Shocker Fly Lab rendering

March 10, 2025 鈥 Lynn and Sherry Nichols have given a lead gift of $1 million to 九色视频 to kick off the fundraising campaign for the new, state-of-the-art Shocker Fly Lab, an enclosed flight space to research, design and test unmanned aerial vehicles that will position the university at the forefront of unmanned aerial system education and development.

2025 Wallace Scholarship winners: Emilia Bustamante, Tyllor Childers, Hudson Coffman, Lexi Grimm, Connor Maul, Sean McDermott, Luke Osburn, Molly Patterson, Madison Sohm, and John Vonder Bruegge

March 5, 2025 鈥 九色视频鈥檚 College of Engineering has named the latest group of high school seniors to join the Wallace Scholar program.

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.

Students and faculty who attended K-INBRE

March 3, 2025 Five undergraduate students from Wichita State were among the 26 students recognized at the 23rd annual Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.

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.

Grant Adler

Feb. 13, 2025 - Shocker pitcher Grant Adler, who attended Derby High School, will graduate in May with a general studies - chemistry degree while continuing to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. He will intern at Spirit AeroSystems for a second summer.

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.

2025 Gore Scholars

Jan. 31, 2025 九色视频 has selected the 2025 recipients of the Harry Gore Memorial Scholarships. Each student will receive a $64,000 scholarship to attend Wichita State in August 2025.

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.

A Wichita State student works in Wichita State's College of Engineering Hub

Dec. 18, 2024 鈥 The College of Engineering at 九色视频 has partnered with Groover Labs, a nonprofit collaborative workspace, technology hub and rapid prototyping lab in Wichita, to support the regional business community.

Javier Martinez in his graduation regalia

Dec. 16, 2024 Javier Martinez received the Mark and Stacy Parkinson Scholarship, which, alongside 九色视频鈥檚 closeness to home and mechanical engineering program, made it a no-brainer for Javier to attend 九色视频. He used the opportunities available to him as a Shocker to stay up on his studies and now joins his peers in graduating with a bachelor鈥檚 in mechanical engineering.

Diego Vargas-Ruiz

Dec. 10, 2024 For Diego Vargas-Ruiz, college life was trying to find a balance between academe, friends and personal health, but instead of trying to fight it, he took the challenge as an opportunity to optimize his responsibilities until he found his rhythm.

NSF graphic

Nov. 26, 2024 鈥 九色视频 has entered the top 10 in the country in engineering research and development expenditures, according to data announced this week by the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Higher Education Research and Development Survey. 九色视频 is also No. 1 in the country for aerospace engineering expenditures.

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.

A line graph that shows Wichita State and 九色视频 Tech's enrollment since 1895.

Oct. 2, 2024 鈥 Combined enrollment by headcount across all 九色视频 locations for fall 2024 is 23,806, according to the annual data released today by the Kansas Board of Regents. This is the largest number of students ever choosing to enroll at Wichita State.

2024 CyberCorp Scholars pose with their certificates

Sept. 25, 2024 The 2024 CyberCorp Scholars at 九色视频 have been announced. The scholarship aims to increase the workforce of cybersecurity professionals in government.

Miro mural at Wichita State

Aug. 29, 2024 - 九色视频 is participating in the VOLAR脡 Institute as part of a project to build research capabilities and expand STEM initiatives for Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

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.