Author: Abigail Klein

Members of the Shocker community are invited to attend the JuneteenthICT Parade, co-sponsored by Wichita State University’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership, and Office Engagement, beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 18.

The parade celebrates the 157th anniversary of Juneteenth and will begin at Holy Savior Catholic Academy (3000 E. 13th St. N.). The parade will end at Historic McAdams Park, where an all-day Juneteenth ICT celebration will take place.

The break in the chilled water line on the southside of the Duerksen Fine Arts Center is still affecting the air conditioning in the following buildings:

• McKnight Art Center/Ulrich Museum of Art (scheduled to be repaired June 16)
• McKinley Hall (scheduled to be repaired June 20)

For more information, contact emily.patterson@wichita.edu or eason.bryer@wichita.edu

Becca Meyer is currently gaining applied learning experiences as a marketing strategist for Shock Starter. Shock Starter is an applied learning agency that offers a unique community perspective.

More than 5,000 Shockers each year take what they’ve learned in the classroom and transfer that knowledge into real-world environments. Applied learning — which is required for every Wichita State student — happens in offices, factories, laboratories, nonprofits, industries and companies across the globe. Students work side-by-side with seasoned professionals to ensure that they’re fully prepared to make meaningful contributions to their employers and their communities when they graduate. 

Tiahna Padilla is a senior majoring in computer engineering and an animation. She is currently utilizing her skills as an intern at Textron Aviation as an IT business analyst.

More than 5,000 Shockers each year take what they’ve learned in the classroom and transfer that knowledge into real-world environments. Applied learning — which is required for every Wichita State student — happens in offices, factories, laboratories, nonprofits, industries and companies across the globe. Students work side-by-side with seasoned professionals to ensure that they’re fully prepared to make meaningful contributions to their employers and their communities when they graduate.

The Library of Congress American Folklife Center recently selected a Wichita State project focusing on the social, cultural and food based LatinX celebrations in Dodge City, Liberal and Garden City, Kansas.

WSU’s proposal was selected from more than 180 applications and will receive up to $60,000 to fund field research.

Due to a break in the chilled water line on the southeast side of the Duerksen Fine Arts Center, there will be a multi-day air conditioning outage at the following buildings:

• Morrison Hall
• Jardine Hall
• Wiedemann Hall
• Duerksen Fine Arts Center
• McKinley Hall
• McKnight Art Center/Ulrich Museum of Art

Hot temperatures are expected during the next few days at these buildings until the system is restored. The chilled water lines are expected to be operational Monday, but it may take time for the buildings to cool off once the systems are running.

For more information, contact emily.patterson@wichita.edu, or Eason.Bryer@wichita.edu.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Wichita, including the City of Andover and the main Wichita State campus. The boil advisory issued June 7 included water sources on Wichita State’s campuses within the city limits, including sinks and water fountains.

The Rhatigan Student Center Starbucks will reopen today, June 9, with a limited menu. Other services in the facility will open at normal hours with regular services.

According to the City of Wichita website, the boil advisory is still in affect for the following public water supply systems that purchase water from the City of Wichita: City of Rose Hill, City of Valley Center, El Paso Water Co. (City of Derby), Sedgwick Co RWD 2, Sedgwick Co RWD 3, City of Kech.

For more information, visit the City of Wichita website.

Cameron Holston works with a variety of aircraft at the Aircraft Structural Test and Evaluation Center, part of the National Institute for Aviation Research. The experience prepares him for a career in the field of aerospace.

More than 5,000 Shockers each year take what they’ve learned in the classroom and transfer that knowledge into real-world environments. Applied learning — which is required for every Wichita State student — happens in offices, factories, laboratories, nonprofits, industries and companies across the globe. Students work side-by-side with seasoned professionals to ensure that they’re fully prepared to make meaningful contributions to their employers and their communities when they graduate.

The Ulrich Museum of Art is taking art to the classroom by building a classroom space inside the museum.

The new Dr. Sam and Jacque Kouri Collection Study Center offers Wichita State University students, educators and the community a place to experience the museum’s collection in an intimate and expanded way. The free public opening of the study center, and Ulrich Student Lounge, is from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, June 4.

Wichita State has a storied history of working with NASA to provide research opportunities to its students. David Nevarez-Saenz, an aerospace engineering senior and first-generation student, has been working with WSU’s NASA Jump Start Program (JSP) for the past two years.

David learned about the program while he was freshman and working in WSU’s First Year Research Experience (FYRE) program in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) from Dr. Bhisham Sharma, assistant professor in WSU’s Department of Aerospace Engineering.