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  1. WSU Foundation

    Shocker English graduates share Thoroughbred pedigrees

    Roger Lyons ’69/73, left, and Bill Oppenheim ’71/74 have more in common than holding multiple degrees in English from Wichita State. They’ve both also fielded successful careers as consultants and analysts in the competitive world of Thoroughbred breeding and racing. In late October, the two got together for a campus tour with WSUFAE staffers Lynette Murphy …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-english-graduates-share-thoroughbred-pedigrees/

  2. WSU Foundation

    Aerospace engineering grad’s startup targets electrifying private air travel

    Akim Niyonzima ’22 has never been accused of thinking small, and he’s certainly not starting now with the launch of his and his business partner’s startup Nimbus Aerospace. As he explains, their long-term mission is nothing short of “reshaping business aviation with sustainable solutions.” Niyonzima and Adrian Goos, a University of Wisconsin-Madison…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/aerospace-engineering-grads-startup-targets-electrifying-private-air-travel/

  3. WSU Foundation

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas gift $2.5 million to support Wichita Biomedical Campus, nursing scholarships

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) is investing $2.5 million in Wichita State University, with $1.8 million earmarked as the lead gift to the Wichita Biomedical Campus. The remaining $700,000 will create two endowed Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas nursing scholarships in the WSU College of Health Professions. “Most of the biggest moments in …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/blue-cross-blue-shield-to-support-wichita-biomedical-campus/

  4. WSU Foundation

    The Extra Mile

    By Emily Mullins ’17/20 Zoe Thompson met WSU physical therapy pros in 2023. Since then, it’s been strides forward for both. “We always say, ‘walk ugly, walk often,’” says Audrey Garcia, a physical therapy clinical faculty member at Wichita State, as her hands gently and steadily guide 8-year-old Zoe Thompson through the playground of Argonia Elementary…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/the-extra-mile/

  5. WSU Foundation

    This dance performance alum is in “Death Becomes Her” on Broadway

    Taurean Everett ’07 is no stranger to the fickle friendship with the Broadway lights. Equipped with a background in dance performance from Wichita State, he moved to New York City and began making the audition rounds. In an industry of “no’s,” Everett learned to run with the opportunities that presented themselves. That tenacity paid off, earning him an…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/class-notes-05/

  6. WSU Foundation

    Shock Art

    … studied under Elizabeth Sprague, who described her as showing “intense earnestness in everything pertaining to art.” Graves continued honing her skills at the Art Institute of Chicago, and, later, at the Art Students League of New York. She would eventually board the S.S. “Saint John,” making her way to Paris, where her works would be featured in the…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shock-art-notre-dame/

  7. WSU Foundation

    Congratulations to our WSUFAE graduates!

    … us in congratulating these Shocker graduates! LILY PARKER ’23, STRAT COMM, ’25 M COMM, works as the WSUFAE’s marketing specialist. She has greatly appreciated the opportunity to advance her education with a master’s degree and study under the phenomenal faculty of the Elliott School of Communication. SAMANTHA CHANG ’25, ACCT, accounting intern, has accepted…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/wsufae-graduates-spring-25/

  8. WSU Foundation

    Study abroad experience creates path for alum’s career

    By Lily Parker ’23/25 When Alex Limon ’24 embarked on a study-abroad experience to Osaka, Japan, during his junior year at Wichita State, he had no way of knowing what a life-changing excursion it would be, one that would continue to open doors for him after graduation. In fact, at first, it was a rather intimidating venture. “When you study abroad, there…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/limon-study-abroad-experience/

  9. WSU Foundation

    Trish Gandu and Sydney Matheis join the WSUFAE

    Trish Gandu Join us in welcoming Trish Gandu to the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement. A familiar face on campus, Trish has spent 20 years in various positions at Wichita State, serving most recently as the director of marketing and advertising in the Wichita State University Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing. At the WSUFAE, she steps into …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/trish-gandu-sydney-matheis-join-the-wsufae/

  10. WSU Foundation

    Introducing our 2025 Alumni Award recipients

    Since 1955, the WSU Alumni Awards have been a beloved Shocker tradition honoring the individuals that constitute Shocker Nation and whose outstanding contributions, service and character make our university, and their communities, a better place. We are thrilled to continue this tradition and announce the peer-nominated 2025 Alumni Award recipients. Dan…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/2025-alumni-awards/

