The University Assessment Committee cordially invites all
The University Assessment Committee cordially invites interested campus community members to come together for a review of the 2019 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) results at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, in 142 RSC.
Every two years, Wichita State students complete the National Survey of Student Engagement, or NSSE. To learn more about Wichita State University and our involvement with the NSSE, please visit the following website.
Please share this invitation with your colleagues. All are welcome.
Please RSVP to Lydia.santiago@wichita.edu.
Perfecting an elevator pitch - Making your message clear
You have 20 seconds to get me engaged, curious, excited about -- insert your company -- your product, your skills, the job you’re looking for…. Go! Can you deliver your Elevator Pitch?
From 9-11 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept. 24) in 264 Experiential Engineering Building, we will work together to craft, improve and deliver your pitch, in a friendly, supportive environment. Marc Colcord, founder of Speak Easy ICT, will be the special speaker for this event. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., or you can register online at gocreate.com/classes. This event is free for all who attend.
Join the Graduate School for ‘Clear, Concise, and Successful Proposals’
Funders and their reviewers want proposals that are clear, concise, and consistent. Join the Graduate School and presenter Fran Cook, training manager for the WSU Office of Research, for “Clear, Concise, and Successful Proposals,” from noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, in 142 RSC, to learn strategies for responding to a variety of funders and funding opportunities with a hands-on approach to improving your grant writing skills.
Professional Develoment Series
This is SGA Week Sept. 23-26
Get excited because SGA is hosting an entire week of fun events to get you involved with your Student Government!
Exercise Science interns wanted at Campus Recreation
Campus Recreation is looking for three new exercise science interns with focus in strength and conditioning for the spring 2020 semester. These interns will have responsibilities that include equipment maintenance, cleaning, roster management, spotting, risk management, programming, research, customer service, and training.
If you are interested, apply here. Interviews will be conducted for eligible candidates. ACE certification is included with the position.
Student Activities Council general member meetings
Come join Student Activities Council! General member meetings are held at 4:15 p.m. Tuesdays in 233 RSC.
Have you been to student (office) hours yet? No seriously, have you?
If your answer is no, take the opportunity this week to visit at least one of your professors in their office during their student (office) hours. Most semesters, only a handful of students actually use this as an opportunity to get to know their professors. We promise, they’re real people just like you! Who knows, perhaps you will gain an advisor or mentor, or get the answer to your questions from page 394 of your text.
If you aren’t sure what to say to your professors, check out this online resource.
ICTechXpo and Esports at WSU South on Oct. 18-19
Here’s a great opportunity to learn the latest and hottest in industrial and educational technologies in the Wichita area! Register now for the first ICTechXpo from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, and Esports Exhibition from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at WSU South.
To register, scan the QU code in the image above, or register on Eventbrite under ICTechXpo. This event is free but you must register, space is limited.
Shocker Learning Center to host an open house on Sept. 25
The Shocker Learning Center will host an open house from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, in 107 Lindquist Hall. Stop by for treats and fall in love with learning! The Shocker Learning Center (SLC) is open from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday. It is the home of Student Success’ Academic Success Programs.
The following programs are offered in the center:
- Supplemental Instruction (SI): Free, weekly group study sessions led by a certified SI Leader who has previously succeeded in the course. Meet with your SI Leader individually during their office hours.
- Tutoring: Free one-on-one and small group educational support with a trained tutor.
- Peer Coaches: Peers helping peers with time management, study skills, goal setting, organizing assignments, note taking, and referrals to other resources on campus.
Step Afrika coming Sept. 27
Join Student Activities Council and the Multicultural Greek Council for a fun and exciting event, Step Afrika! at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, in the CAC Theater.
Step Afrika! is the first professional dance company dedicated to the African-American tradition of "stepping.” Step Afrika! Blends the percussive dance styles practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities, African traditional dance, and influences from a variety of other dance and art forms. The blend of technique, agility, and pure energy makes each performance unique and leaves the audience with their hearts pounding.
Admission is free to WSU students with Shocker ID, $3 faculty/staff; $5 general admission, and $1 for kids 12 and under. Doors open at 5 p.m. No advance ticket sales. Cash or check only accepted at the door.
For more information about SAC-sponsored events, go to wichita.edu/sac or contact us at sac@wichita.edu.
Wichita State Family Weekend coming soon
Shockers! Invite your families to campus for a fun-filled weekend at Wichita State, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4-5. There are events and activities planned for Shockers of all ages. Your registration includes exclusive access to the Family Weekend opening event, BBQ with WU, and special events and programs throughout the weekend. Check out the full schedule and register online at wichita.edu/FamilyWeekend.
