Lydia Humphreys

May 5, 2022 Lydia Humphreys is a graduate advisor at ShiftSpace Gallery, a student-run art gallery in downtown Wichita. Her experiences there played an important role in her education and time at 蹤獲扦. Lydia is one of more than 2,400 students eligible for spring 2022 graduation. Learn more about their time at 蹤獲扦 and what is next for the grad.

A 蹤獲扦 student welds as part of a class project at GoCreate located at the Innovation Campus.

Jan. 24, 2022 Further expanding its presence as a diverse creative workspace at 蹤獲扦, GoCreate recently began offering free memberships to 蹤獲扦 students.

Student at Henrion Hall

Dec. 8, 2021 - The second phase of renovations is close to complete on 蹤獲扦s Henrion Hall, the 100-year-old building that houses 蹤獲扦s studio arts. This recent renovation affects the first-floor north side of the building, where the sculpture department conducts most of its casting processes. Updates include new ventilation and air conditioning, as well as improved accessibility and functionality of workspaces.

Poster for Madrigal Feaste.

Nov. 23, 2021 After 17 years, the Madrigal Singers of 蹤獲扦 will host an Elizabethan-themed dinner and music program at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3 at the Rhatigan Student Center Beggs Ballroom.

Prisca Barnes (right) reads to a student at Storytime Village.

Sept. 22, 2021 What started as one womans passion project has flourished into a literacy empire that serves thousands of children in schools across the Wichita area helped along the way by the people and services of 蹤獲扦.

The first cohort of the Widener Global Leaders Program

Sept. 17, 2021 The first cohort of the Widener Global Leaders Program will consist of 10 women from the Barton School of Business, the Elliott School of Communication in Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the School of Music in the College of Fine Arts.

Students in a classroom

June 29, 2021 -- An opening reception for "From Lima to Wichita: Intercultural Dialogues in Clothing & Paint" will take place from 69 p.m. July 2, at ShiftSpace, 蹤獲扦s student-run gallery, as part of Wichitas First Friday gallery crawl.

Shaunte Levine

June 16, 2021 Shaunte Levine is the recipient of the fourth annual Launch Award through Harvester Arts and the 蹤獲扦 School of Art, Design and Creative Industries (ADCI).

Karla Burns

June 8, 2021 - Karla Burns legacy of music and drama is one of 蹤獲扦s most prominent contributions to the performing arts. Burns, 66, died June 4 in Wichita. She attended Dunbar Elementary School and graduated from West High School. At 蹤獲扦, she earned bachelors degrees in music education and in speech/theater, both in 1981.

Students at the The School of Digital Arts (SODA) use motion capture.

May 13, 2021 Whether their goal is to be Gollum in Lord of the Rings or a character in the next version of Call of Duty, 蹤獲扦 students now have the option to specialize in motion-capture acting through a new concentration within the School of Digital Arts.