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Derby High School student earns WSU’s Mike and Mary James Scholarship

Wichita State has awarded the 2026 Mike and Mary James Scholarship to Derby High School senior Noah DeVault, who plans to study communication at Wichita State beginning in fall 2026. DeVault was selected from a competitive pool of more than 150 high school seniors considering majors in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences or the College of Fine…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/03/18/derby-high-school-student-earns-wsus-mike-and-mary-james-scholarship/

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WSU receives $2.5 million to launch paid humanities internship program

Wichita State has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to create the Wichita HIREs program: Humanities Internships Reward Employers, an initiative designed to expand applied learning opportunities for students pursuing humanities degrees. This transformative grant includes a $1 million matching funds requirement to build a long-term…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/02/09/wsu-receives-2-5-million-to-launch-paid-humanities-internship-program/

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Barton School names finalists for prestigious Clay Barton Scholarship

…school seniors as finalists for the 2026 Clay Barton Scholarship, one of the most prestigious business scholarships in the state of Kansas. Valued at $50,000, the scholarship is awarded annually to one student who demonstrates academic excellence, leadership and a passion for business. The eight finalists emerged from a competitive pool of students who…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/02/09/barton-school-names-finalists-for-prestigious-clay-barton-scholarship/

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Professional development opportunities available through the Kansas Leadership Center

Staff Senate and Human Resources are excited to continue offering faculty and staff professional development opportunities made possible through grants they wrote and were awarded by the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC). The grant provides a select number of seats for KLC’s leadership development path which starts with step one. Based on KLC’s bestselling…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/01/26/professional-development-opportunities-available-through-the-kansas-leadership-center/

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The WSU Spark Society is accepting applications for its 2026-27 academic year scholarship

… of household student(s) (undergraduate or graduate) with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Recipients must be enrolled in at least six credit hours per semester in the semesters they receive awards. Two scholarships of $2,000 each will be awarded. Applications are due by April 1. Complete an application online at wichita.edu/wsuspark or through Scholarship Universe by …

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/01/20/the-wsu-spark-society-is-accepting-applications-for-its-2026-27-academic-year-scholarship/

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Dr. Pam O’Neal

Dr. Pam O’Neal, associate director of student engagement in the Office of Online and Adult Learning, has been awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities Urban Adult Learner Institute (UALI) for her leadership and dedication as an Urban Adult Learner…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/12/11/dr-pam-oneal/

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Observers are needed for the Distinguished Scholarship Invitational

The Distinguished Scholarship Invitational (DSI) will be held Nov. 22. Three $64,000 Harry Gore Memorial Scholarships are awarded through the DSI process to high school seniors to attend Wichita State in fall 2026, and observers are needed to help in selecting the next Gore Scholar recipients. Observers are Wichita State faculty, staff, alumni and community …

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/24/observers-are-needed-for-the-distinguished-scholarship-invitational/

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Kimberly Engber

… an external expert for the project “A Glossary of Transatlantic Literature in the Long Nineteenth Century” led by a research team at the University of Zagreb. The project was awarded funding from the NextGenerationEU Republic of Croatia National Recovery and Resilience Plan.

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/13/kimberly-engber/

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Four Wichita State faculty and staff honored as Kansas Board of Regents awardees

…have been named 2025 Faculty and Staff of the Year by the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR), recognizing their excellence in teaching, research, service and student support. The KBOR awards recognize outstanding contributions by faculty and staff across the state’s universities. Wichita State’s 2025 KBOR awardees: Dr. Lisa Parcell, Kansas Health Foundation…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/13/four-wichita-state-faculty-and-staff-honored-as-kansas-board-of-regents-awardees/

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New research security training for sponsored programs

Starting in October 2025, a new research security training will be required for all personnel participating on sponsored awards at WSU. This is a series of three short training courses developed by WSU, that ensures compliance with the National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33) and the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. These trainings will provide…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/01/new-research-security-training-for-sponsored-programs/

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Truman Scholarship foundation is looking for the next generation of public service leaders

