Shocker women win program's first AAC outdoor title
The Wichita State women's track and field team claimed its first American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship, Sunday evening, while the Shocker men pushed pre-meet favorite Houston to the wire before settling for a runner-up finish on the final day of competition at Cessna Stadium.
WSU spring commencement schedule, speakers
More than 2,400 students are eligible to participate in the 121st spring commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 18, at Wichita State University. Ceremonies will be held in Charles Koch Arena. Undergraduate and graduate degrees will be conferred in college ceremonies.
The public should be advised that security will be in place and plan additional time for screening by metal detector to enter the arena. Doors will open at 7 a.m. and remain open throughout the day.
Complete commencement schedule.
SGA seeking applicants for cabinet positions
Student Government Association is seeking applicants for these 62nd cabinet positions. Apply by noon Tuesday, May 21.
For more information contact SGA at 978-3480 or sga@wichita.edu, or to see the YouTube videos with a description of each position.
Participants needed for website evaluation
Participants age 18+ who have experience using websites for renting apartments are needed to help evaluate the usability of a website. If you are interested, please take a few minutes to take the screening survey.
If you qualify, you will be contacted to schedule a time to participate. This study takes place on the WSU main campus and lasts about 60-90 minutes. Participants in the study will earn $25 for their time.
Questions can be directed to Traci Hart at Traci.Hart@wichita.edu or 978-3807.
Thanks for participating in the National Student Survey of Engagement
Congratulations to the following WSU students who participated in the National Student Survey of Engagement. Nearly 800 WSU students completed the online survey expressing their thoughts about their involvement in WSU activities and other student supports. All student names were submitted for a drawing for a $25 gift card and the following 10 students are this year’s winners.
Qing Yi Ling
McKenzie McClenahan
Darrin McPherson
Maci Morgan
Christina Nguyen
Erlena Parker
Hunter Roberts
Regan Schenck
Shanay Wewe
Riley Ziegler
Thank you for taking the time to help drive decision making and student service delivery at Wichita State University.
Want to win $500 in textbooks?
All Shockers registered for fall 2019 courses by today (Wednesday, May 15), will be automatically entered to win one of 25 textbook scholarships for the fall semester. If you’re enrolled in at least six credit hours, you’ll be automatically entered to win $250. Enroll in at least 12 hours, and you could win $500!
Full details here: Textbook Scholarship.
Stressed? Keep Calm and Breathe On
Join the Counseling and Prevention Services for Keep Calm and Breathe On. Drop in to build structured relaxation time into your life and learn techniques to do relaxation on your own. You will be led in meditation, mindfulness and relaxation practices. The meetings are from 12:15-12:45 p.m. every Wednesday in 257 RSC. Drop in or contact the Counseling and Prevention Services for more information at 978-3440.
Textbook Buyback and Rental Return dates
Textbook Buyback starts this week at the Shocker Store! Bring in your gently used textbooks to our RSC location now to Saturday, May 18, during normal hours of operation, to receive cash for your books. Rental books are due back by Monday, May 20, with a late fee charged after that date. A valid Shocker ID is required for all buyback transactions.
WSU Weekly Briefing to feature legislative update
The WSU Weekly Briefing will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 16, in the Marcus Welcome Center. Zach Gearhart, director of Government Relations at WSU, will give a legislative update.
Tracee Friess, director of communications for research and technology transfer, will provide an 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.
Meet a Shocker: Chris Rempe supports industry in 3D
Wichita State alumnus Chris Rempe graduated just seven years ago, but is already making
an impact on WSU and local industry.
He is manager of the Additive Manufacturing and Reserve Engineering Lab at WSU's National
Institute for Aviation Research.
Rempe has been with NIAR since graduating with a degree in business in 2012, when
he accepted a position with NIAR in its new (at the time) 3D printing and reverse
engineering labs.
Learn more about 3D printing and reverse engineering.
New Japanese class to be offered in fall 2019
Are you a fan of Japanese animation? Starting in fall 2019, WSU will offer “JAPN 300E: Japanese Anime and Manga” for the first time. The class is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about these two forms of media, regardless of Japanese-language experience. We will watch several animated movies and shows, from classics like “Astro Boy” to modern phenomena like “Your Name.”
The class will be offered on the WSU South Campus on Thursdays from 1-3:30. There are no prerequisites required. Hope to see you there!
Celebrate graduation night with the Wichita Force
Celebrate with Go Shockers men’s basketball seniors Markis McDuffie and Samajae Haynes-Jones, and cheer on The Wichita Force as they take on Omaha Beef Football at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, May 18, inside INTRUST Bank Arena.
Join us for the Largest Graduation party in Wichita! 🎓🎓
Purchase $5 end zone or balcony tickets with Promo Code WSU19 or purchase tickets for $5 and show your WSU ID.
Get your tickets today at wichitaforce.com, the INTRUST Bank Arena box office, or call 755-SEAT.
WSU Summer Choir rehearsals start June 3
If you would like to be part of Summer Choir, read on!
The WSU Summer choir rehearses in June. We practice Monday and Wednesday from 5-6:50 p.m. Our first rehearsal is Monday, June 3, and the concert will be on Tuesday, June 25. Choir rehearsals are in C-107 Duerksen Fine Arts building. Hope you can join us for singing and fellowship! It is always a great time and some pretty good music as well.
Contact director Tom Wine with questions at 978-6125. Please pass along the invitation to sing. The more the merrier.
More information and a link to register is available below.
The most important information includes:
- Rehearsals begin on Monday, June 3 in room C-107 Duerksen Fine Arts Center
- Rehearsals are Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-6:50 p.m.
- The concert date is Tuesday, June 25 at Wichita State University.
