WSU seniors Hannah Hund and LaRissa Lawrie presented their success in student-led innovation and entrepreneurship at the OPEN 2017 conference on March 23-26, in Washington. They placed first in the curriculum poster competition, and their ideas focused on bringing students from all disciplines together to participate in entrepreneurship. Their ideas were the foundation of Shocker Startup, which they co-founded two years ago at WSU.
Physical Therapy and Engineering students modified toy cars through GoBabyGo to assist children with disabilities. Four children received modified cars this year, which were delivered Saturday, April 29.
April 25, 2017 - WSU freshman piano major Patrick Orr won the Grand Prize in the Kansas City Symphony Young Artist Competition. As the winner of the competition, Orr will accompany the Kansas City Symphony on May 24 and 25.
April 19, 2017 - With three degrees and a full-time job, Pamela O'Neal is a prime example of an adult learner. Pamela started her first college classes at 32. Now as office and communications manager for the Office of Adult Learning, Pamela is working toward her fourth degree.
April 19, 2017 - A new degree is being proposed at Wichita State University -- one that would focus on animation, audio production, game design and filmmaking.
April 10, 2017--When Michael Lee and Kristian Buan enrolled in Engineering 101, they never imagined they would win Wichita State University's first Koch Innovation Challenge.
April 7, 2017 - President John Bardo said that Wichita State University has accepted today's invitation from Commissioner Mike Aresco to join the American Athletic Conference, known as “The American.” The new affiliation begins July 1, 2017.
March 29, 2017 - Wichita State University and Boston Consulting Group, one of the world's leading management consulting firms, have entered into a strategic partnership to increase collaboration and advance the Wichita manufacturing industry.
March 28, 2017--Rick Rangel, foreground, senior social work student at Wichita State University, volunteers at Cloud 9 Therapeutic Equine Foundation for his senior practicum.
March 15, 2017 - Tony Perez has made significant progress overcoming his TBI by attending speech therapy at the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at Wichita State.
