Lee Frank

May 7, 2025 Lee Frank will attend the University of Kansas Law School of Law school after completing 蹤獲扦s Legal Education Accelerated Degree. Her internship with a law firm got her started on her career with experience working alongside attorneys and attending trials.

Braden Webb

May 7, 2025 Braden Webb, a Gore Scholar, capitalized on 蹤獲扦s strong engineering program and his passion for transportation issues. He worked at NIAR WERX, studied in London and interned for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in Washington, D.C.

Jeffrey Blessant

May 2, 2025 - Jeffrey Blessant transferred to 蹤獲扦 because of its cost and to study in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He is an avid reader who wants more access to books for more people.

Arland Wallace works at his computer

May 2, 2025 Arland Wallace sat down with The Active Age to discuss his time at 蹤獲扦. After his first semester at 蹤獲扦 back in 1970 didnt go well, he returned over 50 years later to get his bachelors degree in anthropology, with plans to move on to his masters. I just made the decision that cancer was not going to define me.

Dr. Sarah Beth Estes

April 28, 2025 蹤獲扦 has appointed Dr. Sarah Beth Estes as the new dean of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Estes brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to student and faculty success.

Dr. Mary Liz Jameson shows off her dung beetles to a student at the lab

April 28, 2025 When the email notification popped up, Dr. Mary Liz Jameson, professor of biological sciences, thought there must have been a mistake. It must have been for someone else at the university or perhaps another Mary Liz at a different university. Once the shock wore away, Jameson realized it was true: She had been elected to the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Sciences Fellows, class of 2024, for her integrated work on entomology.

Collage of photos of the students who presented at the meetings

April 24, 2025 Students from 蹤獲扦s Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences got the opportunity to demonstrate their expertise in their fields at the annual Kansas Academy of Science (KAS) and Central States Entomological Society meeting (CSES) meetings April 4-5 at Friends University.

Tanaya Martin

April 23, 2025 Tayana Martin, a junior majoring in sport and leadership studies with a minor in sign language, is gaining hands-on experience as an operations specialist with Ennovar at 蹤獲扦. A lifelong Wichitan, Tayana supports student hiring and corporate partnerships while building skills that will serve her well after graduation.

Two students hold out an artifact from an archeology dig in Texas

April 10, 2025 蹤獲扦 students spent summer 2024 excavating the Boxed Springs archaeological site in East Texas, uncovering 6,000 years of Caddo history through hands-on research, artifact analysis and academic publishing.

Daniel Reichart poses in front of his research poster at the Kansas state capitol

April 9, 2025 Daniel Reichart, a senior in aerospace engineering and physics at 蹤獲扦, is researching how to improve particle identification in space using the SNAPPY CubeSat detector. His work simulates how electrons, protons and alpha particles can be distinguished, contributing to a better understanding of solar wind hazards.