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Freshman piano major wins opportunity to perform with Kansas City Symphony

…As the winner of the competition, Orr will accompany the Kansas City Symphony on May 24 and 25. Julie Bees, professor in Wichita State University's School of Music, sees teaching as a tremendous responsibility and an unbelievably rewarding career, and she's seeing some of those rewards through her student's success this year. “For pianists, there…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2017/04-april/patrick_orr.php

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Page College Interrupted? Proven Pathways to Complete Your Degree on Your TermsTitle

…moment, you're here now—and that's what matters. The best part? You don't have to figure this out alone. We've helped students exactly like you turn "someday" into "today." Here's how to find your path back: "I Was Just Here—Like, Recently" Left Wichita State within the last 1-2 years Your timing couldn't be better. Your student account is probably still …

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/oal/shocker_comeback/scp_blog_1.php

WSU Foundation

Because of YOU Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall private fundraising is completed

…of the Ash Grove Cement Co. for 33 years. His mission was to invest some of the company’s revenue in communities where Ash Grove operated. Today, the foundation awards about $6 million a year to nonprofit organizations in 10 states. The WSU Foundation committed to raising $30 million in private funds to help pay the estimated $50 million cost for a new…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/because-of-you-wayne-and-kay-woolsey-hall-private-fundraising-is-completed/

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Universal design approach can benefit all students

…strengths and weaknesses are not always obvious,” she says. “We need to ask ourselves what we can do to be proactive and not just responsive.” Burgstahler's teaching and research focus on the successful transition of students with disabilities to college and careers and on the application of universal design to physical spaces, student services,…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2017/02-feb/universal_design.php

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Excel: Paste Special Operations: Quick Arithmetic with a Range Cells

…even faster way. I have mentioned before that there is more than meets the eye in Paste Special options. Here is another great example. Exercise File To follow along, download today’s exercise here: ExercisePasteSpecialAddition Scenario This workbook contains a sheet called Attendance. In this scenario, my supervisor has asked that I add myself and him/her…

https://itstraining.wichita.edu/excel-paste-special-operations-quick-arithmetic-with-a-range-cells/

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Contribution to ECE

…Areas with critical needs in the department are undergraduate scholarships to promote leadership, enhancing facilities to promote applied learning, graduate fellowships to enhance teaching opportunities, student travel funds, faculty development, and alumni engagement. General donations will be used by the department leadership to support the department’s…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/engineering/ECE/donations.php

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Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College Covid-19 Update

…COVID-19. I’m including some additional information, suggestions, and links below. Please feel free to reach out to me or anyone in our office with questions. Teaching Reach out to your students early next to week to explain to them how they will continue in your course. You may choose to manage your course completely through Blackboard, for example, or…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/honors_college/news-letter/new-story.mar-12-20.php

WSU Newsletters

College of Health Professions welcomes new associate dean for research, compliance and accreditation

… Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) Data Section and has served on the ASPPH Data Advisory Committee since 2018. She was a founding member of the ASPPH Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Task Force and currently serves on both the ASPPH Peer Review Advisory Group and Education Advisory Committee. Henderson is the editor-in-chief of Pedagogy in…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/06/20/college-of-health-professions-welcomes-new-associate-dean-for-research-compliance-and-accreditation/

WSU Newsletters

Encouraging professional development to enhance work with diverse populations? This advances SEM Goal 1.5

…the contributions of everyone on campus. Check out the featured strategy this week to see if it aligns with work in your area: Strategy 1.5 Offer opportunities to develop graduate teaching assistants, (GTAs), faculty and staff competencies around issues relating to first-generation students and other underrepresented populations. Ideas for the classroom:…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/02/09/encouraging-professional-development-to-enhance-work-with-diverse-populations-this-advances-sem-goal-1-5/

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April 2026 Alumni Spotlight: Blake Engels

…to assist those that ask!” Team Ennovar Newsletter Follow the Team Ennovar Newsletter to get monthly updates on everything we're doing! Subscribe Today!

https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/ennovar/ennovar_news/alumni_spotlight/2026/202604_apr_blake-engels.php

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Music professor invents the Gapper, a device to aid in playing the trumpet

