• Shocker women’s bowling competes in Final Four in first NCAA season
  • Spirit Squad competes at NCA/NDA Nationals, Shocker cheer finishes first
  • Men’s bowling team to compete for National Championship
  • WSU College of Engineering invites local high school students to register for free Girl Day event
  • Watkins speaker to discuss planets orbiting other stars
  • Save the date for ‘Hidden Science in Engineering Materials’ seminar, hosted by NIAR and College of Engineering
  • Barton Speaker Series survey seeks your feedback
  • Episode 33 of ‘Forward Together’ podcast features Sheree Utash and Greg Hand on the Wichita Biomedical Campus
  • Attend ‘The Hidden Side of EMS’ photo exhibition at the Ulrich Museum of Art
  • KMUW and Wichita Public Library present a special Big Read edition of Wichitalks April 18
  • Enjoy double film premiere with the School of Performing Arts
  • Save the date for College of Engineering Open House event
  • Attend NetApp spring E-Waste and Shredding event April 25
  • Sign up to be a judge for the 2025 URCAF poster presentations
  • Volunteers needed for spring 2025 commencement
  • Hunt for Easter Egg discounts at the Shocker Store
  • School of Criminal Justice launches new criminal intelligence graduate certificate
Campus Connection: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
  • Dean Muscat accepts position at Cal State East Bay
  • Wichita State student is bridging health care gaps through research and innovation
  • Shocker rowing invites alums, community to celebrate 50th anniversary
  • Shocker women’s bowling punch ticket to NCAA Final Four
  • Wichita State’s College of Fine Arts Advisory Board will convene April 11
  • WSU student organizes Red Cross blood drive on campus in honor of late daughter, Iman Newen
  • Dental Hygiene clinic offers high-quality, affordable dental hygiene services
  • Don’t miss Chase Koch, executive vice president of Koch, live April 30
  • HealthHum hosts talk on gamification of psychotherapy
  • The Rie Bloomfield Organ Series welcomes James Higdon, professor, to perform in Wiedemann Hall
  • Let the pickleball games begin at the new courts on campus
  • Department of Sport and Leadership Studies will host the 2025 Kansas Sport Summit
  • Kansas APEX and IT professionals will have a roundtable discussion of the DoD CMMC implementation
  • Japan Festival springs into 2025
  • You’re invited to Rising to the Challenge spring 2025 virtual workshop series
Campus Connection: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
  • 14 full-ride Rudd Scholarships awarded to WSU-bound students
  • Shocker rowing invites alums, community to celebrate 50th anniversary
  • UReCA has research opportunities webpage available for Shockers
  • Sign up for early access to TBT AfterShocks tickets
  • The Rie Bloomfield Organ Series welcomes James Higdon, professor, to perform in Wiedemann Hall
  • Wichita State University Opera Theater to present Menotti’s Pulitzer Prize winning opera, ‘The Consul’
  • Judges needed for GRASP Symposium
  • Kansas Science Olympiad needs volunteers for the state event April 5
  • Suspenders4Hope offers free mental wellness training
Campus Connection: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
  • UReCA has research opportunities webpage available for Shockers
  • Shocker bowling wins CUSA Championship
  • Shocker Store hosting softball pop-ups throughout the semester
  • Spring 2025 campus construction update
  • Wichita Biomedical Campus starts heading upwards as construction continues
  • Kansas Science Olympiad needs volunteers for the state event April 5
  • Be informed about measles and other health advisories
  • CSD students provide free hearing screenings at Special Olympics
  • President Rick Muma and First Gentleman Rick Case join KMUW for spring fundraiser
  • Discover the power and potential of polygraphs at the School of Criminal Justice sponsored panel discussion
  • Learn how to achieve organizational excellence through cultural humility
  • College of Engineering to host assistant professor from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Watkins Visiting Professor marries art and science
  • Executive-in-Residence Keynote, by renowned author and expert in AI and tech governance, Mark Esposito scheduled April 16
  • Wichita State University Opera Theater to present Menotti’s Pulitzer Prize winning opera, ‘The Consul’
  • Join your fellow Shockers for WSU night with Wichita Wind Surge
  • Weekend series savings at Shocker Store available for Shocker baseball
Campus Connection: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
  • Buzzer-beaters and champions: Wichita State hosts March Madness again
  • Barton School’s microcredential programs recognized as the first of their kind in the world
  • WSU Fire Safety and contractor will conduct required fire sprinkler testing and inspections starting March 17
  • Watkins Visiting Professor marries art and science
  • Executive-in-Residence Keynote, by renowned author and expert in AI and tech governance, Mark Esposito scheduled April 16
  • Wichita State selected for 2025 NIT; opens at Oklahoma State
  • Grab some Shocker goodies at Braeburn Square Shocker Store garage sale
  • Join your fellow Shockers for WSU night with Wichita Wind Surge
  • Sonia Kovalevsky Day 2025 will take place April 5
  • Episode 32 of ‘Forward Together’ podcast features Justin Rorabaugh
Campus Connection: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
  • Game-changing Shocker Fly Lab project kicks off with $1 million lead gift
  • College of Engineering names 10 Wallace Scholars
  • WSU Psychology Clinic is accepting new therapy clients
  • Wichita State Engineering 5k raises $3,600 for students in need
  • Participate in USD 259 and WSU Españolandia competition for middle and high school students
