18 WSU-bound students awarded full-ride Rudd scholarships

March 7, 2023 — The sixth cohort of Rudd Scholars includes 18 Kansas high school seniors who have chosen to attend Wichita State University. Each Rudd Scholar will receive a full-ride scholarship, which includes tuition, fees, on-campus housing, and considerable networking and coaching support along the way.

Wichita East student named as Wichita State’s 2023 Linwood Sexton Scholar

March 6, 2023 — Wichita State University has selected the 2023 recipient of the Linwood Sexton Scholarship: Grecia Esparza from Wichita East High School. Esparza will receive a full-ride scholarship to attend Wichita State this fall.
Photo of Lauren Hughes.

Wichita State announces Lenora N. McGregor Scholarship recipient

March 6, 2023 — Lauren Hughes — senior at Owasso High School (Owasso, Oklahoma) — is the winner of the 2023 Lenora N. McGregor Endowed Scholarship at Wichita State.
Photo of Lara Uyar during a volleyball match.

Wichita State volleyball’s Lara Uyar discusses the crisis in her home country of Turkey

February 24, 2023 — Lara Uyar, a native of Turkey, discusses how she is affected by the current crisis in her country caused by an earthquake near the border with Syria in the newest Roundhouse podcast.
Photo of students working on the new sit-com set at Shocker Studios.

Shocker Studios sit-com set brings an ‘element of Hollywood to Wichita’

February 24, 2023 — The classic sit-com set – think anything from “I Love Lucy” to “Seinfeld” to “The Big Bang Theory” – is now a teaching tool at Wichita State University’s Shocker Studios.
Photo of Braeburn Square.

Four new tenants fill WSU’s Braeburn Square with an array of dining, shopping options

February 24, 2023 — Braeburn Square on Wichita State University’s Innovation Campus is transforming the dining and shopping scene in Wichita. With four new tenants — Sesame Mediterranean Kitchen, Jersey Mike’s, Two Hands Corn Dogs and Pedego Wichita — the shopping center is fully occupied and fast becoming a hub for all Wichitans to gather, feast and shop.
Graphic with photos of each of the Koch Scholars.

Wichita State University names seven new Koch Scholar recipients

February 24, 2023 — Seven high school students from Kansas and Oklahoma have been awarded $30,000 to $45,000 each as the newest recipients of the Koch Scholarship at Wichita State University.
Graphic with photos of each of the Wallace Scholars.

WSU’s College of Engineering names 10 Wallace Scholars

February 24, 2023 — Wichita State University’s College of Engineering has named the latest group of high school seniors to join the Wallace Scholar program.

UnitedHealthcare provides donation for development of health care analytics at WSU

February 15, 2023 — Establishment of a health care data analytics center spearheaded through a partnership of the College of Health Professions and the National Institute for Research and Digital Transformation (NIRDT) took a major step forward with a $100,000 donation from UnitedHealthcare Community Plan for Kansas.

Event canceled: TikTok influencer Chris Olsen to speak at Wichita State

February 10, 2023 — Actor, digital creator and TikTok influencer Chris Olsen will speak about his rise to fame during An Evening with Chris Olsen at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17 at the Wichita State Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex (5015 E. 29th St. North).