… found in a classroom. Her internship gave her opportunities to network with influential professionals, something Gomes found to have great value. “The contacts you make today are critical in the future,” said Gomes. “Internships are a great learning experience and they increase the likelihood of landing a full-time job after graduation. Remember, jobs don't…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2017/10-oct/aerosystems_intern.php

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Useful Links

…care equipment — resources crucial to direct patient care," said Dr. Robert H. Roswell, VA's Under Secretary for Health. "It makes sure the decisions we make today and in the future are inline with the health care needs of veterans. Bottom line — the draft plan will allow us to avoid imbalances between the size and location of health care facilities and…

https://www.wichita.edu/student_life/veteranservices/student_veterans/Useful_links.php

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Expanding Literacy Education Access: Wichita State University and the College of Applied Studies Lead Statewide Initiatives

… of structured literacy techniques in classrooms. Instructional coaching and feedback for continuous improvement. Interactive, research-based course content to enhance teaching effectiveness. A Commitment to Literacy for Kansas WSU’s teacher education programs have aligned literacy education with the Science of Reading framework for over two decades. By…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/education/News/2025-CAS-literacy-initiatives.php

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Boats & Bikes opens to get people moving on the Arkansas River

…in August. Shocker Rowing will use its share of the net profits for travel, equipment and scholarship aid. Olga Navarro spent the summer renting boats, counting paddles and teaching people how to row at Boats & Bikes on the Arkansas River in downtown Wichita. She is a senior industrial engineering major and a member of Wichita State’s rowing team who …

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/08-aug/boatsandbikes.php

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Children with disabilities learn to bike and swim through iCan Swim and iCan Bike camps at Wichita State | Wichita State News

…for students. The event is sponsored by the Wichita State Department of Physical Therapy and Davis-Moore Auto Group. For more information contact Jennifer James, assistant teaching professor and board certified pediatric clinical specialist for the Department of Physical Therapy, at icanbikewichita@gmail.com or 405-388-5783. About Wichita State University …

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews-releases/2025/07-july/iCanSwim_iCanBike_7.php

WSU Foundation

Remembering longtime professor Clark Britton and other Shockers

…and a master’s degree in exercise science from WSU, an educator with more than 25 years of teaching experience in Ohio schools, Aug. 2, 2025, Fairlawn Heights, Ohio. LAVETA R. (REAM) SUMMERLIN ’70, retired Social Security Administration employee and homemaker who earned an undergraduate degree in history from Northwestern Oklahoma State University and a…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/in-memoriam-06/

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Spero Receives $500,000 Commitment to Support Continued Impact

… in Career Readiness and Entrepreneurship. The program works closely with regional employers and community partners to ensure participants are prepared to succeed in today’s workforce while also creating pathways for business development and long-term economic mobility. “It was an honor to attend the Spero graduation,” said Decarsky. “The students in the…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/barton_news/05-22-26-spero-receives-500000.php

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More Students Finding Their Home at Shocker Nation

…classmates along the way. It’s truly a special time in our university’s history and we invite you to see it for yourself. Schedule a campus visit today and we dare you to see what’s fueling our enrollment growth in-person, with your own eyes and perspective. University News Release on Enrollment Growth Style Position Image Image Credit Header Bobby…

https://www.wichita.edu/admissions/undergraduate/blog/2022/09_29_Enrollment_Growth.php

WSU Newsletters

Five undergraduate students to represent WSU at Research Day at the Capital

… Sejun MoonMajor: Computer scienceProject title: “Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Approach for Robot Teaming in Mars Exploration”Faculty mentor: Dr. Fujian Yan, assistant teaching professor, School of Computing Diego FuentealbaMajor: Aerospace engineeringProject title: “Robust and Scalable Quantum Repeaters using Machine Learning”Faculty mentors: Dr.…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/02/19/five-undergraduate-students-to-represent-wsu-at-research-days-at-the-capital/

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Brandon Martin

…known and respected as the pinnacle organization of the Marching Arts. The life lessons learned through music have played an "instrumental" role in shaping me into the person I am today.Any superstitions? No, but I do believe in the universe and stress the importance on patterned behavior.Why did you choose Wichita State? Wichita State continues to be the…

https://www.wichita.edu/athletics/bowling/team_current/bios/men_bios/martin.php