Wichita State University College of Engineering

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We’re hiring a Director of Finance and Operations to help drive the work that keeps the college moving—leading budgeting, guiding key decisions, and ensuring our programs are supported to succeed. If you enjoy connecting strategy, operations, and impact, this is a role where you can make a difference every day.

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Director of Finance and Operations, College of Engineering - Wichita, Kansas, United States Department: College of Engineering Campus Location: Wichita, KS - WSU Main Campus Hire Type: Full Time Pay: Range beginning $66,000/yr negotiated upon qualifications Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (ability to flex schedule as needed) Export Compliance Requirement: No export control requiremen...

Earlier this week, Textron Aviation & Shocker Career Accelerator hosted a Summer Internship Reception on campus📍. There are nearly 90 Wichita State students interning with Textron this summer, many of whom are engineering students🤩! Congratulations to the 2026 Textron interns🎉!

Last week, our College of Engineering Ambassadors enjoyed some quality time with the elementary kids at Mueller Aerospace and Engineering Discovery Magnet-USD 259. The ambassador leadership team upgraded the flight simulator and installed it at Mueller over the weekend. 🚀🛩️ Then we hosted a group of their 3rd-5th graders on campus for a Mars Rover activity & tour of our John Bardo Center!

We recently had the opportunity to attend the IEEE Region 5 Annual Conference in Boulder, Colorado📍. The Wichita State University IEEE Student Branch won the “Outstanding Small Student Chapter” Award, while Demy Alexander won the “Outstanding Young Professional” Award and Dr. John Watkins won the “Jim Leonard R5 Outstanding Member” Award👏. Various students participated in competitions, with Nirasha Bataduwa Arachchige winning first place in the 3MT Competition and a team comprised of Anthony Lam and Viet Nguyen winning first place in the Ethics Competition. Congratulations to all the winners🎉!

At the end of March, our National Society of Black Engineers - NSBE - Wichita State University student chapter took 24 members to the national NSBE Convention in Baltimore, Maryland📍. The convention was an amazing opportunity for our students to network and connect with peers and professionals🤝—they even got to meet our incoming dean, Dr. Ali P. Gordon🤩!

Over Spring Break, four students from our Engineers Without Borders student chapter traveled to Azacillo, Bolivia, taking the first steps toward helping the community secure reliable, year-round access to clean water👏. Andrew Beam, Thomas (TJ) Morrison, Emma Radford and Israel Torres were accompanied by Dr. Jacob Mendez and joined by Dwight Hanson, a professional engineer🤩. Awesome work, team🎉!

Did you know that the College of Engineering offers numerous summer camp options to students in 4th through 12th grades each June and July🤩? This summer, we have more than 10 summer camp options, including a one-day option, several four-day options and several five-day options😎. View the schedule and register at: wichita.edu/summercamp.

In addition to an award winner, several staff members were recently nominated for the WSU Staff Excellence Awards👏. The nominees—Shelby Berry (academic advisor), Katherine Brewster (academic advisor), Wendy Brooking (executive assistant), Jake Frazee (academic advisor), Leah Lamunyon (marketing and communications director), and Adriana Fraga Cintra Soares (academic advisor)—were recognized at last Friday’s Shocker STRIVE Conference🎉.

Additionally, Dr. Jacob Mendez, assistant dean of student success, has been nominated for the WSU President’s Award for Distinguished Service💚. Winners for that award have not yet been announced.

Congratulations to all the nominees!

Learn all about the program housed within the College of Engineering that is credited with increasing freshman persistence by 14% just since 2021!

Congratulations to Angela Blackerby, academic advisor for the Department of Aerospace Engineering, who was named the recipient of the WSU Staff Excellence in Belonging Award at the Shocker STRIVE Conference last Friday🎉! The award recognizes a staff member who demonstrates outstanding commitment to advancing belonging and inclusiveness💚.

Thank you to the Shocker Career Accelerator for featuring one of our amazing biomedical engineering students! You can read all about him at the link in the comments.