Newman University, Wichita, KS Videos
Videos by Newman University in Wichita. Newman University is a Catholic university named for St. Newman, founded by the ASC sisters.
2024 Miss Kansas Alexis Smith
Have you met our 2024 Miss Kansas and Newman graduate Alexis Smith? 🌻😊Not only is she a cardiothoracic ICU nurse at Ascension Via Christi, she is an expert in the art of ventriloquism and uses her puppet companions to showcase the importance of healthy relationships! Listen/watch the full podcast below.
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2024 Miss Kansas Alexis Smith
Have you met our 2024 Miss Kansas and Newman graduate Alexis Smith? 🌻😊Not only is she a cardiothoracic ICU nurse at Ascension Via Christi, she is an expert in the art of ventriloquism and uses her puppet companions to showcase the importance of healthy relationships! Listen/watch the full podcast below.
Lift Every Voice and Sing
In celebration of Juneteenth, we are proud to share a beautiful performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" from yesterday's on-campus event!
#Juneteenth
Ashley Dinh, Newman graduate
“For me, Newman is a place where I flourished because everybody was so welcoming,” she said. “The faculty and friends I made along the way truly cared about me.”
Read more about Ashley's incredible journey at Newman University: https://bit.ly/3UZxjoA
Nick Vasilescu, 2023 graduate
“How you pivot, how you react and how you move forward is what determines your ability to endure and succeed.” - Nick Vasilescu '23, first place winner of the Shocker New Venture Competition
Nick's story of resilience: https://bit.ly/3WTwlwC
2024 Investigative Summer STEM Program
We had a blast 💥 (quite literally) welcoming campers of the Investigative Summer STEM Program to campus last week! Highlights of the week included a visit to Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., countless experiments with faculty in the state-of-the-art Bishop Gerber Science Center, liquid nitrogen ice cream, and more!
#ISSP #NewmanU #WichitaKansas #STEM
Becky King, three-time cancer survivor and 2000 Newman University graduate, has been teaching and living her life for God, but not without many challenges. On June 1, she will retire from teaching in the USD 259 school district using the education degree she earned at Newman. “I’ve made it to 66 blessed years of age and my body says it’s time to retire, but I don’t plan to stop learning,” King said. “I’m so grateful for the education I received from Newman. It has been God’s grace that has brought me this far.” Congratulations on your soon-to-be retirement, Becky! 🥳 Becky's story: https://bit.ly/44KS4IO
Allie Johnson, KICF Maud-Wyatt Scholarship winner
The KICF scholarship directly supports student Allie Johnson’s dream to become a future teacher — especially to students with learning disabilities or special needs. Her brother, Ty, is a major inspiration and motivator for her life’s calling.
Read Allie's remarkable story: https://bit.ly/4aEWOBa
“The Newman Bond” podcast recently featured senior Charles Morrison, who shared his transformative faith journey as a student at Newman University. Morrison was raised in a Protestant home and recalls his mother and grandmother’s strong Christian background. He also remembers attending church regularly in his younger years and how that “waned a little bit” later in life due to busy schedules. “I never had that understanding that your spiritual side is something you really need to feed and maintain, just like food, water and your hobbies,” Morrison said. “Your spiritual life is a necessary element of life.” Listen/watch the full episode: https://bit.ly/4bHAMPf
Sister Bo Hui Kang, 2024 Newman University graduate
“During this time we have experienced our beloved Sister Bo Hui’s gentleness, graciousness and her ability to laugh with us at our seemingly funny American ways,” Sister Marsha Wilson said. “Remarkably, she has never complained about anything. She smiles all the time, has studied almost nonstop for these three years and yet found time to plant watermelon, cucumbers and flowers during the spring and summertimes.”
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4dIzgOt
John Suffield reflection
“Newman University has made more than just a degree of difference in my life. It has made me who I am. A man who loves God and others as himself.” - John Suffield
John's story: https://news.newmanu.edu/making-the-most-of-the-little-while/
It’s no secret that it takes some guts to enter the medical field. That’s why family medicine physician Jaimie Fager ’14 presented "Non-medical skills that could save (or start) your medical career" to Newman students during a lunch event. Here's a few of Fager's biggest takeaways: 🎙️“Get to know yourself, your worldview and what your natural strengths and weaknesses are before entering the field.” 🎙️ “You have to be relentlessly curious because you’ll be learning new things every single minute.” 🎙️“Absolutely do not do medicine or healthcare for the money.” 🎙️ “Practice being uncomfortable and step outside of your comfort zone.” 🎙️“Be able to write, write creatively and in a way that people find interesting (particularly if you want to write the interesting books about medicine and have those interesting conversations with people).” Watch or listen to the full episode of “Newman Bond” podcast to hear more advice: https://bit.ly/4bIyuz8
Father Tom Welk Commencement Speech 2024
Father Tom Welk, Newman University's 2024 commencement speaker, shared that graduates will encounter God’s voice and life’s purpose through their actions and contributions — in their daily work.
He said, “Hospice patients have taught me much about how to live my own life as fully as possible, enabling me to hear the voice of God. I think of the observation made by St. John Henry Newman: ‘I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared, Go down again, I dwell among the people.'”
Read the full story: https://news.newmanu.edu/commencement-father-tom-welk/
Hope Strickbine graduate reflection
In her senior reflection, biochemistry major and Honors Program graduate Hope Strickbine expressed gratitude for the relationships and friendships she cultivated with the faculty, staff and fellow students at Newman.
She also shared a beautiful free-form poem written a year or two ago titled “Friendship” about the bittersweet feelings she experienced when her friends graduated.
Find the full story: https://news.newmanu.edu/making-the-most-of-the-little-while/
Hadassah and John engagement video
For two recent Newman University graduates, St. John’s Chapel will always play a special role in their college love story.
Not only was it a frequented place of prayer for the student couple John Suffield and Hadassah Umbarger but it was also where Suffield popped the question following Baccalaureate Mass on May 9.
“I’ve actually had this plan for six months and I knew I wanted to ask Hadassah to marry me in St. John’s Chapel,” Suffield said.
Congratulations, John and Hadassah! 🥳
Read their story: https://bit.ly/44IFVV3
In a recent episode of The Newman Bond podcast, we hear from our Director of the MSW Program, Dr. Yelando Johnson, and our Director of Field Education, Vanessa Rials, as they discuss the value of the social work field and those who contribute to it. Watch/ listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/3UJ6iGT
We laughed, we cheered, (and even shed a tear) watching our #ClassOf2024 step into their next adventure. 🚀 We hope these special moments caught on tape allow you and your families to relive the excitement of Newman University commencement day!