Author: Kristyn Smith

CRN 31045 is a hands-on elective course, we will examine what makes or breaks a great leader — not just in companies, but in life. This course includes travel to Chicago for a large, annual convention, as well as tours of local businesses and organizations with leadership. Course timeline:

• June 7 — in person at WSU
• June 13-17 — Chicago
• June 21 — in person at WSU
• June 28— in person at WSU

The College of Innovation and Design will host Round 1 of Idea Fight Club 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 4 at Devlin Hall (Room 105). The event is open to students, faculty and staff and will allow participants to offer impactful ideas to solve the college’s FinTech Challenge.

During the competition, participants will work together in teams to come up with a solution for one of the following areas: Embedded finance, wearables and real-time earned wages. At the end of the event, teams will present their idea and a winner will be announced.

For more information, please visit the FinTech Challenge website.

The John A. See Innovation Award provides support entrepreneurs and innovators with prototype development and moving your idea forward. Awards typically range from $1,000 to $20,000. Past recipients have included prototype development, product testing, and marketing analysis.

All students and faculty are eligible to apply. Applications are open until Jan. 15, and will be awarded based on the order they are received.

The John See Innovation Award is provided to support entrepreneurs and innovators with prototype development and moving your idea forward. All students and faculty are eligible to apply. Awards typically range from $1,000 to $20,000. Applications are open until Jan. 8, 2022, but will be awarded based on the order they are received.

Registration for the fall 2021 Sustainability and Technology Design Challenge is currently underway. This one-day design challenge takes place 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Rhatigan Student Center (room 266).

The challenge is open to students, faculty, staff and community members. During the event, teams will compete to develop unique insights and solutions while creating low-fidelity prototypes such as sketches, journey maps and business models. Optimal team sizes include four to six people with a mix of technical and non-technical skills.

Wichita State University now offers an Applied Sustainability in Innovation course through the College of Innovation and Design. This interdisciplinary minor allows students to select courses from departments all across campus to pursue a broad, holistic educational approach to current topics in sustainability and is available for fall 2021.