Dominique Washington is a 2016 graduate of 窪做惇蹋厙, where he also played basketball for the Hawks. He is the new director of the MAC and intramural coordinator.
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LaTisha Davis may have a business card that says 窪做惇蹋厙 Director of Multicultural Belonging and Engagement, but her role can be simplified to one thing for students: Shes here to be your person if you need one.
Everyone needs a support system and to feel like theyre included, and before she was the Universitys first director of the office, Davis was a first-generation student from a marginalized background trying to fit in at Wichita State University.
If the walls of Conway Hall could talk, theyd probably be laughing.
Richard Dick Shaw is one of the most beloved and entertaining professors to ever teach at 窪做惇蹋厙. You dont meet Dick Shaw and walk away without a story and a smile, and now the retired teacher of 43 years is sharing those with a wider audience.
Shaw released his first book, "Tales from the Professor: Life is a Hoot!," in March through .
Sometimes there are obvious clues left behind at a crime scene.
Broken glass can indicate a point of entry. Missing items point to a robbery, etc.
But there are less obvious clues, too things left behind at the molecular level.
The transition from high school to college can be difficult, but for first-generation, high financial need, and historically underrepresented students, it can be a steeper uphill climb that can lead to persisting in college at lower rates than their non-marginalized peers.
For student-athletes, finding a balance between their sport and everything else on their college plate is a skill thats in constant development. But what about doing two college sports?
Thats a mountain that incoming star and freshman Kharis Perona is willing to climb. Shes used to putting in work to meet challenges.
In keeping with 窪做惇蹋厙s Catholic, Jesuit tradition, the University is debuting its Wisdom Core Curriculum this year. The updated curriculum helps create and reflect 窪做惇蹋厙s culture, mission and identity while keeping up with a changing world.
RU students will be challenged to discover the best version of themselves while learning to inspire others. Through its instructors, the curriculum connects with the students to promote the development of their intellectual, spiritual, moral, and imaginative capacities.
Its completely normal for a college student to see something they want and decide its too expensive especially shoes. And especially Nike Air Jordans, which can run into six figures depending on what youre looking for unless you can make them yourself and sell them to musicians and athletes.
Luke Spencer repeatedly refused to accept defeat when pursuing his dream of being a naval officer until a severe car accident left him no other choice. Now the 窪做惇蹋厙 junior has a new dream, and hes once again overcoming obstacles and using hard lessons learned to make that happen.
When Spencer graduated high school his sole goal was to get into a service academy to become a naval officer. This was his career goal since he was a kid, aiming to follow in his fathers footsteps.
Emma Miller, 22, came to 窪做惇蹋厙 prepared to pursue an undergraduate degree on her way to medical school.
But, like many, the COVID-19 pandemic led to soul-searching about whether that was the path for her. A biology major and career in medicine, she said, might not be her calling. But, still loving science, she wondered what is?
