to build Woolsey Hall, new home of the W. Frank Barton School of Business at WSU
  • Foundation Requisition Training sign-up
  • SPTE confirmation letters emailed
  • Tuition Assistance applications for spring 2021 now being accepted
  • New toner program coming soon
  • Commemorative 125th anniversary name badges
  • Earn credit for solving national security issues!
  • LASI 170 course to equip students with resource knowledge
  • Your WSU Police Department wants to hear from you
  • Outdoor Movie – ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’
  • Technology Takes the Wheel event on Oct. 16
  • You're invited to the Virtual Women in STEAM Gala!
  • No-cost webinars to help you start your business
  • University Business notes recent high-impact scholarships at Wichita State
  • Employee discount information
  • Take a mental health screening for National Depressions Screening Day
  • Donations needed for nursing home residents
  • TRIO DSS is accepting student applications for the 2020-21 Academic school year
  • Free tutoring and academic mentoring for diverse Shockers!

  • See something, say something - COVID-19
  • Wichita State University receives grant for AmeriCorps members to assist youth at four local agencies
  • You're invited to the Virtual Women in STEAM Gala!
  • No-cost webinars to help you start your business
  • University Town Hall set for Oct. 12
  • Three upcoming workshops for grad students
  • Register for next week's Kansas Prevention Virtual Conference!
  • Take a mental health screening for National Depressions Screening Day
  • Shockers Abroad Series
  • The WSU Office of Research schedules two additional Introduction to Research workshops
  • Are you a parent of a teenager?
  • LASI 170 course to equip students with resource knowledge
  • Physics Seminar at 2 p.m. today features Dr. Gerald Jackson
  • Polish your presentation skills with Speak for Success today
  • Your WSU Police Department wants to hear from you
  • Virtual panel series seeks to identify critical conversations surrounding the pandemic
  • 2021 benefits open enrollment events
  • 2019-20 Undergraduate Admissions Annual Report
  • $1.50 bowling games on Fridays for rewards members
  • Are you ready to vote?
  • New toner program coming soon
  • Please help less fortunate children this Christmas
  • Fire alarm testing to occur throughout fall
  • Join the Student Senate
  • Wichita State launches certificate in Latin American and Latinx Studies

  • See something, say something - COVID-19
  • Wichita State University receives grant for AmeriCorps members to assist youth at four local agencies
  • Three upcoming workshops for grad students
  • You're invited to the Virtual Women in STEAM Gala!
  • WSU’s International Student Union announces INTERFEST
  • No-cost webinars to help you start your business
  • Wichita State launches certificate in Latin American and Latinx Studies
  • Take a mental health screening for National Depressions Screening Day
  • TRIO DSS is accepting student applications for the 2020-21 Academic school year
  • ShiftSpace, Wichita Festivals to light up downtown Wichita
  • Join us for the BMES Mini Symposium today
  • Polish your presentation skills with Speak for Success today
  • Build a team and compete in Homecoming 2020!
  • Shockers Abroad Series
  • Want more ways to feel connected on campus? Join TLC this Thursday!
  • Master of Social Work Informational Sessions - All students invited!
  • LASI 170 course to equip students with resource knowledge
  • Are you a parent of a teenager?
  • Physics Seminar at 2 p.m. today features Dr. Gerald Jackson
  • Your WSU Police Department wants to hear from you
  • Outdoor Movie – ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’
  • DIY: Sequin Pillows
  • Ulrich Virtual program with indigenous artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith moved to Thursday, Oct. 22
  • Free STI Testing on Oct. 7 at Student Wellness Center
  • $1.50 bowling games on Fridays for rewards members
  • Kids’ masks available at the Shocker Store, plus a new gaiter style
  • Wichita State alumni in the running to win $1 million in XPrize mask challenge
  • Clark and Sharon Bastian, Fidelity Bank invest another $500,000 in new home for the W. Frank Barton School of Business
  • Are you ready to vote?
  • Free tutoring and academic mentoring for diverse Shockers!
  • Community Service Board (CSB) membership meetings
  • Volunteer opportunity with Wichita Clean Streams
  • Please help less fortunate children this Christmas
  • Fire alarm testing to occur throughout fall

Commencement ceremony

Oct. 6, 2020 -- Students who graduated from Wichita State University this past spring and summer will finally get their chance to walk across the stage to be recognized in a formal commencement ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, in Charles Koch Arena.

  • Clark and Sharon Bastian, Fidelity Bank invest another $500,000 in new home for the W. Frank Barton School of Business
  • Additions to Memorial '70 complete the story of survivors and teammates
  • KMUW and KWCH Channel 12 are partnering to present two Kansas candidate debates
  • Are you a parent of a teenager?
  • No-cost webinars to help you start your business
  • ShiftSpace, Wichita Festivals to light up downtown Wichita
  • Wichita State alumni in the running to win $1 million in XPrize mask challenge
  • Ulrich Virtual program with indigenous artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith moved to Thursday, Oct. 22
  • Three new Ulrich billboards for October already on display across Wichita
  • Sign up today for the Pumpkin Run
  • Join in this week's wellness programs
  • Technology Takes the Wheel event on Oct. 16
  • 2020 Edible Book Festival winners announced
  • Read the newest edition of the Omega Gazette!
  • WSU’s International Student Union announces INTERFEST
  • Donations needed for nursing home residents
  • Save on Alumni Merchandise at the Shocker Store
  • Kids’ masks available at the Shocker Store, plus a new gaiter style
  • Pink merchandise from the Shocker Store to benefit Victory in the Valley

  • Title IX Virtual Town Hall meeting is today
  • Two renowned speakers selected for the annual Breeding Lecture
  • Video files need to be hosted in Panopto or YouTube before being linked in to Blackboard
  • Annual SEM gathering: Save the date
  • Virtual panel series seeks to identify critical conversations surrounding the pandemic
  • Rise of the Rest 2020 Virtual Tour
  • Free tutoring and academic mentoring for diverse Shockers!
  • ShiftSpace, Wichita Festivals to light up downtown Wichita
  • Are you a parent of a teenager?
  • Funding available for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
  • LASI 170 course to equip students with resource knowledge
  • KMUW and KWCH Channel 12 are partnering to present two Kansas candidate debates
  • Trivia Tuesday is today
  • University Town Hall set for Oct. 12
  • WSU’s International Student Union announces INTERFEST
  • Ulrich Virtual program with indigenous artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith moved to Thursday, Oct. 22
  • State Employee Health Plan updates in response to COVID-19
  • Changes to your HSA/HRA/FSA for 2020 due to CARES Act
  • Changes to logging in to WSU Reporting
  • Shock the World celebration recap
  • Wichita State alumni in the running to win $1 million in XPrize mask challenge
  • Save on Alumni Merchandise at the Shocker Store
  • Kids’ masks available at the Shocker Store, plus a new gaiter style
  • Sign up today for the Pumpkin Run
  • Your WSU Police Department wants to hear from you
  • Join Acting President and Provost Dr. Muma in supporting KMUW
  • All call for The Wheat Shock Leadership Society judges
  • Master of Social Work Informational Sessions - All students invited!