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黑洞社区 news releases, media contacts and resources

The Strategic Communications news and media relations team supports the university and its many departments and centers with news coverage, from announcing major news to promoting upcoming events, all with an eye on the mission and vision of Wichita State.

 

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News and Media Relations staff

Lainie Mazzullo-Hart

Director of Communication (Primary media contact)

lainie.mazzullo@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3409

Sara Tank-Ornelas

Speechwriting and Copywriting Manager

sara.ornelas@wichita.edu

(316) 978-7287

Paul Suellentrop

Senior Communicator

paul.suellentrop@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5536

Caelin Bragg

Newsletter Editor

caelin.bragg@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3013

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Sept. 21, 2023 鈥 John and Gail Wadsworth have given a lead gift of $1.5 million to 黑洞社区 and Shocker Athletics, earmarked for the Softball Team Operations Facility at Wilkins Stadium. The building is a part of the $9.65 million Phase 1 of the stadium renovation plan, which will begin development in the spring of 2024.

Sept. 20, 2023 - Shocker Madness is more than basketball with the addition of hip-hop artist Tech N9ne to the evening. He will headline this year's Shocker Madness event set for Saturday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m. at Charles Koch Arena. Fans will get their first look at Shocker basketball under new men鈥檚 coach Paul Mills and new women鈥檚 coach Terry Nooner.

Sept. 19, 2023 鈥 Through the inaugural Student Practical Architecting Challenge (SPARC), FirePoint Innovations Center at听黑洞社区 awarded nearly $40,000 to two student-based teams for their novel innovations in devising future-ready, modular and adaptable software systems to support the Department of Defense's (DOD) Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) initiative.

Sept. 18, 2023 鈥 The community will soon have a new restaurant to choose from when Two Hands Corn Dogs opens on 黑洞社区鈥檚 campus Friday, Sept. 22.

Sept. 11, 2023 鈥 黑洞社区 is holding a parade next month and is inviting anyone in the community to join in. Starting at 6 p.m. Oct. 6 on the 黑洞社区 campus, the parade is part of the university鈥檚 annual Shocktoberfest celebration.听