Place-making efforts add sights, spirit, sound across WSU's campus
Hallie Linnebur sees green electrical boxes as an opportunity to paint the people and spirit of Wichita State University.
Bright, bold colors. Pop art. Her goal is to turn the unattractive electrical boxes around the Food Truck Plaza and its lake into something worth noticing. Her work with high-quality exterior paint and imagination is part of a continuing place-making effort on campus.
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If you are involved in projects, you cannot afford to miss this program
Risk Management
You will learn real solutions to handle and mitigate project risk. Walk away from this class with a Risk Management process that can provide immediate impact to your schedule and budget expectations.
- Qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Risk response and monitoring
- The Project Risk Management Process
8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5. $395
Michael D. Green, D.R.S., PMP
40% discount for WSU faculty, staff and students. Some restrictions apply.
For more information, go to cmd.wichita.edu or register at 978-3118.
This week's parking lot closures
This week:
- Monday-Tuesday, July 22-23: Lot 5 (north of the Heskett Center) will be used for orientation.
- Thursday, July 25: A portion of the south Braeburn Square lot (lot near the Shocker Store off 21st Street) will be closed for a Meritrust event in the afternoon / evening.
- Friday-Saturday, July 26-27: All of lot 10 (Corbin Education lot) will be closed in the mornings for lot cleaning and stall re-striping.
- Wednesday-Sunday, July 24-28: Portions of the Hughes Metropolitan Complex lot (29th and Oliver) will be blocked off through the week and weekend.
'Why IP: Innovation to Impact' workshop set for July 24
WSU Ventures and Strategic Initiatives are teaming up on July 24 to host "Why IP:
Innovation to Impact." Join us as we collaborate with the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office to learn about Intellectual Property (IP) protection, the value of protecting
IP and programs and opportunities to expedite the patent application process. All
community members are invited to attend.
America Makes announces its third satellite center to be located at WSU’s National Institute for Aviation Research
America Makes announced that its third America Makes Satellite Center will be located on the campus of the Institute’s Platinum-level member, Wichita State University (WSU) within the facilities of the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR). The Memorandum of Understanding between America Makes, which is managed by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), and WSU-NIAR was announced last week at the America Makes TRX+ event being held at the National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT).
“On behalf of all of us at America Makes, we are pleased to announce the selection of NIAR as the site of our third America Makes Satellite Center,” said America Makes Executive Director John Wilczynski. “For more than 30 years, NIAR has made a name for itself as the most capable university-based aviation research center in the United States, providing research, design, testing, certification and training to the aviation manufacturing industries. As our next America Makes Satellite Center, NIAR will have the unique distinction of being our first industry-specific Satellite Center solely focused on advancing the use of additive manufacturing within the aerospace industry. We are excited for this enhanced collaborative partnership with NIAR to get underway.”
Of WSU-NIAR’s selection as America Makes’ next Satellite Center, John S. Tomblin, Ph.D., WSU Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer and NIAR Executive Director said: “We’re honored to be recognized as a valuable research partner for the Institute. We have already seen great benefits as members of America Makes, and we expect our increased involvement as a Satellite Center to magnify those for us and for America Makes.”
Managed by NCDMM, America Makes is the national accelerator for additive manufacturing (AM) and the first Institute within the Manufacturing USA network. As a public-private partnership, America Makes currently has a membership community comprised of approximately 220 member organizations, bringing together our nation’s brilliant technical minds from all corners of government, industry, and academia to create a hub of advanced manufacturing innovation in AM.
The objective of the America Makes Satellite Center model is to extend the reach of the existing America Makes mission by complementing and expanding its current regional, industrial, and technological footprint. America Makes founded its first Satellite Center in 2015 at the W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Most recently in March 2019, America Makes announced that its second Satellite Center would be located at the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), a part of The Texas A&M University System, in College Station, Texas.
America Makes Director of Partnerships & Community Relations Erin O’Donnell added: “America Makes is committed to strategically growing the Satellite Center infrastructure in such a way that brings the most overall benefits to our membership community and the additive industry at large. Within the areas of each of the Satellite Centers, we envision an ecosystem similar to what we have achieved within the greater Youngstown area. America Makes has capitalized on the strength of shared goals and synergies of local organizations, including the Youngstown Business Incubator and Youngstown State University, to advance the innovation in and the adoption of additive.
“Our goal for the Satellite Centers is to leverage the existing collaborative partnerships and further grow them into a larger ecosystem of additive specialization,” continued Ms. O’Donnell. “With NIAR joining the America Makes Satellite Center infrastructure, we are very excited to focus on certifying and qualifying additive technologies within the aerospace sector. The outcomes of such an effort are poised to have a tremendous impact on our membership community, the aerospace sector, and the additive manufacturing industry.”
For more information about America Makes, its satellite centers, or how to become a member, visit the America Makes website.
Youth mentoring opportunity
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, please contact the INSPYRE research lab at inspyre@wichita.edu ASAP.
