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A new Shocker tradition has begun with the Love Locks Pod

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.

Scholarship winners

New WSU scholarship will help DACA students succeed

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.

Rowing team members by pod

New campus pod structures will provide a break from 'the hustle of the day'

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.

Q Trolley

Free city transit system expands to include Wichita State

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.

David Bustos-Morales in his cap and gown

First-generation student never gave up on his dream

Dec. 19, 2018 -- As a nontraditional student who was the first in his family to go to college, the thought of college was scary for David Bustos-Morales. But spurred on by the desire to make his family proud, he pushed through and graduated in December 2018.

Student athlete Trudy Martin at KMUW

Student athlete gains experience through KMUW internship

Dec. 6, 2018 -- Trudy Martin is a fifth-year senior at WSU studying electronic media and is an intern at KMUW.

Wichita Campus

First generation student sets the model for others to follow

December 6, 2018-- First generation student Ana Lopez found that determination and passion trumped uncertainty every time.

Seth Crawford

First-gen student finds reassurance in career through WSU

Nov 26, 2018 -- Wichita State strategic communications major and first-generation student Seth Crawford always knew that he was meant to go to college.

Wichita Campus

WSU nursing student is determined to succeed despite DACA uncertainty

Nov 21, 2018 -- Senior nursing student Flor Maritza Mercado is one of the thousands of people in the United States who is impacted by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Barak Segura

Oklahoma native is proud to call WSU his home

Nov 21, 2018 -- Wichita State senior and sport management major Barak Cole Segura is not afraid of change. Originally from Oklahoma City, Barak chose Wichita State University to be his second home.

Tabitha Brown

Student-athlete Tabitha Brown finds a balance between school and sports

Nov. 20, 2018 -- Student-athlete Tabitha Brown, a member of Wichita State's volleyball team, knows how to strike a balance between academics and athletics.

Wichita Campus

WSU helps launch unprecedented effort to increase college access

Nov. 15, 2018 -- Wichita State University is participating in a massive new effort in which 130 public universities and systems will work together to increase college access, close the achievement gap, and award hundreds of thousands more degrees by 2025.

Tony Ibarra

Junior values lessons learned as first-generation college student

Nov. 15, 2018 -- First generation student Tony Ibarra is much more than just a mechanical engineering major.

Jaci Ignudo

First-gen student discovers opportunity in adversity

Nov. 13, 2018 -- Jaci Ignudo, a senior graphic design major, explains what it's like being a first-generation student.

Wichita Campus

First-generation students are finding increased success at WSU

Nov. 8, 2018 -- Providing a pathway to success for first-generation college students is one of Wichita State University's highest priorities and a success story that everyone can be proud of.