WSU Today: Aug. 24, 2020

  • Letter from President Golden
  • New FAQs about COVID-19 testing, reporting posted on website
  • Women's Equality Day Panel to discuss women’s right to vote and more
  • Come teach a First-Year Seminar course
  • Instructors: Join CAPS in supporting students' well-being
  • Talk on COVID-19 and its effect on democracy around the world kicks off second 'Perspectives on the Pandemic' series
  • Office hours are student hours
  • Enroll in LASI 170 to enhance your research skills
  • Jump-Start Your Business with expert advice
  • Free virtual workshops are available to enhance Shocker research skills
  • Have questions about masks? Visit Student Health's YouTube channel!
  • Check out the Fall 2020 Welcomefest events!
  • Shocker Career Accelerator Open House – join us for snacks and cool swag!
  • Register for free Ulrich Virtual talk featuring renowned conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas with Dr. Deborah Willis
  • Student Involvement event listing
  • Join SHS and CAPS on Aug. 25 for a conversation about homesickness
  • Join the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for an outdoor open house
  • Free Campus Visitor Guides are available
  • Welcomefest deals at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Get connected to campus with Student Activities Council
  • TIAA Financial Consultants are available to help with virtual meetings
  • volunteerICT
  • We need your help at Commencement!
  • Join the Student Government Association for the Fall 2020 State of the Student Body Address
  • Deloitte Consulting at Wichita State University - Company overview and student opportunities on Aug. 25
  • Classroom spaces available for student use

Shocker-themed ZipSips can be purchased in Shocker Stores.

ZipSip emerges from Wichita State's innovation ecosystem

Aug. 24, 2020 — ZipSip is an expandable, adjustable drink Koozie that was inspired by a disappointing beer. There's no part of its invention and innovation that isn't dripping with Shocker pride.

Pedestrian bridge

Proposed innovative bridge connects academics, industry and research

Aug. 24, 2020 — Building a stronger, more profound connection between the Wichita State main campus and its Innovation Campus, the university is proposing the creation of a privately funded elevated pedestrian bridge that will span more than 300 feet across the pond west of Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall, which is scheduled to break ground later this year.

Shocker Blast: Aug. 21, 2020

  • COVID-19 reporting option for students
  • Mental health resources are available for all Shocker students
  • Reminder: Face coverings, social distancing required at ALL WSU locations
  • Clash of the Colleges is here!
  • Sign up for Rocket League Tournament for Virtual Clash of the Colleges!
  • SPSS now available for remote work by faculty and students
  • Classroom spaces available for student use
  • Get connected to campus with Student Activities Council
  • Enroll in LASI 170 to enhance your research skills
  • Perspectives on the Pandemic series returns with more experts and viewpoints
  • Check out the Fall 2020 Welcomefest events!
  • Fairmount College students are invited to Town Hall at 3 p.m. Aug. 25
  • First-Generation Student Organization meeting
  • Intramural sports planned for this semester
  • Tie-Dye Tuesday
  • Register for free Ulrich Virtual talk featuring renowned conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas with Dr. Deborah Willis
  • Wanted: Dancers and K-Pop lovers! Come dance with KVersity
  • Transfer Student Social on Aug. 27
  • Connect with the library's friendly and helpful staff
  • Join us for Syllabus Party!
  • Identify your strengths with the ShockerStrengths Program!
  • Startup Shiver Solutions is looking for an electrical engineering student. Come join the team!
  • Shocker Fit classes are back!
  • Apply for the Engineering Council Director of Finance position!
  • Join the Applied Learning Student Ambassador Program
  • Saturday Rent-A-Lane Special at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Taco Tuesday with the WSUAA at Fuzzy's
  • Keep our sidewalks safe!

