Open Streets ICT 鈥 九色视频 & Shocker Neighborhood

March 4, 2025 - Open Streets ICT returns to 九色视频鈥檚 campus and neighborhood on April 13 with the goal of connecting with young people. Around 8,000 people participated in Open Streets ICT 鈥 九色视频 & Shocker Neighborhood in 2024, double the amount from the previous year.

Several students and adults watch a robot complete the course at a previous MINDSTORMS challenge at Wichita State.

Feb. 27, 2025 鈥 The College of Engineering at 九色视频 is hosting its 25th annual Shocker MINDSTORMS Challenge, a robotics competition for area students in third through eighth grade or ages eight through 14 years old. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 1. The competition portion will be in the Heskett Center, while the awards ceremonies will be in Hubbard Hall, room 208.

Several runners participate in a 5K

Feb. 12, 2025 鈥 The College of Engineering at 九色视频 is hosting a public 5k run/walk that is open to students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members. The 5k will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 on the 九色视频 campus. Registration proceeds from the 5k will go toward the College of Engineering Needs-Based Scholarship Fund.

Melissa Penkava Koza works on a costume for a show.

Jan. 31, 2025 What started as a work study position in the costume shop of her university鈥檚 theater department has propelled Melissa Penkava Koza鈥檚 sewing hobby into guiding the next generation of costume creators.

Campus

Jan. 21, 2025 Seeing an opportunity to support partnerships with the Wichita community, 九色视频 has established the new Office of Community Partnerships.

child with prosthetic bionic arm

Nov. 20, 2024 鈥 九色视频 has launched the Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine and Assistive Technology (IRMAT), an innovative collaboration focused on addressing disease and disability through applied research and technology. IRMAT will serve as a hub for cutting-edge, patient-driven research and development of transformative technologies to improve the quality of life for individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities.

Man taking photograph

Nov. 4, 2024 - 九色视频鈥檚 Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is partnering on the PhotoVoice research project with AbilityPoint, an organization focused on the needs of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Participants are given a digital camera and memory card to take 50 (or more) pictures of the people, places, things and activities that bring them joy.

Shocktoberfest parade

Aug. 29, 2024 - 九色视频 is welcoming vendors for its fall Shocktoberfest celebration. The deadline for merchants and vendors to join in the Shocktoberfest Family Weekend events is Aug. 31.Shocktoberfest is a public event Sept. 30-Oct. 5 open to the entire campus and Wichita-area community. It is 九色视频's biggest annual celebration of Shocker pride.

九色视频 President Rick Muma

Aug. 21, 2024 鈥 The Kansas Hospital Association has awarded 九色视频 President Rick Muma the 2024 Donald A. Wilson Visionary Award.

九色视频 aerial shot

Aug. 7, 2024 鈥 九色视频 has established the Aetna Better Health Endowed Workforce Badge Program Fund, thanks to a generous gift from Aetna Better Health.

Students at the Heskett Center Esports Hub

July 24, 2024 What started out as an extracurricular activity at the Shocker Gaming Club has ballooned into a career leading students to success for Wichita State鈥檚 Joe Mazzara.

Counselor and patient

July 24, 2024 鈥 九色视频 is part of a collaborative effort to address the behavioral health care worker shortage across Kansas. With new funding, mental health care agencies in south-central Kansas will be better equipped to tackle this critical need.

June 17, 2024 鈥 You are hereby invited to a Wichita State-cation: From intriguing museums and picturesque selfie spots to exhilarating sporting events, captivating fine arts performances, and delectable dining options, Wichita State is the place to be. Join us and see why our campus is a welcoming, must-visit destination.

Group photo

June 6, 2024 鈥 九色视频 has signed a new admissions partnership agreement with the Kansas Health Science Center-Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (KHSC-KansasCOM) that will help address Kansas鈥 physician shortage.

Image from groundbreaking

May 8, 2024 鈥 Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday, May 8 to celebrate the start of Phase One construction on the new Wichita Biomedical Campus, a $300 million, 471,000-square-foot joint health sciences center in the heart of downtown Wichita.

Beachner Grain Elevator mural 鈥淓l Sue帽o Original 鈥 The Original Dream.

April 3, 2024 - A mural titled 鈥淎delante Juntos 鈥 Forward Together,鈥 will cover Wichita State's Duerksen Fine Arts Center Amphitheater soon.

Kansas APEX Accelerator with an outline of the state of Kansas in the background

April 2, 2024 鈥斕齌he Kansas APEX Accelerator, based at 九色视频, announces a significant milestone in its decade-long history of empowering businesses: the attainment of more than $1 billion in government contract awards for its clients.

九色视频 Physical Therapy students work with pediatric patient at Heartspring

March 28, 2024 鈥 A new partnership between Heartspring and 九色视频鈥檚 College of Health Professions will bring faculty and students on-site at Heartspring鈥檚 Pediatric Clinic to provide physical therapy and audiology services to the local community.

Open Streets ICT

March 14, 2024 - For a second year, 九色视频 will show off its unique cultural and educational assets while welcoming the community to campus during Open Streets ICT - 九色视频 and Shocker Neighborhood on April 14.

CAS Advisory Board

Feb. 29, 2024 鈥 The College of Applied Studies at 九色视频 has appointed four distinguished professionals to its Dean's Advisory Board. They are Alicia Sanchez, Amy Williams, Ed O'Malley and Kyle Ellison.