WSU News

• Employee and student COVID-19 testing 
• Teaching plans for summer and fall
• Faculty Senate meeting today
• Mental health advocacy – how to get involved
• Celebrate International Mother Tongue Day through music
• Revisions to Remote Work Guidance and Review Process are now available
• myPerformance manager review due this week
• It's your password. Protect it. 
• Faculty nominations sought for president's distinguished service award
• Central Services announces new office supply vendor
• Shocker Career Accelerator annual report
• Wichita State Baseball unveils 2021 schedule
• KMUW conversation focuses on COVID-19 vaccine
• From ants to diversity: Harvard professor presents at WSU
• Shocker Baseball hosts Oklahoma State
• Volunteers needed for a research study
• Capitol Graduate Research Summit is open for viewing
• SGA elections: Encourage students to take part
• Nominate students for Student Ambassador Society
• Enjoy a free scoop of custard
• 25% off select sportswear at the Shocker Store

Feb. 19, 2021 — Dr. Neal Allen is no stranger to controversy, nor are his students. In fact, he prides himself on teaching his students to freely engage in civil discourse on highly contentious topics.

Feb. 18, 2021 — When Prince Yengbe came to Wichita State University from his home country of Ghana in 2007, he wasn’t entirely sure what aerospace engineering was, but he knew he wanted to be part of it. Now, after earning a bachelor’s (2012) and a master’s degree (2015) in the subject, Yengbe is being honored with the Modern-Day Technology Leader Award by the 2021 Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) STEM Conference.

• Employee and student COVID-19 testing 
• Phone scam to watch out for
• Revisions to remote work guidance and review process are now available
• High SEAS participation by faculty in fall 2020
• myPerformance manager review is due
• Faculty nominations sought for president's distinguished service award
• Win up to $10,000 in the Shocker New Venture Competition
• Learn about ISME professional organizations
• Submit virtual and in-person events to the WSU Events Calendar
• Wu Soul Food Grab-and-Go
• Join UP and USS senates for Final Friday Social Activities
• The Shocker Career Accelerator presents JCPenney Suit-Up on Feb. 21
• SGA scholarships now open
• Deadline today: Encourage students to apply for Senior Honors
• Free boxes of produce offered to students, faculty and staff
• Enjoy a free scoop of custard
• Tune in to Shock Talk podcast for stories about innovation and entrepreneurship in Wichita

• Wichita State offering free COVID-19 testing to general public
• Employee and student COVID-19 testing
• Revisions to remote work guidance and review process are now available
• Phone scam to watch out for
• Brown's escape from slavery was creative, dangerous
• Morehouse College has a history of educating students to become strong, Black leaders
• TRIO Student Support Services congratulates spring 2021 scholarship recipients
• Faculty nominations sought for president's distinguished service award
• High SEAS participation by faculty in fall 2020
• Accepting proposals and abstracts for virtual Diverse Women’s Summit
• New Campus Visitor Guides now available
• Summer 2021 tuition assistance applications available now
• From ants to diversity: Harvard professor presents at WSU
• Puškarević, Hammer featured in Ulrich's Biennial Talks
• Understanding Finance at WSU event set for Feb. 25
• Tilford Talks set for Feb. 19 and 26
• Learn about ISME professional organizations
• Ulrich community forum tackles issues of race and parenting
• Fraternity and Sorority Life seeking award judges
• Volunteers needed for a research study
• SGA elections: Encourage students to take part
• Nominate students for Student Ambassador Society

Feb. 18, 2021 -- The National Science Foundation has released its latest comparison of research and development expenditures among the nation’s universities, and Wichita State University has risen in all categories, increasing expenditures by $47 million.

Feb. 17, 2021 - In the fall, Wichita State University public health sciences students took on the questions and uncertainty of helping with COVID-19 testing at the Student Wellness Center. Most are considering a career in health care. The volunteer time offered an applied learning opportunity working with the public during a pandemic and added to their understanding of public health.

