SGA to live stream interview with Provost Rick Muma on Shock the Future referendum
SGA will live stream an interview on Facebook with Provost Rick Muma at 3 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 21), where you can tune in and ask questions, or submit any questions you have to President Shelby Rowell or your respective senator(s).
WSU students, it is your responsibility to take action and inform yourselves on the upcoming referendum vote. Wichita State University’s future is in your hands and you can decipher it by voting in March.
Run in the upcoming SGA general election
The time is now. The SGA Elections Commission encourages and welcomes you to submit your paperwork to run in the upcoming general election to seek a position on SGA.
The Declaration for Candidacy for the SGA Senate continues to be open. Senators on the voting legislative body of SGA, are required to complete two office hours per week, they are able to work on specified initiatives, and attend weekly committee and senate meetings on Wednesdays.
The Student Government Association represents the entire student body, while advocating for anything that could affect students and student life and the university, local, state and national level. Without adequate student representation, the student body is voiceless and powerless.
Please consider running yourself and encourage your peers to consider running as well. For more information, go to wichita.edu/sgaelections to learn more.
Christine Taylor named Interim Title IX Coordinator at WSU
Christine Taylor
Christine Taylor, director of Institutional Equity and Compliance at Wichita State, has been named the Interim Title IX Coordinator. The interim position is effective immediately.
Any reports of gender-based harassment, discrimination and sexual misconduct can be submitted anonymously to www.wichita.edu/OIECreport or, if you prefer, call Taylor at 978-3205.
Before joining WSU, Taylor served as the Title IX Coordinator at Marquette University.
Career 101: Career Readiness Workshop today (Wednesday, Feb. 20)
Whether it’s looking for a part-time job to support your classroom experience and get first-hand knowledge about your major and career, or a full-time professional position, the Career Development Center provides a connection to many current employment opportunities. Let us help prepare you for your next step through our career boot camp session. Join us for this exciting workshop from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 in Brennan III.
School of Business Town Hall tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 21)
Anand Desai, dean of the W. Frank Barton School of Business, will host a School of Business Town Hall meeting to answer questions and spark discussion on the Shock the Future Referendum, a student-led campaign that identifies a list of academic and student success infrastructure needs.
You’re invited to attend the Town Hall at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 21) in 107 Clinton Hall.
This is your opportunity to share your thoughts with your dean, and to be a part of Wichita State’s growth.
Financial Aid news you can use
Are you a grant-eligible student planning to take summer classes? You could be eligible for additional Federal Pell Grant funds depending on your summer enrollment. The Year-Round Pell Grant, which started in Summer 2018, may be available if you enroll, attend and participate in at least half-time (six credit hours) during the summer 2019 term.
As a reminder, summer full-time enrollment for undergraduate students is at least 12 credit hours. Find out more about summer aid opportunities here. If you have not filed the 2018-19 FAFSA, it’s not too late. For federal grants, work-study, and loan opportunities, file now at fafsa.gov.
Look for more helpful tips next week as we continue the celebration of Financial Aid Awareness month (February).
Remember, we’re here to help:
finaid@wichita.edu
978-3430 / 1-855-WSU-1STP (24-hour support)
203 Jardine Hall
8 a.m.-6 p.m. (M-T), 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (W-F)
WSU Weekly Briefing to feature a Shock the Future update from the dean of the College of Engineering
The WSU Weekly Briefing will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Marcus Welcome Center.
Dennis Livesay, dean of the College of Engineering, will talk about the potential impact of the Shock the Future referendum on the College of Engineering.
Kevin Harrison, community engagement coordinator, Diversity and Community Engagement, will give the overall university update.
The briefing will be livestreamed and available later that day at WSU Weekly Briefing. There will be time for questions following the briefing.
WSU Shockers in Topeka: Undergraduate and graduate students present research at the Kansas State Capitol
Research studies covering topics from advances in health care to drilling efficiency are those among a wide range of topics to be presented by Wichita State undergraduate and graduate-level students at the Capitol.
Undergraduate students will present from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb, 20); Master’s and Ph.D. students will present from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.26. The undergraduate event will take place on the first floor of the Rotunda in the Capitol Building in Topeka, and the graduate event will take place on the second floor. The events are free and open to the public.
Five undergraduate students and nine graduate students from WSU will share their findings with legislators, the Kansas Board of Regents, industry representatives and other attendees. Students from other Board of Regents institutions in Kansas will also participate at the summits.
“Ensuring undergraduate research and creative activity is critical to the university’s mission to be an economic and cultural driver in the state of Kansas. These students and their faculty mentors are the best representatives of the excellent work happening every day on campus,” said Kimberly Engber, dean of the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College.
“The Graduate School is proud to be a part of an event which showcases the innovative research that WSU graduate students are doing that directly benefits the state of Kansas and her residents,” said Kerry Wilks, interim dean of the Graduate School.
WSU undergraduate students presenting at the event, with their respective faculty mentors in parentheses, are the following: Mouhamad Ballout (Dr. C. Brendan Clark); Lynn Buchele (Dr. Nickolas Solomey); Abby Jurgensmeier (Dr. Moriah Beck); Austin Nelsen (Dr. Nickolas Solomey); Dale Small (Dr. Robert Bubp).
WSU graduate students presenting at the event, with their respective faculty research advisors in parentheses, include: Ali Sattar (Dr. Eylem Asmatulu); Fayez Alruwaili (Dr. Kim Cluff); Suvagata Chakraborty (Dr. Visvakumar Aravinthan); Heather Forster (Dr. Bin Shuai); Jacob Griffith (Dr. Kim Cluff); Parsa Kianpour (Dr. Deepak Gupta); Jenny Masias (Dr. Enrique Navarro); Seyedali Mirzapourrezaei (Dr. Ehsan Salari); Naveen Mukundan Ravindran (Dr. Vinod Namboodiri).
For more information, contact Kerry Wilks, interim dean of the Graduate School, at 978-6244 or kerry.wilks@wichita.edu, or Kimberly Engber, dean of the Honors College, at 978-6459 or kimberly.engber@wichita.edu.
OneStop office will be closed Friday afternoon
Wichita State University’s OneStop Office in 112 Jardine Hall will be closed from noon-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, for professional development. The office will resume normal business hours on Monday, Feb. 25.
Hubbard Hall stairwell closing for construction
The north stairwell in Hubbard Hall will be closing this week because of window replacement work. Only one stairwell will be closed at a time for construction, so as soon as the east stairwell is back open this week, the north will close as long as there are no weather delays.
During construction, each stairwell will be blocked from both the exterior and interior entrances. Students and staff should avoid the stairwells during the work; however, in case of emergency, the stairwells will be accessible.
Along came a spider
Many people feel squeamish, uncomfortable, disgusted, or even fearful when they encounter a spider. In fact, fear of spiders was found to be the most common fear among a sample of more than 800 college students.
A project is currently underway in the Department of Psychology at Wichita State University to investigate different approaches in helping such individuals better manage and cope with discomfort they may experience around spiders. This project being conducted by Kyle Rexer, a doctoral student in clinical psychology, under the supervision of Robert Zettle, director of Clinical Training, seeks volunteer participants who experience at least slight to moderate levels of discomfort around spiders.
Those interested in participating in the project will first be asked to complete a brief, online screening survey that assesses their level of discomfort about spiders. Those who qualify will be contacted with additional information and details about further participating in the project
In addition to learning skills that have shown promise in helping individuals cope with similar distressing situations, participants will also be eligible to receive a $40 dollar gift card and $80 dollar gift card. Our further hope is that the findings from this project may help improve services offered to those who may experience even more severe levels of anxiety and distress.
Interested individuals who may experience slight to moderate discomfort related to spiders can access the brief screening survey by going to: http://tinyurl.com/beliefsandexperiences.
Questions or requests for further information about this project may be directed to either Kyle Rexer at Kgrexer@shockers.wichita.edu, 248-765-4099 or Robert Zettle at robert.zettle@wichita.edu, 978-3081.
Visiting ceramicist Casey Whittier to give artist talk tomorrow
Casey Whittier
Casey Whittier will present an artist talk from 4–5 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 21) in 210 McKnight Art Center. A reception with the artist will follow from 5–6 p.m.
Whittier's solo exhibition "For Desires that We Wish To Name," is on view in the Clayton Staples Gallery through Saturday, March 2. Her intricate ceramic works investigate the fine line between the need to preserve and the need to re-imagine, re-configure and re-contextualize the world around her. Whittier teaches ceramics social practice at the Kansas City Art Institute.
Shockers host UCF for midweek matchup
The Wichita State women’s basketball team welcomes UCF to the Air Capital for the Knights' first-ever trip to Charles Koch Arena for a 6:30 p.m. tip today (Wednesday, Feb. 20). Free admission for students with a WSU ID.
Beyond Tolerance Dinner Dialogues
The 2019 Dinner Dialogues, sponsored by Global Faith in Action and Beyond Tolerance
Wichita, will be hosted in homes and public venues offered by the City of Wichita.
Each dinner will consist of eight-to-10 people, including a moderator. This year’s
topic will be: Racial Equality. The Dinner Dialogues bring people of diverse backgrounds
around the dinner table to share, through a moderated dialogue, perspectives on healing
racial and cultural divides.
Wichita State will host a dinner dialogue, moderated by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in 202 Rhatigan Student Center.
Participants are required to register at http://beyondtolerancewichita.org and enter Wichita State University in the remarks during registration. Please register by 5 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 20).
Accessibility training for faculty – graduate student version!
Whether you are a GTA or have a personal interest in accessible teaching, this session is for you! Plan on attending accessibility training for faculty – graduate student version from noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in 142 RSC. Lunch will be provided to the first 15 students.
Did you know that all WSU instructors are required to take accessibility training each year? This in-person version of the instructor accessibility training will cover terms, policies, law, accessible digital documents, accessible face-to-face teaching, and accessibility training for students.
GTAs who choose this version of the training will meet their WSU academic year accessibility training requirement. The presenter will be Carolyn Speer, Instructional Design & Access.
New date set for 3-on-3 basketball hoops tournament
A 3-on-3 basketball hoops tournament will be held from 6-10 p.m. Friday, April 5. Register at www.wichita.edu/esso by Wednesday, March 20 and get a tournament T-shirt.
For more information, contact Hannah Goetzman at hrgoetzman@shockers.wichita.edu.
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‘The Comedy of Errors’ to be performed this week
“The Comedy of Errors” by William Shakespeare will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 to Saturday, Feb. 23, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, in Wilner Auditorium. WSU students receive one free ticket with their WSU student ID. Tickets are $15 general public; $12 military / senior citizens / faculty / staff; and $10 students.
For tickets, contact the Fine Arts Box Office or call 978-3233. The show is rated G.
And for added fun on Saturday Feb. 23, the School of Performing Arts invites you to join the Hollywood fantasy by attending the show dressed as your favorite Hollywood personality.
One of Shakespeare’s earliest plays, “The Comedy of Errors” is a farcical adventure of mistaken identity and the mayhem that ensues. A mother, a father, twin baby boys and their twin baby servants are separated during a storm at sea. Twenty-three years later one young man and his servant arrive in a town famous for enchantment and wizardry. Unknown to them, their separated-at-birth identical twins already live there. Chaos soon reigns amidst a series of misunderstandings involving a furious wife, confused friends, and a little unexpected romance until all is sorted out and the family is at last happily reunited. Set against the backdrop of 1930s Hollywood, this play is sure to delight the madcap comedy lover in everyone.
The cast includes School of Performing Arts Theatre and Music Theatre actors Lance Vaillancourt (Antipholus of Syracuse), TJ Wade (Antipholus of Ephesus), Mia Nave (Dromio of Syracuse), Kinsey McDaniel (Dromio of Ephesus), Mirta Santana (Adrianna), Christian James (Luciano), Wesley Sweigart (Egean), Amanda Coon (Abbess), Sydney Alder (Angela the Goldsmith), Zachary Richardson (Merchant #2), Ciaran Schaedtler (Balthazar/Pinch), Julian Cornejo (Duke), Maria Whitmer (Courtesan), Madysen Baker (Luce), and Robert Stillwell (Officer).
The creative team is made up of School of Performing Arts faculty, staff and students, and includes Danette Baker (Director), Amy Chisman (Set Designer), Catherine Wieck (Costume Designer), Jemimah McPeek (Lighting Designer), Ed Baker (Sound Designer), Wesley Sweigart (Properties Master), Katherine Donaghue (Stage Manager) and Makenzie Hercules (Assistant Stage Manager).
Game Day Specials all day
The Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes is your Shocker Basketball headquarters! For each men’s basketball game, they will have a different game day special, honored all day long.
Today (Wednesday, Feb. 20) you can take $1 off burger combos, and on Saturday, Feb. 23, you can save 15 percent off all starter menu items!
RSC Unplugged featuring the Tom Page Trio
Stop by the Rhatigan Student Center every Wednesday for the live music series, RSC Unplugged. The Tom Page Trio will be featured from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 20) in the RSC’s Starbucks Lounge. Grab a cup of coffee and relax with some great music!
$1 off frappuccinos at Starbucks in RSC
During RSC Unplugged from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 20) you can take $1 off frappuccinos and lattes size grande or larger!
Shocker Store sales
This week at the Shocker Store (RSC location) you can take 20 percent off basic Wichita State sweatshirts and winter accessories. Our St. Patrick’s Day T-shirts are now available for $12 at both the RSC store and the Braeburn Square store!
The Popcorner Flavor of the Week is chocolate covered strawberry.
Foster tops WSU wins list with sweep over Creighton
Tenth year head coach Colin Foster became WSU's wins leader, as the Shockers collected wins over Nebraska and Creighton
Sunday inside the Dillon Tennis Center.
The Shockers (5-4) collected wins over Louisville (4-1), Nebraska (4-1) and Creighton
(4-0) over the weekend, on their way to four-straight victories after starting the
season 1-4. Foster has compiled an impressive 179-75 record in his 10 years as head
coach.
News from Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. is a community-conscious action-oriented organization founded by five courageous women on Jan. 16, 1920, at Howard University. Finer Womanhood Week is Feb. 25-March 3. Contact Shaina Hoy at 316-409-4158 if you have any questions.
Hiring in the Humanities Career Workshop
The Department of History is hosting a career workshop from 3:30-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, in 319 RSC. The workshop will feature Sandra Reddish who will discuss the current hiring trends in the humanities, and how students can make the most of their humanities degree!
Reddish is an alumna of Wichita State University's history program. She currently serves as the Historic Sites Coordinator at History Nebraska. Prior to serving in this role, she was the director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum, a role that built on her years of experience with museums and consulting work. In addition to her museum and history background, she has worked with Boeing and has served in the Marines.
This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow humanities students and get information about career opportunities and advice from an experienced member of our alumni base.
If you have any questions about the event, contact the Department of History at 978-3150 or stop by Fiske Hall.
8th annual Art That Touches Your Heart
The 8th annual Art That Touches Your Heart celebrates 400 years of African American history with black art! Stop by from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 or noon-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, on the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center to see local and national Black artists, and enjoy artists and performances that will showcase an array of talents.