Author: Caelin Bragg

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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.

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

Wichita State University has transitioned its model release form to a digital format that can now be filled out and signed from a computer, phone or tablet, allowing users to complete them on-location or in advance more easily.

Submitted model releases are sent directly to Strategic Communications to be archived and retrieved if needed. The form can still be found at wichita.edu/ModelRelease, but users can use the direct link at wichita.edu/scModelRelease as well.

The Office of Academic Affairs is accepting applicants for the assistant vice president of Student Success and Persistence position.

The position will be responsible for developing and directing strategies to best serve students as they complete their degrees. Engaging students is a key responsibility for this role, and the scope of the position is to support the entire student body of Wichita State.

The desire is to bring vibrancy to the thriving and diverse WSU campus. Those with administration of student success experience in an institution of higher learning and who are excited to contribute to the university’s goals are encouraged to apply.

For more information, contact the Talent Acquisition Team at 316-978-3065 or at employment@wichita.edu.