President Golden starts monthly newsletter for campus community
Look in yesterday's email for a newsletter from President Jay Golden. The monthly newsletter, called First Tuesday, will include a message from the president about new initiatives, ideas and programs affecting campus. First Tuesday will be delivered to your inbox the first Tuesday of every month.
WSU student job application day is today!
The Student Job Application Day is taking place from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 5) in 255 John Bardo Center. The Career Development Center staff will guide Wichita State students through our online career database, Handshake and show them how to apply for cooperative education positions, internships, on-campus employment, applied learning experiences, full-time career employment and more!
Earn extra cash by helping with the US Census 2020
Help get dividends for a decade for your community by working for the US Census. Apply online at 2020census.gov/jobs or text “kansasjobs” to 313131.
Kick off the semester with Shocker Strong Resilience Program
Shocker Strong Resilience Program is kicking off the semester. The event is from 3-4:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 5) in 142 RSC. The event is open to all students who want to develop their strengths, grow in their resilience and have a free snack.
For questions, contact shocker.strong@wichita.edu or call 978-3149.
Shocker Resilience Program
YMCA parking lot rules have changed
In an effort to address student concerns about parking at the Steve Clark YMCA, members of University Parking Services, the YMCA, Student Affairs, Student Government Association and other university representatives met to explore a resolution that benefitted all YMCA patrons.
As a result of those meetings, the university is changing its parking policy. Effective immediately, any student, faculty, staff or community member who is actively using the YMCA facility, utilizing the child watch, Student Health and Wellness Center or the Wesley Urgent Care, will be able to park in the YMCA lot for up to two hours at a time.
Steve Arnold named interim dean of Wichita State's College of Health Professions
Steve Arnold
Steve Arnold has been appointed interim dean of Wichita State University's College of Health Professions by Provost Rick Muma. The appointment is effective Feb. 10.
Arnold, a professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, joined Wichita State in 2011 and served for seven years as associate dean of the college.
Muma said: “Dr. Steve Arnold is a valued colleague and experienced administrator. I have confidence he will provide admirable interim leadership in the coming months as we assess the needs of the college and search for a permanent dean.”
Arnold will not seek to be considered for the permanent dean position.
During his 30-year career in higher education, Arnold has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in public health, environmental health, occupational health, industrial hygiene and more. He said working with students has always been the most rewarding and enjoyable part of his job, in addition to having also served in numerous academic administrative positions (program director, department chair and associate dean).
Chiefs Parade Watch Party in the RSC today
Celebrate the Chiefs historic victory by joining the parade watch party! Visit the first floor of the RSC to watch the parade beginning at 11:30 a.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 5). There will be snacks and Chiefs prizes! The watch party is hosted by Student Involvement and the Rhatigan Student Center.
Journey East Asian Grill Grand Opening today
The Wichita State University community is invited to the Grand Opening of Journey East Asian Grill from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 5) in Braeburn Square. Stop in and enter to win some great prizes!
Stop by your home away from home
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion invites students, staff, faculty and community members to make the Office of Diversity and Inclusion their home away from home. Stop by the office for a spring open house from 1-2:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 5) in 208 RSC, to learn more about available resources and programs. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, go to Wichita.edu/odi or contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at 978-3034.
Purchasing Office will be closed for training on two separate days this week
The Purchasing Office will be closed today (Wednesday, Feb. 5) from 11 a.m.- noon for training. The office will reopen at its regularly scheduled time at 1 pm.
On Thursday, Feb 6, the Purchasing Office will be closed from 1-2 p.m. for training. The office will reopen at 2 p.m.
Do you know who Bayard Rustin is?
A Black History Month film and discussion: “Brother Outsider – The Life of Bayard Rustin” will be held from 6-8 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 5) in 266 RSC.
Rustin shaped the Civil Rights Movement strategy as a longtime advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., and was known and respected by numerous US presidents and foreign leaders.
This documentary captures Rustin's commitment to pacifism and his visionary advocacy of Gandhian nonviolence, which made him a pioneer in the 1940s and captured King's imagination in the 1950s.
In 1963, Rustin was tapped by A. Philip Randolph to organize the historic March on Washington, the largest protest America had ever seen at the time. But Rustin was also seen as a political liability. He was openly gay during the fiercely homophobic era of the 40s and 50s and, as a result, was frequently shunned by the same movement he helped create.
Join us for a viewing of a film that looks into the life of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, followed by a discussion.
For more information go to Wichita.edu/odi or contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at 978-3034.
First Career Readiness Workshop of the semester - Feb. 6
Employers are looking for Wichita State graduates to be Career Ready — meaning you know how to use your talents, strengths, and interests. Being Career Ready means, you can recognize and demonstrate the competencies identified by employers that are crucial to a successful transition into the workplace.
