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Campus Connection: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026

Wichita State leads NSF rankings in engineering and aerospace research
Wichita State names Dr. Ali P. Gordon as dean of College of Engineering
Child Development Center has pre-K openings
Campus community invited to register to participate in Shocker Community Night Feb. 20
Don’t miss out: Start 2026 with a competitive edge by attending Elevate
Jan. 21 is Suspenders4Hope Day in Wichita. Attend the free Mental Wellness and Preventing Suicide Training at WSU

WSU’s College of Engineering ranks 17th in National Cyber League power rankings, student team cracks top 20 in competition
Meet some of WSU’s fall 2025 graduating class of Shockers
Get a free basketball with $100 purchase from Koch Arena Shocker Store
Shocker men’s basketball hosts Rice during Baby Race Night

Shocker men’s basketball takes on Wofford for Full Court Fetch
WSU spring 2026 Great Plains Hub I-Corps cohort begins Jan. 20, 2026
Submit your events to be featured as part of the spring 2026 Welcomefest schedule
Braeburn Square will remain open over WSU winter break

Braeburn Square will remain open over WSU winter break
Wichita State Cricket Club makes history with back-to-back championships
Submit your events to be featured as part of the spring 2026 Welcomefest schedule
Campus community invited to register participate in Shocker Community Night Feb. 20, 2026
Order a WuShock bowling ball as a holiday gift
Take a naloxone administration training Dec. 15

Sharing light through song at the 62nd Candlelight Concert
RSVP for retirement reception for Dotty Harpool on Dec. 9
Celebrate the season at the Wednesdays in Wiedemann holiday concert
Visit the WSU Post Office to have letters from Santa delivered
Top gifts under $25 from the Shocker Store
Volunteers needed for fall 2025 commencement
Braeburn Square Shocker Store hosting Black Friday weekend doorbuster Nov. 28-29
Get a WSU bear with $100 purchase

ATF’s Wichita field office will relocate to WSU’s Innovation Campus
Barton School of Business announces 2025 class of 25 Under 25
Make It Real: Barton School launches IMPACT, advancing WSU’s national leadership in applied learning and career readiness
Provide a holiday gift through Salvation Army Angel Tree with the Shocker Store
Episode 38 of ‘Forward Together’ podcast features Mezzo-Soprano Joyce DiDonato, alum
Maria Brigida Brunetti from University of Kansas will present at the physics seminar Nov. 19
WSU announces retirement of longtime radio voice Mike Kennedy
Join the School of Performing Arts and celebrate the 2025-26 senior capstone projects
RSVP for retirement reception for Dotty Harpool on Dec. 9
Register for the 2025 Advanced Practice Symposium on clinical updates in care
Get a WSU bear with $100 purchase

Open Streets ICT: Wichita State and Shocker Neighborhood is coming back 2026; learn how to get involved
See something? Say something: Call UPD at 316-978-3450
Watkins Visiting Professorship Lecture Series: Geology welcomes John Wakabayashi
Ramirez finishes eighth, Shocker men’s golf fifth at Pearl at Kalauao
School of Performing Arts presents ‘Company’
Student Government Association presents Social Safety Week Nov. 10-13
Native American world champion Wichita war dancer Greg Victors will perform on campus
Join SAC for the annual Maker Market Nov. 18/19
Try the Pickle Pizza Pie in November at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
Discount at the Shocker Store for Veterans Day

Shocker women’s bowling claim Track Kat Klash title
Kipruto wins American Conference cross country championship, Jepkoech named Freshman of the Year
Volleyball hosts Charlotte Nov. 9 for Shocksgiving
Shocker men’s basketball tips off season Nov. 4
Shocker volleyball takes on ECU at Hometown Heroes match
RSVP for Elevate | Everyone’s A Marketer featuring Ti’Juana Hardwell on Nov. 13
Julia Gehrlein from Colorado State will present at physics seminar Nov. 5
‘Frozen’ director and Disney legend Chris Buck kicks off CFA’s Connoisseur Series
School of Performing Arts presents ‘Company’
Join SAC for the annual Maker Market Nov. 18/19
Songfest is back with 2025 event: Best of Both Worlds
Open Streets ICT: Wichita State and Shocker Neighborhood is coming back 2026; learn how to get involved
WSU’s Corbin Education Center joins National Register of Historic Places
Suspenders4Hope hosting free Mental Wellness and Preventing Suicide Training
Volunteers needed for fall 2025 commencement
Try the Pickle Pizza Pie in November at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes

Wang, Roselli win American Conference doubles title for Shocker women’s tennis
Tilma, Wilson finish top 10; Shockers take third in Powercat Invitational
Episode 37 of ‘Forward Together’ podcast features men’s basketball coach, Paul Mills
Child Development Center has pre-K openings for this school year
Register an event with SAC’s De-Stress Fest
Let your attire shout ‘Wichita State’ for Shocker Pride Fridays
Join the School of Education for its fall colloquium guest speaker Dr. Karlos Hill
Stop by for a Halloween open house at the Holmes Museum of Anthropology Oct. 30
Head over to Halloween Cosmic Frenzy at Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
Join the School of Music for its Hallow-Concert: Tricks and Treats at Duerksen
Military and Veterans Services and AARP Kansas present: Mama Joe Project
CSD holding virtual open house for speech-language pathology and audiology graduate programs
The Ulrich Museum and Kirby’s host spooky art dive
Get spooked by the Halloween pop-up exhibition at the Ulrich Museum
Volunteers needed for fall 2025 commencement
Take a Shocker Store survey and receive $5 digital coupon