Shocker and Navy veteran Jonathan Miller

Navy veteran finds success as a Shocker using skills learned on-deck

Sept. 10, 2019 -- Psychology and sociology second-year Jonathan Miller can trace a lot of his success back to lessons learned during his service in the U.S. Navy. After networking his way up to driving a multi-billion-dollar ship, nothing is impossible for him.

Shocker Blast: Sept. 9, 2019

  • Career Closet - Sept. 10
  • Shocker Store to have $6 T-shirts for one day only!
  • Build-A-Friend on Sept. 10 in RSC
  • WSU students can apply for free registration to NASA Conference
  • Annual Mini-Wellness Fair coming Sept. 11
  • Strategic Planning Update: A year in review . . .
  • Shocker Circle registration is open now!
  • Are you better or are you the best?
  • Enjoy 60 cent deals for the RSC's 60th Anniversary
  • Free photo booth for RSC 60th Anniversary
  • Shocker MINDSTORMS Challenge 2020
  • WSU professor and center director invited to Kansas Judicial Council Legislative Study
  • Last chance: Registration for Engage WSU 2019 closes on Tuesday, Sept. 10
  • Need some handy college hacks? We got ya covered
  • 'Writing Now, Reading Now' series presents reading by Poet Ilya Kaminsky tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept. 10)
  • Join the Graduate School for the next event in their Professional Development Series, Speak for Success
  • Career Ready Workshop: Critical Thinking and Teamwork - Sept. 11
  • Mikrokosmos Literary Journal is accepting submissions from students, faculty, and staff
  • Get your idea off the ground with E-Launch!
  • Join CAPS for the Autism Spectrum Support Group
  • University Libraries to hold two Savvy Researcher Workshops
  • SAMPE Wichita Golf Tournament 2019
  • Sport management junior tells student-athletes' stories
  • Basketball scrimmage, garage sale set for Oct. 5
  • Wichita State Blood Drive coming Sept. 19-20
  • Sit down for a Contraception Coffee Chat with a college health specialist!
  • Ulrich Museum invites public to Fall Exhibition Opening Party
  • Wear Your Suspender Days
  • 20 / 20 with Justin Stahl this Saturday, Sept. 14
  • Kappa Delta Chi Sorority fall rush week
  • Startup Grind U with Steven Werner
  • Register a team for Sigma Lambda Beta's second annual ‘Protect Your Balls’ dodgeball tournament

Students on campus

Textron Aviation named exclusive sponsor of Diversity and Community Engagement programs

Sept. 9, 2019 -- Textron Aviation, a Textron Inc. company, has made a commitment of $300,000 to support Wichita State University's Division of Diversity and Community Engagement efforts.

WSU Today: Sept. 9, 2019

  • Strategic Planning Update: A year in review . . .
  • Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program calls for proposals for Partnership Development Grant
  • Flu shots available on campus
  • Shocker Circle registration is open now!
  • WSU Testing Services completes recertification
  • Business Continuity tabletop exercise coming Oct. 11
  • Faculty mentors sought for First-Year Research Experience (FYRE) in STEM
  • WSU professor and center director invited to Kansas Judicial Council Legislative Study
  • Shocker Store to have $6 T-shirts for one day only!
  • Involvement in out-of-class opportunities can be the difference between better and best
  • Last chance: Registration for Engage WSU 2019 closes on Tuesday, Sept. 10
  • SPTE Request forms are coming soon
  • 'Writing Now, Reading Now' series presents reading by Poet Ilya Kaminsky tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept. 10)
  • Join the Graduate School for the next event in their Professional Development Series, Speak for Success
  • Ulrich 'Solving for X' exhibition embraces accessibility for blind, sisually- and mobility-impaired
  • Career Ready Workshop: Critical Thinking and Teamwork - Sept. 11
  • Mikrokosmos Literary Journal is accepting submissions from students, faculty, and staff
  • Send first-gen students to TRIO Student Support Services
  • Career Closet - Sept. 10
  • University Libraries to hold two Savvy Researcher Workshops
  • The next session of Managing the Employment Relationship is Wednesday Oct. 9
  • Get your idea off the ground with E-Launch!
  • WSU's largest food pantry just keeps growing
  • SAMPE Wichita Golf Tournament 2019
  • Enjoy 60 cent deals for the RSC's 60th Anniversary
  • Sit down for a Contraception Coffee Chat with a college health specialist!
  • Basketball scrimmage, garage sale set for Oct. 5
  • Wichita State Blood Drive coming Sept. 19-20

Shocker Blast: Sept. 6, 2019

headline1, headline2, headline3

Khristian Jones stands in front of the Convair 990 jet parked in front of Mojave Air and Space port in California.