TBT fan information
Wichita State will host The Basketball Tournament (TBT) Thursday, July 25 to Sunday, July 28, at Charles Koch Arena. All session and single session tickets are still available at GoShockers.com or by calling the WSU Ticket Office at 978-FANS (3267).
More informationAfterShocks merchandise at the Shocker Store
Have you been on the lookout for some AfterShocks gear to make sure you are ready for the tournament? The Shocker Store is your official provider! The hoodie, yellow tee and long sleeve shooting shirt are currently available at both the RSC and Braeburn Square stores and online at shockerstore.com.
The jersey and shorts are currently available for pre-order online at shockerstore.com
and will be in store within a week! During the tournament, all merchandise will be
available at Koch Arena.
AfterShocks merchandise is available in sizes small-3XL. Grab your gear to cheer on
the AfterShocks!
Students spread love of WSU through Public Relations Institute
Imagine opening your door Halloween evening to see WuShock trick-or-treating on your
front porch. WSU Admissions’ Public Relations Institute (PRI) made it reality for
several Wichita neighborhoods in 2018.
One woman was so excited to see WuShock that evening that she asked for a picture with him, and the three students who made up the PRI team happily obliged. Fortune smiled on them, as the woman turned out to be Marnie Baxter, a Shocker alumna and second grade teacher at Wichita’s McCollom Elementary School.
She was so pleased with the PRI students and their trick-or-treating that she asked them to visit her classroom to celebrate a college spirit day with her students. One visit turned into three.
Graduate School office will close at 2:45 p.m. Thursday, July 25
The Graduate School office will close at 2:45 p.m. Thursday, July 25, for staff development. The office will reopen at 8 a.m. Friday, July 26. Students, faculty or staff who need to drop off any paperwork on Thursday afternoon may do so at the OneStop office in 112 Jardine Hall.
Become a Shocker Circle Keeper
Join in the training to become a “Circle Keeper.” This free all day training will take place from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at KIPCOR, 2515 College Avenue, Newton. Trained keepers will guide a series of sessions to take place the week of Sept. 23-29 as WSU engages in a series of discussions about how Shocker Nation is building pathways into the future. This the next step in shared governance to yield campuswide involvement.
- Learn how to engage and facilitate difficult yet productive dialogue involving different perspectives.
- Cultivate new relationships with faculty, staff, and students and reconnect with others!
- Develop transferable skills you can apply within the larger Shocker community.
- Become a Shocker Circle Keeper!
More information can be found at Shocker Circle Keepers.
University Libraries offering patent training
Join University Libraries for “The Path to a Patent Part I: The Patent Application
Process” workshop from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, in 217 Ablah Library.
In this module, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will provide a brief overview of the different types of intellectual property (including trademarks and copyrights) and take an in-depth look at the patenting process from invention to application to issue. We will also cover the requirements for patentability, how to determine whether a provisional or non-provisional application is right for you, and how to weigh the costs and benefits of hiring a patent attorney.
These events are free and open to the public. Contact Sara Butts at sara.butts@wichita.edu or 978-5017 with questions.
Summer bash coming to Meritrust at Braeburn Square
Enjoy food trucks and snow cones and friendly cornhole competition at the Meritrust summer bash from 2-5 p.m. Thursday, July 25, in Braeburn Square. Enter to win a $50 VISA gift card and $50 gift card to the Shocker Store.
Shocker Neighborhood 5k Walk / Run set for Saturday, July 27
The Shocker Neighborhood 5k Walk / Run will be held at Wichita State University on Saturday, July 27. The event will begin with registration at 7 a.m., with the walk / run starting at 8 a.m. from Charles Koch Arena.
The cost is $20, and $25 on the day of the race. Registration ends on Wednesday, July 24. The event is for all fitness levels. T-shirts are available while they last.
The event is being hosted by Shocker Neighborhood Win the Day, Wichita State, Wichita Park & Recreation, HealthCore Clinic and Denise Colborn Fitness.
Sign up and learn more at Win the Day Walk / Run.
Save big with Christmas in July sale
Save big at the Shocker Store with their Christmas in July sale! This week, take 30% off sweatshirts, sweatpants and cold weather accessories. Sale is through Saturday in both the RSC and Braeburn Square locations.
Pumpkin Run registration is open
Join runners and walkers at 9 a.m. Oct. 19, for a fun journey through one of the prettiest
campuses in Kansas. As a participant of the USATF-Certified Pumpkin Run 5K, you will
receive a customized T-shirt, post-race snacks and an opportunity to mingle and chat
with fellow runners and local vendors in the Runner Village. The 4th annual 1K Little
Pumpkin Fun Run for ages 0-12 will start at 10:20 a.m. All little runners will receive
a participation gift and T-shirt. We look forward to seeing you on the course.
Shocker Blast will return Friday, Aug. 16
This is the last edition of Shocker Blast until Friday, Aug. 16. Have a good rest of the summer!