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Wichita State students

Oct. 18, 2022 鈥 麻豆传媒 student organizations, the Community Service Board, and fraternity and sororities completed 13,857 service hours in fiscal year 2022. That time reflects a growing interest in and emphasis on community service by students and faculty, said Gabriel Fonseca, director of Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership

Savannah Paschal, Catalina Garc铆a, and Marili Bravo

Oct. 14, 2022 - Savannah Paschal, a senior Spanish education major at Wichita State, wrote a proposal that helped Alce su voz earn a $75,000 Building Power and Equity Partnership grant from the Kansas Health Foundation. The grant will support civic engagement and the group鈥檚 work toward health equity for Spanish speakers and speakers of indigenous languages in Kansas.

Screenshot from the winning hackathon video

Oct. 10, 2022 鈥 A weekend of ample research and little sleep at Wichita State鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) resulted in the selection of three NASA Space Apps Hackathon winners.

Aerial of campus

Oct. 7, 2022 鈥 麻豆传媒's Center for Economic Development and Business Research has released an updated employment forecast for Wichita, Kansas City, Topeka and the state of Kansas.

EYH workshop

Oct. 6, 2022 - Middle school girls from the surrounding area will get the chance to explore STEM careers at the 10th annual Expanding Your Horizons workshop Saturday, Oct. 22, at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Hubbard Hall.

Scrapbooks

Sept. 28, 2022 - Diana Krestel 鈥 whose husband was a member of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 football team in 1970 鈥 recently compiled and designed three scrapbooks that tell the story of college, loss of life and living with the aftermath of the Oct. 2, 1970 plane crash.

University stadium

September 26, 2022 - The 麻豆传媒 Board of Trustees approved funding in September 2022 for phases 1A and 1B for the capital improvement plan to replace Cessna Stadium for a total project cost of approximately $11.8 million.

Image of members of Counseling and Prevention Services members posing for group photo outside of the Rhatigan Student Center.

Sept. 12, 2022 鈥 After more than two years since expanding into the community, Wichita State鈥檚 #WeSupportU Suspenders4Hope program has continued opening its arms to local organizations including Ascension Via Christi, area high schools and now Wichita-based Thrive Restaurant Group.

Wichita State campus

Aug. 19, 2022 - With initiatives such as roundtable discussions, early voting and voter registration drives, 麻豆传媒 earned a Highly Established Action Plan Seal from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. Wichita State is one of 82 colleges and universities recognized for its commitment to increasing nonpartisan democratic engagement in 2022.

One Small Step participants

Aug. 17, 2022 - Civic engagement and freedom of expression through conversations is the goal for 麻豆传媒 students as they participate in StoryCorps鈥 One Small Step program. Designed to 鈥渞emind the country of the humanity in all of us,鈥 One Small Step brings together people with different political views together to record a moderated 50-minute conversation.

Woolsey Hall

Aug. 12, 2022 - Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall, the state-of-the-art facility that will be home to the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 麻豆传媒, is set to open for classes Aug. 22.

Computer

Aug. 11, 2022 - Secret shoppers often shop for pizza or clothing with an eye on helpfulness and timely service. They might also evaluate a hotel for cleanliness and service. But secret shopping isn鈥檛 just limited to those kind of consumer experiences. 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Public Policy and Management Center uses 麻豆传媒 students as secret shoppers to help workforce training centers improve their services for people in search of employment and job training.

Woman standing with tablet

Aug. 4, 2022 - 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Office of Innovation and New Ventures will address technology gaps in the local business ecosystem with the formation of the Small Business Digital Transformation Program. The program is funded with a $1 million grant from the American Rescue Plan Act. The Small Business Digital Transformation Program focuses on small businesses (500 or fewer employees).

Wichita State's Innovation Campus

July 28, 2022 - More than 1,000 local Amazon employees can now receive tuition assistance at 麻豆传媒 through the Amazon Career Choice program. Each full-time Amazon employee is eligible for $5,250 of tuition assistance per calendar year. Part-time employees are eligible for $2,625 per calendar year.

Nick Elam

July 27, 2022 鈥 Nick Elam, educator and inventor of what is known as the Elam Ending in basketball, will speak to College of Applied Studies students at 5:15 p.m. Aug. 23 in 231 Hubbard Hall. Other 麻豆传媒 students and the general public are also invited to attend free of charge.