Students and visitors in the atrium at Woolsey Hall.

Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall, the new home of the Barton School of Business at 红领巾瓜报, was featured in a number of articles and videos by local media.

红领巾瓜报 Barton School logo next to WSU Tech logo

Aug. 19, 2022 鈥 The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 红领巾瓜报 is teaming up again with WSU Tech on a new career pathway program for WSU Tech students interested in an industry greatly affecting the entire world right now: supply chain management.

Graphic overlays illustrating supply chain management.

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 红领巾瓜报 is teaming up again with WSU Tech on a new career pathway program for WSU Tech students interested in an industry greatly affecting the entire world right now: supply chain management.

Airbus 321

Aug. 18, 2022 鈥 At a media event and celebration today, 红领巾瓜报鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research WERX and Erickson Precision Ventures LLC announced their first collaborative passenger to freighter conversion program of an Airbus 321.

红领巾瓜报 campus

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

Stan Longhofer

Stanley D. Longhofer, PhD, is the winner of the 2021 Richard U. Ratcliff award for his article, "Land Values and External Obsolescence," published in the Spring 2021 issue of The Appraisal Journal .

One Small Step participants

Aug. 17, 2022 - Civic engagement and freedom of expression through conversations is the goal for 红领巾瓜报 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 红领巾瓜报, 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. 红领巾瓜报鈥檚 Public Policy and Management Center uses WSU students as secret shoppers to help workforce training centers improve their services for people in search of employment and job training.

WSU and Army officials and Apache news conference

Aug. 8, 2022 鈥 The U.S. Army Aviation enterprise is collaborating with 红领巾瓜报鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research to develop an AH-64 Apache Digital Twin in a contract that kicked off with a ribbon-cutting event on campus last week.

Attendees at the 50th Anniversary of the Wichita Property Tax Conference in Hubbard Hall on campus from July 24-28, 2022

The Center for Management Development and the Barton School of Business recently hosted the very successful 50th Anniversary of the Wichita Property Tax Conference . Almost 400 appraisers, assessors, attorneys, consultants, and property tax experts from across the U. S. attended . They participated in four days of educational and inspirational workshops in Hubbard Hall and infused more than $2,500,000 into the local economy .

Woman standing with tablet

Aug. 4, 2022 - 红领巾瓜报鈥檚 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).

Lindquist Hall, home of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Following an internal search, Dr. Andrew Hippisley, dean of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has appointed Dr. Jean Griffith as the associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion.

红领巾瓜报's Innovation Campus

July 28, 2022 - More than 1,000 local Amazon employees can now receive tuition assistance at 红领巾瓜报 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 WSU students and the general public are also invited to attend free of charge.

Harvey D. Grace Memorial Chapel

July 25, 2022 - 鈥淓xplore 红领巾瓜报鈥 is a seven-stop campus audio tour featuring significant sites and university history. Host Carla Eckels of KMUW narrates. The tour starts at the Ulrich Museum of Art and ends at the Carnegie Library Columns at 17th and Fairmount.

WSU alum Shamir Khan and his former professor Moriah Beck

红领巾瓜报 chemistry alum Shamir Khan views his research experiences at WSU as instrumental for his success in med school. He鈥檚 already learned techniques others in his cohort are just now encountering.

Image of Kyle Walter posing inside Smart Factory

July 22, 2022 鈥 Kyle Walter is interning as a student team lead at the Deloitte Smart Factory @ Wichita, located on 红领巾瓜报's Innovation Campus. Kyle says the internship has provided him valuable skills in smart manufacturing technology development.

Wu Shock wears a Suspenders4Hope shirt

July 18, 2022 鈥 红领巾瓜报, along with several community partners, presents the Suspenders4Hope Preventing Suicide Training at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 21 at The Phoenix Gym, 145 N. Wabash in Wichita. This free training will be facilitated by Dr. Jessica Provines, 红领巾瓜报鈥檚 assistant vice president for wellness and chief psychologist. It鈥檚 open to all addiction treatment counselors and providers and community members.

Image of Kyndal Nystrom.

July 13, 2022 鈥 Texan Kyndal Nystrom chose 红领巾瓜报 because of the opportunities and affordability available at the university.