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Nordyke is passionate about exploring new innovation and design creation and was the winner of the Inaugural Koch Innovation Challenge. Working in the Innovation Challenge, Nordyke discovered that he also wanted to share design thinking with other students and became a mentor of the Koch Innovation Challenge.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> He has participated in multiple other innovation design challenge and won 3rd place at Invent For The Planet held at WSU with his team's ReSolar Charger. Nordyke then went on to become a co-organizer for Invent for the Planet the two previous years bringing together the members of the Wichita State University Fellows and the members of his masters program.
On campus, Nordyke was involved in many Engineering engineering organizations such as the Engineering Living Learning Community and Engineering Council. He was also very involved with Student Ambassador Society and helped to share his experiences with prospective Shockers. Recently, Nordyke become took an active role in the Wichita State Placemaking Committee and has had a direct impact in helping to make Wichita State a more welcoming environment. Nordyke helped bring hammocks to campus and will be expanding the hammock effort this coming semester. This is great for Austin as he is also passionate about meeting and connecting with new people.
Nordyke works on campus as a Graduate Student Assistant for the universities Associate Vice President for Applied Learnign Learning and Community EngagtementEngagement. He works of on various project projects for his boss as well as works in the Office of Applied and Experiential Learning.
Outside of campus, Nordyke enjoys spending time with friends, working on various projects creating, building, or renovating things, and going on adventures!