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.