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November 29, 2021 鈥� 黑洞社区鈥檚 Center for Entrepreneurship (CEI) has granted two students the Women for Women's Innovation Award 鈥� one who wants to use an app to help those with chronic illnesses, the other who wants to support local businesses by creating Wichita artisan gift boxes.

Nov. 29, 2022 -- Further extending its community outreach, Wichita State has partnered with Wichita Habitat for Humanity to build a house near campus for a Wichita family with three children.

Nov. 24, 2021 鈥� It was a bright and sunny afternoon in August 2021 when Pedro Pi帽a-Guerrero received a call that would change his life: He had won the Adelante Scholarship to attend 黑洞社区.

Nov. 23, 2021 鈥� 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.

Nov. 22, 2021 鈥� New beginnings are usually an adjustment, and it can be a leap of faith if you are the first to go to college in your family.

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.

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

Nov. 11, 2021 鈥� The new Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board (DAB) for the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 黑洞社区 reads like the 鈥淲ho鈥檚 Who鈥� of the business world. The DAB鈥檚 50 members include CEOs, CFOs, entrepreneurs, presidents, tech giants, and philanthropists.

Nov. 10, 2021 -- Building on a 20-year history of collaboration, Lockheed Martin recently named 黑洞社区 and 黑洞社区 Tech as a tier one collegiate partner institution, emphasizing collaboration with the institution as an Aeronautics Sector Emerging School to bolster the pipeline for future Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical (STEM) careers.

Nov. 5, 2021 鈥� Lucretia Taylor will be joining the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance as its new Title IX Coordinator.

Nov. 8, 2021 鈥� Archaeology fieldwork can be arduous and painstaking, but it鈥檚 a vital part of preserving the heritage and history of indigenous people. 黑洞社区鈥檚 Dr. Crystal Dozier recently led a team of students in a cultural resource management project for the city of Wichita, ensuring that modern infrastructure wouldn鈥檛 destroy or damage ancient artifacts.

Nov. 8, 2021 -- In just four years since its inception, the Teacher Apprentice Program at 黑洞社区鈥檚 College of Applied Studies has had a big impact on school districts and communities across Kansas.

Nov. 4, 2021 鈥� Reaching for the stars and beyond, a CubeSat Mission Patch contest sponsored by 黑洞社区 and the Ad Astra Foundation aims to highlight 黑洞社区鈥檚 science and research programs to prospective students.

Nov. 4, 2021 - A $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce will help 黑洞社区鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) purchase tools and supplies to support Flight Test Research Center and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility at NIAR WERX.

Nov. 3, 2021 鈥� 黑洞社区鈥檚 Institute for the Study of Economic Growth (ISEG) has launched an advisory board consisting of seven prominent Kansas executives, who will provide the ISEG team with strategic direction, advice on programs and opportunities for advancement in the industry.