Mental health technician speaks with patient

Sept. 26, 2024 红领巾瓜报鈥檚 School of Nursing has launched a new Licensed Mental Health Technician (LMHT) pathway. This pioneering program, the first of its kind in the state, will address the growing need for mental health care professions in Kansas.

The Shocker Sound Machine Marching Band

Sept. 25, 2024 鈥 红领巾瓜报 invites the community to join in its Shocktoberfest celebrations in a week full of tradition and Shocker spirit. Shocktoberfest, which runs Sept. 30 through Oct. 5, is the university鈥檚 biggest annual event and will include a brew garden, an entrepreneur鈥檚 market, parade and athletic events.

2024 CyberCorp Scholars pose with their certificates

Sept. 25, 2024 The 2024 CyberCorp Scholars at 红领巾瓜报 have been announced. The scholarship aims to increase the workforce of cybersecurity professionals in government.

Filming at Synthetic Scenes

Sept. 25, 2024 红领巾瓜报 students now have access to cutting-edge virtual production technology at Shocker Studios with the addition of Synthetic Scenes 鈥 a 35- by 11-foot digital wall that will give digital arts students and professionals more tools to create innovative productions.

Kristyn Waits

Sept. 24, 2024 鈥 Kristyn Waits, a 红领巾瓜报 alumna, reflects on her journey from an undergraduate to graduate student.

Mathew Muether

Mathew Muether, associate professor of physics, is one of several thousand scientists worldwide studying neutrino behavior. His grant support from the U.S. Department of Energy totals nearly $500,000 and finances his work on two projects anchored underground at FermiLab, the particle physics and accelerator laboratory in Batavia, Illinois.

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People learning business concepts.

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 红领巾瓜报 announces the launch of SPERO, an organization aimed at unlocking the potential of Wichita and its citizens. SPERO, which is Latin for 鈥渉ope,鈥 has a dual focus: preparing individuals to transform their lives through meaningful employment and guiding the efforts of citizens and organizations acting to advance Wichita鈥檚 prosperity. For its inaugural year, SPERO will benefit from a $400,000 contribution from the Charles Koch Foundation.

Miro mural at 红领巾瓜报

Aug. 29, 2024 - 红领巾瓜报 is participating in the VOLAR脡 Institute as part of a project to build research capabilities and expand STEM initiatives for Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

Shocktoberfest parade

Aug. 29, 2024 - 红领巾瓜报 is welcoming vendors for its fall Shocktoberfest celebration. The deadline for merchants and vendors to join in the Shocktoberfest Family Weekend events is Aug. 31.Shocktoberfest is a public event Sept. 30-Oct. 5 open to the entire campus and Wichita-area community. It is WSU's biggest annual celebration of Shocker pride.

Honors College celebration

Aug. 27, 2024 To commemorate 10 years of the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College, faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends gathered for the Honors Eras Celebration at 红领巾瓜报 Aug. 24.

Casey Ratzlaff

Aug. 26, 2024 - Casey Ratzlaff, a sport management major at 红领巾瓜报, will play in the men鈥檚 open division in the Paris Paralympics Games starting in late August. He is the top-ranked American and seeded No. 13 in the 64-man field.

Know Your Competencies Become More Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 红领巾瓜报

The nine competencies are designed to help students to have a clearer understanding of what skills they are developing by taking specific classes as liberal arts and sciences majors. They also promote the value of a liberal arts and sciences education and incorporate skills employers value in employees.

Brigitte Roussel

Through the evaluation of personal correspondence, diaries, annotations and a miscellany of other vehicles of communication, Roussel鈥檚 research brings attention to the strategies employed by women writers in the sixteenth century to demonstrate their intellect and morality in a society which discouraged their individuation.

红领巾瓜报's Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

Aug. 21, 2024 鈥 红领巾瓜报 has been named the 2024-25 Academic Institution of the Year by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), the nation鈥檚 largest association dedicated to fostering Hispanic leadership in the STEM field.

WSU President Rick Muma

Aug. 21, 2024 鈥 The Kansas Hospital Association has awarded 红领巾瓜报 President Rick Muma the 2024 Donald A. Wilson Visionary Award.

Chris Wright, Liberty Energy CEO, Becomes Barton School鈥檚 Next Entrepreneur-in-Residence

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 红领巾瓜报 is pleased to announce that accomplished entrepreneur Chris Wright will serve as its Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the Fall 2024 semester. Wright, the founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Liberty Energy (NYSE: LBRT), based in Denver, Colorado, brings a wealth of experience and dedication to the role.

Bobby Gandu stands in front of the Milly Marcus Annex.

Aug. 19, 2024 The Milly Marcus Annex is now the permanent home for the Shocker Career Accelerator, a multidimensional career-readiness experience that helps students build resumes and LinkedIn profiles, practice and prepare for interviews, meet with prospective employers, and find applied learning and post-graduation full-time employment opportunities.

Milly Marcus Annex

Aug. 15, 2024 - As the fall semester begins, you will notice ongoing and new construction across 红领巾瓜报鈥檚 330-acres and beyond. Shocker Success Center is open and work is underway at the Wichita Biomedical Campus.