Fairmount College Newsletters

The Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Newsletter is published twice a year, and is sent to all Fairmount College alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the college. Each issue contains information about faculty, staff and student accomplishments and a message from the dean. All material is copyrighted and the property of Wichita State University. 

Spring 2025 Newsletter

Undergraduates gain work-related skills; UReCA supports undergraduates in research; Fairmount College inducts two alumni into 2025 Hall of Fame; Senior Honors awards; College and university awards; In memoriam; Retirements; Annual Report

Spring 2025 Newsletter


Fall 2024 Newsletter

Innovative intermittent stream reseach supported by prestigious NSF Grant; NSF Career Grant; Faculty Spotlight: Tom Luhring; Graduation competencies reinforce, express liberal arts and sciences education; Sunflower staff earns national awards; Hugo Wall School selects new director

Fall 2024 Newsletter


Spring 2024 Newsletter

Fairmount College women in STEM share experiences, advice; NSF grant assists Wichita State with increasing, advancing women faculty in STEM; Fairmount College Hall of Fame inductees are unique voices of North America; Science students recognized at K-INBRE Symposium; Nobel laureates, international scholars participate in Watkins Visiting Professorship Series; The Sunflower earns top national recognition; Students present and win awards; Senior Honors awards; In memoriam; Retirements; Annual Report; Wichita State's Public Affairs program ranked nationally by U.S. News

Spring 2024 Newsletter


Fall 2023 Newsletter

Fairmount College engages the community through industry and nonprofit partnerships; Science Olympiad National Tournament brings thousands together on campus to celebrate science; Staff Spotlight: Jill Fisher; College outreach and recruitment activities help develop the talent pipeline; Anthropology outreach activities encompass wide range of ages; Professor Incentive Review; In memoriam; Briefs

Fall 2023 Newsletter


Spring 2023 Newsletter

American Sign Language degree meets student, community and employment demands; Dean's message; Associate dean takes strides to reduce the equity gap; Student wins prestigious grant, plans to finish novel; Two Fairmount College alumni Become Hall of Fame inductees; EPA awards Environmental Finance Center $10 million grant for an Environmental Justice Center; Spotlight on Funding; Senior Honors awards; In memoriam; Retirements; Annual Report

Spring 2023 Newsletter


Fall 2022 Newsletter

ATF center to provide research and applied learning opportunities; Youngmeyer Ranch building serves researchers, withstands prairie environment; Communication student’s ‘Reading Solar Probe’ captures hearts to win NASA Challenge; Regents Distinguished Professor named; In memoriam; New faculty hires

Fall 2022 Newsletter


Spring 2022 Newsletter

Research experiences strengthen undergraduate dducation; Faculty Spotlight: Alex Middlewood; Undergraduate research and creative activity opportunities; Emeriti faculty; Department of Women’s, Ethnicity, and Intersectional Studies expands curriculum; 2022 Tenure and Promotion candidates; Faculty and College awards; Become More internal campaign to highlight Liberal Arts and Sciences education; In memoriam; Annual Report

Spring 2022 Newsletter


Fall 2021 Newsletter

NASA-funded project to study sun's neutrinos from low-earth orbit; Professor hopes to make medical visits safer for Spanish speakers in Kansas; WSU to host 2023 Science Olympiad National Tournament; In memoriam; New Faculty hires; Sabbaticals for 2020-2021; Fairmount College inducts three into Hall of Fame

 Fall 2021 Newsletter 


Spring 2021 Newsletter

Combining quantum computing with artificial neural networks: A new frontier; Glossary of quantum computing terms; Faculty spotlight: Elizabeth Behrman; In memoriam; Faculty and staff retirements; Wichita State, KU Law partner to create LEAD accelerated program; Professor and former student to change reading experience for visually impaired; Museum studies students apply knowledge to the aviation world; Convergence Science Initiative update; Annual report

 Spring 2021 Newsletter


Fall 2020 Newsletter

COVID-19 course content gives students opportunities for real-life applications; A sampling of COVID-19 class content; "Perspectives on the Pandemic" features faculty views on COVID-19; Fairmount College faculty named awardees in Convergence Sciences Initiative; "Somos de Wichita: We are Wichitans;" Three new certificates developed for space sciences, environment and sustainability, and Latin American and Latinx Studies; Happy birthday, Fairmount College!; In memoriam

 Fall 2020 Newsletter


Spring 2020 Newsletter

Study Abroad leads to academic personal and wordly growth; Fairmount College study abroad programs; Other study abroad options at Wichita State; Wichita State professor uses public scholarship to help readers understand issues in Latin America; Faculty Spotlight: Dinorah Azpuru; Fairmount College inducts three into Hall of Fame; In memoriam; Annual Report

 Spring 2020 Newsletter


Fall 2019 Newsletter

Texas archaeological site offers additional skill-building opportunities; Who are the Caddo?; Faculty spotlight: Crystal Dozier; WSU professor wins prestigious national science award; Faculty-produced movie premiered at local film festival; In memoriam. 

 Fall 2019 Newsletter


Spring 2019 Newsletter

Ethics shape, influence space exploration; Faculty spotlight: Jim Schwartz; WSU professor, student team up with Ocean Spray; President John W. Bardo; In memoriam

 Spring 2019 Newsletter


Fall 2018 Newsletter

Liberal arts and sciences changes, enriches lives; Spotlight on the dean; In memoriam.

 Fall 2018 Newsletter


Spring 2018 Newsletter

Matson takes long view of career, Fairmount College; Law Enforcement Training Center brings WSU, city and county together; Advantages of the LETC partnership; Programs in criminal justice; In memoriam

 Spring 2018 Newsletter


Fall 2017 Newsletter

WSU professor, students continue research on archaeological discovery; Faculty spotlight: Don Blakeslee; Youngmeyer Ranch permanently protected with conservation easement; The land around Youngmeyer Ranch; Life on the ranch; Grants; In memoriam.

Fall 2017 Newsletter


Spring 2017 Newsletter

Public affairs is for everyone; Centers of the Hugo Wall School for Public Affairs; Faculty spotlight: Sam Brown; Graduate research explores glioblastoma tumor cells invasion in 3D environments; In memoriam

 Spring 2017 Newsletter


Fall 2016 Newsletter

The role of the media in maintaining democracy; National fact-checking websites; Faculty spotlight: Jeff Jarman; Holmes Museum educates and serves students and community

 Fall 2016 Newsletter 


Spring 2016 Newsletter

Local and community history program tied to connections and place; Faculty spotlight: Jay Price; Racial profiling research leads to policy changes; Raising funds to make a difference; In memoriam.

 Spring 2016 Newsletter