• Cheer on your peers and college tonight at Clash of the Colleges
  • UReCA to host online open house
  • Join clothing swap and dance performance Aug. 28
  • UReCA to host Goldwater Scholarship informational sessions
  • Attend Study Abroad information session to learn more about opportunities
  • Shocker volleyball takes on Kansas City in exhibition match
  • Biological sciences seminar begins with Barrett Houchen Aug. 24
  • Attend upcoming Elevate Speaker Series on ‘From Idea to Execution’
  • Share your story with OSAT for Student Parent Month
  • Turning connection into opportunity: Isiah Tiongson’s applied learning experience
  • Raise funds for your student group
  • Take advantage of Friday Flash Sale at Braeburn Square Shocker Store
  • Try pinball for free this week in the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
Shocker Blast: Friday, Aug. 21, 2026
  • Finish your first week strong with free food, competition, giveaways and more
  • All are welcome to today’s SGA Student Senate meeting
  • Registration open for Fall Savvy Scholar Sessions hosted by University Libraries
  • UReCA’s Connect Database is open for the fall semester
  • Apply now for Promoting Academic Student Success
  • Make an appointment to take an exam at the Office of Student Accommodations and Testing
  • SEAS the day if you receive a SEAS email
  • Shocker perks: Counseling and Psychological Services
  • Military and Veteran Services hosting open house Aug. 20
  • Attend rAI forum on how you use AI
  • Learn how to stay safe with fire safety resources
  • Know who to call in case of an emergency – Call UPD directly at 316-978-3450 while on campus
  • Explore study abroad programs for winter break
  • Campus traffic access to be affected evening of Aug. 26
  • Neff Hall construction fencing to be expanded, impacting access for multiple buildings
  • This week at the Food Truck Plaza
  • Chicken and waffle sliders available for limited time at Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Take advantage of Wu’s Wednesday Deal at the Shocker Store
  • Try pinball for free this week in the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Join Back-to-School Blanket Sale at the Shocker Store
Shocker Blast: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026
  • Find a community of likeminded Shockers by joining a student organization
  • Don’t forget! Sign up for Clash of the Colleges
  • Learn more about campus and get rides to classes
  • Start the semester off on the right foot
  • Shockers, welcome to a new academic year!
  • WSU is committed to free expression
  • Neff Hall construction fencing to be expanded, impacting access for multiple buildings
  • Reminder: Heskett Center pool temporarily closed for maintenance
  • Enjoy free food with VP for Student Affairs at Cookout with Dr. J Aug. 19
  • Join hours of fun on campus during RSC Day Shocker Night
  • Barton School brings live podcast experience to centennial celebration with Entrepreneur-in-Residence Bill Poston
  • Shocker perks: Transit
  • Student Success tip: Make strong connections
  • Learn by doing with a public health internship at CPHI
Shocker Blast: Monday, Aug. 17, 2026
  • Get support to start the semester off right
  • Enjoy fun and festive events to ring in the new semester
  • Your community at WSU
  • Next week is the start of the fall semester
  • Stay aware of heat-related illness symptoms during extreme heat
  • RSVP for the 12th annual Clash of the Colleges
  • Shocker Promise Academy welcomes largest cohort to date
  • OSAT will be closed part of Aug. 14
  • Take advantage of Friday Flash Sale at Braeburn Square Shocker Store
Shocker Blast: Friday, Aug. 14, 2026
  • Take advantage of your Shocker perks
  • Join fun events
  • Find your community
  • Get connected to campus with numerous back-to-school events
  • Join clothing swap and dance performance Aug. 28
  • Enjoy a s’more with Shocker Rowing
  • Barton School brings live podcast experience to centennial celebration with Entrepreneur-in-Residence Bill Poston
  • Attend rAI forum on how you use AI
  • Participate in Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl this fall
  • RSVP for the 12th annual Clash of the Colleges
  • Stay aware of heat-related illness symptoms during extreme heat
  • Learn by doing with a public health internship at CPHI
  • OSAT will be closed part of Aug. 14
  • Harvey Najim honors brother’s legacy with transformative $40,000 business scholarship
  • WSU student named inaugural recipient of endowed doctoral nursing fellowship
  • This week at the Food Truck Plaza
  • Chicken and waffle sliders available for limited time at Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Try the breakfast pizza at Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • New sound is taking the stage in the College of Fine Arts
  • Take advantage of Wu’s Wednesday Deal at the Shocker Store
  • Join Back-to-School Blanket Sale at the Shocker Store
Shocker Blast: Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026
  • Update on suspicious device reported last night
  • New and improved myWSU portal available to try out
  • Order your textbooks for fall from the Shocker Store
  • Barton School invites community to celebrate 100 years on Aug. 26 with daylong Centennial Bash
  • Join book discussion for the WSU Common Read Aug. 6
  • New sound is taking the stage in the College of Fine Arts
  • American Conference announces 2025-26 All-Academic Team
  • This week at the Food Truck Plaza
  • Learn more about Kurzweil 3000 at open training in August
Shocker Blast: Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026
  • Order your textbooks for fall from the Shocker Store
  • Stay aware of heat-related illness symptoms during extreme heat
  • July myShockerHealth newsletter is now available
  • Stay safe and healthy with Student Health Services
  • This week at the Food Truck Plaza
  • Participate in Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl this fall
  • Heskett Center pool to temporarily close for maintenance
  • Take advantage of Wu’s Wednesday Deal at the Shocker Store
Shocker Blast: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
  • Ahlberg Hall to be closed July 27-31 for scheduled maintenance
  • Heskett Center pool to temporarily close for maintenance
  • Student Athlete Center to be closed July 22 for scheduled maintenance
  • Office of Student Accommodations and Testing to be closed morning of July 27
  • Attend fourth annual Delfin Research Conference
  • Register for the 2026 Women in Public Service conference
  • RSVP for the 12th annual Clash of the Colleges
  • CAC Theater reopens after ADA compliance work completed
  • Check out what’s at the Community Garden
  • Stay safe and healthy with Student Health Services
  • This week at the Food Truck Plaza
  • Learn more about Kurzweil 3000 at open training in August
  • Take advantage of Wu’s Wednesday Deal at the Shocker Store
Shocker Blast: Wednesday, July 22, 2026
  • Lots 9W and 9E along 17th Street to be closed July 20
  • Office of Student Accommodations and Testing to be closed morning of July 27
  • Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic open this summer
  • WSU Honors College students gain hands-on experience through leadership academy
  • Summer 2026 diploma information available
  • Submit your Welcomefest events by July 22
  • Envision Arts Exhibition open house reception set for July 16
  • This week at the Food Truck Plaza
  • Join professional development session on transformational leadership July 21
  • Take advantage of Wu’s Wednesday Deal at the Shocker Store
Shocker Blast: Wednesday, July 15, 2026
  • Registrar’s Office to have limited services July 14
  • Lot 19E by Eck Stadium to be partially closed July 10-11
  • Lots 9W and 24 along 17th Street to be closed July 9-10
  • Degree Works unavailable July 8
  • Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic open this summer
  • This week at the Food Truck Plaza
  • 2026 Kansas English published on WSU’s Open Journal Systems
  • Summer 2026 diploma information available
  • Take a virtual tour of Shocker Studios, home of the School of Digital Arts
  • Join professional development session on giving effective feedback July 9
  • Take advantage of Wu’s Wednesday Deal at the Shocker Store
Shocker Blast: Wednesday, July 8, 2026