Category: Featured Stories

July 19, 2022 — Learn more from our exchange students about their experiences at Wichita State by reading Study Abroad Spotlights. This week, read about Brent Wilson's experience in Germany during the spring 2022 semester. Brent discusses why other engineering students should consider studying abroad.

July 19, 2022 — Learn more from our exchange students about their experiences at Wichita State by reading Study Abroad Spotlights. This week, read about Daniel Parham and why he chose Japan for his program. Japan is one of the most popular Shocker study abroad destinations for Shockers.

July 18, 2022 — Wichita State University, along with several community partners, presents the Suspenders4Hope Preventing Suicide Training at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 21 at The Phoenix Gym, 145 N. Wabash in Wichita. This free training will be facilitated by Dr. Jessica Provines, Wichita State’s assistant vice president for wellness and chief psychologist. It’s open to all addiction treatment counselors and providers and community members. 

July 13, 2022 — Texan Kyndal Nystrom chose Wichita State because of the opportunities and affordability available at the university.

July 7, 2022 — Aram Khader is a marketing strategist at ShockStarter, a student-led marketing firm. Working on class projects for clients helped her learn terminology and deadlines that will help her build a resume and career.

June 29, 2022 — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced the establishment of its Crime Gun Intelligence Center of Excellence, located on Wichita State University’s Innovation Campus.

June 27, 2022 — Wichita State Prevention Services is launching a new campaign focusing on substance abuse prevention. The program includes a new informational website that will help students learn more about substance abuse prevention and about the counseling and resources available to students.

June 22, 2022 — Julian Chee has been fascinated with airplanes and flight since he was a child growing up in Malaysia. “I’ve always been interested in anything that flew as a kid,” he said. “Flying is a very alien concept, so anything that flew captivated me.” That fascination grew into an adult-sized hobby and eventually earned him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records this spring for the farthest flight of a paper airplane.  

June 22, 2022 — Josue Renteria is an applied computing senior who is spending his summer working with Houston Cyber Fusion Center to expand their operational technology security capabilities. His classes at Wichita State sparked his interest in cybersecurity.

June 21, 2022 — Wichita State President Rick Muma is featured in the textbook "Physician Assistants as Social Innovators in Healthcare," which celebrates PAs who have risen to meet the health care challenges of a changing society.