Jay Golden named 14th President of Wichita State University
Wichita State University’s new President, Jay Golden, is a leading researcher in environmental sustainability and an advocate for applied learning and economic development.
Golden will become Wichita State’s 14th President in January 2020 during a period of rapid growth for the university and changes in higher education. He brings a background as a leading thinker and national leader on environmental sustainability, applied learning and economic development.
Golden was introduced to students, faculty and staff and community leaders on Thursday, Oct. 31, following his appointment by the Kansas Board of Regents. Golden is currently vice chancellor at East Carolina University, with responsibilities including developing public-private partnerships and building research campuses.
His previous faculty and administrative roles have been at two highly admired universities, Arizona State and Duke.
ME Seminar today (Friday, Nov. 1)
Rainer Massey
“Change, Evolution, and Innovation: A 35-Year Personal Journey in Aviation,” will be presented in the next ME Seminar from 3:30-4:30 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 1) in 128 Jabara Hall.
Rainer Massey, head of mass properties at Airbus Americas Engineering in Wichita, will be the featured speaker.
Engineering is all about changing the world for the better. Engineers make changes using of science, mathematics, and technology. Externally, commercial aircraft haven’t changed much in appearance over the last 50 years. Underneath that paint, however, the industry has made continuous improvements in safety, performance, cost, and, yes, passenger comfort. During one’s career, each project brings new challenges and changes, which lead to further improvements on the next. Some changes witnessed by one person over a 35-year career will be discussed. The question is: “What is in store for the next 35 years?”
Rainer Massey graduated from Wichita State University in 1984, with a BS in Aeronautical Engineering. Upon graduation, he began his career in mass properties engineering at Boeing Military Airplane Co. in Wichita. There, Rainer worked on aircraft including the B-52, KC-135, and VC-25 (a.k.a. Air Force One). Moving on to Commercial Aircraft, he acted as lead engineer for 777 nacelles, and then 737 NextGen empennage.
The 767 Freighter took him back to the military side on the KC-46 Tanker program. New opportunities led him to Airbus on A380 wing design. Currently, he is the head of Mass Properties Engineering-Wichita, where the team works on A320, A330, and A380 wings, as well as supporting the Mobile, Alabama office with A320 delivery weight documentation, and A330 and A350 cabin modifications.
School of Social Work Friday today (Nov. 1)
The School of Social Work is hosting its Social Work Friday today (Friday, Nov. 1). We will have open advising from 9:30 a.m.-noon; pizza and Grad School from noon-1 p.m.; BSW Program Orientation from 1:30-2:15 p.m., and BSW Practicum Orientation from 2:15-3 p.m. The event is open to all students -- new, prospective and current.
BSW Program Orientation is required for admission to the Bachelor of Social Work Program.
WSU School of Performing Arts presents 'Anything Goes'
Show times for Anything Goes are 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 1-2, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. Seating is reserved. Contact the WSU Box Office at 978-3233 or wichita.edu/FineArtsBoxOffice to reserve tickets. All WSU students get in free with Shocker ID.
Music, dance, laughs and the age-old tale of boy meets girl – no musical puts it on stage better than "Anything Goes."
Read the complete story of "Anything Goes"
Japanese Culture Association will host Japanese Culture Night
Japanese Culture Association (JCA) will host a Japanese Culture Night, showcasing performances ranging from traditional dances to martial arts demonstrations. There will also be performances from Wichita Asian Festival's Ms. Japan, and K-State's Yosakoi dance group. The event will be held from 7-9 p.m. today (Friday, Nov. 1) in the CAC Theater.
The event is free for WSU students and faculty, and $5 for outside guests, and $2 for children.
Celebrate F1RST-Gen Shockers
The F1RST-Gen Coordinating Council brings Shocker Nation its 2nd Annual First-Gen Week. Those within the Wichita State community who are the first in their family to graduate college (or who are on track to do so) are important to the fabric of our institution, Wichita and Kansas.
Wichita State University has a rich history of service to first-generation students dating back nearly 55 years when they began its first TRIO program, Upward Bound. Celebrate F1RST-Gen Shockers within the WSU community the week of Nov. 4-8.
The first event will be held from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 4, with a Faculty-Staff Coffee & Conversation on the RSC first floor, Groover Lounge, east of Starbucks. Respond here with your attendance plans.
Elements Mixed-Media Arts Competition accepting submissions now to Nov. 4
Students are encouraged to enter into the Elements Mixed-Media Art Competition. Applications are being accepted now to Nov. 4. This is an opportunity for students of all majors to showcase their art.
