Author: Caelin Bragg

Dr. Hannah Wing, assistant professor in the Elliott School of Communication, published “Harvesting easter eggs: An exploratory study of enjoying transnarrative media” in PLOS One on Feb. 2, 2026.

The HALA Scholarship for Community Service assists students in completing their program of study at WSU. The scholarship was established in 1991 and provides scholarships to outstanding Wichita State students.

The purpose of the scholarship is to provide financial assistance to students while promoting the value of community service to foster a sense of civic duty and commitment to the university and greater Wichita area. The key objectives of the scholarship are to aid in the retention and graduation of WSU students.

To achieve these objectives, the scholarship includes awards based on financial need, academic achievement and service activities. Awarded students must agree to engage in community services activities for WSU and/or community-based organizations. The deadline for students to apply is Friday, March 20.

Stop by the Food Truck Plaza on campus to enjoy cuisines from local food truck vendors.

Thursday:

• Carne Asada Jalisco: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Friday:

• OurFolk Coffee: 7-9:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Schedule is subject to change. Visit the Food Truck Plaza website for the most up-to-date information.

Wichita State has awarded the 2026 Mike and Mary James Scholarship to Derby High School senior Noah DeVault, who plans to study communication at Wichita State beginning in fall 2026.

DeVault was selected from a competitive pool of more than 150 high school seniors considering majors in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences or the College of Fine Arts. Five finalists advanced in the selection process.

Make48 returns to Wichita State University to launch the 10th season of the invention competition and host teams from its first Classroom Innovation Experience on March 20-22.

Tom Gray, CEO and co-founder of Make48, views this visit to the Wichita State campus as a full-circle moment.

“Returning to Wichita for our 10th season feels like a homecoming,” he said. “When we first brought Make48 to GoCreate, we were blown away by the city’s unique density of doers – from world-class aerospace engineers to the students and educators who are redefining innovation and entrepreneurship daily.”

The competition takes place at GoCreate, a Koch Collaborative. GoCreate hosted the 48-hour collaborative inventor and maker challenge in June 2021.

Stop by the Food Truck Plaza on campus to enjoy cuisines from local food truck vendors.

Wednesday:

• OurFolk Coffee: 7-9:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• The Flying Stove: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Thursday:

• Carne Asada Jalisco: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Friday:

• OurFolk Coffee: 7-9:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Schedule is subject to change. Visit the Food Truck Plaza website for the most up-to-date information.

Join Zach Gearhart, chief of staff and executive director of government relations, for updates on the legislature relevant to Wichita State. The next meeting for the legislative session is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, March 20 in 101 Morrison Hall. The meeting is open to all faculty, staff and students.

Dr. Chase Billingham, graduate coordinator and associate professor in the Department of Sociology, published the book “All-American City: Bluster, Boom, and Bust in Wichita” through the University Press of Kansas in 2026.

Dr. Aubrey Neihaus, assistant professor in the School of Teaching and Learning, cowrote the chapter “Humanizing Collaborations Between Mathematicians and mathematics Educators – Desert Islands Not Required” in “Mathematics Teacher Educators’ Intimate Scholarship: Being, Knowing, and Ethics,” published in September 2025.

Dr. Jeff Noble, associate professor in the Department of Sport and Leadership Studies, published “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Automated Qualifier Determination in NCAA Division II Diving: A Technical Case Study” in the Journal of Contemporary Issues in Sport on Dec. 12, 2025.