Barak Segura

Oklahoma native is proud to call WSU his home

Nov 21, 2018 -- Wichita State senior and sport management major Barak Cole Segura is not afraid of change. Originally from Oklahoma City, Barak chose Wichita State University to be his second home.

Tabitha Brown

Student-athlete Tabitha Brown finds a balance between school and sports

Nov. 20, 2018 -- Student-athlete Tabitha Brown, a member of Wichita State's volleyball team, knows how to strike a balance between academics and athletics.

WSU Today: Nov. 20, 2018

  • Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving
  • Correction regarding a new doctorate at WSU
  • Music educator and historian to present lecture ‘Changing the Tune' today (Tuesday, Nov. 20)
  • Space is available in the Campus Safety: Active Threat Incident Planning training class on Thursday, Dec. 6
  • NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium Call for Proposals
  • Funding available for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
  • Total Rewards requesting Open Enrollment feedback
  • Coming soon: 56th Annual Candlelight Concert
  • Invitation to SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit on Dec. 12
  • Mortar Board looking to add new individuals to honor society
  • Submit your Finals Frenzy events by 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26
  • Opportunity for faculty to improve Microsoft skills
  • Be Part of the International Student Recruitment Network!
  • 10 Minutes with Kaye Monk-Morgan
  • Black Friday Membership Special is back!
  • Koskei earns All-American hono

Campus Connection: Nov. 20, 2018

  • Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving
  • Shocker Pet Pathway is just around the corner
  • WSU Tech responds to recent announcements of increased aviation jobs by offering tuition-free training to meet workforce needs
  • Black Friday at the Shocker Store
  • Annual Christmas Organ Concert coming Wednesday, Nov. 28
  • Coming soon: 56th Annual Candlelight Concert
  • Invitation to SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit on Dec. 12
  • 10 Minutes with Kaye Monk-Morgan
  • Weekly briefing update: Dean Rodney Miller shares importance of infrastructure initiative to the College of Fine Arts
  • SAC presents Amal Kassir on Nov. 29
  • Parking garage will be closed for a time over Thanksgiving break
  • Thanksgiving break hours of operation in the RSC
  • WSU student creates diagnostic tool that could change the prenatal industry
  • Koskei earns All-American honors
  • Game day specials all day
  • Salvation Army Angel Tree and Star of Hope
  • 12 Days of Christmas Sale
  • Get your Wichita State ugly sweaters and tees at Shocker Store
  • Game Day Sale at the Shocker Store

WSU Today: Nov. 19, 2018

  • A new doctorate at WSU
  • Shocker Pet Pathway is just around the corner
  • Blood drive at WSU today (Monday, Nov. 19) and Tuesday, Nov. 20
  • ITS / HR announces myWSU Training and HR lab joint sessions
  • Sign Up for Quality Matters Training!
  • Face-to-face training on how OIEC processes reports of discrimination and harassment, coming Dec. 11
  • Retirement reception for Carol Smith
  • Admissions to be closed for one hour tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 20)
  • Gender Diversity Training tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 20)
  • Transgender Day of Remembrance to be observed on Nov. 20
  • Salvation Army Angel Tree and Star of Hope
  • SAC presents Amal Kassir on Nov. 29
  • ‘Copyright Concepts for Entrepreneurs' on Nov. 27
  • Parking garage will be closed for a time over Thanksgiving break
  • Thanksgiving break hours of operation in the RSC
  • Shocker Blast to take Thanksgiving break
  • 12 Days of Christmas Sale