  11. WSU Foundation

    Power in the pivot

    …’14 expected that, by now, she’d be working in an advertising agency or marketing firm, not at all foreseeing a career as an entrepreneur, youth advocate and community educator taking shape. But, the communications alum will tell you, there is power in the pivot. Atkins-Woods enrolled at Wichita State after graduating from high school but, upon…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/marquetta-atkins-woods/

  12. WSU Foundation

    ‘Like the ceiling can’t hold us’

    …during the Shocker men’s basketball team’s historic, undefeated run to the NCAA Final Four in 2013: “Can’t Hold Us,” by hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. “It’s a little cheesy, but I think it still rings true,” Huslig says with a laugh. “We shouldn’t put a cap or a ceiling on all that we can accomplish.” It’s clear that’s been Huslig’s mentality…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/landon-huslig/

  13. WSU Foundation

    WSU alum named executive director at Second Light homeless shelter

    Within his newest position at Second Light, a low-barrier homeless shelter located in the heart of Wichita’s downtown area, collaboration is everything to Dan Clifford ’15/16. “The entirety of the success of this model can be attributed to the collaboration we have received from our community partners,” says the alumnus. In August, Clifford was named…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/dan-clifford-second-light/

  14. WSU Foundation

    Acts in the life of Tom Frye, WSU performing arts alum

    Performer, playwright, educator and two-time Shocker grad Tom Frye ’71/83 adds a new credit to his resume—author—with the release of his autobiography, “Stages: The Life & Times of a Kansas Actor.” Although he had long planned to pen a memoir, he was deterred by his attention span, which he says is “like a gnat’s.” “I figured I’d write for two or three days …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/tom-frye-wsu-performing-arts-alum/

  15. WSU Foundation

    Health, Healing & Hands-On Learning

    Connie Kachel White Sergio Garcia, a third-year nursing student at WSU with clinical experience at both Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and St. Joseph, is looking forward to graduating from the newly-named Ascension Via Christi – Wichita State University School of Nursing — and to making a difference in the world. “To have our school of nursing named after…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/health-healing-hands-on-learning/

  16. Course Catalog

    FYHS - First-Year Seminar HIST

    …299 = lower-division; 300 to 499 = upper-division; 500 to 799 = undergraduate/graduate. FYHS 102A. First-Year Seminar: Human Rights, Past and Present (3). General education humanities course. Examines human rights by considering how they have been defined and debated, how they have played a role in recent global history, and how they impact our world…

    https://catalog.wichita.edu/undergraduate/courses/fyhs-first-year-seminar-hist/

  17. Course Catalog

    FIN - Finance

    …a Kansas Systemwide Transfer Course. FIN 340. Financial Management - Fundamental Valuation Analysis (3). Studies fundamental finance analytical methods and tools extensively used within business. Includes financial ratio analysis, time value of money, quantification of risk and required rates of return, determination of a company’s weighted average cost of…

    https://catalog.wichita.edu/undergraduate/courses/fin/

  18. Course Catalog

    FYHN - First-Year Seminar HN

    …300 to 499 = upper-division; 500 to 799 = undergraduate/graduate. FYHN 102. First Year Seminar - Honors (3). The First-Year Seminar course is an introduction to the university as well as to general education at Wichita State University. Expect to explore a broad topic from a variety of different disciplinary perspectives as well as join a community…

    https://catalog.wichita.edu/undergraduate/courses/fyhn-first-year-seminar-hn/

  19. Course Catalog

    ENTR - Entrepreneurship

    …undergraduate/graduate. ENTR 310. The Entrepreneurial Experience (3). General education social and behavioral sciences course. Overview of the study of entrepreneurship, including its economic foundations, the principles of venture creation, financial sources of capital and strategy/business plan creation. Explores the entrepreneurial mentality and…

    https://catalog.wichita.edu/undergraduate/courses/entr/

  20. Course Catalog

    FYMG - First-Year Seminar MGMT

    Courses numbered 100 to 299 = lower-division; 300 to 499 = upper-division; 500 to 799 = undergraduate/graduate. FYMG 102A. First-Year Seminar: Dare to Care: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Issues for Frontline Workers (3). General education social and behavioral sciences course. Introduces students to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace,…

    https://catalog.wichita.edu/undergraduate/courses/fymg-first-year-seminar-mgmt/