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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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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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Turning apprehension into confidence, Elliott School students hone skills, create Fairmount College commercial

Turning apprehension into confidence, Elliott School students hone skills, create Fairmount College commercial Cheryl K. Miller Shocker Ad Lab students paused, slightly daunted, when a request came in from the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean’s office. The charge: Produce a short commercial to create awareness of the breadth of liberal…

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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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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…

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Two Sisters Discover New Skill With Pet Costumes

Two Sisters Discover New Skill With Pet Costumes Cynthia Whiteside and Kim McCollum 03/03/2020 11:56:23 AM The sisters moved to Wichita from Garden City just a couple months ago. Salas heard about a GoCreate class being offered at the Advanced Library on Hardwood Floors. After taking that class, the sisters were interested in seeing what else they could…

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/GoCreate/newsroom/sisters-create-pet-costumes-1.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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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…

https://www.wichita.edu/student_life/careerdevelopment/ca_blog/Rueda_Emily.php

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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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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…

https://www.wichita.edu/student_life/careerdevelopment/ca_blog/Khan_Golam_Morshed.php

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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 …

https://www.wichita.edu/student_life/careerdevelopment/ca_blog/Neira_Maquilon_Gonzalo.php

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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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Learning by Doing: How Applied Experience Shaped Marianna Fronciani’s Engineering Path

Learning by Doing: How Applied Experience Shaped Marianna Fronciani’s Engineering Path Baylor Henry, Shocker Career Accelerator 04/23/2026 09:00:00 AM When Marianna Fronciani Farina arrived at Wichita State University, she chose mechanical engineering for its flexibility, unsure exactly where it would lead. Four years later, that foundation, strengthened by …

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14 full-ride Rudd Scholarships awarded to WSU-bound students

…of global companies and organizations. Follow Wichita State on social media: LinkedIn Instagram YouTube X | Twitter Facebook Contact for News Reporters: Lainie Mazzullo-Hart, director of communication, 316-978-3409 or lainie.mazzullo@wichita.edu. Style Position Image Image Credit Header High-resolution image available Content Buttons Download image…

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Full-ride Rudd Scholarships awarded to 15 WSU-bound students

…and organizations. Follow Wichita State on social media: LinkedIn Instagram YouTube X | Twitter Facebook Contact for News Reporters: Lainie Mazzullo-Hart, director of communication, 316-978-3409 or lainie.mazzullo@wichita.edu. Style Position Image Image Credit Header High-resolution image available. Individual photos available upon request. Content…

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July 2023

July 2023 09/06/2023 10:13:22 AM Congratulations to those who received grants in June! The tentative numbers for WSU researchers under Academic Affairs for FY2023 are: submitted proposals budgeted a total of $91,355,481, $78,147,769 in awards received, and $3,857,731 in indirect cost recovery generated. Congratulations and thank you for all of your talents…

https://www.wichita.edu/research/ResearchNewsletter/2023-07-Newsletter.php

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Seminar series to explore realities, challenges of autonomous vehicles

…with the AAA Mobile app (AAA.com/mobile) for iPhone, iPad and Android. For more information, visit www.AAA.com. Contact: Joe Kleinsasser, co-director of news and media relations, 316-978-3013 or joe.kleinsasser@wichita.edu.

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Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College

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Barton School’s Spero Program Secures Funding for Year 2 Expansion

Barton School’s Spero Program Secures Funding for Year 2 Expansion Barton School of Business 05/28/2025 06:00:10 AM After an inaugural year, Spero has secured funding for its second year, thanks to private and corporate partners and a reinvestment by the Charles Koch Foundation. Housed within the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State…

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