Join the Career Development Center from 2-3 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 6) in 258 RSC, for this workshop about professionalism and global fluency.
Savvy Scholar Workshops begin in Ablah Library
Savvy Scholar is here to help with research methods and library skills. Join our workshops at 4-5 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 5) in 217 Ablah Library, for "Writing an Awesome Literature Review;" and noon-1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, in 217 Ablah Library for "Going Deep into Databases."
Graduate School Professional Development 'Failure is Necessary' is Feb. 6
Everyone wants innovation, but being an innovator means you must have a high tolerance for failure. Join the Graduate School and Instructional Design & Access for “Failure is Necessary,” a panel discussion lead by Carolyn Speer from 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in 266 RSC, to hear about the upside of failure, and begin working on your own ability to accept the concept of "failing fast, failing forward."
Professional Development Series
Shocker Sight: WSU Homecoming 2020 upcoming next week, group sign-up for competitions ends Friday!
Don’t miss out on the fast-approaching fun of Homecoming Feb. 10-16. From Shocker Athletics to Trivia Night at Fuzzy’s, there is at least one activity during the weeklong festivities that will surely catch your eye.
Additionally, student organizations can register for the Spirit Award Competition for a chance to prove their Shocker Spirit, and this year’s Campus Decorations Competition challenges campus departments, colleges and student organizations to deck out their spaces in celebration.
Registrations for both the Spirit Award and Campus Decorations competitions are due at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7. For all event details and to register for the competitions, go to WSU Homecoming 2020.
The Engagement and Economic Prosperity Taskforce needs your help!
Is your unit engaged with the local or regional community in an effort to solve pressing problems? Are you working with industry or community partners on projects that advance the public good or drive education, economic or health outcomes? Are you working to create or sustain jobs for south central Kansas?
If your answer to any of those questions is, “YES,” please enter your activity / event / service or administrative action into the Strategic Planning Initiative Database on the Strategic Planning website in order to be included in the campuswide landscape analysis.
Questions can be forwarded to Kaye Monk-Morgan, taskforce co-chair, kaye.monk@wichita.edu.
RSC Unplugged features Pretend Friend today
Pretend Friend will perform from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 5) in the Starbucks lounge of the Rhatigan Student Center for the RSC Unplugged series. Grab a cup of coffee and relax with some great music.
A cosmology lecture for the public at the Physics Seminar Series
Bharat Ratra
A lecture for the public at the Physics Seminar Series. Dr. Bharat Ratra, distinguished professor of physics from Kansas State University, will present a talk "The Accelerating Expanding Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and Einstein’s Cosmological Constant or Why Jim Peebles was Awarded Half of the 2019 Physics Nobel Prize" at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 5) in 128 Jabara Hall.
WSU Weekly Briefing to feature First Gen Coordinating Council
The WSU Weekly Briefing will begin at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 6) in 233 Rhatigan Student Center. The featured speaker will be Kaye Monk-Morgan, assistant vice president for Academic Affairs, talking about the First Gen Coordinating Council.
Tracee Friess, director of communication for Research & Economic Development, 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.
Ulrich event Thursday examines artist and former 'Mad Man' executive's fascination with technology and humanity
Kevin LaGrandeur: "How Lee Adler's Art Anticipates the Bonding of Human and Machine in the 21st Century" will be held at 6 p.m. following a reception at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Ulrich Museum of Art. Admission is free.
Kevin LaGrandeur, professor at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) specializing in technology and culture, will show how Lee Adler’s art anticipated and participated in the cultural spirit that led to an increasingly common blending of human and machine.
Adler (1926-2003) was a native of Brooklyn who came to art-making in his forties, having already established a successful career in marketing - he worked for a time at one of the advertising firms featured on the TV show "Mad Men." At once whimsical and unnerving, Adler's compositions evoke processes of ingestion, digestion, and explusion of matter as it moves through both living and mechanical systems. In Adler's work, the machines are humanized while human figures become machines, and his forms continue to capture something essential today about our reality as hapless cyborgs confused about where "nature" ends and technological culture begins.
Funding for “Voices from the Vault: The 1970s,” is provided by Humanities Kansas, a nonprofit cultural organization that connects communities with history, traditions, and ideas to strengthen civic life, and by Lee and Ron Starkel.
Kick off Black History Month with art that will touch your heart
Join us at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, for the 9th Annual Art That Touches Your Heart (ATTYH) at the Cadman Art Gallery in the Rhatigan Student Center. This is a two-day art experience you don't want to miss.
ATTYH celebrates black art while informing and educating the attendees on the history and traditions of black art and culture, while presenting and celebrating local and global artists. Many times the black experience is seen as a monolith, but this art show exemplifies the beauty and the differences in blackness through artistic expression.
