Lisa Oldham

May 9, 2025 鈥 Lisa Oldham, a proud two-time Wichita State grad, has dedicated her academic and professional journey to advocating for healing and justice in underserved communities. Fueled by resilience and a deep connection to Indigenous culture, she aims to serve others through work in corrections, mental health and substance use recovery.

Mathew Muether

Mathew Muether, associate professor of physics, is one of several thousand scientists worldwide studying neutrino behavior. His grant support from the U.S. Department of Energy totals nearly $500,000 and finances his work on two projects anchored underground at FermiLab, the particle physics and accelerator laboratory in Batavia, Illinois.

Brian Triliegi

May 8, 2025 鈥 After earning his GED at 16, Brian Triliegi returned to college decades later and is now graduating with a Bachelor of Applied Science in organizational leadership from Wichita State.

Natasha Seneviratne with Wu and her dad

May 8, 2025 鈥 Natasha Seneviratne found her place at Wichita State through family ties, supportive scholarships and hands-on experiences that helped her grow into a confident engineer.

Yumi Kikuchi in her graduation regalia

May 8, 2025 Yumi Kikuchi first came to 麻豆传媒 as part of an exchange program and decided she wanted to pursue her graduate studies at the College of Innovation and Design. Her advice to other students? 鈥淭ake chances. Life is an experiment, and college is the perfect time to explore, get involved and discover what truly excites you.鈥

Kelly Bielefeld, Monica Lounsbery, Sheree Utash and Josephine Garcia

May 8, 2025 麻豆传媒, 麻豆传媒 Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (麻豆传媒 Tech) and Wichita Public Schools (WPS) have announced a new partnership designed to strengthen the region鈥檚 teacher workforce through the launch of the Future Teacher Academy and a 2+2 pathway program.