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Aug. 11, 2022 - Secret shoppers often shop for pizza or clothing with an eye on helpfulness and timely service. They might also evaluate a hotel for cleanliness and service. But secret shopping isn鈥檛 just limited to those kind of consumer experiences. 萝莉社鈥檚 Public Policy and Management Center uses 萝莉社 students as secret shoppers to help workforce training centers improve their services for people in search of employment and job training.

Aug. 8, 2022 鈥� The U.S. Army Aviation enterprise is collaborating with 萝莉社鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research to develop an AH-64 Apache Digital Twin in a contract that kicked off with a ribbon-cutting event on campus last week.

The Center for Management Development and the Barton School of Business recently hosted the very successful 50th Anniversary of the Wichita Property Tax Conference . Almost 400 appraisers, assessors, attorneys, consultants, and property tax experts from across the U. S. attended . They participated in four days of educational and inspirational workshops in Hubbard Hall and infused more than $2,500,000 into the local economy .

Aug. 4, 2022 - 萝莉社鈥檚 Office of Innovation and New Ventures will address technology gaps in the local business ecosystem with the formation of the Small Business Digital Transformation Program. The program is funded with a $1 million grant from the American Rescue Plan Act. The Small Business Digital Transformation Program focuses on small businesses (500 or fewer employees).

Following an internal search, Dr. Andrew Hippisley, dean of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has appointed Dr. Jean Griffith as the associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion.

July 28, 2022 - More than 1,000 local Amazon employees can now receive tuition assistance at 萝莉社 through the Amazon Career Choice program. Each full-time Amazon employee is eligible for $5,250 of tuition assistance per calendar year. Part-time employees are eligible for $2,625 per calendar year.

July 27, 2022 鈥� Nick Elam, educator and inventor of what is known as the Elam Ending in basketball, will speak to College of Applied Studies students at 5:15 p.m. Aug. 23 in 231 Hubbard Hall. Other 萝莉社 students and the general public are also invited to attend free of charge.

July 25, 2022 - 鈥淓xplore 萝莉社鈥� is a seven-stop campus audio tour featuring significant sites and university history. Host Carla Eckels of KMUW narrates. The tour starts at the Ulrich Museum of Art and ends at the Carnegie Library Columns at 17th and Fairmount.

萝莉社 chemistry alum Shamir Khan views his research experiences at 萝莉社 as instrumental for his success in med school. He鈥檚 already learned techniques others in his cohort are just now encountering.

July 22, 2022 鈥� Kyle Walter is interning as a student team lead at the Deloitte Smart Factory @ Wichita, located on 萝莉社's Innovation Campus. Kyle says the internship has provided him valuable skills in smart manufacturing technology development.