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First Connection, Forever Support: Golam Morshed Khan’s Applied Learning Experience

First Connection, Forever Support: Golam Morshed Khan’s Applied Learning Experience Emily Rueda, Shocker Career Accelerator 11/06/2025 08:30:00 AM Golam Morshed Khan, a recent graduate, received his master’s degree in management science in supply chain management in May 2025. Before attending Wichita State, he earned his bachelor’s degree in business…

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Gonzalo Neira Maquilon: Alumnus, Advocate and Ambassador of Change in Human Resources

Gonzalo Neira Maquilon: Alumnus, Advocate and Ambassador of Change in Human Resources Emily Rueda, Shocker Career Accelerator 02/05/2026 08:00:00 AM In May 2019, Gonzalo Niera Maquilon graduated from Wichita State with a bachelor's degree in psychology and another in anthropology. Driven to serve his community, he earned certificates in community psychology …

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Emily Rueda: Student-to-Student Marketing

Emily Rueda: Student-to-Student Marketing Shocker Career Accelerator 09/24/2025 08:30:00 AM Emily Rueda is an Integrated Marketing Communication senior at Wichita State University. In the Spring 2025 semester, she experienced the behind-the-scenes aspects of social media marketing through an internship with the College of Fine Arts. Funded through WSU’s…

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Meet Team PPMC

Meet Team PPMC PPMC 03/31/2025 09:46:35 AM We are thrilled to welcome Riley Burger to Team PPMC as our new Student Assistant! Riley joined the PPMC in January 2025 as a Student Assistant in the Talent & Organizational Success Team, where she assists in event preparation, professional development, and association management. Welcome to #TeamPPMC Riley! Please…

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New Study from PPMC Examines Economic Impact of Homelessness, Housing Needs in Sedgwick County

New Study from PPMC Examines Economic Impact of Homelessness, Housing Needs in Sedgwick County PPMC 06/11/2025 02:24:03 PM New Study: Economic Impact of Homelessness in Sedgwick County A 2025 report from Wichita State University’s Public Policy and Management Center (PPMC) conservatively estimates that homelessness has a $20.2 million annual economic impact …

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College of Education professors share Summer Literacy Lab model with Kansas State Board of Education

College of Education professors share Summer Literacy Lab model with Kansas State Board of Education 08/11/2026 10:57:40 AM Left to right: Mary Lonker, English Language Arts (ELA) Program Manager for Teaching and Learning at the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE); Dr. Laurie Curtis, Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning – Structured Literacy…

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Air Force Creates Solar-Powered Communications System

Air Force Creates Solar-Powered Communications System Nichols Martin 09/14/2018 02:22:11 PM An innovation group at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas has produced a solar-powered communications system. An innovation group at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas has produced a solar-powered communications system designed for facility operations, security and…

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An Air Force Radio That Can Run For A Week In The Sun

An Air Force Radio That Can Run For A Week In The Sun Adam Stone 03/03/2020 11:59:23 AM The partnership with GoCreate proved key to the rapid development of the new system. "When we started we only knew how to sew on a button,” said Sandra Salas about herself and her sister, Noemi Herrera. The sisters moved to Wichita from Garden City just a couple months…

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/GoCreate/newsroom/airforce-solar-powered-radio.php

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Merve | February Mentor of The Month

Member Creates Obstacles For His Parkour Endeavors 03/03/2020 11:56:23 AM At first glance Max Atefi might appear as a serious engineer with a natural attraction for precise details and problem solving. However, after scrolling his social media accounts or spending a few minutes with him, you will find there is so much more to this GoCreate member. At first…

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Big Ideas Are Brought To Reality At GoCreate Makerspace

Big Ideas Are Brought To Reality At GoCreate Makerspace Paul Suellentrop 08/07/2018 02:37:32 PM These are the kind of stories that GoCreate director Ty Masterson loves to talk about when discussing the makerspace’s first year. These are the kind of stories that GoCreate director Ty Masterson loves to talk about when discussing the makerspace’s first year.…

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Entrepreneur Uses GoCreate To Bring Products To Market

