Year: 2024

Sierra Marie Bonn struggled to balance her work and education, but with the help of scholarships from the Miss Kansas Organization, she was able to earn an undergraduate and graduate degree from Wichita State University. She graduates with her Master of Innovation Design and following graduation, she will compete in the 2024 Miss Kansas Competition and continue working on the non-profit organization she founded while she was a student, Let’s Go Full STEAM Ahead.

Christen Brouillette came to Wichita State University from Texas, which they found hard to transition to, but with the help of peers, faculty and the resources available at WSU, they were able to find success. They hope to work as a historian or archivist following graduation.

The military brought Morgan Campbell and her family to Wichita, and she decided to make it her home. She has earned a master’s degree in social work, and she plans “to promote safety, growth and opportunities” for families in her practice.

The Shocker Rowing team is looking for volunteers for the Plains Regional Regatta Sunday, May 5. Multiple timeslots and positions are available.

Come discover unique products from over 30 local vendors just in time for Mother’s Day from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2 in the Hughes Metropolitan Complex.

The pop-up market is hosted by the Kansas Small Business Development Center at Wichita State as part of its day-long celebration of National Small Business Week.

Reach out early to the WSU Office of Research (as soon as you have identified a potential funding opportunity that you wish to apply for). Early notifications allow the Office of Research to minimize the risk of missing agency deadlines, to fix potential errors, to ensure compliance with WSU policies and procedures, and to ensure the best service from the office.

• For access to WSU’s Pivot account to search for funding opportunities, sign up and affiliate with Wichita State University using your WSU email address.
• To request assistance with a customized search, contact funding@wichita.edu.
• If you are asked to collaborate on a externally sponsored project or if you find a potential funding opportunity, email proposals@wichita.edu as soon as possible so that a grant specialist may be assigned to assist.
• Visit Pre-Award Services to find out more about applying for external funding.

The College of Engineering invites all to attend the Koch Innovation Challenge (KIC) starting at 9 a.m. Friday, May 3 in 305/306 Rhatigan Student Center, Beggs Ballroom. The KIC is an innovation competition that emphasizes multidisciplinary teamwork and entrepreneurship for first-year students in the Shocker Design Experience program.

Between 9 and 11 a.m., 35 teams of students will present elevator pitches to a panel of faculty and industry judges. At 11:15 a.m., there will be an awards ceremony, and the winning team will advance to a national elevator pitch competition.

The 2024 American Athletic Conference (AAC) Softball Championship is being hosted by Shocker softball May 8-11 at Wilkins Stadium. The Shockers will be playing for an NCAA Tournament berth and are looking for a home-field advantage from the Shocker Faithful to help propel them into the postseason.

All-session tickets are available for purchase now:

• Adult – $30
• Discount (ages 65+ and 12 and under) – $22

Improve access to undergraduate research opportunities with your energy, creativity and enthusiasm and serve as the founding director of a new office for undergraduate research tentatively called the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Hub, located in the Ablah Library. It seeks a tenured faculty member to support the hub’s inauguration in a 0.5 director role. Some work may begin in summer 2024.

The position will provide overall strategic management in the areas of policy development, program management, financial management and fund raising, data reporting and evaluation, and staffing. It will also:

• Lead and manage with a primary mission to serve students, faculty and administrators as a resource and coordinated source of information about undergraduate research on campus and beyond.
• Evaluate needs and deliver services to students and faculty.
• Seek external funding.
• Develop and implement long-term strategies to increase the accessibility and visibility of this office as the hub of information and advising for undergraduate research and related opportunities.

Strong communication is required for effective collaboration with internal and external constituents at all levels. If you are a researcher at heart but also love supporting the academic community, students and faculty in their ongoing development, this could be the next opportunity for you.

Shocker softball will host a campus study break tailgate at the home softball game against Memphis at 6 p.m. Friday, May 3 in Wilkins Stadium. There will be free pizza, yard games and a post game firework show.

The tailgate will begin at at 5 p.m. and take place behind right field.