  • Wichita Biomedical Campus recently featured in Business Journal article, highlighting progress on the site
  • Office of Academic Affairs will interview 2nd of 4 dean candidates for Fairmount College
  • Dr. Michael Wagman, Fermilab, to give next physics seminar March 12
  • Reminder: Barton School to host new book launch
  • SAC hosting ‘Tangled’ movie night March 13
Campus Connection: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
  • Episode 31 of ‘Forward Together’ podcast features Pierre Harter, interim AVP of research
  • Wichita State undergraduates recognized at K-INBRE Symposium
  • WSU engineering students place 1st and 3rd at IISE South Central Conference
  • Kansas participating in Severe Weather Preparedness Week March 3-7
  • Office of Academic Affairs will interview four dean candidates for Fairmount College
  • Participate in USD 259 and WSU Españolandia competition for middle and high school students
  • Remembering Bela Kiralyfalvi, the eponym of the Bela Kiralyfalvi National Student Playwriting Competition
  • Deadline to nominate someone for ALOTY or OLOTY is March 7
  • WSU College of Engineering to host 25th annual MINDSTORMS challenge
  • Barton School Of Business launches alumni mentorship program
  • College of Fine Arts Connoisseur Series presents artist talk with Jane Gabbert
  • Shocker Story hosting sidewalk sale for March 9 men’s basketball game
  • Shocker Store hosts Women’s Basketball Sidewalk Sale
  • The Basketball Tournament (TBT) returns to Wichita in 2025
  • School of Performing Arts proudly presents ‘The Angel of Death’
  • Shocker New Venture Competitions applications are now open
  • Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Hub hosting open house March 4
  • Join the Iftar Banquet from MSA and PSA March 23
  • Head over to WSU Old Town for the Shocker Store’s Garage Sale
  • Sonia Kovalevsky Day 2025 will take place April 5
  • WSU Psychology Clinic is accepting new therapy clients
  • Volunteers needed for research study
  • Kansas State Science Olympiad needs volunteers for the state event April 5
  • Weekend series savings at Shocker Store available for Shocker baseball
Campus Connection: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
  • Wichita State’s episode of ‘The College Tour’ now live to watch
  • Five undergraduate students to represent WSU at Research Day at the Capital
  • Shocker Store hosting softball pop-ups throughout the semester
  • Get 2 general admission tickets for $27 at men’s basketball vs. UAB Feb. 27
  • Mark Esposito, global AI expert, to deliver keynote at the Barton School in spring 2025
  • HealthHum hosts panel on ‘Perspectives on Health Policy’
  • Save the date: NetApp fall E-Waste and Shredding event scheduled for April 25
  • Sign up for the upcoming Indigenous Student Collective beadwork classes
  • Episode 30 of ‘Forward Together’ podcast features Dr. Nick Solomey, professor of physics
  • Volunteers needed for research study
  • Kansas State Science Olympiad needs volunteers for the state event April 5
  • Update to newsletter guidelines regarding AI images
Campus Connection: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025
  • WSU moves to remote operations for Tuesday, Feb. 18; critical campus functions remain open 
  • Remembering those lost in the Jan. 29 plane crash
  • WSU Barton Speaker Series event featuring Ben Stein canceled due to unforeseen circumstances
  • NEH awards WSU professor $150,000 to further develop accessibility app
  • WSU’s College of Engineering invites public to participate in 5k to benefit students in need
  • Prairie View High student wins 2025 Lenora N. McGregor Scholarship
  • Join President Muma’s literacy fundraiser
  • Shocker women’s bowling wins Mid-Winter Invitational
  • Get your softball season tickets for as low as $90
  • Purchase your baseball season tickets starting at $75
  • 13th annual Shocker Leadership Awards application is now open
  • Watkins Visiting Professor to discuss molecular complexity with mass spectrometry
  • Bryan Ramson, Fermilab, will give physics seminar talk Feb. 19
  • HealthHum hosts panel on ‘Perspectives on Health Policy’
  • School of Performing Arts proudly presents ‘Spring Awakening’
  • Next Rie Bloomfield Organ Series distinguished guest artist is WSU’s own Lynne Davis
  • Celebrate Anthropology Day at the Lowell Holmes Museum of Anthropology
  • Campus community is invited to a viewing for the Wichita State ‘College Tour’ episode
  • KMUW’s February Literary Feast book is ‘Rosarita’ by Anita Desai
  • KMUW will host a bond issue forum Feb. 18
Campus Connection: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas gift $2.5 million to support Wichita Biomedical Campus, nursing scholarships
  • Former Royals star talks leadership, family to start Shocker baseball season
  • Wichita State announces fall 2024 Dean’s Honor Roll students
  • Child Development Center has an immediate PreK opening
  • Next Rie Bloomfield Organ Series distinguished guest artist is WSU’s own Lynne Davis
  • Participate in the Wichita State Engineering 5k run/walk to benefit students in need
  • Make Valentine’s Day colorful with SHPEtinas’ forever rose bouquet sale
  • Love Wins art auction features Wichita artists and benefits them and the Ulrich Museum
  • WSU to host ‘Suspenders4Hope Day at WSU’ Feb. 12 all about mental health support
  • Barton School to host new book launch
  • Sign up for free Mental Wellness and Preventing Suicide in the LGBTQ+ Community training
  • College of Health Professions offers patient-serving clinics to public
  • Fuzzy’s on campus offers shuttle rides to home men’s basketball games
  • Shocker Store at Braeburn Square hosting Sweetheart Sale Feb. 12-14
Campus Connection: Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025