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Craig Barton pledges gift to create new speaker series for diverse viewpoints

The Barton legacy at Wichita State is already well-respected and firmly established, but Craig Barton wants to make an even deeper impact by launching a university lecture series featuring influential and diverse voices. Barton has pledged a gift of $400,000 to create the Craig W. Barton Speaker Series, with a goal of holding the inaugural lecture in spring …

https://foundation.wichita.edu/craig-barton-pledges-gift-to-create-new-speaker-series-for-diverse-viewpoints/

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Roundhouse podcast with Shocker basketball newcomers, No. 2

We continue our series introducing fans to the Wichita State basketball newcomers with big men Noah Hill and Dillon Battie and guards Brian Amuneke and Michael Gray Jr. Noah makes a passionate case for LeBron as the greatest. He also talks about his development and his maturity at Sunrise Christian Academy. DIllon talks about his basketball family and his…

https://wichitastate.tv/podcast/roundhouse-podcast-with-shocker-basketball-newcomers-no-2/

WSU Newsletters

Spero to bring students and community partners together for 2026 kickoff

Wichita State University’s Spero program will welcome its newest participants and reconnect members of its growing community during the 2026 Spero Kickoff from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 at Woolsey Hall. The event will bring together current Spero students, alumni, employer partners, advisory board members, facilitators, guest speakers and…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/07/29/spero-to-bring-students-and-community-partners-together-for-2026-kickoff/

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STEM workshop at WSU creates unique corporate partnership opportunity

Saturdays at WSU are normally quiet, but once a year that silence is broken as Wichita State’s campus floods with bubbling middle school girls from across Kansas. They’re attending the Expanding Your Horizons workshop, which came to WSU in 2013. Since then, it has introduced countless girls to the many possibilities of STEM application, advancing the…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/stem-workshop-at-wsu-creates-unique-corporate-partnership-opportunity/

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Meet a Shocker: Felicia Smith, Bachelor of Social Work

…Shocker: Felicia Smith, Bachelor of Social Work Sara Ornelas, Strategic Communications Specialist 05/14/2020 09:09:59 AM May 14, 2020 — With children and two full-time jobs, earning a degree was a herculean task for Felicia Smith. But through intensive time-management, family help, and the support of the Wichita State University community, she achieved her…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/05-may/grad_FeliciaSmith_11.php

WSU Newsletters

Steve and Regine Feilmeier make $500,000 gift to advance Spero’s mission

When Spero was created at Wichita State University’s Barton School of Business, the vision was clear: build a program that gives people access to practical skills, meaningful relationships and real pathways to employment, entrepreneurship and long-term economic mobility. As the Barton School begin Spero year three, philanthropic support remains at the core…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/07/29/steve-and-regine-feilmeier-make-500000-gift-to-advance-speros-mission/

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Honoring her father With $5 million gift, Jane McDonald hoped to inspire students

When she decided in 2010 to leave a gift in her estate plans for Wichita State, Jane McDonald expressed a desire to honor her late father through the donation, perhaps naming a scholarship for the longtime Cessna executive. But when she learned in 2018 of WSU’s plans to build a new home for the W. Frank Barton School of Business, she saw an opportunity for…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/honoring-her-father-with-5-million-gift-jane-mcdonald-hoped-to-inspire-students/

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WSU research studies affect of space gravity on the human brain

WSU research studies affect of space gravity on the human brain Lainie Mazzullo 06/26/2019 11:34:09 AM June 26, 2019 -- A NASA-funded Wichita State University research project will seek to understand how the human brain responds to gravity while in space. Wichita State researchers are studying how the human brain responds to gravity while in space. The…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/06-jun/nasa_wsu_brain_gravity_research.php

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Kay Sommerfeld’s estate gift will honor her mother and her own love of music

As Kay Sommerfeld contemplated pledging a significant estate gift to endow scholarships at Wichita State, memories of her mother washed over her. Lorene Rupert had always yearned for a college education, but finances and family responsibilities made that dream impractical. She devoted herself to being a wife, mother and homemaker, then returned to work as a …

https://foundation.wichita.edu/kay-sommerfelds-estate-gift-will-honor-her-mother-and-her-own-love-of-music/

