Madeline Shonka (left) created an app called CoVstat to help patients with chronic illnesses. Devon Creasman (right) created ICT Box which brings local artisan goods to your doorstep.

November 29, 2021 鈥 小9直播鈥檚 Center for Entrepreneurship (CEI) has granted two students the Women for Women's Innovation Award 鈥 one who wants to use an app to help those with chronic illnesses, the other who wants to support local businesses by creating Wichita artisan gift boxes.

Photo featuring President Rick Muma and First Gentleman Rick Case raising wall at Habitat for Humanity event.

Nov. 29, 2022 -- Further extending its community outreach, 小9直播 has partnered with Wichita Habitat for Humanity to build a house near campus for a Wichita family with three children.

Sue Abdinnour

Sue Abdinnour and Ross Gruetzemacher were featured on BizTalk with Bill Roy to discuss the Barton School of Business's newly offered Master's degree in business analytics.

Pedro Pi帽a-Guerrero is sitting on some long limestone steps with his hands crossed and a smile on his face.

Nov. 24, 2021 鈥 It was a bright and sunny afternoon in August 2021 when Pedro Pi帽a-Guerrero received a call that would change his life: He had won the Adelante Scholarship to attend 小9直播.

Poster for Madrigal Feaste.

Nov. 23, 2021 鈥 After 17 years, the Madrigal Singers of 小9直播 will host an Elizabethan-themed dinner and music program at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3 at the Rhatigan Student Center Beggs Ballroom.

Aunjnae White, a first-generation student, posing with her degree in psychology.

Nov. 22, 2021 鈥 New beginnings are usually an adjustment, and it can be a leap of faith if you are the first to go to college in your family.

Dr. Wei Wei

Nov. 22, 2021 鈥 A 小9直播 researcher has been awarded $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a new type of low-cost and stable photovoltaics.

Voting on campius

Nov. 18, 2021 - Work by the Shockers Vote! Coalition helped 小9直播 increase its voting rate for students by 19.2 percent from 2016, according to the 2020 National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement. 小9直播鈥檚 2020 voting rate of 68.1 percent is above the national 66 percent rate, according to the data compiled by the Tufts University Institute For Democracy & Higher Education.

Fab 50

The Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board serves to advance the mission and strategic priorities of the Barton School. By sharing ideas and making recommendations, each member helps the growth and development of the school and its commitment to excellence. Since Dr. Genin鈥檚 appointment in June 2019, DAB has expanded from 22 to 50 members. But its size isn鈥檛 the only change that鈥檚 been made. Learn more!

Meet the Fabulous 50: Deans Advisory Board W. Frank Barton School of Business 小9直播

Nov. 11, 2021 鈥 The new Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board (DAB) for the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 小9直播 reads like the 鈥淲ho鈥檚 Who鈥 of the business world. The DAB鈥檚 50 members include CEOs, CFOs, entrepreneurs, presidents, tech giants, and philanthropists.

WSU students at Lockheed Martin

Nov. 10, 2021 -- Building on a 20-year history of collaboration, Lockheed Martin recently named 小9直播 and WSU Tech as a tier one collegiate partner institution, emphasizing collaboration with the institution as an Aeronautics Sector Emerging School to bolster the pipeline for future Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical (STEM) careers.

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Nov. 5, 2021 鈥 Lucretia Taylor will be joining the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance as its new Title IX Coordinator.

Dr. Crystal Dozier

Nov. 8, 2021 鈥 Archaeology fieldwork can be arduous and painstaking, but it鈥檚 a vital part of preserving the heritage and history of indigenous people. 小9直播鈥檚 Dr. Crystal Dozier recently led a team of students in a cultural resource management project for the city of Wichita, ensuring that modern infrastructure wouldn鈥檛 destroy or damage ancient artifacts.

Teachers and students

Nov. 8, 2021 -- In just four years since its inception, the Teacher Apprentice Program at 小9直播鈥檚 College of Applied Studies has had a big impact on school districts and communities across Kansas.

Picture of Dr. Nickolas Solomey.

Nov. 4, 2021 鈥 Reaching for the stars and beyond, a CubeSat Mission Patch contest sponsored by 小9直播 and the Ad Astra Foundation aims to highlight WSU鈥檚 science and research programs to prospective students.

NAIR WERX

Nov. 4, 2021 - A $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce will help 小9直播鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) purchase tools and supplies to support Flight Test Research Center and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility at NIAR WERX.

Institute for the Study of Economic Growth advisory board

Nov. 3, 2021 鈥 小9直播鈥檚 Institute for the Study of Economic Growth (ISEG) has launched an advisory board consisting of seven prominent Kansas executives, who will provide the ISEG team with strategic direction, advice on programs and opportunities for advancement in the industry.

Masks

Nov. 1, 2021 - Helped by six grants from Kansas Leadership Center, 小9直播鈥檚 HEALTH Student Association is working to end the pandemic and support students with information and resources to keep them healthy. HEALTH distributed more than 6,000 free and reusable masks, some with 鈥淪hockers United鈥 branding, some plain black and sequined masks for the inauguration of president Rick Muma. It assembled gift boxes for quarantining students with information on COVID-19 vaccines and testing and gifts such as 小9直播 water bottles, stickers and lanyards.

小9直播 students pose with Alyssa in her Elsa costume made as part of the Walkin' & Rollin' program.

Oct. 29, 2021 鈥 Most children love trying on costumes this time of year, but for children with special needs, finding the right costume can be a challenge.

The American Athletic Conference logo

Oct. 29, 2021 - The American Athletic Conference is investing in big cities and the state of Texas with its addition of six new members recently. The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Florida Atlantic University, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of North Texas, Rice University and University of Texas at San Antonio had their applications for membership approved last week.