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Travel the world with Wichita State’s Community Education program. After two international trips, Community Education is excited to announce its next adventure to Iceland.

In partnership with Collette Travel, this seven‑day experience blends learning, culture and unforgettable scenery. Highlights include Reykjavík, Thingvellir National Park, the geothermal fields of Geysir and the Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon. You’ll also visit the Skógar Museum, explore the Lava Exhibition Center, take a Northern Lights cruise and soak in the beauty that makes Iceland so unique.

Want to learn more? RSVP for an information session at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex.

In May 2024, Ananda Smith graduated from Wichita State with a bachelor’s degree that included a strong emphasis on studying and practicing public policy. She is now pursuing her master’s degree in communication at the Elliott School of Communication. Throughout her academic journey, Smith has gained extensive experience in multimedia journalism and has recently added a copywriter role to her growing resume. In this position, she connects with Shockers and the greater Wichita community through her media work. 

In her first year as a graduate student, Smith worked as a reporter for The Sunflower, as a broadcast assistant for CBS Sports and as a multimedia journalist summer intern for KSNW-TV. 

In August 2025, she began her final graduate year and her new role. 

Do you have old books lying around? The Community Service Board is hosting a book drive to support the donation of a Little Free Library to Kids World Childcare Learning Center, serving children ages six weeks to five years and their families.

CSB is collecting gently used children’s books and parenting books to help create greater access to reading materials for local families. Your donation will help support early childhood literacy and create lasting opportunities for young readers in our community.

There are multiple convenient drop-off locations, including upcoming CSB general meetings and the Student Engagement & Belonging Office in 216 Rhatigan Student Center.

If you would like, include a slip of paper in your book with your name and whether you would like to be featured in a social media thank-you post recognizing donors.

As midterms approach, the Office of Student Accommodations and Testing (OSAT) will need instructors to fill out a Test Information Form for each of their courses.

Submitting this form will send the details to the OSAT Testing Center. The course information will not become available in Register Blast until after an OSAT staff member enables the option. Send your instructions at least three business days in advance of the scheduled exam for your course(s).

The exam file should also be attached to the TIF or delivered to OSAT at least three business days in advance of the scheduled exam. If the form and exam are not shared with OSAT in a timely manner, the delay in testing details may result in a tester rescheduling for a later time or day. OSAT appreciates your proactivity and look forward to working with you to ensure a smooth intake process for students.

The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum (URCAF) will be held on April 24 in Woolsey Hall. Abstract applications for the forum are due by April 8. Review the website for more information.

For questions about URCAF, email undergraduateresearch@wichita.edu.

Her path to Wichita State wasn’t ordinary. Neither is her story. Meet Shocker pole vaulter Abby Rexford and discover the journey that shaped her: China to Kentucky to Kansas

Wichita State is more than a campus where students learn and study. It’s a place to solve problems, to do research, to forge a pathway to a better tomorrow. It is a community where the dreamers, doers and Shockers of the future are encouraged to push boundaries, think critically and pursue their passions.

Read more in the latest Wichita State annual report for 2025.

The Wichita Police Department will use the Hughes Metropolitan Complex for WPD Honor Guard training all day Monday, March 2.

The campus community may see an increased presence of police vehicles and may hear gunfire as the Honor Guard practice ceremonial rifle movements, including the 21-gun salute. This is only for training purposes.

Wichita State recently received a naloxone distribution box along with the opioid reversal medication needed to keep it filled from the Office of the Kansas Attorney General.

The box, located on the main floor of the Rhatigan Student Center, provides students and community members with further access to naloxone on WSU’s campus at no cost.

The initiative to deploy naloxone distribution boxes on college campuses across Kansas was made possible by funding from Kansas Fights Addiction, which also funds the substance use Care Kits being distributed by HOPE Services.

Students are requested to provide updated information to WSU anytime there is a change to contact information. This includes mailing address, phone number and emergency contact. It is especially important that you provide and update an emergency contact.

The person you list will only be contacted in the event of a health or safety emergency in which you are personally involved. If you live on campus, this will also be the person contacted should you be reported as missing. You may list a parent, family member, spouse or other trusted individual as your emergency contact. You will find the link to your profile page on the myWSU “Home” tab, under Student Tools -> myContact Info. A separate link there also provides an opportunity to update self-reported military affiliation.

Please take a few minutes right now and ensure WSU has your updated information and an emergency contact.