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Students can win $35,000 in Army UAV competition

…and create advanced technologies to fuel the Army Futures Command's product and workforce development initiatives. With a total prize package of up to $35,000, the C3 Challenge asks students to submit a design proposal for a specific component within a UAV subsystem — either lift, energy or structure. Up to 10 teams will then be selected to develop a…

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Khristian Jones’ summer internship inspires her to make space open to all types of people | Wichita State News

…women and gender-minority students in aerospace. Khristian interned at Mojave Air and Space Port in California under CEO and General Manager Karina Drees. Her task was reconfiguring the rocket test site to enable the safe testing of propulsion systems for companies wanting to use the spaceport. While Khristian felt prepared to enter the field, she…

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Couple’s $3.5 million estate gift to provide scholarships for students with financial need | Wichita State News

…an estate gift of $3.5 million to the WSU Foundation to endow a general scholarship fund for Wichita State University students who demonstrate financial need. The couple asked to remain anonymous. They commented that: “WSU has been important to our family, and we want to assure that future students continue to have access to transformational…

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Kansas City student awarded full-ride Sexton Scholarship to attend Wichita State | Wichita State News

…Technological and Scientific Olympics. Her career goal is to become a business attorney. On her scholarship application, she wrote: “If one of my debate students asked me what my one true goal at Wichita State University was, I would tell them that it was to do my absolute best to make sure that everything I have accomplished in high school was not in vain…

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From one student to another: 10 winter self-improvement tips | Wichita State News

…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 …

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Student thoughts: Finals are the pits | Wichita State news

…choice questions, 10 short answers and 3 essay questions in 2 hours. Turning in the exam knowing you gave it your best effort. When you still have three finals left. A classmate asking how you did, right after you turn in the exam. Planning your post-exam pampering. You've earned it. The day after finals be like: Florida Stanley is the equivalent to…

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Video: What makes a great Shocker? | Wichita State News

Video: What makes a great Shocker? Andrew Martin, marketing intern 12/02/2019 11:22:57 AM Dec. 2, 2019 -- I went across Wichita State asking students the same question: "What makes a great Shocker?" This video is a short compilation of their heartfelt responses. This is the first bullet. Use what you need and delete the rest. This is the second bullet This…

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Real Talks encourage respectful conversations on tough topics | Wichita State News

…more intimate and flow easily. To register for the next Real Talk event, visit the ODI events page on the Wichita State website. Participants are asked to follow what’s called Vegas-style conversational expectations: Facilitators have the right to halt the discussion and maintain order. Be present and respectful in the space. WAIT: Why Am I Talking? Or why…

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Two students win a total of $50,000 Jabara Scholarships to attend Wichita State | Wichita State News

…developer on the side. This is all in addition to his community service with the local Food Bank and delivering sack lunches to shelters with his Youth Group. When asked about his future at WSU he said “Entrepreneurship seems to be my calling. I’m looking forward to attending Wichita State,” he said. Erin Jacobson Erin is from Leawood, Kansas and…

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Art exhibition uses clothing as a catalyst for storytelling | Wichita State News

…associate professor of art education. “In the life of a piece of clothing, there are multiple miniature stories we don’t usually pay attention to,” Ramos said. “We asked students to use their piece of clothing to reflect on a personal narrative. Once it’s turned into an art object, it allows others to connect with that story.” The resulting student work is…

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Shocker students’ innovation represented at Make48

…Wichita event will advance to compete at the national competition, slated for March 2022, where one team could win $10,000. Teams will not know what product they’ll be asked to create, but the Make48 general theme is “Sustainability & Environmental Stewardship: Doing More with Less.” “We will, in fact be starting from scratch, but we have entire teams of…

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Wichita State students go phishing to reveal cybersecurity vulnerabilities | Wichita State News

…spring its students carried out phishing attempts against a targeted group of Wichita State University faculty, staff and students. Applied Computing Intermediate Design Project asks students to send phishing attempts to targeted email accounts around the university. The exercise gives students practice identifying approaches that hackers use successfully.…

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Wichita State freshman targets Paralympics with rowing time trials this summer | Wichita State News

…racer in the finals of our championships in less than a year.” The Paralympics caught him by surprise when the organization emailed asking him to complete time trials. He went from the Summer Research Institute at Heskett Center to the nearby YMCA to row. “It was a little bit unconventional,” he said. “I was not confident at all. I think with all the…

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Meet a Shocker: Abigail Hammack | WSU News

…to school full-time was an excellent way for me to grow, but at times it was also quite a strain on my mental and physical capacity. I had a lot of practice in prioritizing tasks and saying no to things I couldn’t do. What are your plans after graduation? I have been hired on full-time at the Public Policy and Management Center at WSU to lead…

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NSF awards WSU researcher $200K to study fairness in facial recognition | Wichita State News

… may be wrongly identified. In February, 50 civil and immigrant rights groups – including the ACLU and Amnesty International – sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking for a moratorium on all federal government use of facial recognition technology and other forms of biometric technology until Congress implements safeguards to prevent harm to people who…

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From golfer to homicide detective? Meet Shocker Louisa Brunt | Wichita State News

…“She came on her (recruiting) visit and I recognized that we were very similar people,” Henson said. “Then I asked her about her major and what she wanted to get into, and she said, ‘Oh, homicide detective.’ I’m going into elementary education, so we’re totally different in that aspect. I would rather work with little minds.” “She wants to teach young…

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CubeSat mission patch contest highlights science programs at Wichita State | Wichita State News

…and the Ad Astra Foundation aims to highlight WSU’s science and research programs to prospective students. The competition, which is open to children in grades 6-12, asks participants to submit designs for a CubeSat mission patch. The CubeSat (a tiny satellite) will be flown in Earth orbit to collect data as part of Dr. Nickolas Solomey’s research on…

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Meet winners of fall 2021 Women for Women’s Innovation Award

…“Further along in the application process, I felt seen by this award; and the questions I was being asked made me feel even more proud to talk about the business that I’ve been working so hard on,” she said. “I guess that means don’t listen to the voice in the back of your head, and instead, take every shot at any opportunity you can get.” As for the…

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WSU announces winners of $64,000 Gore Scholarship | Wichita State News

… recipients of the Harry Gore Memorial Scholarships. Each student will receive a $64,000 scholarship to attend WSU in fall 2022. Caden Carlson, Aurora High School in Aurora, Nebraska Brynna Mays, Topeka West High School Audrey Menzies, Piper High School in Kansas City, Kansas The students competed in the Distinguished Scholarship Invitational in November,…

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Adelante Scholar talks about her journey to WSU | Wichita State News

…wishing to apply for the Adelante Scholarship, Valeria offers encouragement. “You deserve to be in the place that you are. If you are asking yourself, ‘Do I deserve to be here?’, realize that you do because you have worked hard, and you don’t have to prove that to anyone else but yourself.” Style Position Image Image Credit Header Adelante Scholarship…

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