WSU Today: Aug. 21, 2020

  • Reminder: Face coverings, social distancing required at ALL WSU locations
  • SPSS now available for remote work by faculty and students
  • Clash of the Colleges is here!
  • Sign up for Rocket League Tournament for Virtual Clash of the Colleges!
  • Instructors: Join CAPS in supporting students' well-being
  • What you need to know about Department of Navy SBIR/STTR funding
  • Register for free Ulrich Virtual talk featuring renowned conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas with Dr. Deborah Willis
  • Come teach a First-Year Seminar course
  • Perspectives on the Pandemic series returns with more experts and viewpoints
  • Office of Diversity and Inclusion changes for fall semester
  • Connect with the library's friendly and helpful staff
  • WSU Political Science opens applications for Washington, DC / Topeka Internship Program
  • Purchase Requisition Training scheduled for Aug. 26
  • Join us for Syllabus Party!
  • Check out the Fall 2020 Welcomefest events!
  • Christian Science Monitor approaches WSU’s Usha Haley to speak on a new America
  • Register now for Virtual Shocker Resource Fair
  • Saturday Rent-A-Lane Special at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Identify your strengths with the ShockerStrengths Program!
  • TIAA Financial Consultants are available to help with virtual meetings
  • Child Development Center has Pre-K openings
  • WSU junior tennis clinics will be offered throughout the fall
  • Get connected to campus with Student Activities Council
  • Keep our sidewalks safe!
  • Classroom spaces available for student use
  • COVID-19 reporting option for students

WSU Today: Aug. 20, 2020

  • Do your part by checking your health before coming to work each day
  • Talk on COVID-19 and its effect on democracy around the world kicks off second "Perspectives on the Pandemic" series
  • What you need to know about Department of Navy SBIR/STTR funding
  • Come teach a First-Year Seminar course
  • Purchase Requisition Training scheduled for Aug. 26
  • TIAA Financial Consultants are available to help with virtual meetings
  • Enroll in LASI 170 to enhance your research skills
  • Classroom spaces available for student use
  • COVID-19 reporting option for students
  • 2019-20 Annual Report: Student Ambassador Society
  • Shockers Vote! Roundtable on ‘Local Government's Role in Combating Covid-19’
  • Sign up for Rocket League Tournament for Virtual Clash of the Colleges!
  • Jump-Start Your Business with expert advice
  • Check out the Fall 2020 Welcomefest events!
  • Colvin named GEAR Up Professional of the Year
  • New masks available at the Shocker Store
  • Child Development Center has Pre-K openings

Shocker Blast: Aug. 19, 2020

  • Do your part by monitoring your health before coming to campus
  • COVID-19 reporting option for students
  • Let’s work together
  • Clash of the Colleges set for Aug. 21
  • Sign up for Rocket League Tournament for Virtual Clash of the Colleges!
  • Perspectives on the Pandemic series returns with more experts and viewpoints
  • Leadership Program Applications NOW OPEN
  • The Shocker Support Locker is open for the academic year
  • Classroom spaces available for student use
  • Policy 2.17/ Student Academic Integrity updates
  • Shocker Career Accelerator Open House – join us for snacks and cool swag!
  • WSU Political Science opens applications for Washington, DC / Topeka Internship Program
  • Interested in joining a fraternity or sorority?
  • Check out the Fall 2020 Welcomefest events!
  • Shockers Vote! Roundtable on ‘Local Government's Role in Combating Covid-19’
  • Play virtual bingo on Thursday
  • First-Generation Student Organization meeting
  • Tie-Dye Tuesday
  • Office of Diversity and Inclusion changes for fall semester
  • Startup Shiver Solutions is looking for an electrical engineering student. Come join the team!
  • Shocker Fit classes are back!
  • Get connected to campus with Student Activities Council
  • Wanted: Dancers and K-Pop lovers! Come dance with KVersity
  • Apply for the Engineering Council Director of Finance position!
  • Intramural sports planned for this semester
  • Join the Applied Learning Student Ambassador Program
  • Graduate student position open at University Libraries
  • Get the Blackboard app and other important apps for school now
  • Dell Back to School Special
  • Saturday Rent-A-Lane Special at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Skip the lines with Boost mobile ordering
  • New mask style available at the Shocker Store
  • Keep our sidewalks safe!
  • Be an Election Poll worker
  • Community Service Board (CSB) member meetings