You're invited: Sip and See 2019!
Come "Sip and See" Wichita State's newly renamed John Bardo Center on the Innovation Campus during Open House Weekend from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4.
We have a Wichita/WSU trivia contest, cornhole tournament by Wichita State University Campus Recreation, performance by the Shocker Sound Machine and more on schedule for the evening. Bring your lawn chairs and Shocker Pride and hang out with us!
This event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration for trivia and cornhole is required.
Join Silent Reading Club Tuesdays during September!
Join us for a reading invasion! Bring a book or find one in the Reading Room. Join the new Silent Book Club from 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays in September, in the Reading Room, Ablah Library. #WSUSilentBookClub
Become a Wichita State Women's Basketball team practice player
The WSU Women’s Basketball Team invites you to be a part of their program. Male practice players are needed – high school experience preferred -- who would like to help us get better by practicing with us. Must have eligibility remaining. Flexible schedule, with availability two-to-three days a week from 1-4 p.m. weekdays, is preferred.
Practice gear will be included.
Contact assistant coach Chester Nichols at 978-5541 or email cnichols@goshockers.com, or manager Neil Terry at 620-506-1998 or email naterry@shockers.wichita.edu.
Brooke Owens Fellowship Informational
Are you a woman or gender- minority student interested in a career in the Aerospace industry? If so come out at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in 319 RSC, to hear Khristian Jones talk about her awesome experience and discuss the amazing opportunity that was provided by the Brooke Owens Fellowship Program. The program provides you with a paid internship, industry mentorship, and professional development opportunities!
First-Gen Success meets Thursday, Sept. 26
On Thursday, Sept. 26, First-Gen Success will meet from 1-2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in 227 Hubbard Hall. Students can expect to connect with other First-Gen students, as well as receive resources and information to help them succeed in college! This meeting is open to first year First-Gen students.
Let E-Launch help you build your idea
This fall, let E-Launch help you build your idea! Get your business or new product line started right by registering for E-Launch, a program which will ensure you avoid spectacular failures in execution by learning before you launch, not after. Student / faculty I-Corps teams attend free and receive seed money.
Learn about I-Corps at wichita.edu/icorps and register for E-Launch at wichita.edu/elaunch!
Free Postpartum Exercise Class offered
Free Postpartum Exercise Classes hosted by Jennifer Celso and research students are being offered!
We are testing the effectiveness of two exercises on Diastasis Rectus Abdominis (separation of the abdominal muscles that commonly occurs during pregnancy and often doesn’t close on its own after the baby is born).
If you are 18 years or older and have had a baby in the last two years, you can participate.
You will need your doctor’s approval to join in the exercise classes. We will hold 16 classes on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6:30-7:05 p.m. from Sept. 16 to Nov. 8. We have free childcare available onsite, and would love to have you come!
Please see the image above for more details and to sign up. You can also email Taylor Golay at trgolay@shockers.wichita.edu to register for this study.
WSU students can apply for free registration to NASA Conference
WSU, in cooperation with NASA, Tennessee Valley Interstellar Workshop (TVIW), and
Ad Astra Kansas Science Foundation, is hosting the 6th Interstellar Symposium and
NASA Advanced Propulsion Workshop from Nov. 10-15, in downtown Wichita. This meeting
will bring in experts in the physics, engineering, humanities, and social sciences
of interstellar travel as part of a Congressionally-mandated NASA effort to launch
the first interstellar probe by 2069.
A private gift from Dr. Robert Hampson will fund the registration costs ($125 value)
for a limited number of WSU students to attend the week-long event, including the
Sunday evening welcome reception and all conference meals. Those interested in applying
for free registration must complete the form.
The application deadline is Monday, Sept. 30.
Each entrant must provide a one paragraph statement describing their interest in attending
the Symposium and Workshop. The best applicants will be chosen by the local organizing
committee. This opportunity is open to WSU students of any major or field of study
– both undergraduate and graduate.
Here’s more information about the conference.
For questions about the application process, contact: James Schwartz at james.schwartz@wichita.edu, Nickolas Solomey at nick.solomey@wichita.edu, or Atri Dutta at Atri.Dutta@wichita.edu.
Join WSU’s largest volunteer opportunity!
Are you looking for a way to make a big impact in your community and have fun? Sign up for WSU’s largest volunteer event, Wu’s Big Event from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5.
