Download the myStudentAid app
Download the myStudentAid app
The 2019-20 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can now be completed on your mobile device. Students and parents can download the myStudentAid mobile application from both the Google Play store (Android) and the Apple App Store.
What you can do on the app:
- myFAFSA: complete the FAFSA safely and securely
- Profile: edit/manage a Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID
- gov: access FSA's signature source of information on student financial aid products, processes and services
Have more questions about this process or your financial aid?
Email: finaid@wichita.edu
Call: 978-3430 or 1-855-WSU-1STP
In person: 203 Jardine Hall
Office of Financial Aid to host several FAFSA events
The 2019-20 FAFSA becomes available on Monday, Oct. 1. WSU's priority date for consideration for certain types of aid is Saturday, Dec. 1. That means you only have two months to complete your FAFSA online and submit any additional documentation to our office.
Make sure to finish your FAFSA early to maximize your awards.
To help you, the Office of Financial Aid will host several FAFSA events:
- Shocker Hall FAFSA Completion Celebration from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, in the Shocker Hall Multi-Purpose Room
- FAFSA Finish Line event for TRIO, GEAR UP and Community Partners on Saturday, Oct. 6
- Get on the Bus (Shuttle) Campaign – October-November 2018
- FAFSA Fun with the Office of Diversity & Inclusion (ODI) from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the ODI Conference Room.
Additionally, you are always welcome to schedule an appointment with our office in 203 Jardine Hall for completion assistance and answers to all of your FAFSA-related questions.
Housing and Residence Life wants the campus to be aware of two changes
First, the housing application for 2019-20 goes live today (Monday, Oct. 1). First-year students will be able to apply to live in Shocker Hall or our newest building, The Suites, starting that day. Returning students will also be able to submit their application on that day as well. Starting next year, however, only first-year students will be able to live in Shocker Hall. Returning students will be able to choose from The Suites or The Flats.
Second, the Housing and Residence Life Office will move from The Flats to a new renovated space in Shocker Hall on Monday, Oct. 15. An open house will be hosted on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 11 a.m-1 p.m. for staff and students to come see the new space.
Feeling under the weather? Need to talk to someone?
Wellness services has a number of people ready to help you if you are not feeling well or simply need someone to talk to about what's on your mind.
Campus Recreation in the Heskett Center offers a great facility (free to use, by the way) to workout in, get a massage or learn the newest fitness craze to hit campus.
Student Health Services (second floor, Ahlberg Hall) will see you if you are feeling under the weather.
And if you just need someone to talk to about what is on your mind, stop by the Counseling and Testing Center (third floor, Grace Wilkie Hall) to schedule an appointment.
If you are concerned about yourself or another member of our community, go to www.wichita.edu/care to submit a concern.
Wichita State to hold Memorial '70 remembrance ceremony
The annual ceremony of remembrance for those who died in the 1970 Wichita State University plane crash will be held at 9 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 2) at Wichita State University's Memorial '70, located near the 18th Street and Hillside entrance to the university.
The ceremony will honor the 31 WSU football players, administrators and supporters who died in the crash in the Rocky Mountains.
The university entrance at 18th and Hillside will be blocked from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Ceremony attendees will have access to the entrance near Koch Arena or at 17th and Fairmount near the Ulrich Museum. Parking will be available in the lot immediately north of Memorial '70.
A wreath will be placed at the base of Memorial '70, and there will be a time of remembrance to acknowledge the changes that the plane crash made in the lives of the victims, their families, their friends and the university.
The ceremony is open to the public. A reception will follow in the lobby of Duerksen Fine Arts Center, northeast of the memorial. The Shocker '70 Football Room in 202 Rhatigan Student Center will be open in memory of the deceased.
Scholarships available for WSU travel seminars for May 2019
WSU travel seminars for May 2019: 10 to 15 scholarships up to $2,000 each are available, based on financial need. Students must have FAFSA 2018-19 filed through WSU Financial Aid Office and preference will be given to Pell grant recipients.
Complete the general WSU study abroad scholarship application process that includes application form, two reference forms with letters and personal statement. More information is available at travel seminar scholarships.
