Category: Featured Stories

The Wichita Business Journal recently published a story detailing the upcoming opening of Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall, the future home of the W. Frank Barton School of Business.

The story details how the new $60 million building could attract attention from students worldwide. The building features large windows and open spaces, a cafe, a “social stair” for gathering and a large LED screen and other high-tech and Wichita State branding touches.

Secret shoppers often shop for pizza or clothing with an eye on helpfulness and timely service. They might also evaluate a hotel for cleanliness and service.

But secret shopping isn’t just limited to those kinds of consumer experiences. Wichita State University’s Public Policy and Management Center (PPMC) uses WSU students as secret shoppers to help workforce training centers improve their services for people in search of employment and job training.

More than 1,000 local Amazon employees can now receive tuition assistance at Wichita State University through the Amazon Career Choice program.

Every full-time Amazon employee is now eligible for $5,250 of tuition assistance per calendar year at WSU. Part-time employees are eligible for $2,625 per calendar year. The Amazon Career Choice program is a tuition assistance program for hourly employees who have been employed for 90-plus days

The July 2022 issue of Wichita State’s Research and Innovation Newsletter is now available. The issue features a collection of Research and Innovation news stories including the brand-new Deloitte Smart Factory @ Wichita, the opening of NetApp’s Wichita headquarters at WSU and the Student-created parking app Everwhen.

Wichita State University’s 330-acre campus is filled with picturesque buildings and construction projects that will carry the university forward. Works of art, tulips and quiet places to study add to the beauty. Throughout campus, the landmarks carry stories of history and significance.

Who is the pioneering woman who saved one of Wichita State’s enduring scenes from bulldozers? Which educational building on campus has its roots in Baghdad, Iraq?

WSU senior Kyle Walter is interning as a student team lead at the Deloitte Smart Factory @ Wichita located on Wichita State’s Innovation Campus. Kyle says the internship has provided him valuable skills in smart manufacturing technology development.

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.

WSU President Rick Muma, as well as several university leaders, attended the 2022 Farnborough International Airshow July 18-22 in England.

Muma is the first WSU president to attend the acclaimed airshow. The WSU contingent — along with several other policy makers, dignitaries and businesses — represented Wichita and the state of Kansas.

While at the airshow, they had the opportunity to tell the Wichita State story and how WSU can partner with industry to solve aviation challenges and provide new opportunities.

The Farnborough Airshow hosts leading innovators in the aerospace, aviation and defense industries from around the world.

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.

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.

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.