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Bill Burch with Shocker decanter

Sept. 23, 2020 - Bill Burch played linebacker for the Shockers in 1970 as a senior. As fate would have it, a knee injury kept him from traveling to Utah State on Oct. 2. He had expected to travel with the team, but instead was forced to stay home and heal. On that day, the Martin 4-0-4 airliner that carried the Shocker starters crashed near Silver Plume, Colorado, killing 31 people 鈥 14 student-athletes, 14 staff and boosters, and three crew members.

Peri Widener

Sept. 21, 2020 -- Saying she wants to help build a new generation of business leaders with a world view, 成人直播 State alumna Peri Widener has pledged $275,000 to her alma mater. A portion of the gift will launch a program to help develop students into global business leaders.

Emily Christensen

Sept. 18, 2020 - In July, Emily Christensen spent five days on Zoom participating in the National Critics Institute, a program of the Eugene O鈥橬eill Theater Center in Waterford, Conn. Christensen, coordinator of external affairs for 成人直播 State University鈥檚 School of Art, Design and Creative Industries, wrote about food, plays, movies and dance. She, and 16 others in her group, listened to and received critiques from people such as such as Chicago Tribune theater critic Chris Jones, who directs the program, and Helen Shaw of New York Magazine.

Moran Center

Sept. 14, 2020 -- 成人直播 State University鈥檚 Advanced Center for Virtual Engineering and Testing will soon have a new name. The building鈥檚 renaming is a tribute to Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran鈥檚 commitment to provide vital resources and connections that help 成人直播 State offer impactful student experiences to drive prosperity for the city, region and state.

Courtesy

Sept. 3, 2020 鈥 Emily Schlenker was born to study STEM. However, because she was born blind, her passion for organic chemistry and biology almost went by the wayside. That's when the folks at 成人直播 State's Media Resource Center stepped in to help Emily achieve her dreams.

disposable stethoscope

More than 200 graduates received disposable stethoscopes as a gift from the College of Health Professions.

Yolanda and Gene Camarena

Aug. 31, 2020 -- Gene and Yolanda Camarena are well known for helping underserved Kansas youth improve their lives through education and other causes. Now the 成人直播 couple is enhancing that legacy with a $1 million gift to 成人直播 State University to give students of color opportunities they otherwise might not have.

成人直播 State student

August 28, 2020 - Growing and diversifying the regional economy is a primary goal for 成人直播 State University. To assist with those efforts, 成人直播 State University President Dr. Jay Golden has created the President鈥檚聽Innovation聽and聽Business聽Advisory聽Council. A selection of area business leaders will be invited to attend monthly council meetings to advise and support 成人直播 State leadership on a number of critical areas.

College students at a seminar

Aug. 27, 2020 - 成人直播 State University graduate Sarahi Aguilera considered herself shy for most of her life. Her status as an undocumented immigrant limited what she thought herself capable of saying or doing. That perception changed in 2017 when she traveled to Washington, D.C. as part of delegation of college students who talked to politicians about their stories and DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). Aguilera started volunteering with Sunflower Community Action in 2018 while a student at Seward County Community College. Later that year, she transferred to 成人直播 State and took a job as an immigrant justice organizer at Sunflower Community Action. In May, she graduated with a major in criminal justice and a psychology minor. She wants to attend law school and work in immigration law.

Kaushik Sinha

Aug. 26, 2020 鈥 成人直播 State University has been named a founding member of a newly formed AI Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning (IFML), established by a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Cory Gibson

Aug. 10, 2020 鈥 Dr. Cory Gibson, superintendent of the Valley Center School District and graduate of 成人直播 State University, has been named the Kansas Superintendent of the Year for 2019-20.

Eck Stadium

Aug. 5, 2020 - 成人直播 State Athletics will introduce mobile ticketing for the 2020-21 season for the sports of volleyball, men's and women's basketball, baseball and softball. The move to mobile ticketing will provide greater convenience and a safer environment for fans. It will offer a contactless entry into athletic venues and the ability to transfer tickets electronically, eliminating physical touching concerns prevalent during this time. Mobile ticketing will also provide an added layer of security, guarding against the production of fraudulent and counterfeit tickets.

Dr. Ali Eslami demonstrates a prototype of his invention.

Aug. 3, 2020 鈥 If necessity is the mother of invention, it may also be the source of new patents: The story of how Dr. Ali Eslami became the holder of US Patent 10,689,898 鈥 his first 鈥 begins with a local company asking for an invention to save it money.

Fuel measuring equipment

July 27, 2020 - 成人直播 State University student Kristen Bruce works as a software tester for Flint Hills Group, founded by Shocker alum Dave Cunningham. Over the past year, Bruce played an important role in Flint Hills Group鈥檚 work with McAlister, a fuel distributor and wholesaler in Wellington. McAlister needed to replace its software used to monitor fuel flow for billing. Bruce helped Flint Hills Group beat coming issues and move to a new system, while some of McAlister鈥檚 competition encountered problems.

Dr. Vinod Namboodiri

July 16, 2020 鈥 The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded more than $1.1 million to Dr. Vinod Namboodiri, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at 成人直播 State University, and his team to create a community-wide wayfinding system for people with disabilities.