Category: Featured Stories

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. 

Texan Kyndal Nystrom chose Wichita State because of the opportunities and affordability available at the university.

Shockers come from all over, and students from selected major metropolitan areas in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas may be eligible to receive regular in-state tuition at Wichita State. Read what some out-of-state students have to say about why they chose WSU — and Wichita — as their new home.

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.

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.

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.

The Center of Excellence will be a model for the use of crime gun intelligence in supporting law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. It will serve as a home for the National Crime Gun Intelligence Governing Board.

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.

The campaign also encourages students who use a designated driver ride-share services to avoid drunk driving to post about their decisions on social media using the #WSUWeSupportU hashtag.

If you want to share your reason for sober driving or to be in a promotional video for WSU Prevention Services, contact us prevention.services@wichita.edu.