Art and Betty Wood

Dec. 15, 2022 鈥 Betty and Art Wood shared a passion for music throughout their lives, and their legacy of supporting the arts continues through their gift of $1 million from their estate to support the Music Associates Endowed Fund at Wichita State.

graduation ceremony

Dec. 12, 2022 鈥 Almost 1,300 students are eligible to participate in 麻豆传媒鈥檚 125th fall commencement ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 in Charles Koch Arena. Media are welcome to attend.

Wichita State's Molecular Diagnostics Lab

Dec. 12, 2022 鈥 Just in time for the surge of respiratory illnesses flooding the state, 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab has announced it will extend free RSV, influenza and COVID (RIC) testing through March 31, 2023.

Barton School of Business and 麻豆传媒 Tech logos

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒 and 麻豆传媒 Tech have named scholarship recipients who are participating in a joint pathway program. The two schools have committed $28,000 in scholarships for 麻豆传媒 Tech students committed to continuing their education with a business degree. The scholarships will be awarded equally to five students over the next two years.

麻豆传媒 students

Dec. 5, 2022 鈥 麻豆传媒 earned status as an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution when fall enrollment numbers show that 16% of students identify as Hispanic. That is an important milestone on the way to the university鈥檚 goal of reaching the 25% necessary to earn designation as an HSI by the end of this decade.

Tanvir Arfi

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒 is pleased to announce that Tanvir Arfi, founder, chairman and CEO of Banyan Technologies Group, joined School鈥檚 Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board.

Zhi Wei Won

Dec. 1, 2022 - Zhi Wei Won used her time at Wichita State to work on skills in and out of the classroom. She met new people and expanded her social circle through school activities. Won is one of more than 1,300 students eligible for fall 2022 graduation. Learn more about her time at Wichita State and what is next for this grad.

Daniel Baird

Nov. 30, 2022 鈥 After earning his bachelor's degree in psychology and a minor in sociology, Daniel Baird plans to attend graduate school, where he will integrate clinical work with the handpan 鈥 a sort of convex steel drum that emits calming, hypnotic sounds 鈥 which he believes is a powerful therapeutic instrument.聽

Valerie Hubener

Nov. 30, 2022 鈥 Valerie Hubener worked in several labs across campus until she found a field of interest that was perfect for her in user-experience (UX) design.

Morrison Hall

Nov. 30, 2022 - Wichita State earned 鈥淢ost Engaged Campus for College Student Voting鈥 recognition from ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. It is one of 394 colleges and universities recognized for making intentional, nonpartisan efforts to increase student voter participation.

Dr. Delane Vaughn

Nov. 30, 2022 鈥 Delane Vaughn loved science and her biology teacher at Mulvane High School 鈥 Joe Johnson 鈥 started her on a path to 麻豆传媒 as the first person in her family to attend college. She worked, raised a family and attended 麻豆传媒 and the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

Aida Amir

Nov. 28, 2022 - Aida Amir is one of more than 1,300 students eligible for fall 2022 graduation. Learn more about her time at Wichita State and what is next for this grad.

The Envision Artwork on Display in Woolsey Hall

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒 has partnered with Envision鈥檚 Arts Program to showcase five paintings from Savannah, a visually-impaired artist, in the new Woolsey Hall. Her work, which resides on the third floor of Woolsey, can be viewed any time during operating hours and is part of a rotating art installation with Envision in the space. Savannah鈥檚 art joins a variety of other original pieces from local artists located throughout the facility.

Barton School of Business and Butler Community College Logos

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒 has named four recipients of $40,000 in scholarships for Butler Community College students interested in furthering their business education. These scholarships will help amplify and activate the coordinated 鈥2+2鈥 program between the two schools where Butler students will receive their associates degree and pursue a business degree at 麻豆传媒.

Stratosphere sculpture outside of Woosley Hall.

Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall, the new home of W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒, has a new, dynamic art installation sure to draw the eyes of passersby.

Barton School of Business and PTK Logos

In association with the Phi Theta Kappa honor society, the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒 has given three, multi-year scholarships to transfer students committed to joining the business program. This three recipients hail from three different community colleges across Kansas.

Ernest and Ruth sculpture outside of Woosley Hall.

Two uniquely interactive sculptures have been installed next to Woolsey Hall, the home of the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒, as part of the Ulrich Museum of Art鈥檚 world-class Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection. Ernest and Ruth (2015) is a public sculpture that doubles as a bench and has the unmistakable shape of a speech bubble. Two of these sculptures are located slightly off the main traffic area leading up to Woolsey Hall to encourage interaction.

A neutrino detector carried by a nanosatellite in low Earth orbit

Nov. 15, 2022 鈥 Wichita State's Jonathan Folkerts, Jarred Novak and Trent English presented papers on the design of their neutrino detector prototype at the International Astronautical Congress in Paris, representing the NASA-funded Solar Neutrino Orbiting Laboratory Detector Development Project.

Sculpture artist Deborah Butterfield poses with Lumen outside Woolsey Hall

Woolsey Hall, the home of the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒, has unveiled its first sculpture to join the Ulrich Museum of Art鈥檚 world-class Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection. Lumen, the cast bronze sculpture of a horse created initially out of found wood, stands near the serene pond that stretches around the southern wall of Woolsey Hall. The art serves as a focal point for all visitors to the landscaped public space.

Colorful magazine cover

For over 50 years, the Mikrokosmos literary journal has allowed Wichita State students to publish their creative writing in an esteemed journal, and they are accepting submissions once again.