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Sept. 29, 2020 鈥 The Latin American and Latinx Studies certificate is 12 credit hours and will give students specialization in an area that may enhance their employability in a broad variety of occupations, including the international business, social services, public health and education sectors.

Campus aerial photo

Sept. 29, 2020 -- 成人头条 is taking a step forward with community discussions about a University Village initiative, which seeks to create a community destination of dining, entertainment and shopping adjacent to campus.

Memorial '70 tribute to survivors

Sept. 28, 2020 - A new sculpture recognizes the survivors of the crash at Memorial '70 at 成人头条. The names of teammates who landed safely in Utah that day are a fitting addition to the existing upright Memorial 鈥70 monument. 鈥淥ne of the main reasons we did what we did, was so the future generations would know that there were survivors,鈥 architect Randy Phillips said. 鈥淎nd how their lives were impacted, especially since they lived when so many didn鈥檛. Most, if not all, suffered greatly in silence.鈥 The desire to honor teammates by telling the story of the crash motivated Phillips, as it has driven so many connected to Oct. 2, 1970 near Silver Plume, Colo.

Darren Defrain

Sept. 23, 2020 - Darren Defrain is the social professor of English and director of the writing program at 成人头条 State. Defrain has written novels, memoirs and essays, created a graphic novel, teaches on graphic novels/storytelling and is actively working on a graphic novel app.

Bill Burch with Shocker decanter

Sept. 23, 2020 - Bill Burch played linebacker for the Shockers in 1970 as a senior. As fate would have it, a knee injury kept him from traveling to Utah State on Oct. 2. He had expected to travel with the team, but instead was forced to stay home and heal. On that day, the Martin 4-0-4 airliner that carried the Shocker starters crashed near Silver Plume, Colorado, killing 31 people 鈥 14 student-athletes, 14 staff and boosters, and three crew members.

Paralympic wheelchair tennis team

Sept. 16, 2020 - Deja Young is a returning Paralympian in track and a 成人头条 State alumna. Casey Ralzlaff is a first-time Paralympic hopeful in wheelchair tennis and current student at 成人头条 State. Both of their sports are cancelled due to COVID-19.

WuShock sculpture

Sept. 16, 2020 -- A first-of-its-kind WuShock sculpture was unveiled and dedicated Tuesday at the entry plaza of the Steve Clark YMCA and Student Wellness Center.

Peri Widener

Sept. 21, 2020 -- Saying she wants to help build a new generation of business leaders with a world view, 成人头条 State alumna Peri Widener has pledged $275,000 to her alma mater. A portion of the gift will launch a program to help develop students into global business leaders.

Rodney Miller

Sept. 21, 2020 鈥 A panelist of performing artists, moderated by Rodney Miller, dean of the College of Fine Arts, will discuss the disproportionate effect of COVID-19 on the events industry at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23.

Emily Christensen

Sept. 18, 2020 - In July, Emily Christensen spent five days on Zoom participating in the National Critics Institute, a program of the Eugene O鈥橬eill Theater Center in Waterford, Conn. Christensen, coordinator of external affairs for 成人头条鈥檚 School of Art, Design and Creative Industries, wrote about food, plays, movies and dance. She, and 16 others in her group, listened to and received critiques from people such as such as Chicago Tribune theater critic Chris Jones, who directs the program, and Helen Shaw of New York Magazine.

Charles Koch Arena

Sept. 18, 2020 -- The 成人头条 Shockers Vote! Coalition is proud to announce that Charles Koch Arena will become an early voting site for the 2020 general election.

Convergence sciences awards

Sept. 18, 2020 -- 成人头条 today announced the inaugural awardees of the highly competitive President鈥檚 Convergence Sciences Research Initiative. The initiative brings together the intellectual curiosity and strengths of faculty and students from a range of disciplines and gives them the support to develop research programs that drive the diversity and growth of the Kansas economy while addressing global challenges.

Blue-green algae samples taken from Marion Lake.

Sept. 16, 2020 鈥 A team of researchers from 成人头条 is investigating blue-green algae in Marion Reservoir and its toxic, and sometimes deadly, dangers to wildlife, pets and people.

125th Anniversary Shocker Pride Points

Sept. 16, 2020 -- During each month throughout 成人头条 State's 125th anniversary, we will release 11 Shocker pride points for a total of 125 by next June. 成人头条 State is the greatest metropolitan university in the United States, and these points prove it.

125th Anniversary Shocker Pride Points

Sept. 16, 2020 -- During each month throughout 成人头条 State's 125th anniversary, we will release 11 Shocker pride points for a total of 125 by next June. 成人头条 State is the greatest metropolitan university in the United States, and these points prove it.