Shocker Blast: Nov. 19, 2018

  • Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving
  • Student health insurance update
  • Shocker Pet Pathway is just around the corner
  • Black Friday at the Shocker Store
  • Happy FAFSA-giving
  • Music educator and historian to present lecture ‘Changing the Tune'
  • Funding available for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
  • A new doctorate at WSU
  • Bachelor of Applied Science available spring 2019
  • Mortar Board looking to add new individuals to honor society
  • Salvation Army Angel Tree and Star of Hope
  • Blood drive at WSU today (Monday, Nov. 19) and Tuesday, Nov. 20
  • Gender Diversity Training tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 20)
  • Transgender Day of Remembrance to be observed on Nov. 20
  • SAC presents Amal Kassir on Nov. 29
  • ‘Copyright Concepts for Entrepreneurs' on Nov. 27
  • Parking garage will be closed for a time over Thanksgiving break
  • Thanksgiving break hours of operation in the RSC
  • Lunch in the Locker
  • 12 Days of Christmas Sale
  • Enjoy pizza and help raise fund for the Wichita Children's Home
  • Enjoy fresh food and support the Wichita Children's Home
  • Coming soon: 56th Annual Candlelight Concert
  • Invitation to SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit on Dec. 12

Shocker Blast: Nov. 16, 2018

  • A new doctorate at WSU
  • Weekly briefing update: Dean Rodney Miller shares importance of infrastructure initiative to the College of Fine Arts
  • Game Day specials all day Nov. 16 and 18
  • Global Mentors presents Cultura
  • Music educator and historian to present lecture ‘Changing the Tune'
  • Hit the books and then the beach!
  • Now hiring - Student Graphic Artist
  • WSU to hold GoBabyGo Fall Tuneup for area children
  • Final call for LeaderShape WSU 2019
  • Youth mentoring opportunity
  • Discount offered to see boxing matches at Kansas Star Arena
  • WSU Tech responds to recent announcements of increased aviation jobs by offering tuition-free training to meet workforce needs
  • Salvation Army Angel Tree and Star of Hope
  • Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes Rewards program
  • RH: From Ragland to Early to McDuffie
  • SAC presents Amal Kassir on Nov. 29
  • Blood drive coming to WSU Nov. 19-20
  • Get your Wichita State ugly sweaters and tees at Shocker Store
  • Burger of the Month
  • Shocker Blast to take Thanksgiving break

WSU Today: Nov. 16, 2018

  • Weekly briefing update: Dean Rodney Miller shares importance of infrastructure initiative to the College of Fine Arts
  • WSU Tech responds to recent announcements of increased aviation jobs by offering tuition-free training to meet workforce needs
  • WSU School of Music's Faculty Artist Series presents flutist Carmen A. Lemoine
  • Total Rewards requesting Open Enrollment feedback
  • The next generation of Wichita State alumni is asking for your help!
  • Wallace Hall elevator will be shut down tomorrow (Saturday, Nov. 17)
  • Blood drive coming to WSU Nov. 19-20
  • Music educator and historian to present lecture ‘Changing the Tune'
  • WSU Elliott School of Communication recognizes outstanding alumni
  • Game Day specials all day Nov. 16 and 18
  • SAC presents Amal Kassir on Nov. 29
  • Jason White gives back to WSU by supporting Eck Stadium project
  • Get your Wichita State ugly sweaters and tees at Shocker Store
  • Burger of the Month

Wichita Campus

WSU helps launch unprecedented effort to increase college access

Nov. 15, 2018 -- Wichita State University is participating in a massive new effort in which 130 public universities and systems will work together to increase college access, close the achievement gap, and award hundreds of thousands more degrees by 2025.

WSU Today: Nov. 15, 2018

  • New edition of Forward, Together is available
  • Diversity and Minority Faculty and Staff Celebration moved to Hughes Metropolitan Complex
  • Now accepting applications for Retention Faculty Fellows!
  • Parking update
  • Golling announces promotion, other changes in Division of Finance and Administration
  • WSU to hold GoBabyGo Fall Tuneup for area children
  • Director of Military and Veteran Services provides update
  • Holiday shred schedule announced
  • Accessibility Training now available for students
  • ISME Colloquium presentation tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 16)
  • Register for Springfest 2019
  • Salvation Army Angel Tree and Star of Hope
  • RH: From Ragland to Early to McDuffie
  • Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes Rewards program

WSU professor and student team at dig site

Professor, students have the chance to rewrite history

Nov. 15, 2018 -- Wichita State professor Donald Blakeslee knew something was different about this place. What he didn't expect, however, was the immediate response he would receive from around the world.

