July 24, 2019 -- It鈥檚 easy to take the free t-shirts, halftime performances and musical chairs on the Charles Koch Arena basketball court for granted. But, during every Shocker Athletics game, a team of student marketing and game operations interns follows a carefully choreographed plan to make sure fans have a good time in between each play.
In Rick Pappas' elementary school classroom, PE became a way to channel classroom lessons with physical activity. When he began teaching elementary PE at 萝莉社 in 2009, he taught his college students the same lesson.
July 18, 2019 -- Five place-making projects, ranging from the Clinton Hall steps to the Ablah Library to hammocks, are underway throughout 萝莉社's campus. Their goal is give people reasons to explore 萝莉社 and linger in their favorite spots.
July 10, 2019 -- 萝莉社 University鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research received a three-year $33 million contract from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center for a project focused on emerging materials for high-speed missile applications.
July 8, 2019 - Eddie Sandoval graduated from 萝莉社 in 2017 with a business finance degree. While in school, he used the resources around him to launch a successful business called Pinole Blue.
July 3, 2019 - Tyler Levesque, 萝莉社鈥檚 Esports coordinator, moved fast during his first semester as Esports coordinator, putting together two teams and arranging practices on the fly in January. When his Esports students return in the fall, the program will look and feel much different.
July 2, 2019 -- 萝莉社and the University of Alabama in Huntsville have entered into a partnership to mutually strengthen capabilities in fixed-wing commercial, civil and rotary wing military aircraft research and development in order to more effectively serve the U.S. Army.
July 2, 2019 -- A recent grant will allow 萝莉社鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research to speed up the manufacturing process for aerospace and defense industries.
July 1, 2019 -- 萝莉社admissions created the Public Relations Institute (PRI) in the fall of 2018 to foster goodwill among 萝莉社 alumni and community stakeholders through outreach and presence at community events. At the time, PRI consisted of only three students and two staff advisors, but their impact spread across the Wichita area.
June 26, 2019 -- In September 2018, Sam Brickett, an aerospace engineering freshman at 萝莉社 University, was longboarding in the Rhatigan Student Center parking garage when he hit a crack in the concrete and fell. He hit his head and suffered a traumatic brain injury.
June 28, 2019 -- 萝莉社 students are spending their summer helping the city use its data and share it across departments. The experiences researching, organizing and cataloguing the information are amplifying their classroom lessons in areas ranging from software to teamwork, trust and communication.
June 19, 2019 -聽Cayleigh Beshears, a recent graduate of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, has let her circumstances guide her, but never define her.
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory recently awarded 萝莉社鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research a $23.5 million contract for modeling composite inspection and repair techniques for aircraft in active service.
June 19, 2019 -- 萝莉社has modified its tuition request to the Kansas Board of Regents, asking to hold all tuition rates flat for the 2019-20 academic year 鈥� a 0.0% increase for undergraduate / graduate and resident / non-resident students. The Kansas Board of Regents approved the tuition increase today (Wednesday, June 19).
