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The Innovation Campus at Wichita State celebrated 10 years on Aug. 15, 2024. The campus is a university initiative to increase research and enrollment at the university.

Wichita State names interim engineering dean: electrical engineering professor Steven Skinner

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor May 16, 2025

A Wichita State professor has been appointed interim dean of the College of Engineering.  Steven Skinner, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, will begin June 9.  The current...

Photo courtesy of John Mulnix

CosmoShox selected for NASA SUITS design challenge

Kass Lewis, Reporter May 15, 2025

A Wichita State interdisciplinary group was selected to participate in a NASA design challenge. NASA’s Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students Design Challenge tasks CosmoShox, a student research...

Faculty raise their glasses in a toast to the research projects presented at an event hosted by the office of Faculty Advancement, Retention and Excellence. Despite uncertain funding after a federal grant was cut, the teams said they plan to continue with alternative funding if possible.

Canceled federal grant halts Wichita State faculty inclusion initiatives, research

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor May 15, 2025

An office at Wichita State dedicated to faculty development is left in limbo after a $1 million federal grant was canceled.  Faculty members said the grant from the National Science Foundation —...

President of KWEA student chapter Shyanne Eckis talks about what opportunities students can have through KWEA. Eckis said she wanted to state WSU's chapter to help students connect to professionals.

Student environmental club expands to Wichita State

Kami Steinle, Reporter May 14, 2025

The Water Environment Federation launched a new student chapter at Wichita State University to address issues that affect the quality of Kansas’ water and public health. Kansas Water Environment Association...

Parking lot 19E on April 9.

Lot 19E by Eck Stadium to partially close Wednesday through Sunday

Megan Bailey, Reporter May 13, 2025

A portion of Lot 19E will be closed from Wednesday through Sunday for an event. The lot will reopen on Monday, May 19. Faculty, staff and students who park in the lot will need to park elsewhere to...

Wichita State University’s Provost Monica Lounsbery addresses the Faculty Senate on May 12. Lounsbery discussed the university directive requiring WSU to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programming and funding, as well as pronouns in employee email signatures.

WSU to eliminate DEI programming and funding, tells employees to remove pronouns from email signatures

Allison Campbell and Ainsley Smyth May 12, 2025

Wichita State University’s Provost Monica Lounsbery announced to faculty and staff on Monday afternoon that WSU will begin taking steps to comply with a recent Kansas Senate bill and federal policies...

A newly placed stone in Wichita State's Plaza of Heroines honors Mary Nelson, who worked in Special Collections at Ablah Library.

Library colleagues commemorate cornerstone figure with a stone of her own

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor May 12, 2025

The sun chased off a brief shower of rain as people trickled out of Ablah Library on Thursday afternoon. The staff gathered to dedicate a stone tile inscribed with the name of their former colleague.  Mary...

Graduates listen as Iris Okere, former SGA President, addresses 2024 graduates and their families. (File photo)

Wichita State, WSU Tech and Wichita Public Schools partner to build local teacher pipeline

Megan Bailey, Reporter May 10, 2025

Wichita State University, WSU Tech and Wichita Public Schools have announced a new partnership to help strengthen the teacher workforce in Kansas.  This partnership offers WPS graduates a route to...

SGA Senators are sworn in at the 2025 inauguration. (File photo)

SGA appoints new executive branch members in last meeting before summer

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor May 10, 2025

Wichita State’s Student Senate confirmed the appointment of the executive branch, including a new student body treasurer, undergraduate student advocate and chief of staff at its last meeting of the...

The Campus Activities Center Theater (CAC) on Feb. 14.

CAC Theater temporarily closing for accessibility improvements

Megan Bailey, Reporter May 6, 2025

The CAC Theater will be temporarily closed starting on Sunday, May 18, as work begins to assess and then address what needs to be done to bring the facility into ADA compliance.  “These improvements...

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Archeology rekindled his passion for learning after 50 years, brain cancer didn’t stop him

Taliyah Winn, Podcast Producer May 5, 2025

When 17-year-old Arland Wallace first came to Wichita State University in the 1970s, he left after his first semester, realizing he wasn’t ready for college. After he retired from his job as a deacon...

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