Lindquist Hall, home of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Women's, Ethnicity, and Intersectional Studies reflects complexities of gender, sexuality, ethnicity and race

Explanation of department name change

Tom Gentile

Tom Gentile joins 萝莉社 Barton School of Business Dean's Advisory Board

March 7, 2022 鈥� Tom Gentile, president and CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, has been named as the newest member of the Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board for 萝莉社鈥檚 W. Frank Barton School of Business.

Stephanie and Matt Clark

萝莉社 alums regard Ukraine as a second home: 'It rips your heart out'

March 7, 2022 - 萝莉社 alums Matt and Stephanie Clark taught English to students from fifth grade to high school in Ukraine from 2006-08 as Peace Corps members. Their friends and their warm memories are in turmoil as the Russian invasion wears on in their adopted country. They rely on social media to hear from former students, host families and friends, as they try to sort good information from bad and bring attention to the crisis.

Nelsen Petersen

Shocker alum with Ukrainian ties prepares to help in refugee crisis

March 4, 2022 - Nelsen Petersen, a 萝莉社 alum, is a high school teacher, author, filmmaker and running enthusiast who developed strong connections with Ukraine during his travels. Later this month, he plans to go to Cluj-Napoca, a Romanian city near Ukraine to help in refugee camps. He wants to spend four or five days during his spring break in the region.

students in front of the RSC

萝莉社 to remove mask requirement on campus; masks strongly recommended

March 3, 2022 鈥� In accordance with recently updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, effective Friday, March 4, masks will no longer be required for students, employees or visitors, regardless of vaccination status, while on or in 萝莉社 premises or while attending campus activities or athletic events (unless otherwise noted). This includes all indoor and outdoor campus locations.

Official Graphic for Kansas Undergraduate Research Capitol event.

萝莉社 students presenting for Kansas Undergraduate Research Days

March 2, 2022 鈥� Three 萝莉社 students鈥� projects are being highlighted as a part of the Kansas Undergraduate Research Day event March 1-3.

Researchers at 萝莉社's Molecular Diagnostics Lab test a specimen.

MDL re-opens COVID test collection to the public

March 1, 2022 鈥� 萝莉社鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab (MDL) is re-opening COVID test collections to the public starting today (March 1).

Jill Cobb, who graduated in 1977 with a general studies degree, became a forensic pathologist. Cobb has pulled some dark truths from some dark places around the world, including Bosnia in the aftermath of the former Yugoslavia鈥檚 civil war. She monitored and assisted in the exhumation and identification of war casualties as a member of Physicians for Human Rights.

Celebrating women who have helped build Shocker Nation

March 1, 2022 鈥� From its early days as Fairmount College, 萝莉社 has celebrated a rich history of women who have worked to build a better community and a better world. In commemoration of Women鈥檚 History Month, we鈥檝e compiled a list of just a few of the women who have contributed to the greatness of Shocker Nation.

Picture of all nine Koch Scholarship winners: Spencer Blaine Clayton Dudley Gannon Hall Kathryn Kuhlman Stewart McClelland Samuel Morris James Peterson Evan Rust Akasha Schlicht.

萝莉社 announces nine new Koch Scholar recipients

Feb. 25, 2022 鈥� 萝莉社鈥檚 Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College is proud to announce nine recipients of the Koch Scholars Program for the fall 2022 semester. These eight recipients will each be awarded $30,000 over the next four years.

Cohen Ayers and Grace Simon

Barton School of Business Awards Jabara Scholarship to two Wichita-area students

Feb. 24, 2022 鈥斅燭he W. Frank Barton School of Business at 萝莉社 has chosen two recipients to receive the 2022 Professor Fran Jabara Scholarship in Entrepreneurship. This year鈥檚 winners are Cohen Ayres from Garden Plains and Grace Simon of Wichita. They will each receive $32,700 over four years to attend 萝莉社 and major in entrepreneurship.