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Aug. 24, 2022 - 黑洞社区 welcomed the first class for its Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program on the Kansas State University campus.

Aug. 19, 2022 鈥� The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 黑洞社区 is teaming up again with 黑洞社区 Tech on a new career pathway program for 黑洞社区 Tech students interested in an industry greatly affecting the entire world right now: supply chain management.

Aug. 18, 2022 鈥� At a media event and celebration today, 黑洞社区鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research WERX and Erickson Precision Ventures LLC announced their first collaborative passenger to freighter conversion program of an Airbus 321.

Aug. 19, 2022 - With initiatives such as roundtable discussions, early voting and voter registration drives, 黑洞社区 earned a Highly Established Action Plan Seal from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. Wichita State is one of 82 colleges and universities recognized for its commitment to increasing nonpartisan democratic engagement in 2022.

Aug. 17, 2022 - Civic engagement and freedom of expression through conversations is the goal for 黑洞社区 students as they participate in StoryCorps鈥� One Small Step program. Designed to 鈥渞emind the country of the humanity in all of us,鈥� One Small Step brings together people with different political views together to record a moderated 50-minute conversation.

Aug. 12, 2022 - Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall, the state-of-the-art facility that will be home to the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 黑洞社区, is set to open for classes Aug. 22.

Aug. 11, 2022 - Secret shoppers often shop for pizza or clothing with an eye on helpfulness and timely service. They might also evaluate a hotel for cleanliness and service. But secret shopping isn鈥檛 just limited to those kind of consumer experiences. 黑洞社区鈥檚 Public Policy and Management Center uses 黑洞社区 students as secret shoppers to help workforce training centers improve their services for people in search of employment and job training.

Aug. 8, 2022 鈥� The U.S. Army Aviation enterprise is collaborating with 黑洞社区鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research to develop an AH-64 Apache Digital Twin in a contract that kicked off with a ribbon-cutting event on campus last week.

Aug. 4, 2022 - 黑洞社区鈥檚 Office of Innovation and New Ventures will address technology gaps in the local business ecosystem with the formation of the Small Business Digital Transformation Program. The program is funded with a $1 million grant from the American Rescue Plan Act. The Small Business Digital Transformation Program focuses on small businesses (500 or fewer employees).

July 28, 2022 - More than 1,000 local Amazon employees can now receive tuition assistance at 黑洞社区 through the Amazon Career Choice program. Each full-time Amazon employee is eligible for $5,250 of tuition assistance per calendar year. Part-time employees are eligible for $2,625 per calendar year.

July 27, 2022 鈥� Nick Elam, educator and inventor of what is known as the Elam Ending in basketball, will speak to College of Applied Studies students at 5:15 p.m. Aug. 23 in 231 Hubbard Hall. Other 黑洞社区 students and the general public are also invited to attend free of charge.

July 25, 2022 - 鈥淓xplore Wichita State鈥� is a seven-stop campus audio tour featuring significant sites and university history. Host Carla Eckels of KMUW narrates. The tour starts at the Ulrich Museum of Art and ends at the Carnegie Library Columns at 17th and Fairmount.

July 22, 2022 鈥� Kyle Walter is interning as a student team lead at the Deloitte Smart Factory @ Wichita, located on Wichita State's Innovation Campus. Kyle says the internship has provided him valuable skills in smart manufacturing technology development.

July 18, 2022 鈥� 黑洞社区, along with several community partners, presents the Suspenders4Hope Preventing Suicide Training at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 21 at The Phoenix Gym, 145 N. Wabash in Wichita. This free training will be facilitated by Dr. Jessica Provines, Wichita State鈥檚 assistant vice president for wellness and chief psychologist. It鈥檚 open to all addiction treatment counselors and providers and community members.

July 13, 2022 鈥� Texan Kyndal Nystrom chose Wichita State because of the opportunities and affordability available at the university.