WSU Today: Aug. 19, 2020

  • Let’s work together
  • Community Engagement Institute team supports KDHE in compiling COVID-19 guidance documents
  • The Shocker Support Locker is open for the academic year
  • Clash of the Colleges set for Aug. 21
  • Sign up for Rocket League Tournament for Virtual Clash of the Colleges!
  • Identify your strengths with the ShockerStrengths Program!
  • Get connected to campus with Student Activities Council
  • Purchase Requisition Training scheduled for Aug. 26
  • Shockers Vote! Roundtable on ‘Local Government's Role in Combating Covid-19’
  • Shocker Career Accelerator Open House – join us for snacks and cool swag!
  • Impacted by the layoffs in Wichita?
  • New mask style available at the Shocker Store
  • Saturday Rent-A-Lane Special at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Student Health Services open at 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday
  • Child Development Center has Pre-K openings
  • Tie-Dye Tuesday
  • WSU junior tennis clinics will be offered throughout the fall
  • volunteerICT
  • COVID-19 reporting option for students

Dr. Dinorah Azpuru

Professor examines COVID-19's effect on democracy

Aug. 19. 2020 — The first talk in Wichita State’s Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences “Perspectives on the Pandemics: Part II” series will feature Dinorah Azpuru. A professor of political science, Azpuru researches issues related to democracy. Her talk, “Democracy in the world in times of COVID-19,” will explore how the pandemic has affected democratic societies globally.

125th Anniversary Shocker Pride Points

Shocker pride points, part four

AUG 19, 2020 -- During each month throughout Wichita State's 125th anniversary, we will release 11 Shocker pride points for a total of 125 by next June. Wichita State is the greatest metropolitan university in the United States, and these points prove it.

Campus Connection: Aug. 18, 2020

  • Perspectives on the Pandemic series returns with more experts and viewpoints
  • Wichita State chemist identifies potential COVID-19 treatment
  • Who do you wear a mask for?
  • Wichita Transit takes over Shocker bus routes
  • Jump-Start Your Business with expert advice
  • KMUW named Radio Station of the Year by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for seventh year in a row
  • Ulrich Museum's online exhibition celebrating women artists is excellent resource for teachers and students
  • Registration still available for free virtual tour today of Wichita artist Ann Resnick's studio
  • Shockers Vote! Roundtable on ‘Local Government's Role in Combating Covid-19’
  • Anthropology professor finds evidence of wine, caffeine in 500-year-old pottery
  • Shocker Printing Solutions wins Platinum Award for Graphic Design
  • Be an Election Poll worker
  • Saturday Rent-A-Lane Special at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Tie-Dye Tuesday
  • Skip the lines with Boost mobile ordering
  • Cosmic Bowling in the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • New mask style available at the Shocker Store
  • WSU junior tennis clinics will be offered throughout the fall

WSU Today: Aug. 18, 2020

  • Emergency and temporary policies chapter created
  • Perspectives on the Pandemic series returns with more experts and viewpoints
  • Elizabeth King: 125th interview
  • KMUW named Radio Station of the Year by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for seventh year in a row
  • Customize your Zoom waiting room
  • Purchase Requisition Training scheduled for Aug. 26
  • COVID-19 reporting option for students
  • Student Health Services open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday
  • USS & UP joint senate meeting set for today
  • Jump-Start Your Business with expert advice
  • Registration still available for free virtual tour today of Wichita artist Ann Resnick's studio
  • Shockers Vote! Roundtable on ‘Local Government's Role in Combating Covid-19’
  • Changes to your HSA/HRA/FSA for 2020 due to CARES Act
  • State Employee Health Plan updates in response to COVID-19
  • WSU Microsoft Office Power User Credential: Remote sessions available!
  • Shocker Printing Solutions wins Platinum Award for Graphic Design
  • Free Campus Visitor Guides are available
  • Skip the lines with Boost mobile ordering
  • Welcomefest deals at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Office of Diversity and Inclusion changes for fall semester
  • Register now for Virtual Shocker Resource Fair
  • Have questions about Quarantine & Isolation? Visit Student Health's YouTube channel!
  • Keep our sidewalks safe!

Shocker Blast: Aug. 17, 2020

  • Who do you wear a mask for?
  • COVID-19 reporting option for students
  • Wichita State and Sedgwick County partner for COVID-19 testing
  • Mental health resources are available for all Shocker students
  • Welcome to Shocker Nation!
  • What to expect this semester
  • Are YOU connected?
  • WSU dining, services adjust to safety guidelines for fall semester
  • Wichita State chemist identifies potential COVID-19 treatment
  • Policy 2.17/ Student Academic Integrity updates
  • Join virtual Academic Convocation
  • Get the Blackboard app and other important apps for school now
  • Wichita Transit takes over Shocker bus routes
  • Check out the Fall 2020 Welcomefest events!
  • Join us at RecFest tomorrow
  • Have questions about Quarantine & Isolation? Visit Student Health's YouTube channel!
  • Shocker Fit classes are back!
  • Registration still available for free virtual tour Tuesday of Wichita artist Ann Resnick's studio
  • Cosmic Bowling in the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Play virtual bingo on Thursday
  • Graduate student position open at University Libraries
  • New masks available at the Shocker Store
  • Sale on school supplies at the Shocker Store
  • Welcomefest deals at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Shockers Vote at Wichita State University
  • Student Health Services open at 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday
  • Child Development Center has Pre-K openings
  • Community Service Board (CSB) member meetings
  • First-Generation Student Organization meeting
  • volunteerICT

WSU Today: Aug. 17, 2020

  • COVID signs available for office use
  • Who do you wear a mask for?
  • COVID-19 reporting option for students
  • Wichita State and Sedgwick County partner for COVID-19 testing
  • Annual Appointment Notices are available online!
  • Wichita State chemist identifies potential COVID-19 treatment
  • Making strong connections each semester is key
  • Purchase Requisition Training scheduled for Aug. 26
  • Check out the Fall 2020 Welcomefest events!
  • Jump-start your business with expert advice
  • Join the Community Engagement Institute (CEI) in our Rising to the Challenge Virtual Workshop Series
  • Join virtual Academic Convocation
  • USS & UP joint senate meeting set for Aug. 18
  • Registration still available for free virtual tour Tuesday of Wichita artist Ann Resnick's studio
  • Join us at RecFest tomorrow
  • Hiring process changes and reminders for August
  • KPERS holding pre-retirement webinars
  • Biometric screening appointments still available for Tuesday, Aug. 18
  • Karissa Marble-Flint receives Advancing Academic-Research Careers Award
  • Cosmic Bowling in the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • New masks available at the Shocker Store
  • Shockers Vote at Wichita State University
  • Register now for Virtual Shocker Resource Fair
  • Student Health Services open at 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday
  • Child Development Center has Pre-K openings
  • Have questions about Quarantine & Isolation? Visit Student Health's YouTube channel!
  • Be an Election Poll worker
  • volunteerICT
  • Donor support helps WSU student Carlos Gatti accomplish amazing things

Shocker Blast: Aug.14, 2020

  • What to expect this semester
  • Do your part by monitoring your health before coming to campus
  • Let’s work together
  • Connect to Student Health Services and other campus resources through the COVID-19 Form
  • Wichita Transit takes over Shocker bus routes
  • WSU dining, services adjust to safety guidelines for fall semester
  • Check out the Fall 2020 Welcomefest events!
  • Wichita State engineering students create all-terrain wheelchair for family in need
  • Office of Diversity and Inclusion changes for fall semester
  • Shockers Vote at Wichita State University
  • Ulrich Museum's online exhibition celebrating women artists is excellent resource for teachers and students
  • Outdoor Movie: ‘Monsters University’
  • Join the Applied Learning Student Ambassador Program
  • Child Development Center has Pre-K openings
  • Leadership Program Applications NOW OPEN
  • Tuesday Talk Part 2 of "New Healthy Shockers: Grad Students" is posted
  • Student Health closed 8 a.m.-1 p.m. through Aug. 21
  • Graduate student position open at University Libraries
  • Experienced lifeguards needed!
  • Startup Shiver Solutions is looking for an electrical engineering student. Come join the team!
  • Do you want to win free tacos for a year?
  • Win a free shirt from Intramural Sports
  • Dell Back to School Special
  • Back to School Sale at the Shocker Store
  • Have you ever thought about volunteering?
  • Be an Election Poll worker