Tony Ibarra

Junior values lessons learned as first-generation college student

Nov. 15, 2018 -- First generation student Tony Ibarra is much more than just a mechanical engineering major.

Shocker Blast: Nov. 14, 2018

  • Attention Wichita State University Veterans
  • Blackhawk helicopters to visit Wichita State campus today (Wednesday, Nov. 14)
  • WSU Weekly Briefing to feature Rodney Miller, dean, College of Fine Arts
  • WSU students: Attend 2 win!
  • Final call for LeaderShape WSU 2019 Parking update
  • Parking update
  • Meeting set for pre-law or prospective law students
  • Inclement weather information and communication
  • Youth mentoring opportunity
  • Kerry Wilks named interim dean of the Graduate School
  • RSC Unplugged today (Wednesday, Nov. 14)
  • Student tour guide job opportunity
  • Friendsgiving: Alternative Thanksgiving with the Graduate Student Association
  • Black Friday at the Shocker Store
  • WSU student creates diagnostic tool that could change the prenatal industry
  • Rowell named a finalist for the Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship
  • Marketing student gains experience through AmeriCorps Vista
  • Koskei punches ticket to NCAA Championships
  • Starbucks Winter Sale now through Nov. 21
  • WSU School of Music's Faculty Artist Series presents flutist Carmen A. Lemoine
  • Transgender Day of Remembrance to be observed on Nov. 20
  • Register your student organization for Springfest 2019
  • Miss Latina WSU 2019 Information coming Nov. 28

WSU Today: Nov. 14, 2018

  • Total Rewards requesting Open Enrollment feedback
  • Notice of Revisions to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects
  • Blackhawk helicopters to visit Wichita State campus today (Wednesday, Nov. 14)
  • Excellence award nominations are being accepted by Office of Research and Technology Transfer
  • Retirement reception planned for Cindy Claycomb on Nov. 29
  • WSU Weekly Briefing to feature Rodney Miller, dean, College of Fine Arts
  • Face-to-face training on how OIEC processes reports of discrimination and harassment, coming Dec. 11
  • Watkins Visiting Professorship Lecture Series continues today (Wednesday, Nov. 14)
  • Chemistry Colloquium presents talk by Monica Kinde
  • Let grad students know about Friendsgiving with the Graduate Student Association
  • Rowell named a finalist for the Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship
  • WSU student creates diagnostic tool that could change the prenatal industry
  • Black Friday at the Shocker Store
  • RSC Unplugged today (Wednesday, Nov. 14)

Campus Connection: Nov. 13, 2018

  • WSU expands in-state tuition offer to additional cities in Midwest
  • Shocker Capitol Day – Wichita State meets President Trump
  • Sen. Moran hosts Air Force Under Secretary Donovan at Wichita State
  • First-generation college students are finding increased success at WSU
  • WSU Tech program reaches relocation goal as it garners national attention
  • Next fiscal year will see sizeable jump in private support to WSU campus
  • New Space Exploration Lecture Series is announced
  • Wichita State helps launch unprecedented national effort to increase college access, equity and postsecondary attainment
  • Department of History invites you to its fall lecture on Nov. 15
  • Kerry Wilks named interim dean of the Graduate School
  • WSU student completes internship at NASA
  • Bring two canned items and get a ticket for half-price
  • Koskei punches ticket to NCAA Championships
  • Air Force uses GoCreate resources to build Go Box
  • Rie Bloomfield Organ Series presents Renee Anne Louprette
  • WSU School of Music's Faculty Artist Series presents flutist Carmen A. Lemoine
  • Starbucks Winter Sale now through Nov. 21

WSU Today: Nov. 13, 2018

  • Kerry Wilks named interim dean of the Graduate School
  • Interdisciplinary award competition update
  • Trademark Tuesday event today (Tuesday, Nov. 13)
  • New Space Exploration Lecture Series is announced
  • Graduate School Professional Development Series to feature job search skills
  • Marketing student gains experience through AmeriCorps Vista
  • Space is available in the Campus Safety: Active Threat Incident Planning training class on Thursday, Dec. 6
  • WSU School of Music's Faculty Artist Series presents flutist Carmen A. Lemoine
  • Inclement weather information and communication
  • Bring two canned items and get a ticket for half-price
  • ME Graduate Seminar set for Friday, Nov. 16
  • Transgender Day of Remembrance to be observed on Nov. 20
  • Koskei punches ticket to NCAA Championships
  • Starbucks Winter Sale now through Nov. 21

Jaci Ignudo

First-gen student discovers opportunity in adversity

Nov. 13, 2018 -- Jaci Ignudo, a senior graphic design major, explains what it's like being a first-generation student.