Join the Community Service Board and 250 of your fellow classmates and community members for a morning of volunteering with local nonprofits. T-shirt, lunch and transportation to volunteer sites provided.
Preregister here for Wu's Big Event.
For questions, email CSB@wichita.edu.
Volunteer opportunity at the Boys and Girls Club
Help the youth in our community by providing homework assistance in a variety of subjects! Join us from 4-6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at the Boys and Girls Club of South Central Kansas.
Volunteer at Boys and Girls Club
Volunteer opportunity at local food bank
Make a difference for a child in need, and come help volunteer at the Kansas Food Bank! This event is from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at 1919 E. Douglas in Wichita.
The FAA's Small Airport Student Competition could be your chance to win a $25,000 prize
The FAA challenges undergraduate and graduate students to develop innovative ways to use smart technology in and around airports to enhance the overall travel experience.
The FAA is sponsoring the FAA Challenge - Smart Airport Student Competition to recognize students with the ability to demonstrate innovative thinking focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of smart technology in and around the airport environment while enhancing the overall traveling experience.
Finalist teams will be invited to demonstrate their concepts at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (FAA Technical Center) and at a technical symposium in Atlantic City, New Jersey in May of 2020. A stipend of up to $6,000 will be awarded to each of the three finalist teams to help offset the cost of traveling to New Jersey to demonstrate their concepts.
Student participants of each finalist team will receive certificates. Finalist teams will also be invited to an awards ceremony, where a $25,000 prize will be presented to the lead university of the winning team.
Registration is now open for Creative Hustle Community Workshops
Have ideas for creative projects in the community but don’t know where to start? Want to make an impact using your artistic talents? Join Harvester Arts for the Creative Hustle Community Workshops & get your creative hustle going! This series of four workshops will give attendees a foundation in placemaking and event planning they can use to move forward with creating projects in their community.
Creative Hustle Community Workshops will focus on four central topics:
Oct. 1: The Big Picture: Best Practices in Creative Placemaking & Socially-Engaged Art, Goal Setting, and Outlining Your Vision
Oct. 15: Taking Action: Logistics, Budgets, Fundraising
Oct. 29: Telling Your Story: Marketing, Outreach, and Messaging
Nov. 12: Measuring Success: Outcomes, Evaluations, and Documentation
Workshop participants will be encouraged to attend all sessions, but not required. Harvester Arts staff will be available for individual consulting in addition to the group sessions.
Workshops are Tuesdays, 6-8:30 p.m., open to the public for a $20 fee, and limited to 25 participants. Refreshments provided. Contact Harvester Arts if the fee is a barrier for attendance.
Workshops will be hosted at:
Harvester Arts, 215 N Washington (between 1st and 2nd Streets in Old Town).
Workshops are sponsored by the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission.
Ceramics experts to share thoughts on Ulrich Museum's 'Clay Currents' exhibitions
this week
Two highly-regarded ceramics experts will be on campus this week to share their insights on the fascinating new exhibition at the Ulrich Museum of Art, "Clay Currents: The Wichita National Ceramics Invitational."
Dallas-based potter Louise Rosenfield and Curator Garth Johnson will give the talk, "Curious Vessels: Navigating Clay Currents," beginning with a reception at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Ulrich Museum. The program begins at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Pictured above: Louise Rosenfield (left) and Garth Johnson (right). Image courtesy of the Ulrich Museum.
Rosenfield is founding organizer of the Dallas Pottery Invitational, and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York, and the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. Her collection of more than 3,000 works can be viewed at Rosenfieldcollection.com.
Garth Johnson is the Paul Phillips and Sharon Sullivan Curator of Ceramics at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse. He has exhibited his work and published his writings nationally and internationally, and is the author of "1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse."
The Clay Currents exhibition is currently on display at the Ulrich Museum until Dec. 8. You can find out more about it on the museum's website www.ulrich.wichita.edu.
Sale at Starbucks for National Coffee Day
National Coffee Day is just around the corner on Sunday, Sept. 29, so we're celebrating all week long at Starbucks with 30% off one-pound bags of coffee now through Sept. 28, at the RSC Starbucks location only.
Volunteers needed for a research study
Study name: Effects of Lower Extremity Blood Flow Restriction Exercise on Strength Generation and Interleukin 6 Levels in the Elderly
Research Topic/Purpose of the study: To determine whether Blood Flow Restriction therapy during moderate exercise by people 55 years of age or older results in improved functional activity and health outcomes. Such findings may provide a new approach to promoting health through moderate exercise.
