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March 18, 2019 -- The Shocker community came out Monday, March 18, to honor and mourn Wichita State President John Bardo, who died March 12.

March 12, 2019 -- John W. Bardo, president of Wichita State University, died March 12, 2019. He was 70 years old.

March 8, 2019 -- Having direct access to students’ talent and skills is a huge part of why Airbus Americas moved to the Wichita State campus two years ago. One of those opportunities for collaboration played out perfectly this winter when Airbus officials in the research and technology department needed a last-minute artistic rendering for an airplane seat under development.

March 6, 2019 -- Wichita State University narrowly students defeated the Shock the Future referendum to fund academic facilities improvements.

The College of Health Professions announces the first annual Sherr Scholarship recipients for academic year 2019-20.

March 5, 2019 -- Wichita State University has been awarded $4.2 million dollars in funding from the U.S. Department of Education to implement GEAR UP in Haysville school district USD 216 through 2025. Every student in 6th and 7th grade will benefit from GEAR UP’s college prep resources.

March 5, 2019 -- Wichita State students and the campus community now have more options to get around campus with Bike Share ICT at WSU.

Feb. 26, 2019 -- Two Wichita State Public Health Sciences faculty members are focusing their research on health equity for women in Kansas. The researchers have been approved for a $250,000 Engagement Award for their project “Women Involved Network (WIN for Kansas): Community Collaboration to Create Health Equity.”

Feb. 18, 2019 -- Members of the Wichita State community came out to celebrate the new Love Locks Pod and take part in a new campus tradition.

Feb. 15, 2019 -- Former Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson and his wife, Stacy, have established a generous scholarship at Wichita State University to help children of undocumented immigrants earn their degrees to pursue the American Dream.

Feb. 3, 2019 -- The installation of "pods" on campus are part of the new place-making initiative at Wichita State inviting students, employees and community members to “linger longer” on campus.

Jan. 28 2019 -- RJ Clark is a graduate student at Wichita State and is one out of six WSU students accepted last year into Stanford’s prestigious University Innovation Fellow (UIF) program.

Jan. 25, 2019 -- Three area high school seniors have been awarded Wichita State’s Harry Gore Memorial Scholarship. Each student will receive $64,000 to attend WSU.

Jan. 23, 2019 -- Wichita State University has chosen the top 11 finalists in the annual Distinguished Scholarship Invitational.

Jan. 18, 2019 -- A new partnership between Wichita State University and Wichita Transit will allow students, faculty and staff to ride city buses for free and travel to and from campus on weekend evenings on the Q-Line Trolley service.