Jan. 23, 2023 鈥� A recent "PBS News Hour鈥� story highlights the role 麻豆传媒 plays in the arts community of Wichita. 鈥淲ichita State has a hand in almost every arts entity in the Wichita metropolitan area, from the symphony to the art museum,鈥� said Dr. Rodney Miller, dean of the College of Fine Arts.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Oct. 31, 2022 鈥� Two Medical Laboratory Sciences students at 麻豆传媒 are the second recipients of the $280,000 annual endowed scholarship gift from Southcentral Pathology.
Oct. 31, 2022 鈥� 麻豆传媒 President Rick Muma and Dr. Kevin Sylvester Harrison, director of diversity, equity and inclusion at 麻豆传媒, were each presented awards this weekend from the Wichita chapter of the NAACP.
Oct. 20, 2022 鈥� The Physician Assistant program at 麻豆传媒 celebrated its 50th anniversary with a celebration for alumni, faculty, staff, students and supporters.
Oct. 19, 2022 鈥� Following a national search, 麻豆传媒鈥檚 newly restructured alumni organization 鈥� the 麻豆传媒 Foundation and Alumni Engagement 鈥� has hired Stacie Williamson as its new vice president for alumni engagement, effective Nov. 28.
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.
Oct. 12, 2022 鈥斅燗s 麻豆传媒 celebrates record enrollment, the university is bolstering its student success initiatives to increase graduation rates. As part of those efforts, the National Science Foundation has awarded 麻豆传媒 researchers $750,000 to increase persistence rates among low-income engineering students, particularly those who are interested in advanced manufacturing careers.
Oct. 3, 2022 鈥� A research team led by researchers with Wichita State鈥檚 College of Engineering and Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recently received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for their proposal, "The Development of a Smart Telehealth ECG and Human Activity Monitoring System to Improve Cardiovascular health of Older Adults."
Sept. 21, 2022 鈥� The Tallgrass Film Festival has become a staple in Wichita鈥檚 arts community during the last 20 years, engaging audiences with world-class programming in a celebration of cinematic arts. The festival is known for connecting film-savvy audiences with cutting-edge filmmakers from all over the world, providing a unique experience throughout the four-day festival.聽