Black art has always been around us and we are proud to kick off Black History month with art that truly touches your heart! This event is free and open to the public; however, vendors and artists will have items available for purchase. You are encouraged to support black art, especially in the local community. Learn more at wichita.edu/attyh. This event is co-sponsored by the Art That Touches Your Heart Foundation, ODI, Cadman Art Gallery, Wichita Chapter of The Links Inc., and Wichita Public Schools.
Wichita State University Opera Theater presents annual ‘Scenes and Songs’ concert
Wichita State University Opera Theater presents its popular annual performances of "Scenes and Songs" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, in Wiedemann Recital Hall.
Selections will be heard from "La Traviata", "The Magic Flute", "Madama Butterfly," "Don Giovanni," "Peter Grimes," "Hansel and Gretel," "Manon," "Fidelio," "The Tales of Hoffmann," and "L'incornazione di Poppea."
The concert serves as a great introduction to opera for all as well as a joy for seasoned opera lovers. WSU Opera Theater is under the direction of Alan Held with Bridget Hille assisting.
Tickets are available by calling the WSU College of Fine Arts Box Office at 978-3233 or going to Fine Arts Box Office.
Admission is free for a student with a WSU ID.
WSU Libraries host Spring 2020 Entrepreneurship Research Series
WSU Libraries presents the Entrepreneurship Research Series for Spring 2020 - helping inventors and entrepreneurs learn how to protect their intellectual property and support their business through research. Upcoming dates include: Tuesday, Feb. 11 - "Intellectual Property Basics;" and Tuesday, Feb. 18 - "Trademark Basics: Protect Your Business Name." Workshops take place from 5:30-7 p.m. in 217 Ablah Library.
Entrepreneurship Research Series
SGA announces 2020 general election season
The time is finally here. It is YOUR time to lead the way to make a difference. The Association Election Commission is excited to formally announce the kick-off of the 2020 General Election season.
Are you interested in joining the Student Government and looking for a leadership position on campus? It is now finally time to take action and declare yourself a candidate in the 2020 Elections. This is a great opportunity to give back to campus and allow your leadership skills to shine.
To declare yourself as a candidate, please visit www.wichita.edu/sgaelections. Questions? Contact us at sga.elections@wichita.edu.
Create change for language learners
We are interested in learning whether one’s first language and cultural background affects how he or she understands education. This is important information for those who teach English to nonnative speakers as well as nonnative speakers who want to learn English. If you are 18 years old, are from another country, and speak a first language other than English, your contribution to this data could be essential!
Click here to access the survey.
For any questions about the research, contact undergraduate student Sierra Bauman at srbauman@shockers.wichita.edu or English professor Dr. Mythili Menon at mythili.menon@wichita.edu.
2020 Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) applications open
Interested in growing as a leader?
Looking to make an impact on campus?
Want to meet other student leaders?
Apply now and attend this week-long experience that will allow you to grow as a leader and expand upon your leadership skills and abilities.
Applications available online at www.wichita.edu/sli. Applications are due March 29.
Join the Community Service Board
Learn more about local nonprofits and ways that you can get involved in our community. The Community Service Board meets every Thursday afternoon from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in RSC 142.
These meetings are open to all WSU faculty, staff and students. Preregistration is not required.
To find out more, visit our website at Wichita.edu/CSB. For questions, email: CSB@wichita.edu or call 316-978-3022.
Women's Summit at WSU
The Center for Women's Studies, in sponsorship with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, League of Women Voters of Wichita and Centennial Celebration of the 19th Amendment, convenes the annual Diverse Women’s Summit (DWS) March 10-11 in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom, Rhatigan Student Center. It is a meeting of individuals and groups from different backgrounds on local, regional and global diversity issues. The theme will be “Expanding Equality.”
The purpose of the event is to celebrate women’s right to vote, its implications for different women, and increasing opportunities for the future of women and gender with challenges posed by class / poverty, race / ethnicity, sexuality, disability, religion, and other pyramids of power.
- Students Show Case (presentations - papers, art, posters and other projects by students) from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 10.
- International Women’s Day Keynote Speech, “Citizenship before the Women's Suffrage Amendment: African American and Native American, Rights and Resistance,” will be delivered by Professor Kim Warren of Kansas University at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10.
- Creative Concourse: (poetry, skits, stories and other presentations by community members including students) will be held from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11.
All events are free and open to the public.
Pee for Pizza coming February 19
Pee for Pizza is a free sexually transmitted disease-testing event for chlamydia and gonorrhea. Walk in and submit a urine specimen, then walk-out with free pizza and peace of mind from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the Student Wellness Center.