Khristian Jones' summer internship inspires her to make space open to all types of people

Sept. 9, 2019 -- Aerospace engineering senior Khristian Jones interned at Mojave Air and Space Port in California this summer through the Brooke Owens Fellowship program. Among the many experiences she received in her internship, she flew with a Space Shuttle commander and spoke with the NASA administrator.

WSU Today: Sept. 6, 2019

  • Drug Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) Notice
  • Flu shots available on campus
  • Getting the most out of your benefits webinar – plus HealthQuest credit
  • Call for 2019-20 Service-Learning Scholars
  • WSU’s Kansas Procurement Technical Assistance Center and the Navy to Conduct Small Business Workshop
  • ISME Colloquium today (Friday, Sept. 6)
  • The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences presents Gideon Maschler, Clark University
  • Join in the retirement celebration for Doris Wells
  • This week’s university update
  • Quinn the Goose Dog enrolls at WSU
  • Langston Lions and McPherson Bulldogs meet at Cessna Stadium for the Heartland Classic
  • Engage WSU 2019 to feature keynote address from Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers
  • Up to 60 percent off at JCPenney on Sunday, Sept. 8
  • WSU receives funding to continue to assist businesses in gaining SBIR/STTR funding
  • Are you analytics savvy?
  • Teen study participants needed to help explore perceptions of relationships
  • Shockers After Dark set for Sept. 13
  • A Conversation with Schuyler Bailar
  • Join the couch to 5k training program with Campus Recreation
  • Consider joining Campus Recreation
  • ‘Euphoria’ by Giao Tang in Cadman Art Gallery
  • Helping students with disabilities to graduate!
  • Free Money Game Show today (Friday, Sept. 6)
  • #HurryToTheFurries help us help others!

WSU Today: Sept. 5, 2019

  • Academic Convocation event agenda
  • U.S. diplomat to speak about space exploration
  • Notifications from Care Team, Disability Services, OIEC, Conduct, and Academic Integrity from notifications@maxient.com
  • Google On-Campus events
  • Graduate School Dean Coleen Pugh inducted as Fellow into American Chemical Society
  • ACE Meetup today (Thursday, Sept. 5)
  • Mechanical Engineering Seminar tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 6)
  • Office of Purchasing will be closed for two hours tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 6)
  • KMUW to host mayoral candidate debate as part of Engage ICT
  • National Cheese Pizza Day – Free pizza!
  • Rhatigan Student Center celebrates 60 years
  • Review and refresh your writing skills
  • Attend the Heartland Football Classic on Saturday
  • Enroll in a #WSUWeSupportU Preventing Sucide Training
  • 2019-20 Scholarship Brochures have arrived
  • Take an extra 10% off clearance merchandise

A student sits alone in her dorm room.

From one student to another: How to handle being homesick at college

Sept. 5, 2019 - Many students look forward to college because they get to move away from their parents and have some independence. Leaving home can often be difficult, though. According to a national survey, 66% of freshman experience homesickness. Here are some tips to help ease the discomfort.

Shocker Blast: Sept. 4, 2019

  • Google On-Campus events
  • Academic Convocation schedule of events
  • Study Abroad Fair coming Sept. 17
  • Save-the-date for $6 T-shirts
  • Up to 60 percent off at JCPenney on Sunday, Sept. 8
  • Turn. Off. Netflix.
  • RSC Unplugged features Stringhounds
  • Dog days of summer with the WSUPD
  • Back to Business Bash coming Thursday, Sept. 5
  • National Cheese Pizza Day – Free pizza!
  • Shockers After Dark set for Sept. 13
  • Become a conversation leader for Intensive English Language Center
  • Wednesdays in Wiedemann begins new season today (Wednesday, Sept. 4)
  • Join SGA on National Voter Registration Day!
  • Join us for the next event in the Graduate School's Professional Development Series: Data Analysis for Beginners
  • WSU Weekly Briefing to feature Kimberly Engber and Honors College
  • D.C. internship helps Wichita State senior work with voting issues
  • Employability (Made) in Germany
  • Teen study participants needed to help explore perceptions of relationships
  • Campus invited to an open house in the newly expanded Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College space in Shocker Hall on Sept. 12
  • The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is creating an LGBTQ+ Shocker Ambassador program
  • Build-A-Friend on Sept. 10 in RSC
  • University Update includes organizational changes in the Office of Research
  • Workshops offered in Ablah Library
  • Learn about Intellectual Property Basics at University Libraries
  • Build your skills to supervisor people
  • Annual Mini-Wellness Fair coming Sept. 11
  • Join WASAC and CAPS for the Healing from Trauma Support Group
  • Free billiards for members at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • KMUW to host mayoral candidate debate as part of Engage ICT
  • Take an extra 10% off clearance merchandise