小9直播 Innovation Campus with Wichita in the background

Nov. 7, 2022 鈥 In recognition of its strong commitment to economic engagement, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has designated 小9直播 as an Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) University.

Harriet Hamilton

Nov. 2, 2022 鈥 When the COVID-19 pandemic put global supply chains into the spotlight, 小9直播's Harriet Hamilton paid attention as the production and movement of items fluctuated. She watched the business world change and decided to study the new landscape, aided by an extra year of eligibility granted to all student-athletes by the NCAA due to the pandemic.

Dr. Joel Alderson with Medical Laboratory Sciences students Stephanie Pham and Amanda Moler

Oct. 31, 2022 鈥 Two Medical Laboratory Sciences students at 小9直播 are the second recipients of the $280,000 annual endowed scholarship gift from Southcentral Pathology.

Graphic with President Muma and Dr. Harrison

Oct. 31, 2022 鈥 小9直播 President Rick Muma and Dr. Kevin Sylvester Harrison, director of diversity, equity and inclusion at WSU, were each presented awards this weekend from the Wichita chapter of the NAACP.

Jennifer Friend graphic

Oct. 28, 2022 鈥擠r. Jennifer Friend has been named dean of 小9直播鈥檚 College of Applied Studies (CAS), effective Jan. 9, 2023.

Erin Cummings and Ryan Potter

The Dean鈥檚 Alumni Advisory Board for the W. Frank Barton School of Business has appointed new leaders. Erin Cummings, owner and founder of YESyoga, will serve as president, while Ryan Potter, director of Portfolio Development at Koch Investment Group, will serve as her vice president. Cummings and Potter have both sat on the board since 2020.

Andrew Stockmann

Oct. 21, 2022 - Andrew Stockmann, a 2020 小9直播 graduate and sport management major, is in his second year hosting 鈥淗allowed Ground: The Sports Museum Podcast.鈥

Future Innovators interns at NIAR

Oct. 20, 2022 鈥 The FirePoint Innovations Center at 小9直播 wrapped up the second year of its Future Innovators Program, an engineering internship opportunity that provides some of America鈥檚 brightest engineers from historically under-represented communities the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and programs that directly support the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Center and the Department of Defense.

Physician Assistant students look through a microscope in 1977

Oct. 20, 2022 鈥 The Physician Assistant program at 小9直播 celebrated its 50th anniversary with a celebration for alumni, faculty, staff, students and supporters.

Stacie Williamson

Oct. 19, 2022 鈥 Following a national search, 小9直播鈥檚 newly restructured alumni organization 鈥 the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement 鈥 has hired Stacie Williamson as its new vice president for alumni engagement, effective Nov. 28.

小9直播 students

Oct. 18, 2022 鈥 小9直播 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

Conner Williamson

Oct. 8, 2022 - Conner Williamson is immersed in Industry 4.0 as an operations/system analyst at The Smart Factory @ Wichita, one of 小9直播鈥檚 newest partners on the Innovation Campus.

Aerial view of clock tower at 小9直播 campus.

Oct. 26, 2022 鈥 小9直播 and other adjacent regional universities were recently included in a grant to expand access for remote use of Oklahoma State University鈥檚 supercomputer. The computer can process large amounts of data at once and is housed at the OSU Stillwater campus.

Savannah Paschal, Catalina Garc铆a, and Marili Bravo

Oct. 14, 2022 - Savannah Paschal, a senior Spanish education major at 小9直播, 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.

Engineering students

Oct. 12, 2022 鈥斕鼳s 小9直播 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 WSU researchers $750,000 to increase persistence rates among low-income engineering students, particularly those who are interested in advanced manufacturing careers.

Screenshot from the winning hackathon video

Oct. 10, 2022 鈥 A weekend of ample research and little sleep at 小9直播鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) resulted in the selection of three NASA Space Apps Hackathon winners.

Screencap from Workentine's video submissions

Jacob Workentine, senior majoring in communication-electronic media, won first place at the Wichita division of the NASA International Space Apps Challenge.

Jabara Hall

Jacob Workentine, senior majoring in communication-electronic media, won first place at the Wichita division of the NASA International Space Apps Challenge.

Aerial of campus

Oct. 7, 2022 鈥 小9直播'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 小9直播鈥檚 Hubbard Hall.