Winners will be selected and their work will be displayed in the Cadman Art Gallery, located on the RSC first floor, between Nov. 11-22. More information regarding the competition and how to apply can be found online or in the Student Involvement Office, 216 RSC.
Elements Multi-Media Arts Competition
You're invited to Ulrich Family Fun Day
Bring the whole family and explore your creative side with the Student Activities Council and the Ulrich Museum of Art from 1-3 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday, Nov. 2). Together we will explore the galleries with a scavenger hunt, play games, and participate in hands-on art-making activities inspired by the artists, ideas, and materials featured in the Ulrich’s current exhibitions. The Ulrich Museum is located on the southwest corner of the Wichita State University campus (17th and Hillside).
The event is free and open to the public.
Support Shocker Rowing this Sunday
Join us 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, in Riverside Park (551 N Nims St., Wichita, KS) to support Shocker Rowing as they compete in the Frostbite Regatta! Gumbo is back for sale. $10/person for Gumbo lunch, which includes bread, rice and salad. You can also pre-order a quart of Gumbo for $20. For more information email rachel.tuck@wichita.edu.
Military and veterans celebration - register for free lunch!
The next Women of WSU Luncheon, in collaboration with the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in 233 RSC. The luncheon will feature a potato bar for $12. Please RSVP on the website by today (Friday, Nov. 1).
All veterans and active duty service members are invited to attend and receive a free lunch! If you have served our country, we want to serve you. Women of Wichita State University, in collaboration with the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, invites you to lunch to thank you for your service. All veteran and active duty military staff will receive a complimentary lunch. We want to spotlight military and veteran service members, and request service members let us know the branch of service in which you served and send a photo to highlight your service in our presentation.
The featured presenter will be Marche Fleming-Randle, WSU Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement. She will deliver a motivational / inspirational speech titled “The Home of the Free: Because of the Brave!”
Please send your photo to Deanna Carrithers at deanna.carrithers@wichita.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, if you want to be included in the presentation. We hope you'll join us.
Grand opening of E-Sports hub at the Heskett Center
Join Campus Recreation for light refreshments as we celebrate the grand opening of the E-Sports hub. Check out the equipment and try your skills with the latest computer and console games from noon-5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Heskett Center.
Weekly Briefing university update
At Thursday’s Weekly Briefing, the university update provided information a Flag Hunt to raise awareness for veterans suicide rate, Woolsey Hall design, and FAFSA.
Flag Hunt to raise awareness for veterans suicide rate
The Student Veterans Organization is holding two events to bring attention to the suicide rate among veterans.
The Flag Hunt Challenge to promote suicide awareness will continue until Veterans Day (November 11). Twenty-two American Flags will be planted on campus each day for 16 days, totaling 352. A card with the veterans crisis hotline card and dog tag hanging over the top of each flag. People are asked to take a selfie with the card and post it before taking the card.
The challenge is designed to get students involved in finding our 22 flags a day over the course of 16 days, for a total of 352 flags. These 22 represent the daily veteran suicide rate, and the 356 represents the total active duty military suicides this year alone.
The Suicide Awareness Summit will take place outside Grace Wilkie Hall at noon on Nov. 8.
The summit features speakers aiming to raise awareness about the suicide epidemic. Master Sergeant Amber Boyd is the keynote speaker.
Ideas on Woolsey Hall design
Design consultants from Gensler and GastingerWalker were on campus earlier this week to tour campus and take ideas for the Woolsey Hall School of Business, the new home for the Barton School of Business. They meet with students, faculty, and staff to learn about the culture on campus, and listen to what stakeholders would like to see in the new building. A story-board display was posted in the RSC, Clinton Hall, and Morrison Hall, and people were encouraged to “like” images and ideas and add comments.
Data produced will be shared with the planning committee.
Wichita State is scheduled to break ground in 2020 on Woolsey Hall, a $50 million, 136,000-square-foot facility to be built in the heart of the WSU Innovation Campus.
FAFSA period continues
Applications for federal student aid for 2020-21 began on Oct. 1.
Based on the information you provide on the FAFSA, WSU will create an award package that may include federal grants, loans, work study and/or WSU scholarships.
Dec. 1 is Wichita State’s priority date to maximize your federal financial aid assistance.
Nearly 60 percent of Wichita State students receive some sort of financial aid, totaling around $105 million.
KMUW to convene mental health conversation with Sheriff and Chief of Police
The intersections between mental health and other aspects of our community are endless, from law enforcement to homelessness, medical responders to nonprofit support.
