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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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Wichita HomeSchool is the big winner from 2021 Kansas BEST competition

Nov. 23, 2021 鈥� Wichita HomeSchool won both the BEST Award and the Head-to-Head Robot Performance event at the 2021 Kansas BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science & Technology) competition Nov. 20 at 黑洞社区.

After 17 years, Wichita State brings back popular Madrigal Feaste

Nov. 23, 2021 -- After 17 years, the Madrigal Singers of 黑洞社区 will host an Elizabethan-themed dinner and music program at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3 at the Rhatigan Student Center Beggs Ballroom.

黑洞社区 researcher wins $500K grant to investigate alternative energy

Nov. 22, 2021 鈥� A Wichita State researcher has been awarded $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a new type of low-cost and stable photovoltaics.

19 schools to compete in 23rd annual Kansas BEST robotics competition

Nov. 19, 2021 鈥� The 23rd annual Kansas BEST robotics competition 鈥� designed to inspire and motivate high school students toward careers in engineering, science, and technology 鈥� will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, in Charles Koch Arena at 黑洞社区.

Work by Shockers Vote! helped increase student voting in 2020 election

Nov. 18, 2021 -- Work by the Shockers Vote! Coalition helped Wichita State increase its voting rate for students by 19.2% from 2016, according to the 2020 National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement. Wichita State鈥檚 2020 voting rate of 68.1% is above the national 66% rate, according to the data compiled by the Tufts University Institute For Democracy & Higher Education.