Festi-Ful will take place 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24 at 2020 Perimeter Road by Shocker Hall on the WSU campus.

Sept. 23, 2021 鈥 小9直播 will participate in Festi-Ful 鈥 one of the nation鈥檚 largest street food festivals, taking place across 300 U.S. colleges and universities 鈥 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24 at 2020 Perimeter Road by Shocker Hall on the WSU campus.

Dr. Bill Groutas

Sept. 23, 2021 鈥 A 小9直播 scientist is part of a team that has recently been awarded a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to further research a treatment for COVID-19.

Prisca Barnes (right) reads to a student at Storytime Village.

Sept. 22, 2021 鈥 What started as one woman鈥檚 passion project has flourished into a literacy empire that serves thousands of children in schools across the Wichita area 鈥 helped along the way by the people and services of 小9直播.

Picture of WSU student Maria Jimenez.

Sept. 21, 2021 鈥 A 小9直播 student has wielded her love of nature into an internship with one of the nation鈥檚 leading outdoors companies.

A physician assistant student practices on a simulation mannequin.

Sept. 20, 2021 -- The College of Health Professions has reorganized its general health science courses into the Scientific Foundations Division. The restructuring is intended to expand student exposure to clinical expertise of the college鈥檚 faculty, as well as the unique facilities within the college. The new divisional structure will build on the college鈥檚 nationally recognized educational experience for students in the health professions.聽

The first cohort of the Widener Global Leaders Program

Sept. 17, 2021 鈥 The first cohort of the Widener Global Leaders Program will consist of 10 women from the Barton School of Business, the Elliott School of Communication in Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the School of Music in the College of Fine Arts.

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Sept. 16, 2021鈥 The 小9直播 College of Applied Studies announced today the launch of Men of Color: Educators of Tomorrow, a new mentor education program for young men of color interested in pursuing careers in teaching and other education-related paths.

John Lee, director of Campus Recreation

Oct. 16, 2021 - Later this fall, pickleball becomes permanent on campus at the Heskett Center鈥檚 Outdoor Sports Complex. 聽When it became necessary to resurface six tennis courts, John Lee, director of Campus Recreation, decided to do something different. The complex will feature four pickleball courts, two courts for tennis and two existing courts for half-court basketball and one for futsal.聽

Woolsey Hall

Sept. 13, 2021 - Student feedback helped guide the design of Frank and Kay Woolsey Hall. They asked for collaboration, and they asked for caffeine. Woolsey Hall, the new home for the W. Frank Barton School of Business, is 30 to 40 percent finished and expected to be complete in late spring 2022 and ready for summer 2022 classes.

Member of 小9直播 police department play dodge ball with children from local community.

Sept. 10, 2021 鈥 小9直播 Campus Recreation and the University Police Department teamed up this summer to teach more than 200 children from the Wichita community how to swim. The program was made possible by the Michael Phelps Foundation Grant received by Campus Recreation.

Widener Global Leaders Program: Leadership Team

Sept. 8, 2021 鈥 A new, yearlong, interdisciplinary program focused on developing women leaders with a global, innovative mindset will start this fall at the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 小9直播. The Widener Global Leaders Program, made possible by a gift from Peri Widener, is designed to create a transformational experience and foster an inclusive community for women majoring in business, communication or fine arts.

The Boeing 777 aircraft rests at NIAR facilities.

Sept. 8, 2021 鈥 WERX at 小9直播鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) has received its first Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft. As part of its rapidly growing Maintenance Repair and Overhaul program, WSU-NIAR WERX, in conjunction with Kansas Modification Center, will convert the passenger aircraft into a freighter that will be transferred to an external client to meet the growing needs of the e-commerce and express cargo market.

Clinics graphic

Sept. 7, 2021 -- In partnership with the Sedgwick County Health Department (SCHD), 小9直播 is hosting three public walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic.

First gentleman Rick Case reads to students.

Aug. 31, 2021 鈥 Wu Crew Reads is a pilot program between 小9直播 and Gordon Parks Elementary School. Members of the 小9直播 community spend 20 minutes every week reading to and with third-graders via a virtual platform.

Anthony Gallardo and Troy Moellinger

Aug. 27, 2021 鈥 Anthony Gallardo and Troy Moellinger have been named the 2021-22 recipients of the Layman L. Clark / Kansas CCIM Chapter Scholarship in Real Estate.

An animation of someone using the Vizling app

Aug. 26, 2021 鈥 The National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) has awarded a 小9直播 researcher $100,000 for his work on developing an app that allows visually impaired people to read comic books and graphic novels.

WSU sundial with the inscription from poet Robert Browning:

Aug. 24, 2021 鈥 A precious piece of 小9直播鈥檚 story was almost lost to the dusty shelves of history 鈥 if not for the historical instincts of a faculty member.

Matt Ferguson

Aug. 24, 2021 -- We've lived through a pandemic since March 2020, but knowing about Zoom Etiquette is still important.

Truc Nguyen

Truc Nguyen, a senior majoring in marketing and international business, spent the summer as a segment base marketing intern for T-Mobile For Business. She worked remotely most of the time and spent a week at corporate headquarters in Bellevue, Washington.聽

Casey Ratzlaff

Aug. 23, 2021 - Casey Ratzlaff, a 小9直播 senior majoring in sport management, will compete in the Tokyo Paralympics Games beginning Aug. 27, at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo.聽