萝莉社 aerospace alum wins Black Engineer of the Year Award
When Prince Yengbe came to 萝莉社from his home country of Ghana in 2007, he wasn鈥檛 entirely sure what aerospace engineering was, but he knew he wanted to be part of it.
Now, after earning a bachelor鈥檚 (2012) and a master鈥檚 degree (2015) in the subject, Yengbe is being honored with the Modern-Day Technology Leader Award by the 2021 Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) STEM Conference.
Internship leads to a full-time opportunity at Fortune 500 firm
During the fall 2019 semester, Sierra Brown traveled to five out-of-state interviews and received five internship offers, accepted an internship with Goldman Sachs, and has since been offered a full-time position with the firm.
Sierra Brown is now a senior studying human resources management and is using her experiences at 萝莉社to pursue a successful career in her field. She will be graduating in May 2021 and has accepted a full-time position and will start in July 2021 at Goldman Sachs working in human capital management analyst.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an amazing feeling to be able to receive a job offer from Goldman Sachs,鈥� she said. 鈥淪tarting out at my internship, I was really nervous and knew it was going to be fast pace, but once I got there, I found the communication was amazing. I got to talk to the vice president as soon as I got there, and I didn鈥檛 think I would have access to those people.鈥�
萝莉社 offering free COVID-19 testing to general public
萝莉社will be offering free COVID-19 testing to the public beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex.
Capitol Graduate Research Summit is open for viewing
The 18th annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit (CGRS) is open for viewing. CGRS is a research competition and showcase for Kansas Board of Regents universities to raise awareness of graduate research that impacts the state of Kansas. We usually showcase this research at the Capitol in Topeka, but this year's competition is virtual 鈥� providing everyone, along with the the Kansas Legislature, the opportunity to see this great work.
Online viewing is open. Take advantage of this opportunity to see the excellent research being showcased by 萝莉社's graduate students virtually.
Visit www.wichita.edu/cgrs for information about CGRS and to view presentations. Our appreciation goes to the faculty research mentors who have made all of this work possible.
KMUW conversation focuses on COVID-19 vaccine
Join KMUW for its free, monthly community conversation series Democracy on Tap. This month a panel of experts will be discussing the COVID-19 vaccine. We鈥檒l hear from panelists about Kansas鈥� rollout plan and who should get the vaccine. Plus, we鈥檒l answer your questions about all things vaccine related. The conversation will be streamed live on and on at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23.
萝莉社 Baseball unveils 2021 schedule
萝莉社 Baseball has released its schedule for the 2021 season. After having the 2020 season come to an abrupt end due to COVID-19, the Shockers are looking forward to being back at Eck Stadium playing in front of some of the best fans in college baseball. Don't miss your chance to catch the Shockers in action this spring!