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Anllir Ramirez-Tenorio is squeezing in a summer internship with Tesla in between his spring and fall internship with Delta TechOps. Anllir said the resources available at Wichita State have prepared him to succeed in his real-world career opportunities.

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.

Keegan Staats is working at the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) as an operations assistant. This applied-learning opportunity is helping prepare him prepare for a career in economics.

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.

An interdisciplinary team from Wichita State University will participate in a $24 million state initiative to help rural and urban communities prepare for and recover from natural disasters.

Wichita State is one of 17 Kansas universities and colleges participating in the Adaptive and Resilient Infrastructures driven by Social Equity (ARISE) project, funded by the National Science Foundation and the state of Kansas. The Wichita State team will lead power-system work and capital-asset management to address resilience and infrastructure responses to disaster and extreme weather events.

The WERX program at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) and Erickson Precision Ventures have reached an agreement to work cooperatively on modification, maintenance and engineering for various Boeing and Airbus aircraft.  

NIAR will soon complete conversions and maintenance – which began last year – for Erickson’s subsidiary company, Erickson Aero Tanker.

The Woolseys have made an additional gift from their trust of $1.3 million to Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall at Wichita State University. A portion of the gift will be used to create the Kay Woolsey Garden, with the remainder going toward the Woolsey Hall Technology Fund.

Alia Michaelis is working in several Wichita-area hospital emergency rooms to record patient-physician interactions. This applied-learning opportunity is helping prepare her for a career in medicine.

More than 5,000 Shockers each year take what they’ve learned in the classroom and transfer that knowledge into real-world environments.

As part of the consolidation plan with WSU Foundation (WSUF), the WSU Alumni Association (WUAA) Board of Directors voted to dissolve 501(c)(3) May 12. The passage of this resolution follows the board’s decision in March to proceed with plans to consolidate with the WSU Foundation.

“With the adoption of the resolution, we are now working to wind down our business operations and finalize plans for our consolidation with the WSU Foundation,” says Cindy Hoover, WSUAA board chair. “Courtney Marshall, who’s in her seventh year as president and CEO of the WSUAA, has agreed to continue in her position with the WSUAA through June 30.”

“My work here at the WSUAA has been a career highlight for me,” Courtney M. Marshall says. “Through the years, I’ve met countless, wonderful Shocker alumni and friends all across the country who love Wichita State. It has been my pleasure to serve this university and our Shocker community.”

After winning the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship, the Wichita State Varsity Esports Valorant team qualified for a direct bid to compete in the Collegiate Esports Commissioners Cup, a milestone for WSU’s Esports program.

Wichita State University is working with a group of community organizations to make a popular pathway more welcoming and accessible to Wichita walkers and bikers.

If you’ve had a chance to walk or bike through the Redbud Trail, you may have viewed the strategically placed Wichita-themed monuments along the way, indicating the direction and distance to area landmarks and medical facilities. To create this signage, Wichita State partnered with Bike Walk Wichita and Wesley Healthcare on a project to  provide healthy opportunities for the community to get active and build relationships.

Listen to an audio tour that explores WSU history. Join KMUW’s Carla Eckels on a campus audio tour as she discusses Wichita State’s rich history. The seven-stop tour starts at the Ulrich Museum of Art and ends at the Carnegie Columns at 17th and Fairmount.