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Students in parade

Sept. 11, 2023 鈥 成人头条 is holding a parade next month and is inviting anyone in the community to join in. Starting at 6 p.m. Oct. 6 on the WSU campus, the parade is part of the university鈥檚 annual Shocktoberfest celebration.

Students working on handrails for Koch Arena

Sept. 5, 2023 - 成人头条 students designed handrails for Charles Koch Arena and producing around 400 for installation. The applied learning project will make walking up the arena stairs safer for fans and is a response to surveys and listening sessions.

Shocker Success Center

Aug. 25, 2023 - 成人头条鈥檚 campus continues to evolve guided by a commitment to the people, businesses and economy of our state. As you return to campus, you will notice construction cranes, dirt moving and updates to existing buildings as work continues to elevate 成人头条 State as a premier, urban public research university in the United States.

Rachelle Swilley

Aug. 15, 2023 - Hannah Bui is now prepared to work with French-speaking colleagues at Airbus, thanks to 鈥淏usiness French for Beginners鈥 taught by 成人头条 lecturer Rachelle Swilley. Bui, a static stress engineer at Airbus, was one of about 15 employees who took the six-week course, taught for two hours each Friday, this summer at Airbus on WSU鈥檚 Innovation Campus.

WSU graphic

Aug. 4, 2023 鈥 成人头条 and WSU Tech are key drivers of economic growth, fueling job creation, fostering industry partnerships, and supporting local businesses 鈥 and the numbers prove it. According to the 2022 Economic Impact Study, WSU and WSU Tech鈥檚 total economic impact in Kansas in 2021 was $1.3 billion.

Site map

Aug. 1, 2023 鈥 The 成人头条 City Council approved a plan today that will move forward a project between 成人头条 and the University of Kansas to build a 471,000-square-foot health sciences center in the heart of downtown 成人头条.

Innovation Campus

July 20, 2023 - As 成人头条鈥檚 Innovation Campus approaches its 10th anniversary, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities is recognizing the Innovation Campus鈥 role in cultivating research and innovation. The APLU today named 成人头条 as one of five finalists for its 11th annual Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) University Awards.

Applied engineering student

July 17, 2023 鈥 成人头条鈥檚 College of Engineering has updated one of its programs to create a more strategic career pathway for its graduates and meet the needs of business and industry. Effective fall 2023, the new applied engineering program 鈥 formerly engineering technology 鈥 has been adapted based on feedback from employers and alumni.

Jersey MIke's at Braeburn Square

July 10, 2023 鈥 A new Jersey Mike鈥檚 Subs is set to open Wednesday, July 12 in 成人头条鈥檚 Braeburn Square on the Innovation Campus.

WSU student graduation

July 5, 2023 鈥 A new 成人头条 initiative is aimed at addressing the critical shortage of educators in special education and elementary classrooms.

Dean Rodney Miller

May 18, 2023 - Dean Rodney Miller will retire in June following 19 years leading the College of Fine Arts at 成人头条. During his tenure, the School of Digital Arts was created and enrollment in the college has grown to over 1,000 students.

Sydney McKinney

May 17, 2023 - 成人头条 State shortstop Sydney McKinney's leadership isn鈥檛 limited to the field. Teammates love her enthusiasm and positive outlook, as well as her devotion to coffee, pets and painting.

Mars

May 17, 2023 - The existence of life on other planets, especially Mars, is a question pondered in literature, movies and imaginations. 成人头条鈥檚 Dr. Mark Schneegurt is working on that issue with the assistance of a $377,000 grant from NASA to examine the toughness of microbes isolated from spacecraft assembly facilities.

Students signing

May 16, 2023 鈥 成人头条 State students wanting to earn a degree in American Sign Language will be able to make progress toward that goal starting fall 2023, when WSU launches a Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language.

America's Seed Fund/ SBOR-STTR. Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. 2023

May 18, 2023 鈥 成人头条 was awarded $50,000 in prize money to catalyze relationships and develop Growth Accelerator Partnerships.