Procedures: Participants will pedal an exercise bike with or without Blood Flow Restriction therapy for approximately 30-minutes, three times per week over a 12-week period. At the beginning of the study and every three weeks, blood samples will be collected and tested for proteins related to exercise and a 30 second sit-to-stand activity will be performed to assess exercise functional outcomes.
Time: Participation is expected to last about 45 minutes. Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants must be age 55 or older
- No known muscular disorders
- No known neurological disorders
- No known cardiopulmonary disorders
- No use of nicotine products
- Not have diabetes
- Not be in an active exercise program
Location: Wichita State University Heskett Center Cycling Studio
Contact: If you are interested in participating in this study please contact Nils Hakansson at nils.hakansson@wichita.edu or call 316-978-5909 Chris Deck, PT, at cdeck@providence.org or Heidi Bell at Heidi.bell@wichita.edu.
Sickle Cell Knowledge and Perceptions Study
Participants are needed to help with the study “Assessing the Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes of Sickle Cell Disease in Healthcare, Black and Latinx American, and General Populations within the Midwest.”
In this study, we hope to learn about your understanding of sickle cell disease and trait, the complications, stigma, and perceptions related to the disease. The survey will ask questions to gauge your knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes about sickle cell disease. For example, you will be asked questions about knowledge, such as “True or False. Sickle cell disease can be inherited if one parent has the trait and the other parent does not.”
Questions about perceptions may include, for example, “Who gets sickle cell disease?”
Lastly, questions about attitudes, for example will ask how strongly do you agree or disagree that “Having a child with sickle cell disease would be very scary?”
Sickle Cell Knowledge and Perceptions Study
WSU VISTAs treat firefighters to donuts on 9/11 Day of Service
In recognition of 9/11, WSU VISTA Fellows delivered donuts and coffee to Fire Stations 1, 2, and 10 for their Day of Service project. The VISTA’s (Volunteers In Service To America) wanted to do something special for the local first responders, as a way of thanking them for putting their lives on the line every day. None of this would have happened without the support of our local businesses who contributed the refreshments.
A big thank you goes out to our donors Krispy Kreme and Lamar’s Donuts for supplying more than 10 dozen donuts, Prairie Fire Coffee for providing coffee, and Xandrea from Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy Store for providing milk and orange juice.
At the firehouses the VISTAs set up the refreshments and then watched the firemen conduct a 9/11 Flag Ceremony. Following the ceremony, VISTAs toured the fire stations, posed for photos in front of the trucks, and shared coffee and drinks with the firefighters.
“It was awesome for the VISTAs to come with donuts,” said firefighter Garrett French with Fire Station 1. “It was even better that we had a chance to talk and tell stories with everyone, and were able to get a better understanding of what the VISTA program is.”
The idea was inspired by VISTA Leader, G’Tobia Washington. She commented, “I wanted to bring awareness to Day of Service on 9/11 by incorporating the local firemen. 9/11 is a day VISTAs go into the community to give back and it was great to spend it with first responders.”
VISTAs through the WSU VISTA Fellows Program serve full-time at nonprofits across Kansas where they build capacity and work to alleviate poverty through the organizations where they serve. Many VISTAs are current WSU students or recent graduates.
The headquarters for this VISTA program is WSU’s Community Engagement Institute and the IMPACT Center. For more information about the program, contact Angela Gaughan at angela.gaughan@wichita.edu.
Adidas sale at the Shocker Store
This week at the Shocker Store, take 25% off Adidas merchandise (apparel, socks and headwear). Sale is at RSC location only.
First meeting for Students Who Are Parents (SWAP) to take place Oct. 3
We will hold our first meeting for SWAP, or Students Who Are Parents, from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, in 142 RSC. Join us to meet with other students who are parents, and to learn about resources to make your busy life a little easier.
Join the Campus Traditions Committee!
Are you interested in being involved with events such as Shocktoberfest and Hippodrome? Are you more interested in working behind the scenes and planning the events? Join the Campus Traditions Committee! We are looking for students with Shocker Pride who are ecstatic about spreading their Pride across campus! With this committee, students will gain experience in marketing, planning and executing events, and working with a team of people.
There will be a meeting from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, in 314 Rhatigan Student Center. Come to the meeting if you are interested in being a member of the committee.
If you have any further questions, email traditions@wichita.edu or visit wichita.edu/campustraditions.