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<div class="eyebrow">Annual Report 2024-2025</div>
<h1>Connecting students, families, schools, and community partners.</h1>
<p class="lead">Wichita State Connect serves as a coordinating hub for PreK-12
early exposure, deepened engagement, and pathways to enrollment, aligning academic
colleges, TRIO and GEAR UP programs, Admissions, and community partners.</p>
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<a class="button" href="#programs">View Programs</a>
<a class="button secondary" href="#contact">Contact WSU Connect</a>
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<div><h2>Message from the Associate Vice Provost</h2><div class="section-tag"></div></div>
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<p>At Wichita State Connect, meaningful relationships are the foundation
for lasting impact. Through nearly 100 events and initiatives, the office brought
together students, professionals, organizations, and community leaders to share ideas,
build partnerships, and support one another.</p>
<p>The office remains committed to serving as a bridge between the university
and the community - fostering innovation, strengthening relationships, and creating
opportunities that move Wichita forward.</p>
<p><strong>Alicia Thompson, Ed.D.</strong><br><span class="muted">Associate
Vice Provost, PreK-12 Engagement</span></p>
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<div class="section-head"><div><h2>Meet the Team</h2><div class="section-tag"></div></div></div>
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<div class="team-member"><strong>Naquela Pack</strong><span class="muted">Director
of PreK-12 Engagement</span><p>Wichita State alumna and current resident within Shocker
Neighborhood.</p></div>
<div class="team-member"><strong>Alan Dsouza, Ph.D.</strong><span class="muted">Grant
Analyst Director of PreK-12</span><p>TRIO and GEAR UP support professional at Wichita
State University since January 2004.</p></div>
<div class="team-member"><strong>Tiffanie Henderson</strong><span class="muted">Executive
Assistant of PreK-12</span><p>Connected to Shocker Neighborhood through Saint Mark
UMC and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated.</p></div>
<div class="team-member"><strong>Evelyn Barraza</strong><span class="muted">Marketing
Student Assistant of PreK-12</span><p>First-generation student and TRIO SSS student
studying Integrated Marketing Communications with a minor in Graphic Design.</p></div>
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<div class="section-head"><div><h2>About Wichita State Connect</h2><div class="section-tag"></div></div></div>
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<h3>Our coordinating role</h3>
<p>Wichita State Connect helps create a cohesive PreK-12 pipeline that increases
early awareness, deepened connections, and strengthened undergraduate and graduate
recruitment.</p>
<p><span class="highlight">Core areas:</span> Early Exposure, Deepened Engagement,
and Pathways to Enrollment.</p>
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<h3>Shocker Neighborhood Schools</h3>
<p class="muted">Examples include early childhood centers, elementary schools,
Brooks STEM and Arts Magnet Middle School, and Chester Lewis Academic Learning Center.</p>
<span class="pill">PreK</span><span class="pill">Elementary</span><span
class="pill">Middle School</span><span class="pill">High School</span>
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<div class="section-head"><div><h2>2024-2025 Impact Snapshot</h2><div class="section-tag"></div></div></div>
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<div class="card span-4"><div class="metric">900+</div><p><strong>Students
Served</strong></p><p class="muted">PreK-12 engagement and community-facing activities.</p></div>
<div class="card span-4"><div class="metric">200+</div><p><strong>Relationships
Made</strong></p><p class="muted">Connections with students, families, professionals,
and partners.</p></div>
<div class="card span-4"><div class="metric">1,500+</div><p><strong>TRIO &
GEAR UP Participants</strong></p><p class="muted">Program participants supported through
aligned college access efforts.</p></div>
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<div class="section-head"><div><h2>Pre-College and College-Based Programs</h2><div
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<div class="program"><h3>Talent Search</h3><p>Supports and prepares middle
and high school students to succeed in higher education.</p></div>
<div class="program"><h3>Upward Bound</h3><p>Empowers high school students
for college and career readiness.</p></div>
<div class="program"><h3>GEAR UP</h3><p>Builds college and career readiness