WSU Newsletters

NIAR partnership creates nation’s largest autonomous aviation test ecosystem

The National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State and Kelly Hills Unmanned Systems announced July 20 a landmark strategic partnership designed to position Kansas as the nation’s leading hub for Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations, uncrewed aircraft system testing, advanced aerial mobility and autonomous flight development. “Kelly Hills offers …

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/07/20/niar-partnership-creates-nations-largest-autonomous-aviation-test-ecosystem/

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Graduate Student Handbook 2024

Deptartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryGraduate Student Handbook Welcome to the department: If you are a new graduate student just joining the department we want you to feel welcome and get off to a great start of a successful graduate career at WSU. This handbook is intended to serve as a useful guide during your graduate studies in the department. Below …

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fairmount_las/chemistry/grad_handbook_2024.php

WSU Foundation

Society of 1895 luncheon honors planned gift donors

The Society of 1895 luncheon is held each year to celebrate donors who have made a planned gift commitment to Wichita State University. Named to recognize WSU’s founding year, the Society of 1895 honors the alumni and friends who keep the legacy of our faculty and students alive long after they are gone. We are proud to gather to celebrate the members of the…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/society-of-1895-luncheon-honors-planned-gift-donors/

WSU Foundation

Mark and Stacy Parkinson support immigrant students with a new scholarship

Mark and Stacy Parkinson are proud to have attended Wichita State and they strive through their giving to help today’s Shockers get the most from their college experience. Javier Martinez They have endowed one scholarship to support students who participate in the WSU debate program and another for students who want to work as interns in Washington, D.C.,…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/mark-and-stacy-parkinson-support-immigrant-students-with-a-new-scholarship/

WSU Newsletters

Attend retirement celebration for Ellen Abbey Aug. 5

Join your colleagues in celebrating Ellen Abbey’s nearly 47 years of service to Wichita State at a retirement celebration from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center, Herrman Room. The celebration is a come-and-go event, and light refreshments will be served, including cake and snacks. Brief remarks will be given starting at 3:15 p.m.…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/07/21/attend-retirement-celebration-for-ellen-abbey-aug-5/

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Professor examines COVID-19's effect on democracy

Professor examines COVID-19's effect on democracy Cheryl Miller 08/19/2020 07:02:59 AM Aug. 19. 2020 — The first talk in Wichita State’s Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences “Perspectives on the Pandemics: Part II” series will feature Dinorah Azpuru. A professor of political science, Azpuru researches issues related to democracy. Her talk,…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/08-aug/Perspectives_Azpuru_3.php

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For WSU, LEED certification of Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall sets a precedent

When it opens next year, Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall will be the first building on the Wichita State campus to be LEED-certified. That designation is a commitment to high standards of design and construction that support sustainability, resource conservation and the wellness of people in the building. “The LEED system serves as a framework for how we design, …

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MID student recruited for project to help connect artists and veterans

MID student recruited for project to help connect artists and veterans Reyane Alfraih 01/18/2019 11:29:15 AM Jan 18, 2019 -- In November, Master of Innovation Design student Kristyn Smith worked with HAS HEART, a Michigan-based nonprofit organization that connects veterans to graphic designers from each state to tell their story through mediums of art,…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/01-jan/kristyn_smith_story.php

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Coleen Pugh named new dean of WSU Graduate School

…Communications 05/30/2019 03:14:02 PM May 31, 2019 -- Coleen Pugh, a professor of Polymer Science at the University of Akron (Ohio), has been named the new dean of the Wichita State University Graduate School and associate vice president for Research and Technology Transfer, effective July 28. This is the first bullet. Use what you need and delete the…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2019/05-may/grad_school_coleen_pugh.php

WSU Newsletters

RSVP for the 2025 President’s Fall Address

The 2025 Fall Address will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13 at Miller Concert Hall in Duerksen Fine Arts Center. Doors will open at 2 p.m. Attendees will also have the opportunity to pick up a copy of Wichita State’s new book, “Student Centered, Innovation Driven: A Guide to Transforming Higher Education,” at the reception following the address, while…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/07/28/rsvp-for-the-2025-presidents-fall-address/

WSU Foundation

Back to her roots: Nikki Epley’s planned gift reflects her heart for service and passion for WSU

Nikki Epley’s time as a student athlete at Wichita State launched her on a career that has taken her all over the country, and WSU has always held a special place in her heart. “This university is my roots,” she said. “I’ve worked in a lot of different places and roles, and it’s always special to me to tell people that I’m a Shocker – I’m just so proud of my…

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