Entrepreneur Uses GoCreate To Bring Products To Market Paul Suellentrop 08/07/2018 02:28:56 PM Entrepreneur Todd Gentry knew he needed equipment and guidance. A 3D printer, a laser cutter and a garage door would help, too. Entrepreneur Todd Gentry knew he needed equipment and guidance. A 3D printer, a laser cutter and a garage door would help, too. Read…

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Fine Arts Student Creates Jewelry, Furniture And Art At GoCreate

Fine Arts Student Creates Jewelry, Furniture And Art At GoCreate Sydney Payne 01/03/2018 03:00:16 PM Collin Allen is a father of three, a full-time student and a creator of art, jewelry, furniture and paintings. Collin Allen is a father of three, a full-time student and a creator of whatever he puts his mind to. He has been making art, jewelry, furniture and…

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/GoCreate/newsroom/fine-art-students-create.php

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GoProtectUs To Provide Face Mask Covers and Shields

GoProtectUs To Provide Face Mask Covers and Shields 03/30/2020 01:45:57 PM Working under the name GoProtectUs, the group is producing and distrubutingfabric face mask covers and other products that can help safeguard healthcare workers and others from contracting the virus. Coalition members Wichita State University’s makerspace GoCreate, a Koch…

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Hyperborean Has Completed Its First Round of Financing With $2.1 Million In Angel Investment

Hyperborean Has Completed Its First Round of Financing With $2.1 Million In Angel Investment Wichita Business Journal 03/04/2020 11:56:23 AM HyperBorean, a company founded by entrepreneur Todd Gentry and based at Wichita State University, has completed its first round of financing with $2.1 million in angel investment. HyperBorean, a company founded by…

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Makerspaces Are Gaining Popularity

Makerspaces Are Gaining Popularity Amy Geiszler-Jones 07/14/2018 03:13:28 PM Wichitans apparently want spaces where they can create things. Wichitans apparently want spaces where they can create things. In 2016, membership in the city’s original makerspace community, MakeICT, grew from 166 members to 270. Within the first five weeks of 2017, another 40…

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Merve | February Mentor of The Month

Merve | February Mentor of The Month 03/03/2020 11:56:23 AM Merv Bontrager has been a mentor in the woodworking department at GoCreate since 2018. With a degree in clinical social work, he used to be a spychotherapist. “When I retired, part of what I learned about being a human being is one needs to be creative- whatever their creativity is,” said Merv. Merv…

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/GoCreate/newsroom/merve-feb-motm.php

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Shift 4: Innovating and Creating In GoCreate

Shift 4: Innovating and Creating In GoCreate Brogan Gillmore 06/15/2020 04:07:50 PM Sip Savor is the first crowdfunded project by a new product innovation and design company based out of GoCreate called Shift 4. The year-old company is made up of 4 GoCreate members: Max Atefi, Brady Sherman, Hessam Vali, and Eddie Smith. The four of them met through GoCreate…

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Applications Open To Win $100,000 Investment From Rise of The Rest!

Applications Open To Win $100,000 Investment From Rise of The Rest! 03/03/2020 11:56:23 AM Applications to pitch a startup at Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Road Trip with Steve Case are open now until Feb. 24. The Rise of the Rest Road Trip will visit Wichita April 20 and award a $100,000 investment to an early stage startup based in Kansas. Applications to …

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Jim Swisher Returns to Woodworking at GoCreate

Jim Swisher Returns to Woodworking at GoCreate Paul Suellentrop 09/11/2018 01:13:27 PM When Swisher retired from the aircraft industry three years ago, he revived his wood-working skills at GoCreate, a Koch Collaborative. He makes intricately designed cutting boards from walnut, maple, cherry, oak, padauk and others. When Swisher retired from the aircraft…

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NIAR’s ATLAS announces addition of automated thermoplastic welding and tape-slitting capabilities

…Robotics/Automation, Sustainment, Virtual Engineering and the Walter H. Beech Wind Tunnel. Contact: Lainie Mazzullo-Hart, director of news and media relations, 316-978-3409 or lainie.mazzullo@wichita.edu. Image Image Credit Courtesy Header High resolution image available Content Button Link Download image

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