- Teachers may enroll for college graduate credit, but it is not required for participation.
- Registration is $50 with discounts: $25 for Students, $35 for WSU faculty and staff.
- There are no auditions. Come and sing!
See you in June!
Tom Wine
Student expands his 'horizons' with community-based project
On a clear day, you can see the largest mural in the world from the third-floor windows of McKnight Art Center on the Wichita State campus.
The Horizontes Project brought Columbian street artist GLeo to Wichita to paint “El Sueño Original” (the original dream) on a grain elevator in an industrial area that separates the majority African American northeast neighborhoods from the majority Latino North End. The mural depicts residents of both neighborhoods.
Learn how to become a FUN presenter
We look forward to continuing FUN: Future Now at the Ulrich Museum of Art next year. For more information and to learn how you can become a FUN presenter, please contact Jana Durfee at jana.durfee@wichita.edu.
Outdoor Adventures Worlds of Fun trip
Join us as we head to Kansas City for some fun in the sun on Saturday, June 29! Your Worlds of Fun ticket includes unlimited use of all rides, shows, and attractions inside Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun (open seasonally) for one-day. It does not include extra charge attractions, RipCord, Dinosaurs Alive, or various concerts and special events.
Spend the day adventuring through the amusement park and water park on your own schedule. The group will meet at the end of the day for the ride back to Wichita.
Get your tickets for the Worlds of Fun trip. The sign-up deadline is Friday, June 14. Follow-up communication will be emailed within a week prior to trip.
Contact Kaycee Miller at Campus Recreation for any questions at cr.outdooradventures@wichita.edu.
LaunchPrep Demo Day to feature six businesses
Witness firsthand how LaunchPrep provides tangible outcomes for the ever developing entrepreneurial ecosystem on Launch Prep Demo Day from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, in the Experiential Engineering Building.
You’ll hear pitches from six new start-ups that have been working on launching their business. Businesses will showcase their product / service in a Trade Show format beginning at 5 p.m.
Youth mentoring opportunity for three credit hours
The INSPYRE research lab (directed by Samantha Gregus) is currently recruiting undergraduate mentors for a three-hour course in the fall 2019 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 noon-2 p.m. 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.
Photovoice exhibit coming Wednesday, May 22
The Photovoice exhibit focusing on the youth perspective on alternative education will be held from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, in 142 RSC. This project is based on qualitative participatory action research methodology that gives voice for the expelled and juvenile justice involved youth in the evaluation of the academic and behavioral programming at the McAdams Academy, an alternative program in Wichita.
The McAdams participants will be at the exhibit to meet you and share their stories. Light refreshments will be served.
Each week, our young participants took photos to represent how the program works, the strengths of the program and what they would recommend changing. We will present their photos, narratives, and recommendations through an interactive exhibit for the community.
Feel free to invite others and share this flyer.
The project was sponsored by MURPA and conducted by Bree Boppre (Criminal Justice), Dasha Shamrova (Social Work) and Amy Kalb (Social Work).
If you have any questions, let us know:
Bree Boppre at breanna.boppre@wichita.edu
Dasha Shamrova at dasha.shamrova@wichita.edu
Amy Kalb at amy.kalb@wichita.edu
Personal Trainer summer course to be offered
Do you want to earn more money? Bring home some additional income? Have what it takes
to become a great personal trainer? If you answered yes, then register for this summer’s
Personal Training Certification Course.
Campus Recreation is an approved educational partner with the American Council on Exercise (ACE). We receive big discounts on course materials and exams which we pass on straight to you. This offer is available to student, faculty / staff and community members. Registration is now open, stop by our Guest Services Desk to sign up.
Included with this eight-week course:
Class: Chapter presentations, Quizzes, Homework’s
Materials: Personal Training Manual, Essentials of Exercise textbook, Study Guide ($200 value)
Exams: Practice Exam, Certification Exam ($399 value)
First Aid Certification ($40)
All for only $525. Registration closes Friday, May 31.
Outdoor Adventures announces Royals baseball game trip on June 22
Join Campus Recreation’s Outdoor Adventures team as we watch the Royals take on the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, June 22 at Kauffman Stadium. The first 10,000 fans will receive a KC Royals Hawaiian shirt.
We will eat a light breakfast on the ride up to Kansas City and should arrive at the stadium by 11:30 a.m. After the game we will return to Wichita.
Outdoor Adventures offers OKC Riversport Adventures
Have fun in the sun and get your adventure on! The Riversport day pass is the ticket to a full day of fun on Saturday, July 13, in the OKC Boathouse District. This pass includes a 90-minute whitewater rafting experience, available to schedule throughout the day.
While you aren’t riding the rapids, you can participate in any of the land and flatwater activities including the Sandridge Sky Trail, newly expanded Sky Slide complex, Rumble Drop, cloud bounce, rock walls, kayaks, stand up paddle boards and more. The only activity not included is the SKY Zip. This can be purchased separately at the park.
During your day you can freely explore the park on your own or with a group of friends. Grab lunch at the Big Water Grill at your own convenience and enjoy your day. The group will meet at the park entrance promptly at 5 p.m. to depart. To get your tickets, sign up by Wednesday, July 3, at OKC Riversport.
Follow up communication will be emailed within a week prior to trip. Contact Kaycee Miller at Campus Recreation for any questions at cr.outdooradventures@wichita.edu
Shocker Blast to take a break after Friday, May 17
The last edition of the student newsletter Shocker Blast for the spring semester will be Friday, May 17. The deadline to submit information for that edition is noon Thursday, May 16, at shockerblast@wichita.edu.
Shocker Blast will resume as a weekly publication during summer classes in June and July.
WSU Today for faculty and staff will continue its normal M-F schedule during summer, except for holidays.