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Campus Connection: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Forward Together episode 44: Shocker Design Experience
Don’t miss Lauren Dunford, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, live May 7
Celebrate 10 years of innovation at annual Koch Innovation Challenge
Annual Organ POPS Concert set for May 6 in Wiedemann Hall
This week at the Food Truck Plaza
Softball sweeps Tigers, claims a share of regular season title
Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity forum celebrates 25 years undergraduate research
Join professional development session on managing stress under pressure May 21

New sculpture at airport highlights WSU’s applied learning and community engagement initiatives
Shocker New Venture Competition invites community to experience Wichita’s next wave of innovation
Clean out your closet and swap your Shocker gear
Attend the annual FYRE in STEM Research Showcase May 13
‘Still We Sing’ unites WSU ensembles in a powerful reflection on hope and humanity
Lucha libre masks and photography exhibits will be in the Cadman Gallery until end of April
Women’s tennis earns at-large bid to NCAA Tournament
Join professional development session on generational collaboration May 4

This week at the Food Truck Plaza
Save the date for College of Engineering Open House event
Celebrate Christopher Leonard’s release of his new leadership book with CAPS
Open Streets ICT returns to WSU, Shocker Neighborhood in April
NetApp’s spring e-waste and shredding event for campus community scheduled for April 17
rAI Workshop: reconstructing workflows with AI and automations
Women’s bowling finishes runner-up at NCAA Bowling Championship
Join the next session in the Professional Development Series April 23
Volunteers needed for spring 2026 commencement
Seeking volunteers for research study

Women’s bowling win Arlington Regional, advance to Final Four
This week at the Food Truck Plaza
Office of Community Partnership to host April meeting
Attend upcoming I-Corps information session
NetApp’s spring e-waste and shredding event for campus community scheduled for April 17
Donate blood in honor of Shayla Hoefgen April 8/9
Wichita State graduate turns animation and applied learning into creative career
Seeking volunteers for research study

Barton School names Lauren Dunford as Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Poet Diana Goetsch will read her work at the Ulrich
College of Health Professions and Delta Gamma Sorority present lectureship on health care values and ethics
Collect Mike Kennedy trading cards
Join baseball for Dollar Hot Dog Night April 2
Shocker Store hosting softball pop-up shops
Open Streets ICT returns to WSU, Shocker Neighborhood in April
Donate blood in honor of Shayla Hoefgen April 8/9
Join the collaboration professional development session April 8
Learn more about the human factors program and lab during tour April 3
Begin your entrepreneurial journey over lunch with ‘Naming Your Trademark’
Attend the upcoming free Mental Wellness and Preventing Suicide Training
Adults with sound sensitivities are invited to participate in a brain imaging study
Wichita State awards Jabara Scholarship to Valley Center, Kapaun students
School of Performing Arts presents the double feature films

Campus construction update for March 2026
Derby High School student earns WSU’s Mike and Mary James Scholarship
Order end-of-year awards from RSC Engraving
Travel with Community Education to Iceland
Dr. Donald Wuebbles from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will present at the physics seminar March 25
Spotlight on student performers at WSU’s Concerto – Aria Concert
This week at the Food Truck Plaza
Attend the upcoming free Mental Wellness and Preventing Suicide Training
Save at the Shocker Store on Saturday
Shocker softball crew and hoodie on sale

Men’s basketball earns NIT bid, set to host Wyoming in first round March 17
Learn more about the human factors program and lab during tour April 3
Begin your entrepreneurial journey over lunch with ‘Naming Your Trademark’
Save the date for NetApp’s spring e-waste and shredding event for campus April 17
Department of Aerospace Engineering to host assistant teaching professor from North Carolina State University for talk
Aerospace engineering assistant teaching professor to give talk on vortex induced vibrations
Join the next HealthHum and KBHCoE talk on ‘Prevention’
Attend the upcoming free Mental Wellness and Preventing Suicide Training
Join time management professional development session March 25
Kansas Science Olympiad needs volunteers for the state event on April 4
Spring Break Pizza and Pins Package available at Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes

WISE Counseling and Play Therapy Clinic accepting new clients
No. 64 men’s tennis topples No. 34 Oklahoma State in thriller
Men’s basketball bound for Birmingham as No. 2 seed
Wichita high schooler surprised with $50,000 scholarship to attend WSU
Order end-of-year awards from RSC Engraving
Kansas SBDC at Wichita State announces $25,000 in the GenAI Pitch Competition
Episode 42 of ‘Forward Together’ podcast features ASL at WSU with Edward Bart
Join SAC and the Ulrich Museum of Art for Makers and Masterpieces March 11
Connect and engage at Open Streets ICT: WSU & Shocker Neighborhood
Don’t miss Eyal Redler and Omer Nagar, Venture Capitalists in Residence, live March 12
Begin your entrepreneurial journey over lunch with ‘Market Research for New Ventures’
Student Activities Council seeking judges for Shockers Got Talent
Spring Break Pizza and Pins Package available at Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
Shocker softball crew and hoodie on sale

Kansas participating in Severe Weather Preparedness Week March 2-6
Come out to Shocker Community Tailgate prior to men’s basketball game against FAU
Shocker Store hosting softball pop-up shops
Women’s basketball hosts North Texas for Senior Night and Fan Appreciation Night March 3
School of Performing Arts presents performance and artist talk with Julius Thomas III, alum and Broadway star
Wichita State Opera Theater presents Aaron Copland’s American opera, ‘The Tender Land’
Counseling services are available to WISE Counseling and Play Therapy Clinic accepting new clients
Travel with Community Education to Iceland
Connect and engage at Open Streets ICT: WSU & Shocker Neighborhood
Begin your entrepreneurial journey over lunch with ‘Market Research for New Ventures’
Kansas Science Olympiad needs volunteers for the state event on April 4
Participants needed for doctoral research project