NCAA Tournament at Intrust Bank Arena

March 18, 2025 - More than 50 蹤獲扦 students will work behind the scenes at the NCAA Tournament on March 20 and 22 at Intrust Bank Arena. Students will help the teams, coaches, families and media. They will put up NCAA signs, set up and tear down locker rooms, hand out credentials and more.

Intrust Bank Arena in 2018

March 14, 2025 - The NCAAs main event is back in Wichita to continue a long history of 蹤獲扦 bringing this bracket-busting event to the city. Intrust Bank Arena is the site for mens first- and second-round games on March 20 and 22.

Suspenders4Hope

March 12, 2025 - Suspenders4Hope through HOPE Services has been awarded a $287,000 grant from Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Program through the Sunflower Foundation to expand its substance misuse prevention efforts.

Dr. Lori Santos

Dr. Lori Santos, Associate Professor of Art Education at 蹤獲扦, has been named the 2025 Western Region Higher Art Educator by the National Art Education Association (NAEA). Recognized for her innovative "Three Cs" philosophyCreativity, Culture, and CommunityDr. Santos has transformed art education through leadership, research in Indigenous pedagogy, and community engagement. Her impact extends from Wichitas USD 259 school district to international collaborations in Peru, emphasizing the power of art to build connections and inspire change. With numerous accolades and a dedication to fostering future educators, Dr. Santos continues to shape the field through service-learning projects, eco-Indigenous art workshops, and cross-cultural initiatives.

2025 Jabara Scholarship winners: Wyatt Ochs and Jennifer Sanchez-Reyes

March 12, 2025 The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 蹤獲扦 has announced the two recipients of the 2025 Professor Fran Jabara Endowed Scholarship. This years winners are Wyatt Ochs, a homeschool student from Wichita, and Jennifer C. Sanchez-Reyes from Derby High School in Derby, Kansas. They will each receive more than $32,700 spread over four years to attend 蹤獲扦 and major or double-major in entrepreneurship.

David Miller graphic

March 10, 2025 David Miller has been named as senior vice president for Administration, Finance and Operations at 蹤獲扦.

Shocker Fly Lab rendering

March 10, 2025 Lynn and Sherry Nichols have given a lead gift of $1 million to 蹤獲扦 to kick off the fundraising campaign for the new, state-of-the-art Shocker Fly Lab, an enclosed flight space to research, design and test unmanned aerial vehicles that will position the university at the forefront of unmanned aerial system education and development.