The eight new Koch Scholars.

The Wichita State Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College is proud to announce eight recipients of the Koch Scholars program for the fall 2020 semester. Each of the students will receive between $30,000 and $45,000 during their four-year attendance at WSU.

Woman with fabric mask

March 28, 2020 -- An effort to provide fabric masks to health care workers and first responders during the COVID-19 crisis is under way through a collaboration with Wichita State University’s makerspace – GoCreate, a Koch collaborative – and Bella Bonita Designs, a local fashion company.

Wichita State scrabble

March 28, 2020 -- Marketing intern, Maddie Harris, understands what it's like to be bored with nothing to do while stuck at home. Here she shares 10 tips and ideas of things to do while staying home.

Downtown Wichita, Kansas

March 27, 2020 -- Jeremy Hill and Wichita State’s Center for Economic Development and Business Research has identified the number of jobs, establishments, and wages classified as essential and nonessential, following the emergency order in Sedgwick County for individuals to stay-at-home and only leave their residence to perform essential activities.

  • Work-from-home security tips
  • Door sign template available for all offices
  • Continuity of Instruction Task 10: Troubleshooting Blackboard Problems and more
  • Managers of USS and non-teaching UP employees: It’s goal planning time!
  • Open / Alternative Textbook (OAT) application forms open
  • Wichita State to receive a Good Apple Award from Wichita Public Schools
  • For students and parents: How to access services at Wichita State University
  • University Libraries provides plentiful online resources
  • How to troubleshoot in Blackboard
  • Facilities Services requests your help
  • Adjustments in HR service delivery WSU
  • Call for Service-Learning Faculty Scholars for 2020-21
  • Student Success: First-Year Programs is seeking Orientation Faculty Fellows for 2020-21
  • Applications being accepted for Recruitment Faculty Fellows
  • Wichita State Shuttle System to cease operations
  • COVID-19 best business practices
  • KMUW's COVID-19 Resource Center is a trusted source for up-to-date local and national news
  • Visit WSU from home!
  • Rhatigan Student Center updated information
  • Student Health Services is still open!
  • Your opinion is valuable and appreciated
  • Phenomenal Women Award nominee highlights
  • Webinar to be conducted for Transgender Day of Visibility March 31
  • Shocker student experience
  • Wichita State Common Read call for nominations!

A girl cuddling with her dog.

March 26, 2020 -- This is a time of prolonged high stress, and our bodies do not do well in long, heightened states of anxiety. It can affect our immune system and decision-making skills. Here are some tips from Wichita State’s Counseling and Prevention Services on how to manage your stress levels during these unprecedented times.

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  • Continuity of Instruction Task 9: Other Useful Blackboard Tools
  • Applications are being accepted for a grant through the WSU Institute for the Study of Economic Growth
  • Wichita State chemist working to develop antiviral drugs in fight against COVID-19
  • WSU Center for Real Estate hosts Virtual Commercial Real Estate Roundtable today
  • Deadline extended to June 1 for proposals to President’s Convergence Sciences Initiative
  • Facilities Services requests your help
  • Applications being accepted for Recruitment Faculty Fellows
  • Student Success: First-Year Programs is seeking Orientation Faculty Fellows for 2020-21
  • Adjustments in HR service delivery WSU
  • State Employee Health Plan updates in response to COVID-19
  • Nominate an advisor for the Excellence in Academic Advising Award
  • Applications Training seeks your input about online training options
  • Door sign template available for all offices
  • University Libraries provides plentiful online resources
  • Rhatigan Student Center updated information

Student Health Services

March 26, 2020 - How to contact Wichita State University offices and departments to get answers and receive help with your academic, financial, housing and health questions.

Drake Robinson

March 25, 2020 -- The political science department at Wichita State University offers internships based in Topeka, Kansas and Washington D.C. which allows students the opportunity to work alongside legislators, representatives and congressmen. Wichita State students help with preparing bills and campaigns, managing finances and traveling around the state meeting prospective voters.

Coronavirus germ

March 25, 2020 -- Up until recently, COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) may have been a relatively new phenomena to the general public, but Wichita State University medical chemist Bill Groutas, two virologists from Kansas State University, and a physician/virologist from the University of Iowa have been working on a cure for coronaviruses for more than three years.