A panel of local experts will discuss the pervasiveness of mental health issues in our community at KMUW's Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap. Join us at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Roxy's Downtown, 412 1/2 E. Douglas, for this free event.
Our panelists include Jeff Easter, Sedgwick County Sheriff, and Gordon Ramsay, Wichita Police Department Chief of Police.
As always, we welcome your questions and stories, which you can share with us in advance using the two-way radio feature on the KMUW app. The discussion will be streamed via Facebook Live starting at 5:30 p.m. for those who can't make it. All past Engage ICT discussions can be found at kmuw.org/topic/engage-ict.
Join the 400 Years & Beyond Movement
You’re invited to attend Awareness, Action, and Healing Business & New Practices, from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, in 130 Hughes Metropolitan Complex.
International speaker Angel Acosta presents this mindful approach, which focuses on informing and healing through action. Acosta will speak about change starts in the workplace.
Join the 400 Years & Beyond Movement and hear from other speakers on topics around diversity and inclusion, mindfulness, and developing stress resilience just to highlight a few. Inequality is a threat to our health and democracy. Nearly 400 years of division have created an apartheid society: we need a new social infrastructure to carry us through the challenges of climate change, decaying physical infrastructure, rapidly evolving jobs, underperforming schools, uneven access to health care and lack of affordable housing.
Communities and organizations across the country are already observing the call, and addressing these inequalities in bold and impactful ways. Get in engaged through attending this program. The program is free and open to WSU students, faculty, and staff. Learn more at https://newpractices.eventbrite.com/ or contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at 978-3034.
You are invited to a free documentary screening, of ‘Chicago at the Crossroad’
You are invited to a free documentary screening hosted by multiple campus and community partners of “Chicago at The Crossroad,” a feature film that explores the history of housing segregation and violence in Chicago and America. A panel discussion will follow.
Film synopsis: Much is said about the violence that plagues segregated communities. But what is known about the systems that created it, the laws that isolated it, and the policies that abandoned it? And how does a city heal from decades of heartbreak and pain? A feature documentary filmed over the course of 15 years, “Chicago at the Crossroad” answers these questions, offering a penetrating look at the incessant segregation, violence, and disastrous public-policy decisions that affect Chicago and cities across the country.
The evening will start with a meet-and-greet, and then the documentary will begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6. Stick around for the panel after the film at 7:45 p.m. The panel will focus on both the documentary and its parallels to Wichita. The panel will include Brian Schodorf, producer and director of the film; Robert Weems, Williard W. Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History; Angeline Johnson, Chief Opportunity Zone Officer; Brandon Johnson, City Councilmen District 1; and Lavonta Williams, former Councilmember for District 1 and serving as the moderator.
For more information or questions, contact the WSU Office of Diversity and Inclusion at 978-3034 or email danielle.johnson@wichita.edu.
“Chicago at the Crossroad” viewing
17th Annual P3 Awards design competition now open
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 17th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) is now open. This competition is designed to address environmental changes and develop real-world solutions. The EPA is seeking applications in the research areas of air quality, safe and sustainable water resources, sustainable and healthy communities and chemical safety.
This is a two-phase competition. Phase I teams compete for a one-year grant of up to $25,000 for project ideas addressing environmental solutions. Teams are eligible to compete for Phase II funding of up to $100,000 to implement their projects in a real-world setting.
The closing date for this competition is Tuesday, Nov. 19.
General information and how to apply
Litigation attorney to speak about case involving lost Apollo 11 samples
The Wichita Space Initiative welcomes litigation attorney Christopher McHugh, who will give a talk "The Legal Battle Over Apollo 11 Samples," at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in 319 RSC.
In 1969, the United States met the impossible challenge leveled by President John. F. Kennedy eight years earlier, to land a man on the moon and return him safely to earth. The heroism of the moment culminated in Neil Armstrong’s collection of the first lunar rocks into the Apollo 11 Lunar Sample Contingency bag.
Embodying the self-sacrifice, courage, ingenuity and fortitude of an entire nation, the Lunar Contingency bag was the ultimate trophy for the winner of the space race. It was like the Lombardi trophy, the Stanley Cup, and every Olympic Gold Medal, all rolled up into one and multiplied by a thousand ... and NASA lost it! This is the story of the Chicago woman who found it almost 50 years later, and her battle with NASA over a national treasure."
As always, WSI talks are free and open to the public.
WSU Foundation provides aid for student in need
Star Billingsley, a sophomore studying pre-law psychology, is the recipient of a scholarship that provides aid during the academic year. Star works as an RA, founded the Black Academic Honor Society on campus, and works at the Career Development center. Star relies on financial aid and her income to pay for college.