among students, including Kansas Kids @ GEAR UP for students in foster care.</p></div>
<div class="program"><h3>Educational Opportunity Centers</h3><p>Provides free
counseling, tutoring, and assistance to adults entering or re-entering college, trade
school, or GED programs.</p></div>
<div class="program"><h3>Veterans Upward Bound</h3><p>Supports veterans on
their academic journey.</p></div>
<div class="program"><h3>Student Support Services</h3><p>Offers free support
for Wichita State students, including Pell Grant recipients and students with disabilities.</p></div>
<div class="program"><h3>McNair Scholars Program</h3><p>Prepares sophomores,
juniors, and seniors for graduate school through faculty-mentored research and guidance.</p></div>
<div class="program"><h3>SSS STEM</h3><p>Grant awarded Fall 2025 to expand
STEM-focused student support services.</p></div>
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<div class="section-head"><div><h2>Open Streets ICT - WSU & Shocker Neighborhood</h2><div
class="section-tag"></div></div></div>
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<p>Open Streets ICT - WSU & Shocker Neighborhood is a community-based event
that transforms streets into a vibrant and welcoming space promoting community connection
and healthy living.</p>
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<div class="card span-4"><div class="metric">8,000+</div><p>Attendees
in 2025</p></div>
<div class="card span-4"><div class="metric">80+</div><p>Vendors in 2025</p></div>
<div class="card span-4"><div class="metric">17</div><p>Food trucks in
2025</p></div>
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<p><strong>2026 goal:</strong> 10,000+ attendees, 100+ vendors, and 20+
food trucks.</p>
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<aside class="card span-4"><img class="photo" src="assets/pages/page-10.jpg"
alt="Open Streets ICT page from annual report"></aside>
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<div class="section-head"><div><h2>Sponsors and Community Partners</h2><div
class="section-tag"></div></div></div>
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<p>The annual report highlights sponsors and partners from Wichita State
University, KAKE News, the City of Wichita, Wichita Parks Foundation, Park & Recreation
City of Wichita, Meritrust Credit Union, Rhatigan Student Center, KEYN, AARP Kansas,
Kansas Leadership Center, Wichita Federal Credit Union, and other community supporters.</p>
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<aside class="card span-6"><img class="photo" src="assets/pages/page-13.jpg"
alt="Sponsor logos from annual report"></aside>
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<div class="section-head"><div><h2>Social Media Metrics</h2><div class="section-tag"></div></div></div>
<div class="grid">
<div class="card span-3 span-4"><div class="metric">2.8K</div><p><strong>Facebook
Content Interactions</strong><br><span class="muted">120.0% increase</span></p></div>
<div class="card span-3 span-4"><div class="metric">2.3K</div><p><strong>Facebook
Visits</strong><br><span class="muted">77.7% increase</span></p></div>
<div class="card span-3 span-4"><div class="metric">1.2K</div><p><strong>Instagram
Reach</strong><br><span class="muted">40.3K% increase</span></p></div>
<div class="card span-3 span-4"><div class="metric">356</div><p><strong>Instagram
Visits</strong><br><span class="muted">5.8K% increase</span></p></div>
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<div class="section-head"><div><h2>Year in Photos</h2><div class="section-tag"></div></div></div>
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<div class="card span-6"><img class="photo" src="assets/pages/page-15.jpg"
alt="Photo collage featuring Books and Bears, Shocker Community Night, National TRIO
and GEAR UP Day, and March PD Staff Meeting"></div>
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<h3>Featured activities</h3>
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<li>Books & Bears</li>
<li>Shocker Community Night</li>
<li>National TRIO & GEAR UP Day</li>
<li>March PD Staff Meeting</li>
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<h2>Wichita State Connect</h2>
<p>Building connections across the university, schools, families, and community
partners.</p>
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<p><strong>Website:</strong> <a href="https://wichita.edu/connect">wichita.edu/connect</a></p>
<p><strong>Phone:</strong> (316) 978-5061</p>
<p><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:wichitastateconnect@wichita.edu">wichitastateconnect@wichita.edu</a></p>
<p class="muted">Original report designed by Evelyn Barraza, BA in Communications
- Integrated Marketing.</p>
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