Jul 21, 2017 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — A group of more than 100 community members will get a prime view of the upcoming solar eclipse thanks to a trip offered by Wichita State's Office for Workforce, Professional and Community Education.

Jul 20, 2017 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has a Shocker alumna ready to assist. Katie Deutsch, a May 2017 Â鶹´«Ã½ graduate, is lending her skills to the Office of the General Council as a research and analytics intern.

Jul 14, 2017 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Â鶹´«Ã½ will close Fairmount Towers residence hall in mid-August, in line with housing consultants' recommendations and the university's five-year capital budget plan. About 300 students who had reserved space in Fairmount Towers for the 2017-18 academic year will be housed in a brand-new apartment complex, The Flats at Â鶹´«Ã½, at no additional cost to those students.

Jul 13, 2017 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — The Â鶹´«Ã½ Foundation has raised $176,113,668 in its Shock the World Campaign, or 70.4 percent of the campaign's $250 million goal.

Jul 12, 2017 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Three Wichita State alumni received national awards from the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA). Epifanio Elizondo, David Day and Marta Klein clinched three out of the five awards offered by the AAPA.

Jul 12, 2017 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — New members of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Foundation Board of Directors for fiscal year 2018 are Jane McHugh '80 and Lynn Nichols. McHugh is a retired Certified Public Accountant and former partner in BKD LLP. Nichols is CEO of Yingling Aviation.

Jul 11, 2017 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — At the conclusion of its first year, The Shocker Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program has provided seed funding, customer validation training, mentoring and other valuable resources to a total of 29 Â鶹´«Ã½ student teams, many of which have won additional awards and funding.

Jul 11, 2017 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Â鶹´«Ã½ is planning to unveil a new fully online degree in spring 2018 for students interested in homeland security. If approved by the Kansas Board of Regents, Â鶹´«Ã½ will be the only university in Kansas to offer this four-year degree.

Jul 6, 2017 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — Jazmin Dennis, a junior secondary education English major at Â鶹´«Ã½, was awarded the J. Martyn Walsh English Education Scholarship.

Jul 3, 2017 — By Â鶹´«Ã½ News Services — A new food service contract at Â鶹´«Ã½ will bring new and healthier dining options for the campus community.