The Truman Scholarship awards students in their third year of college up to $30,000 for graduate school as well as access to extensive scholar programming, priority admission and financial support from public service graduate programs, advising and mentoring from other public service leaders, and preferred hiring with the federal government. Want to learn…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/15/truman-scholarship-foundation-is-looking-for-the-next-generation-of-public-service-leaders-3/

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Truman Scholarship foundation is looking for the next generation of public service leaders

The Truman Scholarship awards students in their third year of college up to $30,000 for graduate school as well as access to extensive scholar programming, priority admission and financial support from public service graduate programs, advising and mentoring from other public service leaders, and preferred hiring with the federal government. Students are…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/12/truman-scholarship-foundation-is-looking-for-the-next-generation-of-public-service-leaders/

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MURPA proposals are due by Oct. 3 to the Office of Research

Proposals are due to the Office of Research for Multidisciplinary Research Project Awards (MURPA) no later than 5 p.m. Oct. The MURPA opportunity provides funding of up to $7,500 for faculty projects that involve two or more investigators from different disciplines that focus different perspectives and capabilities on complex problems that intersect…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/09/murpa-proposals-are-due-by-oct-3-to-the-office-of-research/

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M. Edwin Sawan retiring from WSU; interim director of School of Computing named

…member in the (then) electrical engineering and computer science department for 30 years before retiring as a professor emeritus. During his tenure, he won numerous teaching awards and was published many times. Following the death of his wife, Sawan founded the Maha “Maggie” Sawan Fellowship for international graduate students in 2011, which awards two…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/08/m-edwin-sawan-retiring-from-wsu-interim-director-of-school-of-computing-named/

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ICYMI: Read May 2025’s edition of Forward Together

…Rick Muma’s Forward Together newsletter focused on the past year of Wichita State, including: Our spring 2025 class of Shocker graduates President’s Distinguished Service Awards and University Faculty Awards The recent groundbreaking of the new Internet Exchange Point A look back at the entire academic year, through photos

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/06/06/icymi-read-may-2025s-edition-of-forward-together/

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FARE Office will hold end-of-semester celebration, Mutual Mentoring Awards May 13

…end of the spring semester with finger foods, charcuterie, desserts, wine and beer with colleagues as participants hear briefly from FARE’s first group of Mutual Mentoring Grant awardees about their projects for the coming year. RSVP by completing this brief form by May 7 so organizers can get a headcount for food.

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/04/08/fare-office-will-hold-end-of-semester-celebration-mutual-mentoring-awards-may-13/

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WSU students awarded in Graduate Research Summit in Topeka

…graduate students from various Kansas public universities presented their research and how it contributes to the economic development of the state. Two Wichita State students were awarded at the summit, Mary Peterson and Adithya Melagoda, both electrical engineering majors. Mary’s poster was entitled, “Solar Energy to Improve Electrical Service Reliability…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/03/26/wsu-students-awarded-in-graduate-research-summit-in-topeka-2/

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WSU College of Engineering to host 25th annual MINDSTORMS challenge

…eighth grade or ages eight through 14 years old. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 1. The competition portion will be in the Heskett Center, while the awards ceremonies will be in 208 Hubbard Hall. “This exciting competition provides young students with a unique opportunity to apply mathematical, scientific, programming and…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/02/27/wsu-college-of-engineering-to-host-25th-annual-mindstorms-challenge/

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Wichita State pediatric physical therapy team receives grant to expand services in rural schools

Faculty members on the pediatric team in Wichita State’s Department of Physical Therapy have been awarded a prestigious grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation’s 2024 Priority Impact Quality of Life grants program. The $35,000 grant will provide access to assistive technology to help students in public schools with physical disabilities. The…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/02/26/wichita-state-pediatric-physical-therapy-team-receives-grant-to-expand-services-in-rural-schools/

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Wichita State and the College of Applied Studies lead literacy initiatives across Kansas

…its College of Applied Studies are leading efforts to improve literacy education across Kansas through structured literacy initiatives and teacher preparation programs. A recently awarded AmeriCorps planning grant will support the launch of the READ Initiative, providing structured literacy support in underserved elementary schools. Additionally, the CLEAR…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/02/19/wichita-state-and-the-college-of-applied-studies-lead-literacy-initiatives-across-kansas/