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WuShock wearing a marching band uniform

July 19, 2018 -- It's the start of a new tradition: Starting this fall, Wichita State will have a marching band. The new band will include brass, saxophone and a drum line.

Wichita Campus

July 17, 2018 -- Wichita State University is in the midst of a historic period of rapid growth. Given the often complex changes and fast pace of development, WSU has launched a website that allows for greater transparency and easier access to information open to the public.

WSU Tech

July 12, 2018 - When school resumes this fall, students can take advantage of the new affiliation between Wichita State University and WSU Tech – formerly known as Wichita Area Technical College.

Wichita Campus

Graduating senior Jacob Griffith won a prestigious National Science Foundation fellowship to support his upcoming graduate studies.

The visual and performing arts, and the creative people who fuel them, are thought-provoking, uplifting and more important than ever. The arts deserve to be recognized alongside science, technology, engineering and math as disciplines driving the future. I have been talking and writing about STEM for years. Now STEAM has replaced STEM.

Harvester Arts interns

July 12, 2018 -- Wichita State student Mary Alexis Wirths is spending her summer interning with Harvester Arts, a nonprofit organization that brings artists from across the nation for two-week residencies in Wichita.

WSU MID students work on a project

June 29, 2018 -- A group of six Master of Innovation Design students at Wichita State University participated in and won a national innovation challenge issued by Johnson & Johnson Innovation Co.

Freddy's steakburger and fries

June 26, 2018 -- Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers and Panda Express are coming to the Rhatigan Student Center at Wichita State this fall.

College of Applied Studies student works on a project.

June 20, 2018 -- The College of Education at Wichita State University has changed its name to the College of Applied Studies. The change was made to better reflect the broad range of educational and applied learning offerings the college provides.

WSU student Jenny Nguyen

June 15, 2018 -- Wichita State grad's experiences take her around the world.

WSU student works on street mural project

May 23, 2018 - Intro to Community & Social Practice, taught by ShiftSpace Gallery Director Kristin Beal, is designed for students to explore artists and methods of art practice that extend into communities and the "social" realm.

Wichita Campus

June 12, 2018 - Through a new initiative supported by the Kansas Board of Regents, students wanting to return and finish their degree at Wichita State now have an easier road.

Wichita Campus

A record 100 campers are attending WSU engineering camps, paying only $10 each, thanks to scholarships funded by private camp sponsors.

June 6, 2018 - Whether you are traveling or local, our city has many activities and attractions to get you off-campus and exploring all Wichita has to offer including the Sedgwick County Zoo, Final Fridays, The Keeper of the Plains, The Great Plains Nature Center, Wichita's River Festival and much more.

May 30, 2018 -- Spring 2018 brought an array of fun, diverse events to students at Wichita State.