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Shocker graduate named Kansas Superintendent of the Year | Wichita State News

…of principals, they persuaded me to get my advance degrees and move toward the administrative realm,” Gibson said. “Then once I became a principal, I got asked to move toward the superintendent role.” During Gibson’s eight years at Valley Center, he’s worked to rebrand the district and realign stakeholders’ perception of a robust and forward-thinking…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/08-aug/gibson_11.php

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Meet a Shocker: Inneke Vargas

…biggest challenge as a student, and how did you overcome it? Fitting everything I want to do into the hours in a day. My calendar is my greatest tool. When someone asks me to do something, if I have a previous commitment on my calendar, I decline. If I have an opening, I accept. It sounds simple enough, but being comfortable saying, “No,” to avoid…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/10-oct/vargas_11.php

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Wichita State launches COVID-19 Voluntary Asymptomatic Surveillance Testing Program | Wichita State News

…to monitor and address real-time trends and burden of the disease to make timely decisions for intervention and response. While this testing is not mandatory, WSU is asking students to consider taking part in this voluntary testing program to help protect our campus community. Read more about the COVID-19 testing program Style Position Image Image …

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/10-oct/voluntary_covid_testing_4.php

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Meet a Shocker: Kaitlyn Larsen

…State? Case studies. In our program, we have many diseases we need to learn about. The best way to put all that information together is when we were handed a case study and asked: What is wrong with this patient? The brainstorming and recall were challenging but solidified my knowledge. What was been your biggest challenge as a student, and how did…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/11-nov/Larsen_11.php

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First-generation student seized grad school opportunity

…started her college education, she started from square one. One story she likes to tell is that when she started her first semester at Monmouth College in Illinois, a friend asked her if she’d gotten her textbooks. She said she hadn’t received them yet. It was then that her friend told her that she had to purchase the books. “I didn't know I had to buy…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/11-nov/Guillen_1.php

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Meet a Shocker: Samuel Pittman

…I was able to get through that by a combination of a swift kick in the butt by my parents and leaning on some of my friends and work colleagues that are older in asking what they did to get through it. What are your plans after graduation? I plan to go to grad school and hopefully get a graduate assistant position within an athletic department…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/11-nov/Pittman_11.php

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Kleinsasser's faith, sense of humor guide him through 34 years at Wichita State | Wichita State News

… joke. He answered every question from reporters. He empathized with the people who painted the letters. He smiled and charmed with his Kleinsasser sense of humor and grace, asking if anyone had 10 gallons of Wite-Out. “There was no way I was going to blame the city for the mistake,” he said. “It happens.” That’s a win in the world of strategic…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/12-dec/Joe_5.php

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Dawna Raehpour finds passion for health care at Wichita State | Wichita State News

…populations.” Dr. Amy Drassen Ham, clinical professor in the College of Health Professions, directs Raehpour’s honors project. “She is a student who asks very appropriate questions, and in doing so, then pushes me in my teaching,” Drassen Ham said. “That extends learning for others — other students learn from that.” Drassen Ham asked Raehpour to work as…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/12-dec/raehpour_5.php

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This is the headline of the story

… can be very helpful in discovering your passions, networking and making career decisions. Think about finding a mentor at the next networking event, asking a professor or searching for people online. I am interested in video creation, so my mentor is someone who used to create documentaries overseas. I would suggest you find a career mentor, but any kind of…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/12-dec/wsu-news-10_selfimprovement.php

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Q&A with Tyler Levesque of WSU varsity Esports club

…the Rocket League team. “They compete at a very high level,” Levesque said. “And they compete in a way that a casual gamer can’t do. And just like a basketball player can shoot a certain way, these players can shoot a certain way, as well. There was such a developed scene on campus already where there were teams already in place that were very good. I was…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/01-jan/esports_levesque.php

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Q&A with Wichita State's service-learning leaders

…What is service-learning? Redger-Marquardt: Service-learning is a form of applied learning that asks student to connect their course and learning objective with a community-based service project and then to reflect on that project. Lewis: It’s really important that it’s connected to a class. One of the examples I really like is students going to …

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Help Hangar starts Wichita State students in IT career

…duties. Experienced students train new students. “We get everybody in here,” Layton said. “Sometimes, we even get people coming in here asking questions that didn’t pertain to IT. Because we are here, they have a face they could go to talk to and we help them. So, it is really just having the ability to physically connect with someone face to face…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/03-march/helphangar.php

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WSU women in STEAM feature: Tonya Witherspoon

… says. "I've also worked in tech companies to build products. And all along there have not been as many women as I feel there should be … it can be lonely sometimes." When asked what advice she would give to future technology leaders, Tonya says: "You can do anything you want to do, and you can do it right here from Wichita, Kansas." Header Center for…

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WSU names Larisa Genin dean of Barton School of Business

… “Faculty, staff, students and members of the business community who met her thought she would be an excellent fit for the university and the city.” Muma said he has asked Genin to prepare to focus immediately on connecting the Barton School’s faculty and staff to WSU’s focus as an urban public research university by increasing enrollment opportunities and…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/05-may/barton_dean_genin_19.php

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Time at WSU helped student build successful business

…to get his product into a local store, and never hearing back, Eddie got frustrated and showed up at the store with samples. He asked for the manager, who brought out the entire deli department to try the pinole. “They all tried it and loved it,” he said. “The next day they placed an order for two boxes.” Eventually, Eddie would like to see his business …

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/07-july/pinole_blue.php

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From one student to another: How to navigate WSU while dealing with anxiety

…about yourself.” Also, remember this usually only happens at the beginning of the semester. You just have to get through the first day. And if your teacher asks for volunteers, volunteer. The sooner you get it over with, the sooner you can relax. According to Dr. Jessica Provines, a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant vice president of WSU student…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/08-aug/anxiety_at_wsu.php

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Shocker employees are a win-win for McCurdy Auctions

…faces and hear some fresh ideas, but at the same time we also have some extra arms and legs,” Braden said. Student workers at McCurdy typically assist with office tasks and on-site auction preparation. The first few years of an employee’s work consists of learning how to navigate the business environment, including checking emails, calling clients and…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/08-aug/mccurdy_shockers.php

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WSU begins project to hire and retain more women, minority STEM faculty

…Linnea Glenmaye (sociology), Jean Griffith (English), David Eichhorn and Moriah Beck (chemistry), Gery Markova (business) and Twomey (engineering). WSU faculty will be asked to participate in a faculty satisfaction survey, and female STEM faculty will participate in focus groups – all with the goal of learning more about existing struggles to advancing…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/08-aug/wsu_women_minorities_hiring_retention.php

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Finding hope and healing: How one WSU student is beating the odds | Wichita State News

…appreciative of all the support her instructors have provided since coming to WSU. Being a cancer patient and going through school hasn’t been an easy task. But, through classes, her practicum and life, the instructors have cheered her on through every journey. “I couldn’t have asked for a better department. They empower their students and encourage them…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/10-oct/jennifer_raymo_3.php

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Shocker Rowing takes advantage of new home on the Arkansas River | Wichita State News

…area in downtown. Wichita State head rowing coach Calvin Cupp reaches for the shell, resting on a metal rack, and slides it away from the wall. “Isn’t that cool?” he asks. “It makes it very easy. I did that with one hand.” While pulling a shell out of storage is a routine part of the rowing world, it remains a thrill for Cupp and his rowers. They are…

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