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Episode 15 – Shockers Up: Brittany Wojciechowski

Watch of video of the podcast here: Brittany Wojciechowski is a first-generation student working on her Ph.D. in aerospace engineering. Her research specialty is structures and solid mechanics with a particular interest in structural acoustics. In 2021, she was awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The “Forward…

https://wichitastate.tv/podcast/episode-15-shockers-up-brittany-wojciechowski-2/

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Apply now to join TRIO Student Support Services

…Check out TRIO Student Support Services (SSS). TRIO SSS provides completely free resources, guidance and support to help you blaze the trail to success in college. If you’re a first-generation or limited income student, or a student with disabilities, you may be eligible. TRIO SSS students get free tutoring, peer mentoring, textbook rentals, exclusive…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/01/30/apply-now-to-join-trio-student-support-services/

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Wichita State releases its annual report

Wichita State has released its 2022 annual report detailing progress on university strategic goals throughout the 2022 academic year. Here are some of the highlights: WSU launched Shocker Promise in the 2021-22 academic year, a four-year scholarship program for Sedgwick County and Shocker Neighborhood high school graduates, that pays for any remaining…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/03/15/wichita-state-releases-its-annual-report/

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Win $1,000 with the Library Research Award. Attend upcoming informational session April 9

The Library Research Award recognizes students who have effectively utilized University Libraries’ resources for their research or creative projects during the past academic year (summer through spring semesters). There are two $1,000 prizes, one for undergraduate students and one for graduate students, awarded annually at the conclusion of the spring…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/04/06/win-1000-with-the-library-research-award-attend-upcoming-informational-session-april-9/

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Encourage students to apply for TRIO Student Support Services for free resources and support

…students to get extra support from TRIO Student Support Services (SSS). TRIO SSS is a program 100% funded by the Department of Education dedicated to providing resources to first-generation, limited income students and students with disabilities to strengthen student persistence and degree completion. Through personalized advising, tutoring, financial…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/01/30/encourage-students-to-apply-for-trio-student-support-services-for-free-resources-and-support-2/

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F1RST-Gen Friday: Aaron R. Coffey, MBA

Focus on first-gen: This week we highlight Aaron R. Coffey, Master of Business administration and Graduate School assistant dean. How has your first-gen experience inspired you? My experience as a first-gen helped me see how much support I can provide to those who take this step into the unknown. I knew this was an area I wanted to support from seeing how…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/04/28/f1rst-gen-friday-aaron-r-coffey-mba/

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Kansas Applied Learning Funds: AY 2027 applications open

Wichita State is excited to announce that the State of Kansas Applied Learning Funds are now open for applications for the fiscal year 2027. Who can apply? Wichita State colleges and departments are invited to submit proposals. Special attention will be given to programs that have traditionally lacked access to paid applied learning opportunities. What are…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/04/15/kansas-applied-learning-funds-ay-2027-applications-open-2/

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Senior pursues goals with out-of-the-box thinking, takes new opportunity

… social work student at Wichita State University, volunteers at Cloud 9 Therapeutic Equine Foundation for his senior practicum. Wichita State senior Rick Rangel has spent the last year working at Cloud 9 Therapeutic Equine Foundation for his social work practicum. He was awarded the Bright Future award from WSU Ventures for his out-of-the-box thinking in…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2017/03-march/rick_rangel.php

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F1RST-Gen Friday: Zoë Gillis

Focus on first-gen: This week we highlight Zoë Gillis, graduate student in printmaking. How does it feel to be the first member of your family to attend college?When I was a teenager, I never really saw myself loving school this much. It’s been the most rewarding experience of my life. What piece of advice would you share with an incoming first-generation…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/03/10/f1rst-gen-friday-zoe-gillis/

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Deadline has been extended for Title II change compliance

The U.S. Department of Justice has extended the federal compliance deadline for the updated Title II regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act by one year. While this extension provides additional time at the federal level, the university remains committed to moving forward expeditiously to achieve full accessibility and compliance. Accessibility…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/04/22/deadline-has-been-extended-for-title-ii-change-compliance/

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Wichita State Cricket Club makes history with back-to-back championships

