This semester, students enrolled in Integrated Marketing Communication Campaigns with Dr. Lisa Parcell have been working with Alce Su Voz, Riverfest and the Kansas Nonprofit Chamber to develop full marketing communication campaigns. Every semester, this applied-learning experience is offered to students with the opportunity to develop campaigns for three new clients.
This experience gave students the opportunity to network, discover their individual talents and develop their portfolios.Read more about
A first-generation college student is defined as a student whose parents or legal guardians have not completed a bachelor’s degree. A student who is the first person in their immediate family to attend a four-year college or university to attain a bachelor’s degree.
FORM-A-LINE: Become a subcommittee member of First-Generation Coordinating Council (FGCC). FGCC is looking for individuals to join. Currently seeking subcommittee members for the following:
Marketing
Faculty and Staff Engagement
Data and Assessment
Graduate School
FOCUS ON FIRST-GEN: This week we highlight Bobby Berry, Ed.D., assistant professor, Department of Sport Management assistant professor, and The Fuse director.
F1RST-GEN T-Shirts are available in the Rhatigan Student Center Shocker Store for $12.
If you’re interested in being featured as a first-generation profile, contact Lydia Santiago.
Both the Shocker Women’s and Men’s Bowling Teams became the 2021 National Champions at the Intercollegiate Championships in Wyoming, Mich., last week.
The win marked the tenth national title for the women’s team and the twelfth for the men’s team. This was the fifth time in the history of college bowling that both the men’s and women’s titles were claimed by the same school in the same year. Wichita State University has accomplished this feat twice before, in 1994 and 2009.
Two Wichita State University seniors have partnered with the McConnell Air Force Base Innovation Lab to help fight COVID-19 – by using robotics. Computer science majors Lucy Hoang and Lydia Melles are creating an autonomous robot that uses ultraviolet C-lights (UVC) to clean grocery stores.
The project is part of a senior design class taught by Andy Stallard, WSU College of Engineering Senior Design Experience lecturer and director.
The Office of Engagement partnered with Common Ground Producers and Growers last December to provide food to those in need. The partnership also included Student Government Outreach and the Shocker Support Locker. Since December 2020, 4,250 to 5,400 pounds of food have been distributed on campus.
The groups hope in the future to donate to other Shocker neighbors through their neighborhood associations.
As part of the Strategic Planning process, Wichita State University has launched a revamped University Dashboards feature. The dashboards feature public-facing metrics that are aligned with the university’s updated strategic goals. You can see the dashboards on the WSU Strategic Plan website wichita.edu/wsustrategy.
The Wichita State University front page has some new prospective student and community-facing content features designed to better align the site with our evolving student-centered, innovation-focused approach. The front page will now feature prominent links to a new set of innovation and research pages that talk about WSU’s excellence and progress in those areas.
Among the content features are:
A main “Innovation at WSU” page that expresses our commitment to research, innovation and applied learning.
A new “Research at WSU” page that explores WSU’s rising prominence nationally.
An expanded Centers and Institutes page, with brief descriptions of each entity and links to websites and location information. The page also includes a feedback form that will allow centers to suggest additions or updates to the listing.
More than 3,500 Shockers are eligible for graduation in spring 2021. While each of their journeys is unique, they all share a common connection to Shocker Nation. Here’s what some of our graduates have to say about their time at Wichita State and the future.
The votes from April’s poll for a new dining concept at the Rhatigan Student Center are in, and the winner is Chaat House! Chaat House is inspired by the regional flavors of India.
Chaat House is scheduled to arrive at the RSC in fall 2021 from WSU Dining.
Paul Leeker, from Colwich, enjoyed his professors in the Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs and their assistance in preparing him for a career as a public administrator. Paul is one of more than 3,500 students eligible for spring 2021 graduation. Learn more about his time at Wichita State and what is next for the grad.