Be the voice of the students and run for a position in SGA
It was 108 years ago when the concept of student governance was born at Wichita State University. Now, more than ever, we need YOU to step up to carry that legacy forward. The time is coming for you to be the voice of students and run for your seat at the table during the 63rd session of the Student Government Association. Stay tuned for the formal announcement of the 2020 General Election in January. Questions? Email sga.elections@wichita.edu
Elliott School of Communication – Where Story Meets Strategy
The Elliott School of Communication produced a new promotional video to showcase their students, faculty, staff and alumni. The ESC prepares students for successful careers and a lifetime of learning in a communication environment that is increasingly social, mobile, visual and global. The curriculum focuses on skills that are the basis of success in digital media, visual storytelling, marketing, advertising, public relations, strategic communication, journalism and related communication fields.
Visit Student Health Services' web page for information about the coronavirus
Student Health has been closely monitoring the outbreak of coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China. To learn how to protect yourself and to get the latest news about the coronavirus outbreak, visit Student Health's Travel and Health Advisory web page at wichita.edu/shs.
WSU Police Department asks for design ideas for new uniform patch
Current Police Patch
In an effort to represent the community we serve, the WSU Police Department is soliciting ideas for a redesign of the patch worn on police uniforms.
We would like something that represents WSU or Wichita, and get away from the State Seal currently used, to give a more local or university representation.
Examples could include the iconic clock tower on Morison Hall or the Keeper of the Plains Statue, a Buffalo Soldier representing the linkage of diverse service in Kansas, or whatever you might suggest.
We welcome faculty, staff and student input on what the patch should look like and become.
Please send ideas to Police@wichita.edu by Saturday, Feb. 29.
Don’t miss Black History Month keynote speaker Anthony Ray Hinton
The Diversity Lecture Series presents Anthony Hinton – Black History Month Keynote Speaker – at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, in the CAC Theater.
Have you seen the movie “Just Mercy” or read the book? Check it out before our WSU Diversity Lecture Series Black History Month Keynote Speaker Anthony Hinton comes to campus. The event is cosponsored by ODI, Burns & McDonnell, WSU Alumni Association, Wichita Branch of the NAACP, AAFSA, WSU Black Student Union, and the Black Academic Honor Society.
Anthony Ray Hinton was released in April 2015 after spending 30 years on Alabama’s death row for a crime he did not commit. He was released with the help of the Equal Justice Initiative, of which he is now an employee. He now serves as EJI’s Community Educator, and travels both nationally and internationally to speak about his experience.
More information and ticket details will be available at Wichita.edu/odishop. This event is free and open to the public; a free ticket will serve as an entry. Learn more about Hinton at https://eji.org/issues/death-penalty/.
Get to know your librarians at Ablah Library Open House
There’s a lot to love about your library! Join us from noon-1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, to get to know your librarians from Research and Instruction, Technical Services, Special Collections and University Archives, and more. We would love to talk about the resources we have to offer, and show you the technology we have available for you to use. Open to WSU students, faculty and staff. Light refreshments provided.
Free Lil' Shocker growth charts available
Have a lil' Shocker or adding one to your family? Request a free Lil' Shocker Growth Chart to track their height as they grow, compliments of the Office of Admissions. Growth charts will be delivered to faculty and staff member campus box numbers and available for student pick-up in the Marcus Welcome Center. Requests can be submitted at www.wichita.edu/growthchart.
Student Health Services offers in-house laboratory services
Student Health Services laboratory offers many in-house services including rapid testing for flu, strep and urinalysis with five-minute results. Sexually transmitted illnesses, anemia, thyroid, pap smears are examples of the many tests that are collected at SHS and sent to an outside reference laboratory.
The SHS laboratory is licenses by the State of Kansas and the Clinical Laboratory Information Act (CLIA)
Stop by and try the Barnyard Burger at Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
Try the Barnyard Burger at Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes during the month of February. The hamburger patty is topped with a chicken patty, two strips of bacon and American cheese.
Visit the Shocker Store for the ring days event
Visit the Shocker Stores during the ring days event from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 11-12 in the RSC Shocker Store. Students can order class rings, graduation announcements and more!
Shockers After Dark - It's Shockertine's Day!
Student Affairs invites students, faculty and staff to a new event, Shockers After Dark. Come by the Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) for two hours of fabulous free fun from 8-10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, on the first floor of the RSC.
Activities include wax hands, cookie decorating, gaming, caricature artist, blackjack tournament and karaoke. There will also be free food, giveaways and prizes.
For more information, contact Student Affairs at 978-3021 or go to wichita.edu/studentaffairs.
Save on Kids' apparel at the Shocker Store
For every home men’s basketball game, the Shocker Store will have a sale for Shocker fans. For the game against Cincinnati on Thursday, Feb. 6, take 20% off all kids’ apparel all day! Sale is valid at Braeburn Square location and at shockerstore.com. Some exclusions apply. Not valid with other discounts or promotions.
Auto loans with Campus Credit Union
Stop in or apply online for a great low rate on a new or used auto loan. Our current loan rates can be viewed online at campuscu.org. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact one of our loan officers at 316-978-3666.