Author: Caelin Bragg

Student Health Services wants Shockers to be aware of health-related travel advisories for your Spring Break destinations. Mexico and other popular vacation sites may also have travel warnings.

The Wichita Biomedical Campus has been featured in an article from the Wichita Business Journal, discussing the impact it will have on the city of Wichita.

The feature highlights recent developments, including the $2.5 million gift from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, which will support the Wichita Biomedical Campus and provide scholarships to nursing students, and the recently announced Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine and Assistive Technology, which will join the WBC following completion of Phase 1.

Construction is currently underway for Phase 1 of the project, which is scheduled to open in 2027. The Wichita Biomedical Campus is a collaboration between Wichita State, WSU Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech) and the University of Kansas.

Wichita State is more than a campus where students learn and study. It’s a place to solve problems, to do research, to forge a pathway to a better tomorrow. It is a community where the dreamers, doers and Shockers of the future are encouraged to push boundaries, think critically and pursue their passions.

President Rick Muma and the President’s Executive Team observed National Employee Appreciation day March 7. The WSU Employee Appreciation Day was filled with conversations, games and food. Special guest, WuShock, wandered around the room greeting and taking photos with attendees.

The event was part of President Muma’s Rick Rewards, a recognition to different departments every month to highlight the work of the Shocker community that betters everyone in Shocker Nation.

David Miller has been named as senior vice president for Administration, Finance and Operations at Wichita State.

Miller has been in the interim role since November. In the role, which is part of the President’s Executive Team, Miller will provide leadership and support to the university community with oversight of the Budget Office, Facilities Planning, Facilities Services, Police, Financial Services, Human Resources, Information Technology Services and Information Security.  

Lynn and Sherry Nichols have given a lead gift of $1 million to Wichita State University to kick off the fundraising campaign for the new, state-of-the-art Shocker Fly Lab, an enclosed flight space to research, design and test unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that will position the university at the forefront of unmanned aerial system (UAS) education and development.

“This project is something Sherry and I were interested in supporting from the moment we heard about it,” said Lynn Nichols, retired chairman and CEO of Yingling Aviation, a full-service aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul company based in Wichita. “We have watched first-hand as the aerospace industry has grown and shifted with new technologies, and this project will ensure Wichita State students are receiving a future-focused aerospace education.”

During the past decade, Wichita State University has been a recognized leader in the development and implementation of microcredentials. Now, the university’s work has taken a significant step forward with its launch of the first 1EdTech TrustEd Microcredential. 

“We are at the forefront of innovation as it relates to microcredentials,” said Kim Moore, executive director of Workforce, Professional and Community Education at Wichita State. “I’m always looking for opportunities where we can lead.”

As part of the construction on Wilkins Stadium, there will be a scheduled power outage from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 8 in the following buildings:

• Jabara Hall
• Lindquist Hall
• Heskett Center
• Grace Wilkie Hall
• Grace Wilkie Annex

Heskett Center will be closed the entire day.

Students with their Shocker IDs can get free access to the Gridiron sketch comedy show at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 at Roxy’s Downtown, 412 E. Douglas Ave.

The show consists of multiple satirical acts that look at current events. The theme this year is “Wickedly Funny,” which is a spinoff of the new movie “Wicked.”

Annually, the Gridiron show is created by local journalists. They write the scripts and perform on stage to raise funds for journalism scholarships distributed by the Society of Professional Journalists, Kansas Pro Chapter. 

For more information, visit the Gridiron website or contact info@wichitagridiron.com.

The Office of Human Resources would like to welcome Triniece Robertson to Wichita State as its new director of HR operations and Total Rewards. Triniece started in her role in February.

With her 10 years of experience in human resources, including most recently as the director of human resources from the city of Newton, Triniece will provide leadership and oversight on compensation, benefits, leave/ADA, HRMS and the HR Service Center teams as a member of WSU’s HR office.

She graduated from WSU with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and from the University of Phoenix with a master’s degree in human resource management. She is also a SHRM-CP and is president-elect for the Kansas PSHRA (Public Sector HR Association).