Questions? Contact Ann Burger at ann.burger@wichita.edu or call 978-5374.
Data Fair 2018 starts today (Monday, Oct. 1)
Join University Libraries for ICPSR's Data Fair 2018 - “Data: Powered By You.” In this webinar series, you can learn about current trends and best practices in data transparency, data activism, what to do with data and more!
The series will take place today (Monday, Oct. 1) to Friday, Oct. 5, at various times in Ablah Library. The webinar series is entirely virtual and free to the public. For times and webinar descriptions, go to ICPSR.
Youth mentoring opportunity for this fall
The INSPYRE research lab directed by Samantha Gregus is currently recruiting undergraduate mentors for an eight-week course in the fall 2018 semester. Mentors eat lunch with an elementary school student twice each week. In return, mentors receive three hours of course credit and many great experiences.
Mentors are required to: undergo background checks, have reliable transportation to and from the elementary school, and should have availability from 12 pm to 2 pm at least twice a week.
We do not meet regularly like a traditional class (time mentoring takes the place of class time). We do, however, have a course syllabus, class readings and paper assignments. Mentors will receive training at the beginning of the course and a grade at the end based on attendance and completion of assignments.
We are interested in recruiting mentors from any college and major. For more information, contact Elissa Failes at elissa.failes@wichita.edu ASAP.
Do you have what it takes to escape?
Test your skills, strategy, and intelligence and see if you can escape before time runs out! This escape room is sure to stump tons of teams as they search for clues solve puzzles that lead to more challenges and conundrums. Will you make it out in time? Find out between noon-4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 in the RSC's Pete's Place Lounge.
Zeta Week starts today (Monday, Oct. 1)
The Mu Nu Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. will kick off Zeta Week starting Monday, Oct. 1.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. was founded on Jan. 16, 1920, on the campus of Howard University in Washington D.C. The membership includes more than 125,000 college-educated, dynamic, community-service driven, diverse and professional women.
The benefits of membership include opportunities for professional development, personal development and sisterhood. Our members are active in their respective communities and hold dear the ideals of Service, Scholarship, Sisterhood and Finer Womanhood.
Invitation to Mentorship Program on Wednesday, Oct. 3
The Graduate Students Association invites you to the rescheduled Mentorship Program from noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in 256 RSC. Lunch will be provided! The Graduate Student Mentorship Program facilitates first-year graduate students' transition to Wichita State and graduate student life. All incoming graduate students are invited to participate. Returning graduate students are welcome and encouraged to attend, too.
For more details, contact Vijay Matheswaran at vxmatheswaran@shockers.wichita.edu.
Join ISU's Interfest for a taste of foods from around the world or be a vendor if you or your team can cook
Interfest is an international food festival that embraces a diverse range of dishes across the globe. The showcase of food is a gateway that brings the multicultural Shocker community together. Interfest for fall 2018 will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, in the Neff Hall courtyard / RSC east patio.
You and your team can also be a vendor and sell food at the event. Go to www.wichita.edu/interfest to register as a vendor. Any group / individual representing any student organization can participate. It's literally a fundraiser for your organization / yourself.
Don't like cooking? Then you can help us as a volunteer. Send an email to isu@wichita.edu and let us know you want to volunteer for Interfest! For more details go to our facebook page - Wichita State University International Student Union.
Take the Lead reception coming Thursday, Oct. 4
Plan to attend Take the Lead at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, in 180 Hughes Metropolitan Complex, an event that builds and fosters relationships between Hispanic students, faculty, staff and Wichita community members. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
Get connected to the community and learn how to take the lead from our Hispanic Heritage month keynote speaker Maria Hinojosa, anchor and executive producer of Latino USA on National Public Radio, a program devoted to Latino issues.
Learn more about Maria Hinojosa.
This program is cosponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and the Ulrich Museum.
For more information, contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at 978-3034.
French Department invites you to theatrical event
The French Department at Wichita State invites you to come and enjoy a theatrical adaptation of Antoine de St Exupéry's novel "Terre des hommes" ("Wind, Sand and Stars" is the English title). La Compagnie Caravague (Paris) will present the adaptation at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in the CAC Theater. Admission is free.
