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NEH awards WSU professor $150,000 to further develop accessibility app

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently awarded a Wichita State University faculty member $150,000 to further develop a smartphone application that allows visually impaired people to read materials rich in visual content. Dr. Darren DeFrain, professor of English and director of Wichita State’s Writing Program, has spent five years…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/02/17/neh-awards-wsu-professor-150000-to-further-develop-accessibility-app/

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Participate in the Wichita State Engineering 5k run/walk to benefit students in need

As part of National Engineers Week, the College of Engineering is hosting a public 5k run/walk that is open to students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members. The 5k and awards ceremony will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 on campus. The course is USA Track & Field (USATF) certified and will begin and end behind the John Bardo Center.…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/02/07/participate-in-the-wichita-state-engineering-5k-run-walk-to-benefit-students-in-need-2/

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Women of WSU to host bingo fundraiser

The Women of WSU (WWSU), a philanthropic organization, raises money for scholarships that are awarded to WSU students every year. Join WWSU for bingo at noon Thursday, Feb. 13 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center, Herrman Room. Everyone is welcome. There will be four games, and you may purchase up to three cards per game. Each card is $5 and proceeds will go…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/01/27/women-of-wsu-to-present-bingo-fundraiser/

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Professional development opportunity available through the Kansas Leadership Center

Human Resources and Staff Senate are excited to continue to offer faculty and staff a professional development opportunity made possible through a grant they wrote and were awarded by the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC). The grant provides a select number of seats for their leadership development path that consists of three steps and starts with step one,…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/12/17/professional-development-opportunity-available-through-the-kansas-leadership-center-2/

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Come play bingo with Women of WSU

…you to play bingo from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 30 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center. Each Bingo card is $5 and there will be four games (limit of three cards per game). Prizes will be awarded for winners in certain categories, including cross and blackout. Come mingle, eat, play and win. Pre-order for the 11:30 a.m. lunch for $14 or bring your own. Money raised …

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/10/08/come-play-bingo-with-women-of-wsu/

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CSD graduate students win top scholarship awards at KSHA 2024

…Students will present their research at the 2024 KSHA Convention at the Hyatt Regency Sept. 26 and 27. Wichita State students were selected for two out of the top three awards given. Additionally, WSU will be presenting 13 student research posters (out of a total of 30 from universities across Kansas), which approaches numbers not seen since…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/09/20/csd-graduate-students-win-top-scholarship-awards-at-ksha-2024/

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October Mentoring Circles will focus on ADVANCE grant

…Leadership Initiative for its October Mentoring Talk Circle from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 9 in the RSC Ballroom. Lunch will be provided. Wichita State University was recently awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation for its ADVANCE project, “REACH for Excellence: WSU’s ADVANCE Adaptation Initiative for Equity in STEM Faculty.”…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/09/16/october-mentoring-circles-will-focus-on-advance-grant/

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Join Staff Senate in raising funds for the Shocker Employee and Dependent Scholarship

…Senate is reestablishing the Shocker Employee and Dependent Scholarship. To make the scholarship viable, more money needs to be infused into the fund before the scholarship can be awarded. With the help of staff, faculty, administration and alumni, the Staff Senate hopes to make funds available within the next year. Join in supporting the Shocker Employee…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/09/09/join-staff-senate-in-raising-funds-for-the-shocker-employee-and-dependent-scholarship/

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Professional development opportunity available through KLC

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

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/05/17/professional-development-opportunity-available-through-klc/

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Wichita State professor and student earn NASA grant to explore harmful cosmic radiation

…to the moon and farther beyond, new technologies will need to be invented to assist in sustainable, long-term human-helmed missions. To help develop this technology, NASA has awarded a $133,342 grant to Wichita State University to research a more cost-effective detector for harmful radiation from space. The grant is part of a nearly $1.5 million program…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/05/07/wichita-state-professor-and-student-earn-nasa-grant-to-explore-harmful-cosmic-radiation/

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Professional development opportunity available through the Kansas Leadership Center

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

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/04/26/professional-development-opportunity-available-through-the-kansas-leadership-center/

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Kansas SBDC to host conference, pop-up market, awards ceremony to celebrate small businesses

… On Thursday, May 2, the Kansas SBDC at WSU is hosting a conference designed to help established small businesses grow sustainably, a pop-up market to support local vendors and an awards ceremony honoring the success of local small business leaders. For more than 60 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has celebrated National Small Business…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/04/05/kansas-sbdc-to-host-conference-pop-up-market-awards-ceremony-to-celebrate-small-businesses/

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WSU students awarded in graduate research summit in Topeka

… 40 graduate students from six 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, including Jade Driggs, human factors major, for her poster on the “reverse fundamental attribution error for automated systems: implications for Kansas…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/03/22/wsu-students-awarded-in-graduate-research-summit-in-topeka/

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Dr. M. Edwin Sawan to serve as director for School of Computing in College of Engineering

…School of Computing, Dr. Sawan served as a professor in the (then) Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department for 30 years. During his tenure, he won numerous teaching awards and was published many times. Following the death of his wife, Dr. Sawan founded the Maha “Maggie” Sawan Fellowship for international graduate students in 2011, which awards…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/03/15/dr-m-edwin-sawan-to-serve-as-director-for-school-of-computing-in-college-of-engineering/

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Sold-out Barton School ‘Beyond’ Hall of Fame gala commemorates three inductees, raises over $800K for student success

…leaders, community members, esteemed alumni, and family and friends of the inductees attended. Each honoree was recognized in a special manner and received their well-deserved awards. Family members of Frank Barton and Fran Jabara accepted these posthumous inductions on their behalf. The proceeds from the “Beyond” Hall of Fame were raised to enhance and…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/02/21/__trashed-19/

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Student success spotlight: Pamela O’Neal

…saying.” How do you promote student success through your campus duties?“In 2020, our office held the Inaugural Adult Learner Of The Year (ALOTY) Awards Celebration. Now in its fifth year, ALOTY Awards Celebration seeks to highlight adult learners who go above and beyond in the classroom and in the community as well.We also recognize a campus partner (a…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/01/26/student-success-spotlight-pamela-oneal/

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Thirteen high school seniors chosen as finalists in WSU’s Distinguished Scholarship Invitational

…State’s 2024 Distinguished Scholarship Invitational. Ultimately, three of them will win the $64,000 Harry Gore Memorial Scholarship, which are among the largest undergraduate awards in the Midwest, and all will receive scholarship offers to attend WSU.

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/01/22/thirteen-high-school-seniors-chosen-as-finalists-in-wsus-distinguished-scholarship-invitational/

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WSU earns 2023 Campus Prevention Network Seal of Prevention

Wichita State University has been named a recipient of the 2023 Campus Prevention Network (CPN) Seal of Prevention. The CPN Seal of Prevention is awarded to institutions of higher education that have demonstrated leadership in digital prevention programming focused on student safety, well-being and inclusion. Each recipient of the CPN Seal of Prevention has …

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/01/22/wsu-earns-2023-campus-prevention-network-seal-of-prevention/

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Eligible students will soon be awarded associate degrees on the road to their bachelor’s degrees

…AA degree is just a steppingstone to your goal of earning your bachelor’s degree. Eligible students will receive further information via email in January. The AA degrees will be awarded to all students who meet the degree requirements after each semester’s end. As further recognition for your accomplishments so far, the WSU’s Provost Office will host an…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/12/01/eligible-students-will-soon-be-awarded-associate-degrees-on-the-road-to-their-bachelors-degrees-2/

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Round 2 of Multidisciplinary Research Project Awards proposals are due Dec. 15

The Faculty Support Committee would like to invite faculty to submit proposals for the Multidisciplinary Research Project Awards (MURPA) competition. The four- and seven-year success rate for MURPA applications is 89% and 55% respectively. In this pilot round two opportunity, the Faculty Support Committee would like to extend the eligibility for MURPA grants…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/11/15/round-2-of-multidisciplinary-research-project-awards-proposals-are-due-dec-15/