Most WSU employees eligible for pay raises thanks to state legislature
Kylie Cameron, Editor in Chief
May 23, 2019
Most Wichita State employees are eligible for a pay raise after the Kansas legislature adopted a 2.5% pay raise for state employees, according to a university news release in Thursday’s WSU Today. Since state universities have some positions that the state doesn’t provide funding for, Kansas pr...
WSU adjunct professor, alumnus running for mayor of Wichita
Kylie Cameron, Editor in Chief
May 22, 2019
Filed under Campus, News, Politics
Brandon Whipple, Wichita State adjunct professor and state representative, announced his intent to run for mayor of Wichita on Wednesday. Whipple is the first sitting office holder to challenge the current mayor, Jeff Longwell. Whipple has not responded to a request for comment by The Sunflower. ...
YMCA namesake Steve Clark will chair second straight WSU presidential search
Matthew Kelly, Reporter
May 16, 2019
Filed under 2019 Presidential Search, Campus, News, Showcase
Local real estate developer and Wichita State alumnus Steve Clark will chair the search committee tasked with finding the next WSU president. Clark, the namesake of the Steve Clark YMCA and WSU Student Wellness Center, also chaired the university's 2012 presidential search that identified John Bardo a...
New Sunflower leaders assume positions
Matthew Kelly, Reporter
May 15, 2019
Kylie Cameron took over as The Sunflower’s editor in chief for the 2019-2020 school year Wednesday. Cameron was selected last month by the Wichita State Board of Student Publications, which also named Madeline Deabler advertising manager. Cameron, a political science and communication double major,...
Tragedy prompts cycling trio of alumni to ride from Wichita to Winnipeg for eating disorder awareness
Matthew Kelly, Editor in Chief
May 12, 2019
Filed under Features, Local, Showcase
Long-distance cycling involves pushing through a certain amount of physical pain, but it was a different kind of pain that got retired Wichita surgeon Paul Harrison on the bike — the loss of his 34-year-old daughter, Bridget. Harrison watched anorexia wreak havoc on his daughter’s life. A gifted hand s...
‘The vision is still there’: Late President John Bardo remembered at celebration of life event
Kylie Cameron, Editor in Chief Elect
May 9, 2019
Late Wichita State President John Bardo’s life and legacy at the university were honored at a celebration of life Thursday. A few hundred people in the WSU community came to the event in Beggs Ballroom. Members of Bardo’s family, including his wife, Deborah, attended the event. Bardo was remember...
Larisa Genin named new dean of the W. Frank Barton School of Business
Matthew Kelly, Editor in Chief
May 9, 2019
Wichita State has named Larisa Genin (pronounced JENN-IN, according to a university release) as the next dean of the W. Frank Barton School of Business. Genin, current dean of the School of Economics and Business Administration at Saint Mary’s College of California, will take over for Dean Anand Desai...
YMCA officials share campus facility updates with Fairmount Neighborhood Association
Audrey Korte, Reporter
May 8, 2019
Officials from the Greater Wichita YMCA met with about a dozen members of the Fairmount Neighborhood Association Thursday evening to give updates on the new YMCA facility coming to campus early 2020. “We want to make sure all our neighborhoods around WSU know what’s coming to the WSU campus with th...
UPD responds to aggravated arson at Ablah Library
Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor
May 7, 2019
Wichita State University Police have responded to an incident of aggravated arson, according to a university alert. An unknown subject started a small fire in the trash can of the men's restroom in Ablah Library, the report says. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. Tuesday. Custodial staff extinguished...
Local musician Jenny Wood hospitalized after Sunday crash
Kylie Cameron, Editor in Chief Elect
May 7, 2019
Local musician Jenny Wood was hospitalized with critical injuries Sunday after a wreck on Douglas and Broadway. The crash killed her mother and niece who were also in the car with her. Wood studied music theatre at Wichita State for two-and-a-half years but left to pursue her music career in Los An...
Student Senate rejects Miller’s treasurer appointment
Daniel Caudill, Reporter
May 7, 2019
Filed under News, Student Government Association
Among a slew of cabinet and senate appointments presented at the first meeting of the 62nd session of SGA, the Student Senate rejected one. Dylan Jensen, one of nine appointments recommended May 1 by Student Body President Kitrina Miller, was not sworn into the SGA treasurer position after a 10-9 vot...
Graduate student discusses Neurodiversity and life with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Audrey Korte, Reporter
May 6, 2019
Meghan Schmitt is a Wichita State graduate student currently working on her second Master's degree in the Communication Sciences and Disorders, Speech-Language Pathology program. As part of the program, Schmitt works at WSU’s Speech-Language Pathology clinic as a student clinician. She’s working with...
Kylie Cameron, Editor in Chief
June 14, 2019
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