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Sophia Best

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Wichita State University President Richard Muma. Photo courtesy of Wichita State University.

Wichita State president appointed to coalition serving urban universities

Sophia Best, Reporter
November 23, 2024
Faculty mingle at the open house for the new Faculty Advancement, Retention and Excellence office. The office was created to focus on helping Wichita State Faculty advance professionally.

New office aims to address faculty needs and professional development

Sophia Best, Reporter
November 21, 2024
The third floor of Shocker Success Center on July 26. It locates some of the student services on campus including the Office of Online and Adult Learning.

‘We hope to build a community’: New group offers support to students who are parents

Sophia Best, Reporter
November 21, 2024
Lounging and study areas designed for students in the new Shocker Successs Center located next to the Rhatigan Student Center and Ablah Library at Wichita State. The renovation of the previous "Clinton Hall" will be complete by the end of summer.

Student health services offering flu shots in pop-up clinic

Sophia Best, Reporter
November 10, 2024
Dawe and Wilson look over the 2004 attendance logs after the reading on Oct. 30. Attendees were offered signed copies of "Kittentits" for purchase, courtesy of Watermark Books & Cafe.

Kitten-what?: WSU alumna returns to celebrate her new book

Sophia Best, Reporter
November 7, 2024
Members of the Wichita State Young Democrats pose for a photo outside of the election watch party hosted by the organization. WSU Young Democrats were one of three student groups to hold election night events in the Rhatigan Student Center on Nov. 5.

Students attend watch parties for presidential candidates, unofficial local results available

Maleah Evans and Sophia Best
November 6, 2024
A sign indicating the tornado shelter in Elliott Hall. Wichita State has more than 80 shelters on its campus.

Wichita under tornado threat Wednesday afternoon. Here’s how to prepare on campus

Sophia Best, Reporter
October 30, 2024
A sign for the political science department in Lindquist Hall. Political science students and faculty research various topics related to state and national politics.

‘It’s going to be an interesting year’: What WSU’s political science department can tell us about the upcoming election

Sophia Best, Reporter
October 30, 2024
17th Street right next to the Wichita State campus. Several apartment complexes and other housing options are located just off campus.

Housing forecast predicts positive outlook for 2025, but some students still struggle

Sophia Best, Reporter
October 29, 2024
Byron McSwain gets ready to serve customers at Greater Grounds Coffee & Co. on Oct. 21, 2024.

‘Get back to us connecting’: Local veteran opens coffee bar to bring people together

Sophia Best, Reporter
October 26, 2024
Event attendee Janice Meinhart smooths out her felt. The "Felting the Figure" event was instructed by Ernie Kind at the Ulrich Museum of Art on Oct. 16.

Participants make their own fiber friends — and find real ones — at felting workshop

Sophia Best, Reporter
October 18, 2024
Angela Linder speaks with other staff senators at a Staff Senate meeting.

Admins Support Group brings together WSU staff for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Sophia Best, Reporter
October 15, 2024
Opened in 1980, Ahlberg Hall is the home of the College of Health Professions.

Wichita State offers new nursing pathway

Sophia Best, Reporter
October 8, 2024
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OPINION: Professors who take pride in failing students, fail in teaching

Sophia Best, Reporter
October 7, 2024
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OPINION: Campus resources are rarely properly advertised

Sophia Best, Reporter
October 3, 2024
Bill Nye talks about the evolution of technology and the importance of curiosity and storytelling in education. Nye was the keynote speaker for the Ad Astra Summit, an event that centers on technology related issues in the city, state and country.

Bill Nye headlines technology summit

Sophia Best and Baylor Henry
October 3, 2024
The Office of Student Accommodations and Testing (OSAT) located in the Shocker Success Center. OSAT is offering a new software, Kurzweil 3000, which is intended to make classes more accessible.

A new accessibility software is available for students, faculty and staff

Sophia Best, Reporter
September 25, 2024
The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships. The office houses Shocker Finacial Wellness, which holds events for students and offers finacial advice.

Shocker Financial Wellness Team offers tuition raffle to students who attend workshops

Sophia Best, Reporter
September 22, 2024
Hailey Garcia and Sonnia Evbota-Momodu register to vote at the National Voter Registration Day fair, hosted by Shockers Vote! Coalition. Gracia is a transfer student at Wichita State, majoring in social work, and Evbota-Momodu is majoring in psychology and marketing.

The Shockers Vote! Coalition wants you to put them out of work — by voting

Sophia Best, Reporter
September 18, 2024
Joey Wise throws a disc at Disc Golf Club tryouts on Aug. 31 at L.W. Clapp Park. The club had a large turnout for tryouts.

Wichita State disc golf club off to a flying start

Sophia Best, Reporter
September 2, 2024
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