• Wichita State resumes normal operations today
• Transition Mentor nominations are open
• Submit your research summary to WSU research newsletter
• Capitol Graduate Research Summit begins Thursday
• Women Faculty Forum set for Feb. 25 
• Senior Wednesday virtual presentation features pictorial history of Nicodemus
• Learn about ISME professional organizations
• Revisions to remote work guidance and review process are now available
• Wichita and COVID-19 in the news in Orléans, France
• Locksmith position open to Wichita State employees
• SGA scholarships now open
• Encourage students to apply for Senior Honors by Feb. 19
• Nominate your student employee for SGA's 2021 Student Employee of the Year Award 

Feb. 17, 2021 — Wichita State University will be offering free COVID-19 testing to the public beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex.

Feb. 16, 2021 -- Wichita State University will resume normal operations on Wednesday, Feb. 17.

• Wichita State closed today due to inclement weather, power outages  
• Phone scam to watch out for
• Black history and the Black Panther Party: Changing the narrative
• Internship leads to a full-time opportunity at Fortune 500 firm
• Wichita State awards newest $50,000 Barton Scholarship to student from Italy
• Withdrawal dates extended for spring
• Faculty and staff abroad spotlight: Sara Zafar
• Faculty nominations sought for president's distinguished service award
• Submit proposals for the Diverse Women's Summit
• Apply for the Shocker Neighborhood VISTA by March 1
• Understanding Finance at WSU event set for Feb. 25
• Save the date for Coffee & Convo with Dr. Marche Fleming-Randle, Feb. 25
• 'Whatever Happened To Black Capitalism?' event set for Feb. 18
• Physics talk highlights high-performance computing
• Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program requesting proposals for Seed Research Initiation Grant opportunity
• Learn new skills and achieve personal and professional goals with LinkedIn Learning
• TRIO Student Support Services is now accepting applications

• Wichita State University closed today due to inclement weather 
• State employee health plan updates in response to COVID-19
• Withdrawal dates extended for spring
• Student success hinges on strong study skills
• Community Engagement Institute helps cities use Pathways to a Healthy Kansas grants
• Wichita State introduces sustainability courses for students
• Promotions in the Media Resource Center
• Learn about the new Office of Instructional Resources in February's Teaching Today
• New Title IX regulations take effect
• Spring 2021 SPTE request forms available
• Students can submit entries for Hippodrome video contest
• Submit your research summary to WSU research newsletter
• Capitol Graduate Research Summit begins Thursday
• Revisions to Remote Work Guidance and Review Process are now available
• Tilford Talks set for Feb. 19 and 26
• 'Whatever Happened To Black Capitalism?' event set for Feb. 18
• Join the Ella Baker Book Club
• MCLL professor seeks research assistant for study on social justice in language education
• Learn new skills and achieve personal and professional goals with LinkedIn Learning
• Office of Student Money Management spring 2021 tax support available
• 25% off select Shocker gear this week

• Employee and student COVID-19 testing 
• Teaching plans for summer and fall
• Late adds for spring 2021
• Spam retirement email sent to KPERS members
• U.S. News & World Reports ranks WSU online business program No. 7
• Black history happens year round
• Doris and Ralph Klose Scholarship awarded to 8 high school seniors
• Submit proposals for the Diverse Women's Summit
• Faculty nominations sought for president's distinguished service award
• Fraternity and Sorority Life seeking award judges
• Learn about the new Office of Instructional Resources in February's Teaching Today
• Kansas Health Foundation limited submission letter of intent due Feb. 15
• Co-ops, internships and the Shocker Career Accelerator
• Submit virtual and in-person events to the WSU Events Calendar
• Join UP and USS senates for Final Friday Social Activities
• Wichita State Baseball unveils 2021 schedule
• Fuzzy's celebrates Valentine's Day and National Margarita Week
• The Shocker Career Accelerator presents JCPenney Suit-Up on Feb. 21

Feb. 11, 2021 - Wichita State University’s Community Engagement Institute helped by working with the City of Hutchinson and Hutchinson Parks and Recreation on its Pathways to a Healthy Kansas grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas. The city and the recreation commission used the money to pay for a parks and recreation master plan. The plan targeted Bernard White Park, which scored lowest for amenities and improvements in the master plan, as one of the prime places in need of updates and a better connection to its neighborhood.

Feb. 11, 2021 — With the recent push for class content around sustainability, the College of Innovation and Design at Wichita State University now offers courses focused on sustainable growth.