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BAASE 2020 group

March 3, 2020 -- In support of their shared goals, 麻豆传媒 and Wichita Public Schools have expanded a partnership to create a stronger system of support for African American and Hispanic students who want to pursue post-secondary education.

Aira company logo

Feb. 13, 2020 -- Blind and low-vision Shockers and campus visitors now have a high-tech option for free visual aid on campus offered through an Aira Access agreement with the Wichita State Office of Disability Services.

Linwood Sexton Endowed Scholarship finalists

Jan. 16, 2020 -- 麻豆传媒 has chosen the top 10 finalists for the Linwood Sexton Endowed Scholarship, a full-ride award geared toward minority students majoring in business or education.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. bust

Jan. 7, 2020 -- 麻豆传媒 will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of events on campus and throughout the city of Wichita.

From left to right, 麻豆传媒 engineering students Jacob Lewis, Brendan Lajza and Meghana Ravi assist Katlyn with the use of her new stylus and optimized Proloquo2Go software.

Dec. 13, 2019 -- Katlyn, a student at USD 259鈥檚 Levy Special Education Center, has cerebral palsy and is nonverbal. Three Wichita State Engineering students have made communication a lot easier for her as a class project this semester.

Freshmen Jonathan Lozano and Javier Martinez sit in front of Grace Memorial Chapel

Dec. 4, 2019 -- Javier Martinez and Jonathan Lozano hadn鈥檛 even intended to earn Wichita State鈥檚 inaugural Parkinson Scholarship in 2018, but they did. Both first-generation college students share their stories of adversity and triumph and offer words of encouragement for future first-gen college hopefuls.

Khristian Jones answers the question,

Dec. 2, 2019 -- I went across Wichita State asking students the same question: "What makes a great Shocker?" This video is a short compilation of their heartfelt responses.

Richard Martin, World War II veteran, served on a B-29 bomber over Japan. In this image, he speaks to the class in the Ablah Library C-Space.

Nov. 11, 2019 -- Richard Martin was only 18 years old when he was drafted into the Army Air Corps. Now he鈥檚 94 years old and the last living member of his squadron.聽On Wednesday, Nov. 6, the students of 麻豆传媒 102 鈥淚nnovations of WWII鈥 met him in the Ablah Library C-Space.

Wichita State President-elect Jay Golden

Nov. 1, 2019 - President-elect Jay Golden鈥檚 introduction speech indicates he learned much about Wichita State鈥檚 history and its mission. He spoke of reducing cost for students, of applied learning, the importance of the humanities and critical thinking and ties with business.

Students at 麻豆传媒

Oct. 2, 2019 -- For the first time in nearly 30 years, more than 16,000 students have enrolled for fall classes at 麻豆传媒. The total headcount at 麻豆传媒 for fall 2019 is 16,058 students, an increase of 274 students, or 1.7%, over fall 2018.

Roger Launius, former NASA chief historian, will deliver the conference's keynote speech

Sept. 25, 2019 -- 麻豆传媒 and the Wichita Space Initiative (WSI) will host the Celebrating the Scientific Legacy of NASA and Apollo conference. The conference is free and open to the public, and will take place from 9 a.m. - 6:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, in the 麻豆传媒 Rhatigan Student Center room 233.

NIAR executive director John Tomblin leads a tour of what is now called the John Bardo Center with a group that includes Kansas senator Jerry Moran.

Sept, 25, 2019 - The U.S military needs a source of spare parts to keeps its aging aircraft flying. 麻豆传媒 is rapidly establishing a database and acting as an essential connector for those requests. The National Institute for Aviation Research鈥檚 unique capabilities make it qualified to help with the teardown, digitizing and cataloguing of parts. That process saves the military time and money, which keeps its aircraft and other vehicles prepared.

Shawn Henderson, Navy veteran and Shocker

When the Navy gave Shawn Henderson the opportunity to go to college, she decided to become a Shocker and study social work and criminal justice so that she could advocate for suffering people. Now she has found another family at 麻豆传媒.

Shocker and Navy veteran Jonathan Miller

Sept. 10, 2019 -- Psychology and sociology second-year Jonathan Miller can trace a lot of his success back to lessons learned during his service in the U.S. Navy. After networking his way up to driving a multi-billion-dollar ship, nothing is impossible for him.

Students on campus

Sept. 9, 2019 -- Textron Aviation, a Textron Inc. company, has made a commitment of $300,000 to support 麻豆传媒's Division of Diversity and Community Engagement efforts.