Regents approve 2% tuition increase for Wichita State
Thursday morning, the Kansas Board of Regents approved a 2% tuition increase for Wichita State University for 2020-21. Fees that all students pay will remain flat.
This will result in an approximate tuition increase of $67 per resident undergraduate student, per semester. Even with the increase, Wichita State still remains the most affordable research university in the state and one of the most affordable research institutions in the country.
The increase comes after Wichita State kept tuition flat in 2019-2020, the lowest change in tuition rates since 1989.
This small increase will allow Wichita State to maintain its high level of excellence and keep its commitment to providing students with an outstanding education and experience as Shockers.
The COVID-19 crisis has had a significant financial impact on WSU. University officials have implemented several cost-cutting measures and continue to look at other ways to lower operating costs.
Those efforts include:
Temporary hiring freeze
Restrictions on discretionary spending including travel and non-essential purchases that will generate approximately $2.5 million in savings
Position review process established for new hire requests that takes into consideration essential services
Voluntary temporary furlough of deans and temporary reduction in salaries of university executives and athletic coaching staff, a measure that will generate approximately $100,000 in budgetary savings
2% General Use (GU) budget reduction for FY 2021 for all divisions, a measure that will generate approximately $2.6 million budgetary savings
Summer registration outage
In support of the activities to close out fiscal year 2020, registration for summer 2020 will be closed from 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, through 6 p.m. Thursday, June 25. This will NOT impact registration for fall 2020 – registration/drop/add for fall will be as normal.
If you have any questions or problems during this summer registration outage, please contact the Registrar’s office at 978-3090.
WSU undergrad builds organization around social-impact engineering
Assistive device
- Wichita State student Carlos Gatti is a biomedical engineering major who sees value in engineering work with social impact.
- Gatti worked as intern for PoParaguay and draws his inspiration from that organization.
- He hopes to model the program after GoBabyGo, a WSU program that modifies toy cars for children with disabilities.
Pictured above: Wichita State student Carlos Gatti, far right, worked as an intern at PoParaguay, a nonprofit, before coming to Wichita State in 2018. At PoParaguay, he learned how to build assistive devices, and he wants the program at Wichita State to replicate the nonprofit’s success.
College of Health Professions hosts interactive virtual information sessions
The College of Health Professions (CHP) hosts live virtual information sessions twice per week - Tuesdays at 2 p.m., and Wednesdays live at 5 p.m. - on the CHP Facebook page. Each session covers a different topic for various students interested in health professions.
Led by CHP academic advisors and students, these sessions feature program information, student experiences, degree requirements, application processes and more. You'll also have an opportunity to ask questions.
Visit wichita.edu/CHPinfosessions for the full list and to view past info sessions.
College of Health Professions donates face masks to WSU community
If you walk around the Wichita State University campus this summer, the odds are good you’ll see someone sporting a WSU face mask.
The abundance of masks on campus is due in part to the College of Health Professions, who donated 2,500 cloth face masks to the WSU community for the campus reopening May 26.
The idea for the donation came from Stephen Arnold, interim dean of the College of Health Professions. Arnold is a member of the Health and Safety Committee — one of seven university committees formed to develop plans for reopening campus amid the Coronavirus pandemic. He said the group took into consideration state and federal guidance, and made the recommendation that all employees be provided with reusable masks as WSU moved forward with the reintegration plan.
WSU men’s basketball team shares message to make change
Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall and the Shocker men’s basketball team shared a message about standing united, educating ourselves, raising awareness, spreading love, helping others, doing what is right and making change.
Try the YMCA!
Beat the heat and move your workout inside at the Steve Clark YMCA on campus.
Enjoy your cardio, weights, or functional workout, or join us for a FREE group exercise class.
Download our app by searching Wichita YMCA or visit our website at ymcawichita.org/wsu.
Invitation is good to members and guests!
'Pandemic Portraits' features Wichita State alumnus Alex Moore
ShiftSpace Gallery and the School of Art, Design and Creative Industries have launched Pandemic Portraits, a collaborative documentary project. The series documents how members of the Wichita State art and design community are coping — and creating — during the widening crises we face. Our first subject is Alex Moore, a 2019 Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate.
