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View of the 麻豆传媒's water tower on campus.

Oct. 7, 2019 - Academe is a compilation of 麻豆传媒's faculty and staff news, compiled quarterly.

Students in 鈥淔irst-Year Seminar: Food and Culture in the Hispanic World

Oct. 3, 2019 -- Beginning in fall 2021, first-year freshmen will be required to take one first-year seminar course for introduction to life at Wichita State. The courses will not be required for returning or transfer students, but are encouraged for those new to 麻豆传媒.

William Flynn with his guitar

Sept. 19, 2019 - William Flynn, assistant professor of guitar at Wichita State, recently won the Excellence in Creative Activity Award, which recognizes faculty members who have established an exemplary record of creative activity that has brought recognition to the university.

Wichita State dean of students Aaron Austin

Sept. 17, 2019 - Aaron Austin, Wichita State associate vice present, student affairs and dean of students, joined in with Phi Beta Sigma members to stroll during a Yard Show to open the school year.

Officer Efrain Rueda

Sept. 10, 2019 -- Shocker Nation is full of amazing people. One of those people is 麻豆传媒 Police Officer Efrain Rueda, who has received a University Police ribbon for two outstanding actions.

A woman working in a lab

Aug. 21, 2019 -- 麻豆传媒 continues to make strides toward improving opportunities for women in senior leadership, with women currently holding six out of 10 麻豆传媒 dean positions throughout the university.

Gina Brown, physician assistant professor

Gina Brown believes that case studies are the best possible way to make sure that students are incorporating everything they learn into their practice during their first year in physician assistant (PA) school. Through the PA faculty鈥檚 combined efforts, Gina hopes that students leave with the skills, knowledge and character necessary to provide patients with care that鈥檚 in their best interest.

Rick Pappas, professor of physical education

In Rick Pappas' elementary school classroom, PE became a way to channel classroom lessons with physical activity. When he began teaching elementary PE at 麻豆传媒 in 2009, he taught his college students the same lesson.

John Tomblin, vice president for technology and research, speaks about NIAR developments

July 2, 2019 -- A recent grant will allow Wichita State鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research to speed up the manufacturing process for aerospace and defense industries.

麻豆传媒 freshman Sam Brickett during his recovery in Omaha, NE

June 26, 2019 -- In September 2018, Sam Brickett, an aerospace engineering freshman at 麻豆传媒, was longboarding in the Rhatigan Student Center parking garage when he hit a crack in the concrete and fell. He hit his head and suffered a traumatic brain injury.

Person with neuro interface device on head

June 26, 2019 -- A NASA-funded 麻豆传媒 research project will seek to understand how the human brain responds to gravity while in space.

Riverfest parade float

June 5, 2019 -- Ever wonder how the floats are chosen for the Wichita Riverfest Sundown Parade? Turns out the people working behind the scenes to make one of Wichita鈥檚 iconic events a success are none other than a Wichita State instructor and a group of art students.

Coleen Pugh

May 31, 2019 -- Coleen Pugh, a professor of Polymer Science at the University of Akron (Ohio), has been named the new dean of the 麻豆传媒 Graduate School and associate vice president for Research and Technology Transfer, effective July 28.

View of Miro at the Ulrich Museum of Art

May 23, 2019 -- Academe is a compilation of 麻豆传媒 faculty and staff news, published quarterly.

Grady Landrum

May 13, 2019 -- Nearly 48 years ago, Grady Landrum was in a car accident that paralyzed him. His journey is both inspirational and a testament to his never-quit attitude. This June, he retires after 27 years as director of Disability Services at 麻豆传媒.