Read story on Star Billingsley.
10th Annual Drag Show: Out of this World
Hosted by Bob the Drag Queen, the Wichita State Drag Show is back for its 10th year, and the queens and kings are better than ever! Don’t miss your opportunity to witness all of the sass, style, and sexy from local, regional, and student kings and queens. Get your tickets in Student Involvement in 216 RSC.
The show will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in the CAC Theater.
Did you know Student Health Services offers contraception services?
Student Health Services offers gynecological and contraception services for students. Our college health specialists can offer many different types of contraception that meets student's needs. Make an appointment today!
Make an appointment with Student Health Services
Students Who Are Parents will meet Thursday, Nov. 14
Students Who Are Parents (SWAP) is an on-campus group for those of us working to balance parenthood and our grades. We welcome you to join us to meet other students who know the struggle and get connected!
This group will be meeting 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in 266 Rhatigan Student Center.
First Gen Success meets Tuesday, Nov. 19
First Gen Success is an on-campus group for students who are First Gen, meaning neither of their parents graduated from a four-year institution. Join us to connect with other First Gen students and get answers to questions you may have in a judgment-free environment!
This group will be meeting 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 in 227 Hubbard Hall.
Enroll for a service-learning course in psychology
The INSPYRE research lab, directed by Samantha Gregus, is recruiting undergraduate mentors for a 3-hour service-learning course for Psychology and Problems in Society (PSY 416) for the spring 2020 semester.
Prior to enrolling in PSY 416, mentors are required to pass an interview, background check, have reliable transportation and lunch availability from noon-2 p.m. at least twice a week and class from 3:30-6 p.m. on Mondays.
Mentors from any college and major are needed. For more information, contact INSPYRE research lab at inspyre@wichita.edu.
Join Wichita State's Cultural Ambassadors for Global Zumba Night
Join the Cultural Ambassador Program for a night of dance from around the globe. Participants will enjoy a variety of energetic music from different countries while also burning calories. This event begins 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, in 141 Heskett Center. We hope to see you there!
Attend the motivational speech given by Richard Taylor Jr.
Join FGCC and SAC during the First Generation Student Appreciation Week from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in 233 Rhatigan Student Center. Join and hear from keynote speaker Richard Taylor Jr., a TRiO SSS Alum who has overcome obesity, depression, suicie, failing in college and domestic abuse. Through his struggle, his challenges have struck a change within people from different walks of life. His message breaks cultural boundaries and the bias in social norms.
Resilience group Shocker Strong meets Wednesday, Nov. 20
Shocker Strong is a group for students who want to maximize their strengths, cultivate resilience, and get the most out of their time at Wichita State! Join us to discuss personalized tips on achieving success in the last five weeks of the fall semester and connect with other students who are living that Shocker Strong life!
We’ll be meeting 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Rhatigan Student Center room 314
Latinx/Latine student group Mi Gente meets Tuesday, Nov. 26
If you’re a Latinx/Latine student who wants to connect with other students who have this in common with you, Mi Gente is the place to be! Join us to connect with other students and to share challenges and tips. After all, Mi Gente es Tu Gente!
We’ll be meeting from 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, in 266 RSC.
Do you love to sing? Women's Glee is looking for singers!
If you enjoy singing then we want YOU! Women's Glee is looking for treble voices to come sing with us this coming Spring Semester. Registration for Spring classes opens soon, consider adding Women's Glee to your schedule this Spring! We perform concerts and at various events, and enjoy creating music that is uplifting and exuberant! We'd love to have you come be a part of our choir! No audition required.
Submit your Finals Frenzy event
If you are a department or organization on campus planning an event for Finals Frenzy week, let Student Activities Council know! Finals Frenzy will take place from Dec. 2-6. Submit your event(s) by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12. Any event submitted after this date may not be included in Finals Frenzy marketing.
Find out more about Finals Frenzy
Health & Wellness Committee Meeting meets Nov. 6
The University Health and Wellness Committee is meeting from 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, in 221 RSC. This meeting is open to all students who would like to give input to and hear from departments such as the YMCA, the Heskett Center, CAPS, and Student Health.
Join the University Libraries in celebrating the Orlando Winfield "O.W." Wilson collection donation
Please join Wichita State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives and the School of Criminal Justice in celebrating the generous donation of the Orlando Winfield “O.W.” Wilson Collection at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, in the lower level of Ablah Library.
Light refreshments will be served.