The Sunflower

06/10/2025

Over 20 webpages on wichita.edu are marked with an alert notifying that the content “is being reviewed in light of recent changes to state and federal laws, orders, and guidance.”

Wichita State University is one of many universities under pressure to address federal and state regulations around diversity measures and cuts to federal research funding.

Kansas Senate Bill No. 125, passed in April 2025, instructed public universities and state agencies in Kansas to eliminate positions, policies and programs related to diversity. Changes must follow the bill by Aug. 1.

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🖋️ Story by Taliyah Winn
💻 Design by Emma Wilks

06/04/2025

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Riverfest continues through June 7. Don’t miss these amazing artists and so much more.

Experience some of the best musical performances at the Crossland Construction Kennedy Plaza Concert Stage. All concerts are FREE with festival button.

To see the full musical line-up, visit wichitariverfest.com/music.

05/30/2025

Wichita State announced on Friday morning that Vice President of Student Affairs Teri Hall will retire following the fall 2025 semester.

According to the WSU Today article, “the university will conduct a national search for her replacement,” and “updates on the search process and a retirement celebration will be communicated in the coming months.”

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🖋️ Story by Owen Prothro
📸 Photo by Kass Lewis
💻 Design by Emma Wilks

05/20/2025

More than 2,000 students crossed the stage at Charles Koch Arena over the weekend, celebrating both the end of their time at Wichita State and the beginning of their next chapter at the Spring 2025 Commencement ceremonies. Take a look back at these moments through the lens of Sunflower photographers.

More photos from the Spring 2025 commencement can be found at thesunflower.com or click the link in our bio.

📸 Photos by Garima Thapa and Zachary Ruth
💻 Design by Emma Wilks

05/17/2025

After the Shockers (20-34, 11-16 in the AAC) walked off in game two and won in game one, they ended their final weekend series of the season against Memphis (22-33, 8-19 in the AAC) with a sweep.

Senior Mauricio Millan called his at bat in the ninth inning of game two of a weekend series against Memphis the best at bat of his career. He stepped up to the plate with the game tied at five runs. A win would solidify Wichita State baseball’s spot in the American Athletic Conference Championshi...

05/17/2025

"Greek life isn't just something you join in college—it's something that stays with you long after you've packed up your cap and gown," Reporter Ananda Smith writes in her column.

Many Shockers have been in school since kindergarten, living through a repetitive structure that defined the majority of the last 16 to 18 years. Now, the Spring class of 2025 is walking the stage to receive a college diploma in just a few days. The question that looms large: Now what? As a proud me...

05/16/2025

A Wichita State professor has been appointed interim dean of the College of Engineering. Steven Skinner, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, will begin June 9.

A Wichita State professor has been appointed interim dean of the College of Engineering. Steven Skinner, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, will begin June 9. The current dean, Anthony Muscat, will leave the position to become provost of California State University, East Bay. His la...

05/16/2025

A Wichita State interdisciplinary group was selected to participate in a NASA design challenge. NASA’s Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students Design Challenge tasks CosmoShox with creating a display for a pressurized vehicle.

A Wichita State interdisciplinary group was selected to participate in a NASA design challenge. NASA’s Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students Design Challenge tasks CosmoShox, a student research and development team, with creating a display for a pressurized vehicle. Students at 10 uni...

05/16/2025

The Water Environment Federation launched a new student chapter at Wichita State University to address issues that affect the quality of Kansas’ water and public health.

The Water Environment Federation launched a new student chapter at Wichita State University to address issues that affect the quality of Kansas’ water and public health. Kansas Water Environment Association is a technical and educational organization that focuses on ways to improve and preserve wa...

05/16/2025

On an old piano in her grandparents’ house, Miranda Marler felt a spark of passion. When she picked up a violin, that passion grew. Over time, that passion would fan into the wildfire that burns inside of her today.
Now a percussionist, Marler’s flame burns on with no signs of being snuffed.

On an old piano in her grandparents’ house, Miranda Marler felt a spark of passion. When she picked up a violin, that passion grew. Over time, that passion would fan into the wildfire that burns inside of her today. Now a percussionist, Marler’s flame burns on with no signs of being snuffed. Des...

05/15/2025

"From those exchanges came connection, not just with my interviewees, but connection with humanity as a whole,” Editor-in-Chief Allison Campbell writes in her goodbye column.

There’s no perfect way to start a goodbye column — there’s so much I’ve said, plenty that I’ve left unsaid and lots that I still have left to say. So before I start rambling (as I’m so well-known for doing), let me rip off the band-aid and start with something somewhat upfront and unsett...

05/15/2025

An office at Wichita State dedicated to faculty development is left in limbo after a $1 million federal grant was canceled.

An office at Wichita State dedicated to faculty development is left in limbo after a $1 million federal grant was canceled. Faculty members said the grant from the National Science Foundation — aimed at promoting gender equity in science, technology, engineering and math — was one of the many cu...