Author: Caelin Bragg

Lara Uyar, a native of Turkey, discusses how she is affected by the current crisis in her country caused by an earthquake near the border with Syria in the newest Roundhouse podcast.

Uyar, a sophomore on Wichita State’s volleyball team majoring in international business, talks about how she is handling the emotions of being far away from family and friends during the difficult time and how her teammates offer support. We also talk about sports in Turkey, her adjustment to the United States and spring volleyball practices at Wichita State.

The classic sit-com set – think anything from “I Love Lucy” to “Seinfeld” to “The Big Bang Theory” – is now a teaching tool at Wichita State University’s Shocker Studios.

The set, part of a 6,500-square foot film studio, opened this semester and is used by students studying film, cameras, editing, lighting, scene design, writing, acting and sound. Similar to what one might see on a variety of familiar TV shows, the set features a living room, kitchen, dining area, doors and windows with which to create any number of atmospheres.

Braeburn Square on Wichita State University’s Innovation Campus is transforming the dining and shopping scene in Wichita. With four new tenants — Sesame Mediterranean Kitchen, Jersey Mike’s, Two Hands Corn Dogs and Pedego Wichita — the shopping center is fully occupied and fast becoming a hub for all Wichitans to gather, feast and shop.

The four new tenants will join Braeburn Square’s current tenants: Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, Meritrust Credit Union, the Shocker Store, Social Tap Drinkery, Starbucks, Wheatly’s Burgers and Sungrano Pizza.

• Friday:
  • Sunflower Espresso, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Wheat Street Dogs, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

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Seven high school students from Kansas and Oklahoma have been awarded $30,000 to $45,000 each as the newest recipients of the Koch Scholarship at Wichita State University.

The scholarship is awarded annually by WSU’s Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College. The new scholars each will be awarded $30,000 for in state or $45,000 for out of state tuition over four years.

Wichita State University’s College of Engineering has named the latest group of high school seniors to join the Wallace Scholar program.

The 10 Wallace Scholarship recipients will receive $28,500 each to attend Wichita State for four years. 

Wallace scholars comprise a community of more than 45 College of Engineering students, representing every class and almost every major in the college. Wallace scholars are involved in the College of Engineering, across the Wichita State campus, and in the Wichita community.

More than 430 students have been named to Wichita State’s fall 2022 Dean’s Honor Roll.

To be included on the honor roll, a student must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. 

Students earned honors within the following colleges at WSU:

• Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• College of Fine Arts
• Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College
• College of Innovation and Design
• College of Applied Studies
• College of Health Professions
• W. Frank Barton School of Business
• College of Engineering

The deadline approaches to participate in the survey over WSU’s master plan. The survey link will be active until 5 p.m. Sunday, March 12. Participants who started filling out the survey are encouraged to pick up where they left off and finish before the deadline.

Building on the momentum of WSU’s strategic plan, the university is embarking on a master plan update with design partner, Gensler, to provide a physical manifestation of WSU’s vision and mission.

The most important part of that plan is charting the course together as a campus community, with all voices invited to contribute across a variety of engagements.

Gensler is conducting the campus-wide survey to engage the wider community at WSU, bringing together voices, experiences and priorities. All students, faculty and staff are invited to take this 10-15 minute survey to ensure you are heard.

As a bonus, all participants will have a chance to win $150 Shocker Dollars.

The School of Performing Arts presents “Pippin,” a musical production based on the book by Roger O. Hirson with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, in Wilner Auditorium. It will run at 7:30 p.m. Friday Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26.

WSU students can get one ticket at no charge with their Shocker ID, otherwise tickets are $10 for children and students, $18 for faculty and staff, and $20 for adults.

Pippin is about a young person struggling with mental health issues and contemplating suicide. After an overdose, they hallucinate a story with characters in their “real world” becoming characters in a dream. This young person becomes “Pippin,” the heir to the Frankish throne. In the hallucination and the dream is the quest to find meaning in life.

For more information, contact the box office at 316-978-3233.

Each week, Shocker Athletics provides an update on the latest results, upcoming events and notable moments in WSU sports history.