From the author of "The Little Prince" comes the story of his life as an aviator. It's an homage to life, friendship, heroism and camaraderie and addresses why the author feels that life is worth the effort.
The author of “Le Petit Prince” reminds us that hope is always opportune. In this work, two men in a biplane converse as they look out over the clouds. Seen from the sky, beyond walls between peoples and cultures, signals approach.
The event is made possible by the WSU Foundation, in cooperation with Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures. For more information, contact Wilson Baldridge at 978-6645.
Come for a mental health check-up
Students, faculty and staff are invited to take a few minutes for a mental health check-up on National Depression Screening Day from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in 261 RSC. Computer feedback will be delivered immediately, and ambassadors from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion will be there as well.
AEGD program director wins Dentist of the Year
Congratulations to Dr. Dean Elledge, program director for the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program, for winning the Dentist of the Year award from the Wichita District Dental Society. Dr. Elledge's specialties include implantology and prosthodontics, and he is the only licensed prosthodontist in the area. As the AEGD program director, Dr. Elledge oversees six dental residents who are post-doctoral students from across the United States.
Wichita City Council member Brandon Johnson to be guest speaker
The Student Organization of Social Work invites you to hear guest speaker Brandon Johnson talk about how voting matters, from noon-1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, in the RSC.
Wichita State Innovation Alliance names new directors
Three new members have been appointed to the board of directors of the Wichita State Innovation Alliance, a nonprofit organization that serves as the governing entity for Wichita State University's Innovation Campus.
The new members are:
- Richard Muma, WSU provost and chief academic officer
- Pierre Harter, director of advanced research and development of Spirit AeroSystems and incoming chair of the WSU Board of Trustees
- Bayram Yildirim, professor of industrial, systems and manufacturing engineering and former chair of the Faculty Senate
Professor Yildirim is the first faculty member appointed to the four-year-old board.
Betty Smith-Campbell, chair of Faculty Senate, said: “The Faculty Senate was pleased that President Bardo was supportive of having a faculty member on the board. The Senate believes it will be valuable for the board to have a faculty perspective and for the Senate to receive direct information about the activities of WSIA.”
Returning members of the board are business leaders Ruth David, Willie Kendrick, David Mitchell and Scott Redler; and university leaders Bardo, Lou Heldman, Elizabeth King, Rodney Miller, Andy Schlapp and John Tomblin. Bill Moore retired from the board after four years' service.
The board's website is available at WSIA.
Students: Get your free flu vaccine from Student Health Services
Free flu vaccines from Student Health Services for currently enrolled students is back with #WSUFreeFlu. Available without an appointment, enrolled students can receive free flu shots by walking in to 209 Ahlberg Hall, or catch one of our free flu shot clinics across campus this fall by following Student Health Services on twitter, @myShockerHealth.
For more information and hours, go to wichita.edu/shs, stop by 209 Ahlberg Hall, or call at 978-3620.
Free HIV testing available at Student Health Services tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 2)
Free HIV testing from Student Health Services, ODI, Housing and Positive Directions of Kansas is back for October! Stop by between 1-4 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 2) in 209 Ahlberg Hall and learn your status so you can keep yourself and a partner safe.
RSC Flu Clinic coming Wednesday, Oct. 3
Get your free flu vaccine by stopping by between 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in 203 RSC. Flu vaccines are free through Student Health Services for currently enrolled WSU students. Go to wichita.edu/shs for more info, or stop by 209 Ahlberg Hall. #WSUFreeFlu
Pink merchandise from the Shocker Store to benefit Victory in the Valley
The Shocker Store is selling new pink merchandise in October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month! For each item sold, $1 will be donated to Victory in the Valley, who provides support to cancer patients, survivors and their families in the area.
There is a short sleeve and long sleeve T-shirt option featured, for $9.99 and $12.99, respectively. This offer is good while supplies last and is valid in the RSC store location only. No discounts accepted on this merchandise.