WSU Today: Aug. 14, 2020

  • Emergency and temporary policies chapter created
  • Teaching This Fall: Day 10 Questions about Accessibility and Applied Learning
  • Last day for the August ARC
  • Identify your strengths with the ShockerStrengths Program!
  • Policy 2.17/ Student Academic Integrity updates
  • Jump-Start Your Business with expert advice
  • Free Campus Visitor Guides are available
  • Register now for Virtual Shocker Resource Fair
  • The Office of Research invites Notices of Intent for two limited submission opportunities
  • Outdoor Movie: ‘Monsters University’
  • KPERS holding pre-retirement webinars
  • Skype for Business to be shut down Aug. 15
  • Devereaux featured on Up To Date program on radio station KCUR from Kansas City
  • Shocker graduate named Kansas Superintendent of the Year
  • New tax-exempt certificate available
  • Purchasing Office new contact information
  • Student Health closed 8 a.m.-1 p.m. through Aug. 21
  • September campus visit schedule
  • Wanted: Volunteers to help with 2020 bicycle and pedestrian count event
  • Wichita State engineering students create all-terrain wheelchair for family in need

COVID virus graphic

Wichita State and Sedgwick County partner for COVID-19 testing

Aug. 14, 2020 -- Thursday the Sedgwick County Commission took a giant step forward against the spread of COVID-19 by partnering with Wichita State University’s new Molecular Diagnostic Lab (MDL) to increase lab testing capacity for nasopharyngeal swab testing and saliva testing.

Screen shot of Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso

'Ted Lasso' TV show rewrites Shocker football history in a big way

Kansas Jason Sudeikis writes and stars in the Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso,”  which begins streaming Friday (Aug. 14). In the show, Lasso is a fictional former Wichita State University football coach who moves to coach fictional British soccer club AFC Richmond in the Premier League. Lasso's former life as Shocker coach is featured in the first two episodes.

WSU Today: Aug. 13, 2020

  • Do your part by checking your health before coming to work each day
  • Teaching This Fall: Day 9 Questions about Communication
  • Anthropology professor finds evidence of wine, caffeine in 500-year-old pottery
  • Wichita Transit takes over Shocker bus routes
  • Faculty-requested topics highlighted today at the ARC
  • Student panel to discuss student needs today
  • COVID-19 reporting option for students
  • Child Development Center has Pre-K openings
  • Ulrich Museum's online exhibition celebrating women artists is excellent resource for teachers and students
  • The Kansas NSF EPSCoR office is seeking white papers for Major Initiatives to Improve Research Infrastructure
  • Classroom Technology Training Schedule
  • LinkedIn Learning available for faculty and staff
  • Bolema cited as expert source in NPR story
  • Back to School Sale at the Shocker Store
  • CCU members: refer and win a chance for $100
  • Register now for Virtual Shocker Resource Fair
  • Tuesday Talk Part 2 of "New Healthy Shockers: Grad Students" is posted

WSU Today: Aug. 12, 2020

  • COVID signs available for office use
  • Let’s work together
  • Teaching This Fall: Day 8 Questions about Technology
  • Advisory notice of nationwide unemployment benefits scam
  • KPERS holding pre-retirement webinars
  • Policy 2.17/ Student Academic Integrity updates
  • The Kansas NSF EPSCoR office is seeking white papers for Major Initiatives to Improve Research Infrastructure
  • Diversity training available this week
  • Jump-Start Your Business with expert advice
  • Office of Diversity and Inclusion changes for fall semester
  • USS & UP joint senate meeting set for Aug. 18
  • Clash of the Colleges set for Aug. 21
  • Check out the Fall 2020 Welcomefest events!
  • Register now for Virtual Shocker Resource Fair
  • Hiring process changes and reminders for August
  • Updates to New Employee Orientation
  • Impacted by the layoffs in Wichita?
  • Classroom Technology Training Schedule
  • Linda Rhone named a top business leader and innovator
  • New mask available at RSC Shocker Store
  • CCU members: refer and win a chance for $100
  • Dining options now open in the RSC
  • Purchasing Office new contact information
  • New tax-exempt certificate available
  • Join in the fun with a Zoom murder mystery night
  • Wichita State Athletics introduces mobile ticketing
  • Wanted: Volunteers to help with 2020 bicycle and pedestrian count event
  • COVID-19 reporting option for students
  • Shock Doc: Dr. Parcell’s Geology Field Camp
  • Animation students build portfolios with real-world clients