Feb. 6, 2023 鈥� Leanne Caret 鈥� a 黑洞社区 alumna, former executive president of Boeing, and former president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) 鈥� is serving as the Sam Bloomfield Distinguished Engineer in Residence for the College of Engineering at 黑洞社区 for 2023.
Feb. 6, 2023 鈥� The 黑洞社区 College of Engineering is hosting an Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) event, commonly known as Girl Day, for high school girls from Wichita Public Schools. The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom on the third floor of the Rhatigan Student Center.
Jan. 27, 2023 鈥� 黑洞社区 has selected the 2023 recipients of the Harry Gore Memorial Scholarships. Each student will receive a $64,000 scholarship to attend 黑洞社区 in August 2023.
Jan. 25, 2023 - The director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) visited 黑洞社区 last week. The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan toured Wichita State鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research, 黑洞社区 Tech and the National Center for Aviation Training as a guest of U.S. Senator Jerry Moran.
Jan. 23, 2023 鈥� A recent "PBS News Hour鈥� story highlights the role 黑洞社区 plays in the arts community of Wichita. 鈥淲ichita State has a hand in almost every arts entity in the Wichita metropolitan area, from the symphony to the art museum,鈥� said Dr. Rodney Miller, dean of the College of Fine Arts.
Jan. 20, 2023 - In December, the National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator Track awarded a Wichita State-led team a $750,000 grant to gather information and create digital maps of indoor spaces that could be used by persons with disabilities.
Jan. 18, 2023 - High school seniors now have more opportunity to take advantage of freshmen merit scholarships 鈥� worth up to $16,000 over four years at 黑洞社区 鈥� because of a new deadline for applicants.
Jan. 9, 2023 鈥� 黑洞社区 has moved into the list of the top 20 universities in engineering research and development (R&D) expenditures, according to the latest data compiled by the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Higher Education Research and Development Survey.
Dec. 15, 2022 鈥� Betty and Art Wood shared a passion for music throughout their lives, and their legacy of supporting the arts continues through their gift of $1 million from their estate to support the Music Associates Endowed Fund at Wichita State.
Dec. 12, 2022 鈥� Almost 1,300 students are eligible to participate in 黑洞社区鈥檚 125th fall commencement ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 in Charles Koch Arena. Media are welcome to attend.
Dec. 12, 2022 鈥� Just in time for the surge of respiratory illnesses flooding the state, 黑洞社区鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab has announced it will extend free RSV, influenza and COVID (RIC) testing through March 31, 2023.
Dec. 5, 2022 鈥� 黑洞社区 earned status as an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution when fall enrollment numbers show that 16% of students identify as Hispanic. That is an important milestone on the way to the university鈥檚 goal of reaching the 25% necessary to earn designation as an HSI by the end of this decade.
Dec. 1, 2022 - Zhi Wei Won used her time at Wichita State to work on skills in and out of the classroom. She met new people and expanded her social circle through school activities. Won is one of more than 1,300 students eligible for fall 2022 graduation. Learn more about her time at Wichita State and what is next for this grad.