Wichita State’s cricket team capped a milestone year by winning both the 35-over and T20 titles in the Two-State Cricket League — a rare back-to-back sweep in the league’s decades-long history. “This year has been historic for us,” said Sai Karthik Garnepudi, president and captain of the WSU Cricket Club and a Ph.D. candidate in electrical and computer…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/12/08/wichita-state-cricket-club-makes-history-with-back-to-back-championships/

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Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) Analysis

… compliant facility, classes are open only to U.S. Citizens. Cost: $1,195.00 Prerequisite: Must complete GD&T Concepts and Application prior to taking this class About the Course This four day course provides mathematical procedures in determining the allowable dimensional variations and geometric tolerances specified by ASME standards. A workbook is…

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/NIAR/Training/amp-gdt-analysis.php

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Staff Senator Spotlight: Kennedy Rogers

Kennedy Rogers has spent nine years helping shape the student experience at Wichita State, serving as the director of Strengths, Leadership and Student Impact and the interim director of Belonging and Experiences. A mentor first encouraged her to join Staff Senate, and five years later – now as past-president – she continues to value the insight, connection …

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/02/12/staff-senator-spotlight-kennedy-rogers/

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F1RST-Gen Friday: Coleen Pugh

Focus on first-gen: This week we highlight Coleen Pugh, vice provost for Research, dean of the Graduate School, professor in the Department of Chemistry. Why does advocating for first-gen matter? Advocating for first generation students matters because we need to remember that the system we take for granted may be completely foreign to them. We need to…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/03/10/f1rst-gen-friday-coleen-pugh/

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Fall 2026 New Faculty

Includes faculty who participated in fall 2026 new faculty orientation. List is sorted by college, then department, then last name. First Name Last Name Position Title Department College Donita Falk-Cotterill Associate Professor CLES CED Lizy Humphrey Assistant Professor CLES CED Kayla Kemp Assistant Professor CLES CED Kayla Klein Assistant Educator S&LS CED…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/new_faculty/2026_new_faculty.php

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FARE will continue faculty writing support through the semester with groups starting Feb. 2

The Office of Faculty Advancement, Retention, and Excellence is partnering with WSU faculty to host weekly faculty writing groups this semester. All groups will begin the first week of February. There are two weekly writing group opportunities: 2-4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays beginning Feb. 3 in person at the FARE Office in 112 Jardine Hall, facilitated by Trevor…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/01/30/fare-will-continue-faculty-writing-support-through-the-semester-with-groups-starting-feb-2/

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Answers

…Missions. The Missions are designed to encourage teams to think about alternative ways to design and program their robots to complete specified tasks. Exact reproduction of the courses is not necessary for programming and development. On Trial Day, each team will have the opportunity to ask detailed questions about the Missions. Teams will also have time …

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/engineering/mindstorms/challenge/2023/2023_Answers.php

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College of Health Professions welcomes new Dean’s Advisory Council chair

…Faulk, M.D. as the new chair of the Dean’s Advisory Council. The college extends its sincere appreciation to Jason Ladner for his leadership and service as chair over the past year. Faulk is a proud Wichita State alumna, earning her Bachelor of Science in biological sciences before completing her M.D. at the University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita …

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/04/07/college-of-health-professions-welcomes-new-deans-advisory-council-chair-2/

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Coming soon: 2026 annual appointment notices

The 2026 fiscal and academic year annual appointment notices will be available online through myWSU during the week beginning Monday, July 7. You will then need to log in and acknowledge your appointment notice by Aug. 31. Note that University Support Staff (USS) and non-benefit-eligible employees (students, lecturers and temporary employees) are not subject…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/06/27/coming-soon-2026-annual-appointment-notices/

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University Police Department and Faculty/Staff Senates call on campus to stock the Kiah Duggins Shocker Support Locker

The Wichita State University Police Department, and the Faculty Senate and Staff Senate, are calling on Shocker Nation to help spread the love for Valentine’s Day this year by stocking the Kiah Duggins Shocker Support Locker. Now through Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, UPD is stuffing a squad car at the University Police Department building at Mid Campus Drive and…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/02/09/university-police-department-and-faculty-staff-senates-call-on-campus-to-stock-the-kiah-duggins-shocker-support-locker/