WSU freshman Sam Brickett during his recovery in Omaha, NE

June 26, 2019 -- In September 2018, Sam Brickett, an aerospace engineering freshman at Wichita State University, was longboarding in the Rhatigan Student Center parking garage when he hit a crack in the concrete and fell. He hit his head and suffered a traumatic brain injury.

Person with neuro interface device on head

June 26, 2019 -- A NASA-funded Wichita State University research project will seek to understand how the human brain responds to gravity while in space.

  • Opportunity to develop new First-Year Seminars coming July 10
  • New WSU research will help the Air Force fleet stay mission ready
  • Second Annual Kansas Prevention Conference to be held this October
  • Hanover Research enrollment survey results
  • NC3 announces new vice chairwoman to the NC3 Board of Directors
  • Environmental Finance Center Director Michele Pugh dies
  • Kudos to WSU’s Child Development Center
  • KMUW calendar stickers are back for the 2019-20 academic year
  • Stressed? Keep Calm and Breathe On
  • Starbucks Happy Hour in RSC on Thursday, June 27
  • Student Body President Kitrina Miller to appoint Vice President Michael Bearth as acting president
  • Sponsorships help support professional development for youth economic and financial literacy

Wichita State students at Cornerstone Data

June 28, 2019 -- Wichita State students are spending their summer helping the city use its data and share it across departments. The experiences researching, organizing and cataloguing the information are amplifying their classroom lessons in areas ranging from software to teamwork, trust and communication.

  • Experiential Engineering Building will be renamed John Bardo Center
  • Presidential search profile gets KBOR approval
  • Wichita State’s request for no tuition increase approved for 2019-20
  • Scholarships are now available for WSU badge courses!
  • WSU Summer Choir and Summer Orchestra to present concert of American music
  • Traveling aviation-themed art exhibition at WSU Haysville; coming to WSU South
  • A SculpTour Affair – The biennial benefit event for the Ulrich Museum of Art
  • Work on new shuttle stop has begun; traffic reduced to one lane
  • Parking lots to be resurfaced east of Grace Wilkie and MRC
  • Cleaning out your closet?
  • Starbucks Happy Hour in RSC on Thursday, June 27
  • Shockers unveil 2019 volleyball schedule
  • Plan to attend the AfterShocks Tourney Tip-Off event!
  • Volleyball Dinner and Auction set for Aug. 24
  • WSU graduate empowers girls through clothing brand
  • Patriotic Shocker shirt available at Shocker Store in RSC

Cayleigh Beshears in her white coat

June 19, 2019 - Cayleigh Beshears, a recent graduate of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, has let her circumstances guide her, but never define her.

  • CEI partners with Oral Health Kansas to create multi-year strategic plan
  • Work on new shuttle stop has begun; traffic reduced to one lane
  • WSU Foundation end of fiscal year schedule
  • Parking lots to be resurfaced east of Grace Wilkie and MRC
  • Registration for Campus Safety: Active Threat Incident Planning is available
  • A SculpTour Affair – The biennial benefit event for the Ulrich Museum of Art
  • Ranked choice voting is a step in the right direction
  • Shukura Bakari-Cozart to retire this month
  • Admissions application for fall 2020 opens July 1
  • Shocker Store in RSC closing for inventory
  • SGA students and staff advocate for students in Washington, D.C.
  • Tuition assistance deadline approaching

John Tomblin introduces Senator Jerry Moran and U.S. Air Force officials to NIAR research

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory recently awarded WSU’s National Institute for Aviation Research a $23.5 million contract for modeling composite inspection and repair techniques for aircraft in active service.

  • Wichita State’s request for no tuition increase approved for 2019-20
  • SGA students and staff advocate for students in Washington, D.C.
  • Experiential Engineering Building will be renamed John Bardo Center
  • Parking lots to be resurfaced east of Grace Wilkie and MRC
  • WSU Summer Choir and Summer Orchestra to present concert of American music
  • Storm-related damage results in closing of lecture theater in Wallace Hall
  • Portion of Braeburn Lane will be closed for about two weeks
  • A SculpTour Affair – The biennial benefit event for the Ulrich Museum of Art
  • Parking lot closure this week
  • Shocker Store in RSC closing for inventory
  • F45 is hiring
  • Make a difference by becoming a TRIO peer tutor
  • Starbucks Happy Hour in RSC on Thursday, June 27
  • Required fire drills to be held on campus this week
  • Traveling aviation-themed art exhibition at WSU Haysville; coming to WSU South
  • Funding fellow Shockers’ dreams is the top priority for Stella Yang
  • Plan to attend the AfterShocks Tourney Tip-Off event!
  • WSU graduate empowers girls through clothing brand
  • Volunteers needed for a research study
  • Volleyball Dinner and Auction set for Aug. 24
  • Patriotic Shocker shirt available at Shocker Store in RSC

  • Summer registration outage planned
  • Scholarships are now available for WSU badge courses
  • Required fire drills to be held on campus this week
  • Presidential search profile gets KBOR approval
  • WSU Summer Choir and Summer Orchestra to present concert of American music
  • Farewell reception planned for Johanna Hutmacher today (Monday, June 24)
  • Traveling aviation-themed art exhibition at WSU Haysville; coming to WSU South
  • Parking lot closure this week
  • Cleaning out your closet?
  • EFC hosts Asthma Financing Webinar Series
  • Get your tickets for KMUW’s Media Circus before June 25
  • Coming soon – Shocker Printing Solutions
  • Admissions application for fall 2020 opens July 1
  • Volleyball Dinner and Auction set for Aug. 24
  • Funding fellow Shockers’ dreams is the top priority for Stella Yang
  • Volunteers needed for a research study