Shocker Blast: Nov. 12, 2018

  • Support International Education Week Nov. 12-16
  • Free vision check tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 13)
  • Graduation – what's your plan?
  • Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap set for Tuesday, Nov. 13
  • Plans announced for 3rd annual DiverseCity
  • Graduate School Professional Development Series to feature job search skills
  • Know your financial aid status at any time
  • Cadman Art Gallery to feature annual juried exhibit
  • Air Force uses GoCreate resources to build Go Box
  • Rie Bloomfield Organ Series presents Renee Anne Louprette
  • Living Learning Communities provide built-in support system
  • Trademark Tuesday event coming tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 13)
  • Department of History invites you to its fall lecture on Nov. 15
  • RH: Shockers Spend Day with Midshipmen at Naval Academy
  • Drum Major Award nominations open
  • WSU student completes internship at NASA
  • AmeriCorps VISTA member impacts those in poverty through graphic design position at Guadalupe Clinic
  • Join us for coffee and conversation

WSU Today: Nov. 12, 2018

  • Wichita State helps launch unprecedented national effort to increase college access, equity and postsecondary attainment
  • Next fiscal year will see sizeable jump in private support to WSU campus
  • Sen. Moran hosts Air Force Under Secretary Donovan at Wichita State
  • Ulrich to host two candidates for Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art position
  • Do your students have a plan for graduation?
  • Human Resources open today (Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 12)
  • Plans announced for 3rd annual DiverseCity
  • It's time to move to Banner 9
  • Support International Education Week Nov. 12-16
  • Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap set for Tuesday, Nov. 13
  • Watkins Visiting Professorship Lecture Series: Physics
  • Rie Bloomfield Organ Series presents Renee Anne Louprette
  • Cadman Art Gallery to feature annual juried exhibit
  • Airbus changes signage
  • AmeriCorps VISTA member impacts those in poverty through graphic design position at Guadalupe Clinic
  • Support the Give Your Warmth coat drive
  • Gender Diversity Training available on Nov. 20
  • WSU student completes internship at NASA
  • Living Learning Communities provide built-in support system
  • Department of History invites you to its fall lecture on Nov. 15
  • CEI associate earns credential from the International Coach Federation
  • RH: Shockers Spend Day with Midshipmen at Naval Academy

Shocker Blast: Nov. 9, 2018

  • Know your financial aid status at any time
  • Plan to address facilities upgrades would benefit all WSU colleges
  • First-generation college students are finding increased success at WSU
  • In case you missed it
  • Shocker Capitol Day – Wichita State meets President Trump
  • Join us on an international journey with ACIREMA
  • Join the Badminton Tournament on Friday, Nov. 9
  • Support the Give Your Warmth coat drive
  • Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap set for Tuesday, Nov. 13
  • Wichita State to host Houston, SMU this weekend
  • Asian Student Conference to hold Date Auction on Friday, Nov. 9
  • WSU expands in-state tuition offer to additional cities in Midwest
  • Raise money for a good cause playing dodge ball on trampolines this Saturday, Nov. 10
  • Entrepreneurial students bring StartUp Grind U to WSU
  • Free Cosmic Bowling for Veterans, active duty military and their families
  • Discount at Shocker Store for Veterans Day
  • Support International Education Week Nov. 12-16
  • Student gets hands-on experience through police internship
  • Media arts, theater students collaborate on feature film
  • Rie Bloomfield Organ Series presents Renee Anne Louprette
  • Want to get involved with SGA? Check out these open positions
  • Join us for coffee and conversation
  • Doctoral students need participants for their research projects