Author: Caelin Bragg

Lee Frank will attend the University of Kansas School of Law after completing Wichita State’s Legal Education Accelerated Degree. Her internship with a law firm got her started on her career with experience working with attorneys and attending trials.

Braden Webb, a Gore Scholar, capitalized on Wichita State’s strong engineering program and his passion for transportation issues. He worked at NIAR WERX, studied in London and interned for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in Washington, D.C. After graduation, he will return to WMATA to start his career in an associate project management position.

Want to stay connected with campus and support student initiatives? The ShockerSync calendar is the place to go for up-to-date information on events hosted by student organizations. Many events are open to faculty and staff, providing opportunities for you to get to know students at WSU. Visit wichita.edu/shockersync.

All graduating students are invited to The Toast, an annual celebratory event, at 5 p.m. Friday, May 16 in the Rhatigan Student Center east courtyard (MGC Quad). WSU is combining the multicultural graduation celebration, the first-generation graduation celebration and the lavender graduation celebration with The Toast, which will celebrate all students together.

The Toast allows students to express their cultural and academic backgrounds at commencement — held May 16 and 17 — by wearing one or more of the cords that will be available at The Toast.

Congratulations to all graduating students!

Join President Rick Muma for a conversation with ROTC students about how Wichita State and ROTC have shaped their Shocker journey, as well as their education and leadership development.

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The following table is to assist instructors with certain dates regarding CES. The dates shown below are for the summer 2025 semester.

• The first column includes the various start/end (part-of-term) dates for summer semester courses that start in May.
• The second column includes dates meant for instructors. This is the timeframe when instructors will receive emails about the CES process and procedures that they should complete. Instructors will receive additional emails during and after the student CES access dates.
• The last column includes the dates that CES will be available for the students to complete course evaluations.

CES summer 2025 – Courses with May start dates:

Ella Anciaux stayed home to play basketball for the Shockers and major in exercise science. While compiling a cumulative grade-point average of 3.85, she earned American Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference honors twice and a spot on the 2024-25 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

Hannah Copeland found her calling through years of involvement in WSU’s orchestra programs and youth music clinics. Her most rewarding experience has been student teaching in Wichita Public Schools, and she’s thrilled to continue that journey as the new orchestra teacher at Curtis Middle School.

Jeffrey Blessant transferred to Wichita State because of its cost and to study in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He is an avid reader who wants access to books for more people. His favorite book is “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, and he recently read “Martyr!” by Kaveh Akbar.

President Rick Muma and WuShock stopped by the Post Office on the first floor of Morrison Hall to recognize the staff as the next recipient of Rick Rewards. The team was recognized for exemplifying Wichita State’s student-centered mentality shown through their excellent customer service, being the go-to destination for many in the community to receive their passports.

Rick Rewards is awarded each month by President Muma to show his appreciation for the efforts of the campus community.