Latest WSU research news available in Research Newsletter
The June edition of the Wichita State Research Newsletter is now available. Read about some of the exciting and innovative research happening at Wichita State!
WSU undergrad builds organization around social-impact engineering
Assistive device
- Wichita State student Carlos Gatti is a biomedical engineering major who sees value in engineering work with social impact.
- Gatti worked as intern for PoParaguay and draws his inspiration from that organization.
- He hopes to model the program after GoBabyGo, a WSU program that modifies toy cars for children with disabilities.
Pictured above: Wichita State student Carlos Gatti, far right, worked as an intern at PoParaguay, a nonprofit, before coming to Wichita State in 2018. At PoParaguay, he learned how to build assistive devices, and he wants the program at Wichita State to replicate the nonprofit’s success.
Try the YMCA!
Beat the heat and move your workout inside at the Steve Clark YMCA on campus.
Enjoy your cardio, weights, or functional workout, or join us for a FREE group exercise class.
Download our app by searching Wichita YMCA or visit our website at ymcawichita.org/wsu.
Invitation is good to members and guests!
WSU announces changes to popular Lifelong Learning classes
As part of the university’s continued commitment to Lifelong Learning, Wichita State will be offering 10 new Lifelong Learning classes for senior citizens this fall. Due to COVID-19 concerns, adjustments have been made to content delivery to ensure students safety and comfort level in participating in these classes.
New this year, classes will be offered both in person and online, making the courses available and accessible to senior citizens statewide.
All in-person classes will be held at Wichita State University’s Metropolitan Complex, located at 5015 E. 29th St. N., Wichita, KS 67220. No Lifelong Learning classes will be held at senior centers or retirement communities this semester. In person class capacity will be limited to the current state and local guidelines on gatherings and social distancing and in person registrations will be accepted on a first come basis.
Lifelong Learning classes will also be made available online through YouTube. Students who select this option will receive a link via email each week to view the class on their own device. Students can choose to watch the link live during the class time or can watch the recording at their convenience.
Residents and members of the community 60 years of age or older can audit these classes without paying tuition. WSU has scholarship money available to cover workshop fees for students enrolling prior to Sept. 11, 2020. After that date, some workshop fees may apply. Although geared toward the senior citizen population, anyone younger than 60 can enroll in the classes if they pay regular tuition and fees.
“In 2019, total class registrations exceeded 2,000. Due to the success of the program and overwhelming interest in these classes, we continue to look for ways to increase course offerings as well as make courses more accessible to the senior community” said Kimberly Moore, director of WSU’s Office for Workforce, Professional and Community Education (WPCE). “I am very excited that by offering the courses online, seniors statewide can now enroll and participate no matter where they live. We value our seniors and are excited to continue to provide them with high quality, engaging and meaningful educational opportunities.”
Classes for Fall 2020 include:
- The Geology of Natural Disasters
- Introduction to Meteorology
- History in Film
- Kansas and World War II
- The Stories of Kansas Pioneer Women
- How to Listen to Jazz
- Shakespeare 2
- National Politics
- Preserving Family Treasures
- From Prohibition to Populism: How Kansas Made a Name for Itself
For more information, visit www.wichita.edu/lifelonglearning to get complete details on each class. You can also request a printed brochure by calling 316-978-3731 or Conference.Office@wichita.edu.
University Libraries provides online checkouts
To check out library materials, place a hold using the Libraries’ online catalog at https://libcat.wichita.edu/
Instructions:
You may place requests for materials at any time and they will be paged every two hours during our hours of operation. We will notify you via email when your holds are ready. Please note that holds placed for items at the McKinley Chemistry Library and Thurlow Lieurance Music Library will take longer to retrieve.
To pick up your holds, please stop at the Circulation Desk in Ablah Library. Your materials will be held in a locker adjacent to the desk. Upon showing your Shocker ID card, Libraries staff will provide you the information needed to retrieve your materials. The process in place is designed to provide contactless checkout of your materials.
Fall 2021 admissions application opens July 1
Do you know of students planning to attend Wichita State in the fall of 2020? Encourage
them to mark their calendars! The admissions application opens soon on July 1.
The admissions team is hosting WSU Activate: Apply Today from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, for anyone interested in completing the application
for fall 2021. A virtual opportunity will also be available for students who aren't
able to come to campus. We're proud to kick off the celebration of 125 years of Wichita
State University with this event.
Students will be able to submit their admissions application, talk with an admissions
staff member, take a picture with WuShock, and receive a free Shocker T-shirt with a custom 125 years design. Any students interested in attending
should go to wichita.edu/visit and click on "Admissions Events" to submit their RSVP.
The RSC is open!
If you’re on campus, be sure to swing by the Rhatigan Student Center because we are open to serve you! Dining options open are Chick-Fil-A, Starbucks and Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes. Also open are the Shocker Store, Shocker Card Center and more. For hours of operation, visit wichita.edu/rschours.
Shocker Store closing for inventory
The Shocker Store (Rhatigan Student Center location) will be closed for year-end inventory starting at noon Monday, June 29, through 5 p.m. Friday, July 3. Shocker Store will reopen at 9 a.m. Monday, July 6. They will be unable to process web orders during this closure also.
MFA thesis show on view at ShiftSpace Gallery
Amy Huser's Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition "Casually Not Okay" is now on view at ShiftSpace Gallery, though it was installed almost two months ago. Due to coronavirus-related restrictions, the gallery has been closed until recently. See the massive textile installation from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday at ShiftSpace. The student-run, downtown gallery is located inside Groover Labs, 334 N. St. Francis St.
Pictured above: Amy Huser stands in the middle of "Casually Not Okay," her Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition.
'Pandemic Portraits' features Wichita State alumnus Alex Moore
ShiftSpace Gallery and the School of Art, Design and Creative Industries have launched Pandemic Portraits, a collaborative documentary project. The series documents how members of the Wichita State art and design community are coping — and creating — during the widening crises we face. Our first subject is Alex Moore, a 2019 Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate.