WSU is the No. 1 transfer destination for community college transfer students, again
Once again, Wichita State has been named the No.1 transfer destination from Kansas community colleges to public state universities. Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) recently released its annual Transfer Feedback Report, announcing that WSU remains the No. 1 transfer destination for eight years in a row.
2019 SGA Presidential and Vice Presidential Debate set for March 29
Join the SGA Elections Commission for the 2019 Presidential and Vice Presidential Debate for your final chance to learn about all four of our tickets at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 29, in the CAC Theater (doors open at 6 p.m.).
The debate will be moderated by Brandon J. Johnson, Wichita City Council Member from District 1, and will cover a variety of topics from platform points to broad overviews of their hopes for student government.
Acting on depression project at Wichita State
Depression is one the most common and debilitating of all mental health conditions. Nearly 20 percent of us will experience depression at some point during our lifetime, and within this year it is projected by the World Health Organization to become the second leading cause of disability worldwide.
A project is currently underway in the Department of Psychology at Wichita State University to investigate different variations of behavioral activation in helping individuals better manage and cope with depression. This program, conducted by Yvonne Chaw, a doctoral student in clinical psychology, under the supervision of Robert Zettle, director of Clinical Training, seeks volunteer participants who are currently experiencing at least a moderate level of depression.
Comparisons with other psychological approaches, as well as medication, has identified behavioral activation as one of the more effective means of coping with depression. As its name suggests, behavioral activation stresses the importance of systematically re-engaging in a range of activities that are often abandoned in the face of depression.
Those interested in participating in the project will first be asked to complete a brief, online screening survey that assesses their level of depression and obtains some relevant background information. Those who qualify will be contacted with additional information and details about further participating in the treatment phase of this project which consists of eight weekly, individual sessions following some further assessment.
Our hope is that participants will learn some new strategies for more effectively coping with depression and that the overall findings from this project may also help improve psychological services offered to others who also struggle with it.
Interested individuals 18 or older experiencing a least a moderate level of depression can access the brief screening survey.
Questions or requests for further information about this project may be directed to either Yvonne Chaw at jxchaw@shockers.wichita.edu, 316-882-4966 or Dr. Robert Zettle at robert.zettle@wichita.edu, 978-3081.
WSU students, faculty and staff are charter members of FlagshipKansas.Tech
It’s time to bring Kansas technology companies to the forefront. Flagship Kansas is a nonprofit organization that brings together Kansas technology companies to shine a light on the depth of skill, ingenuity, and innovation running in our cities and communities.
Wichita State is in full support of this effort and has signed up as a Charter Member. This membership covers all of WSU’s students, faculty and staff as charter members of FlagshipKansas.Tech.
Together, we can break down ill-conceived notions of available talent and career potential waiting to be unlocked in our state, while helping each other continue to thrive in Kansas.
Help us raise awareness, grow our workforce, and cultivate educational programs for technology companies in Kansas.
The mission of FlagshipKansas.tech is to raise awareness, grow our workforce, and cultivate educationalprograms for technology companies in Kansas.
Raise Awareness
Highlight the innovation and ingenuity already at work in our cities and communities. Develop strategies with state and local government for raising awareness of the tech sector of Kansas.
Grow our Workforce
Develop and help implement strategies for attracting and retaining tech talent.
Cultivate Educational Programs
Partner with Kansas institutions to develop workforce training and education programs to meet the demand of the tech sector.
Interested in getting involved? Contact Tonya Witherspoon, WSU liaison to FlagshipKansas.Tech at tonya.witherspoon@wichita.edu.
For information and events follow FlagshipKansas.Tech on social media:
https://www.facebook.com/flashipkansastech/
Parking update for Friday, March 29
WSU Baseball will host a Kid's Day Game at noon Friday, March 29, at Eck Stadium. In order to accommodate the buses for the 1,500 kids, the east half of lot 5 Thursday evening will be blocked, represented by a red rectangle above. The lot will reopen after the students leave the game.
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.
WSU Weekly Briefing to feature Kim Sandlin presenting how WSU ranks in the social mobility index
The WSU Weekly Briefing will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 28, in the Marcus Welcome Center. The featured speaker will be Kim Sandlin explaining how WSU ranks in the social mobility index.
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.
Graduate School - Annual Awards for Academic Year 2019-20
Students must be nominated by a graduate faculty member to be considered for the next year financial awards listed below. The awards are only available for students who will not graduate until fall 2019 or later. Spring and summer 2019 graduates are not eligible for consideration. The faculty online nomination deadline is Friday, April 5. Only one student per program, per award, may be nominated - program faculty must work together to determine who should be nominated. Click on the awards website.
Awards open for nomination by a faculty member:
- Tilford Fellowship: To be eligible, a student must be admitted to a graduate degree program in good standing, be enrolled full-time, and demonstrate financial need. Preference is given to minority students who are U.S. citizens.
- Delano Maggard Jr, Research Grant: To be eligible, a student must be admitted to a graduate degree program in good standing, be enrolled either full-time or part-time, have completed nine graduate credit hours, and demonstrate financial need. This award entails the following additional criteria: (1) student must submit a budget for the research project and (2) if the proposed research involves human or animal subjects, a copy of the approval from the WSU institutional Review Board or Animal Care and Use committee should be included.
- Dora Wallace Hodgson Outstanding Graduate Student Award (Masters and Doctoral/PhD): To be eligible, a student must be admitted to a graduate degree program and in good standing.
Paid student marketing and design internships available
The Office of Strategic Communications at WSU is accepting applications now through April 15 for paid student internship positions in marketing and graphic design. Qualified applicants must be strong communicators, highly motivated and able to work hard in a team environment. If you’re interested, go to SC Intern to apply. Questions? Email lainie.mazzullo@wichita.edu.
You be the judge!
The Shocker New Venture Competition Trade Show is quickly approaching, and students have the opportunity to judge! If signed up, you’ll be given $10,000 Shocker Dollars to invest in teams of your choice. The team with the most votes will win the People’s Choice Award! The Trade Show is Friday, April 26, and student judging happens from 2-3 p.m. Register today at www.wichita.edu/snvc.
National Graduate Student Appreciation Week is April 1-5
The Graduate School celebrates all grad students, and there are fun events planned
for National Graduate Student Appreciation Week April 1-5.
We want to give a big shout out to the hard work and commitment of our GSA leadership team this year. Thank you to these students for their 2018-19 service: Jacob Armstrong, president; Aisha Prince, vice-president; Fenil Desai, Ricky Leitner, Randy Barbour, and Vijay Matheswaran.
- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, RSC north patio (rain site is RSC Tables #16 and #17) - Stop by the RSC North Patio for Let Them Eat Cake! Enjoy a piece of cake (or a couple) and mingle with your Graduate Student Association and Grad School staff.
- 4-7 p.m. Friday, April 5, RSC Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes - Take a well-deserved break from graduate work and come out to play! The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is sponsoring a Graduate Student Appreciation Party! Join us for food, drinks, billiards, and meeting with good friends.
Hippodrome tickets will be on sale starting Monday, April 1 in Student Involvement
Hippodrome tickets will be on sale starting Monday, April 1 in Student Involvement. Hippodrome is the longest running tradition at Wichita State and consists of a skit and variety act competition, all put together by fellow Shocker Students.
This year’s theme is "Once upon a time in Hippodrome." The skits and variety acts are split for 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, and 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11performances in the CAC Theater, which will be emceed by a selected student. All skits and acts will perform at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in the CAC Theater for the final show with awards to follow, emceed by professional emcee Andrew Trufano.
Wednesday and Thursday show tickets will be on sale for $4, $5, and $6 for WSU students, WSU faculty / staff and the general public, respectively. Saturday show tickets are $8, $10, and $12 for WSU students, WSU faculty / staff, and general public, respectively.
Pick up your tickets in Student Involvement in 216 RSC, starting Monday April 1, cash or check only.
Women in Public Service to host conference April 4 at WSU
Join Women in Public Service for the “Year of Yes Conference” with keynote speaker Opal Mauldin-Jones, city manager in Lancaster, Texas - Winner of League of Woman in Government Trailblazer Award on Thursday, April 4, at the Marcus Welcome Center. Mauldin-Jones will present the keynote address “Say Yes to Now and Learn How to Thrive,” at 9:30 a.m.
Women in Public Service (WPS) is an association of public service professionals created to inspire past, current and future generations by addressing topics relevant to women in public service, while instilling knowledge through education, networking and professional development that strengthens the leadership in our local government and communities.
The one-day conference will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4.
The lunch speaker, Charlene Stevens of GovHR USA, will present "Defining my YES-What I've learned along the way"
The closing general session, “Moving Forward, Because it's the Right Thing To Do,” will be presented by Mary Sweet, hospital administrator from Greensburg, Kansas.
Breakout sessions include Striving for Perfection, Workplace Wellness, Salary Negotiation, Ways we Sabotage Our Career, Are you Exhausted?, and Are you an Ideal Team Player?
WSU undergraduate students present their research to the legislature
The Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol is an opportunity for WSU undergraduate students to showcase their research in Topeka. Originally scheduled during a February snow storm, three students were able to attend in person this year. These students presented their research to fellow students from Kansas public universities, State representatives as well as Andrew Hippisley, LAS dean, Rick Muma, acting president, and Linnea Glenmaye, associate vice president of WSU. The Cohen Honors College facilitates this event each year for all WSU undergraduates and thanks these amazing students and their faculty mentors.
(In attendance)
Lynn Buchele, Physics Galactic Neutrinos Lensed by the Sun: An Initial Estimate
Faculty Mentor: Nick Solomey, physics
Austin Nelsen, Physics Investigations of a Space-Based Solar Neutrino Detector
Faculty Mentor: Nick Solomey, physics
Dale Small, Art History The Horizontes Portrait Project
Faculty Mentor: Robert Bubp Art, Design & Creative Industries
(Selected)
Mouhamad Houssein Ballout, Psychology Facial Emotion Recognition in Adult Violent Offenders
Faculty Mentor: C. Brendan Clark, psychology
Abby Jurgensmeier, Honors Baccalaureate & Anthropology Site-Directed Mutagenesis and FRET Analysis of Palladin Interactions
Faculty Mentor: Moriah Beck, chemistry
Nationally known speaker to lead three events at WSU this week
Anne Krook is a nationally known speaker who helps students transition from the academy (university) to the workplace, using the language that employers expect from applicants.
Krook herself left academia (she was an assistant professor of English at the University of Michigan) to work for a small startup in Seattle … Amazon (!), where she enjoyed many roles both abroad and in the United States. She then went on to become VP of Operations at another startup, Mindbloom, and then VP of Operations at Synapse.
She now specializes in helping graduate students transition to non-academic workplaces and undergraduate humanities majors translate their skills into jobs. In addition to her consulting work, Krook currently chairs the Board of Directors of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Krook will speak at WSU three different events later this month. Read on to learn more about these wonderful opportunities!
* Entering the Job Market with a Humanities or Arts Degree: A Talk with Anne Krook, Ph.D.
Wondering how to get a job with a liberal arts degree? Talk to someone who knows: Anne Krook, Ph.D., a former academic who transitioned successfully to the corporate and nonprofit workplaces, will share her story and advice from 4-5 p.m. Thursday, March 28, in 261 RSC. Hear about how you can identify and market the skills that make you an asset to many different jobs. All students and faculty welcome. Cosponsored by Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College, Graduate School, and Career Development. Visit Dr. Krook’s LinkedIn profile.
* Women and Men in the Workplace: Colleagues & Allies
What are the economic, social, and cultural factors that influence how men and women see and treat each other in the workplace? Students (UG and GR) and faculty are invited to join consultant Anne Krook, Ph.D., for lunch from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, March 29, in 156A Corbin Hall for a discussion that offers two models for making those relations work better: collegiality and allyship, and discusses why those well-known ideals sometimes fall short at work. Finally, it offers tactics for making those models more effective in your workplace. Visit Krook’s LinkedIn profile. Event cosponsors are Graduate School & Career Development Center. Students register here to log into Handshake with your WSUID and password and click “Join Event.” An email confirmation will be sent to your "shockers.wichita.edu" email address.
* Marketing Yourself After Graduate School: A Talk with Anne Krook, Ph.D.
Join nationally known speaker and consultant Anne Krook, Ph.D. for practical advice for graduate students who want industry jobs outside of academia. We will meet from 2-5 p.m. Friday, March 29 in 305 RSC East Shirley Beggs Ballroom to learn from her how to identify your skills, craft a resume, and how to use the language that employers expect from applicants! Snacks served. Visit Krook’s LinkedIn profile. Cosponsors of event are the Graduate School & Career Development Center. All are welcome. Students register here to log into Handshake with your WSUID and password and click “Join Event.” An email confirmation will be sent to your "shockers.wichita.edu" email address.
RSVP for lunch and discussion with Anne Krook on March 29
The Graduate School & Career Development invite faculty and students to lunch and a discussion with Anne Krook, Ph.D. titled “Women and Men in the Workplace: Colleagues & Allies.”
The event is from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, March 29, in 156A Corbin Hall. All are welcome, but to reserve your lunch, students should register (rsvp) by logging in to Handshake with your WSU ID and password, and click “Join Event.” An email confirmation will be sent to your "shockers.wichita.edu” email address.
Krook has a long-standing history of topics related to women in the workplace, but was recently inspired by the #metoo movement to create discussions that address systemic issues that may hinder our success.
In this talk, she offers two models for making relations work better: collegiality and allyship. She will also offer tactics for making these models more effective. Are you concerned about bias and equality for all? This talk is for you! Come network with lunch as we hear possibilities of reaching a more inclusive culture in the workplace. To learn more about Krook, visit her website at www.annekrook.com.
Social Work Friday coming April 5
New, prospective and current students are invited to Social Work Friday on April 5, in Lindquist Hall. See the schedule below.
Friday, April 5
9:30 a.m.-noon Open advising will be available 535 Lindquist Hall.
Meet with a faculty member.
Explore our student organizations.
Noon-1 p.m. Medical Mission Training in 535 Lindquist Hall, for students who are planning to volunteer for the Medical Mission on April 13 (www.viachristi.org/medicalmission) in
1:30-2:15 p.m. BSW Program Orientation in 100 Lindquist Hall
Attend this required event as part of your preparation for BSW admission.
Find out what you need to prepare for.
2:15-3 p.m. BSW Practicum Orientation in 100 Lindquist Hall
Anyone who anticipates that they will be ready to enroll for senior practicum in fall 2019 is required to attend this orientation.
Explore what a practicum is, how to apply, and what happens in the placement process.
Questions? Contact the School of Social Work at 978-7250 or socialwork@wichita.edu.
Opera Theater to present double-bill
Wichita State University Opera Theater will present two masterpieces in one night, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, to Saturday, April 6, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 7, in Miller Concert Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center.
Each opera lasts less than one hour.
Ravel’s “L’enfant et les Sortilèges” tells the story of an unruly child who is forced to face all he has harmed when animals and household objects come to life.
“Gianni Schicchi” brings us the story of the Donati family who try to change the will of a dear departed, only to be outwitted by the wily Gianni Schicchi. The opera will feature WSU legend Samuel Ramey.
WSU Opera Theater is under the direction of Alan Held. Mark Laycock will lead the WSU Orchestra. Tickets are available online at WSU Fine Arts Box Office or call 978-3233. WSU students receive a free ticket with their Shocker ID.
Performance in the Plaza coming April 10
Performance in the Plaza brings dance, music, and performance art to you! Student Activities Council is hosting a showcase of performances from noon-3 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the WSU Plaza of Heroines in front of Ablah Library. This energetic event will immerse you into the craft, sophistication, and allure of dance, singing, and art.
For more information about SAC-sponsored events, go to www.wichita.edu/SAC or contact us at sac@wichita.edu.
Plan ahead for end-of-year awards
RSC Engraving is here to handle all of your end-of-school-year award needs! We offer a wide variety of plaques and awards at very competitive prices. Now is the time to think about selecting your products and place your orders. Even if you don’t know who your recipient is, we can still order products and have them ready to engrave in time for your award program.
Stop into our show room inside the RSC Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes to see all we have to offer. You may also contact us at 978-3479 or at rsc.engraving@wichita.edu.
RSC Unplugged features Laura & Patz
Stop by the Rhatigan Student Center every Wednesday for the live music series, RSC Unplugged. Laura & Patz will be featured from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, March 27) in the RSC’s Starbucks Lounge. Grab a cup of coffee and relax with some great music.
International Admissions announces T-shirt Design Contest
International Admissions is looking for a fresh T-shirt design! From now until May 17, our office will accept design submissions for our T-shirt Design Contest. Your design should reflect / convey the international and cultural diversity of WSU. This contest is open to all WSU students. The winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship.
Send your submissions to international@wichita.edu or drop off a copy of the design at the Garvey International Center. Don’t forget to include your name, WSU ID and email. The winner of the contest will be selected by our marketing team, and announced by May 31.
¡Hola!
Come join us for Informal Spanish Conversation at El Cafecito from 12:30-1:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Look for our information table in the RSC.