Pandemic Portraits: Alex Moore
MFA thesis show on view at ShiftSpace Gallery
Amy Huser's Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition "Casually Not Okay" is now on view at ShiftSpace Gallery, though it was installed almost two months ago. Due to coronavirus-related restrictions, the gallery has been closed until recently. See the massive textile installation from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday at ShiftSpace. The student-run, downtown gallery is located inside Groover Labs, 334 N. St. Francis St.
Pictured above: Amy Huser stands in the middle of "Casually Not Okay," her Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition.
Tuesday Talk with SHS and WSU students discusses The Real You & Feminizing Hormones
In celebration of Pride Month, Sandy Hill, DNP, APRN, Nurse Heather, WSU students Rexy Que and Claire Powell discussed the Real You and Feminizing Hormones.
Participants needed for survey on LGBTQ+ healthcare
Hello! We are the team of graduate student researchers in partnership with the Wichita LGBT Health Coalition looking for volunteers to participate in our project. We hope to survey community members to identify the healthcare needs of the LGBT+ community in the Wichita area. The data gathered will be used to improve services within the current system and to advocate for accessible and inclusive healthcare services for LGBT+ members throughout the Wichita area.
All individual responses will be treated as anonymous and confidential. If you know of another member who is knowledgeable of this topic, please let us know so we can send the survey link to your referral. The survey will take up to 20 minutes of your time.
You must be 18 or older to participate and identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community or be a parent of a child who identifies as LGBTQ+. You must also have experience of receiving healthcare services from local providers. We welcome healthcare providers to respond to the survey as well.
Please use this link to complete the survey by Tuesday, June 30.
If you have any questions, please email the primary researcher at dasha.shamrova@wichita.edu. Thank you.
From one student to another: 10 self-improvement tips for Summer 2020
Developing friendships and entertainment are important to people’s wellbeing, but they shouldn’t be the only thing you focus on this summer. You can probably guess from the title that I think you should focus on self-improvement. Instead of explaining why here, I’ll let you discover the many reasons for yourself.
Here are my 10 student self-improvement tips for summer 2020.
WSU announces changes to popular Lifelong Learning classes
As part of the university’s continued commitment to Lifelong Learning, Wichita State will be offering 10 new Lifelong Learning classes for senior citizens this fall. Due to COVID-19 concerns, adjustments have been made to content delivery to ensure students safety and comfort level in participating in these classes.
New this year, classes will be offered both in person and online, making the courses available and accessible to senior citizens statewide.
All in-person classes will be held at Wichita State University’s Metropolitan Complex, located at 5015 E. 29th St. N., Wichita, KS 67220. No Lifelong Learning classes will be held at senior centers or retirement communities this semester. In person class capacity will be limited to the current state and local guidelines on gatherings and social distancing and in person registrations will be accepted on a first come basis.
Lifelong Learning classes will also be made available online through YouTube. Students who select this option will receive a link via email each week to view the class on their own device. Students can choose to watch the link live during the class time or can watch the recording at their convenience.
Residents and members of the community 60 years of age or older can audit these classes without paying tuition. WSU has scholarship money available to cover workshop fees for students enrolling prior to Sept. 11, 2020. After that date, some workshop fees may apply. Although geared toward the senior citizen population, anyone younger than 60 can enroll in the classes if they pay regular tuition and fees.
“In 2019, total class registrations exceeded 2,000. Due to the success of the program and overwhelming interest in these classes, we continue to look for ways to increase course offerings as well as make courses more accessible to the senior community” said Kimberly Moore, director of WSU’s Office for Workforce, Professional and Community Education (WPCE). “I am very excited that by offering the courses online, seniors statewide can now enroll and participate no matter where they live. We value our seniors and are excited to continue to provide them with high quality, engaging and meaningful educational opportunities.”
Classes for Fall 2020 include:
- The Geology of Natural Disasters
- Introduction to Meteorology
- History in Film
- Kansas and World War II
- The Stories of Kansas Pioneer Women
- How to Listen to Jazz
- Shakespeare 2
- National Politics
- Preserving Family Treasures
- From Prohibition to Populism: How Kansas Made a Name for Itself
For more information, visit www.wichita.edu/lifelonglearning to get complete details on each class. You can also request a printed brochure by calling 316-978-3731 or Conference.Office@wichita.edu.
University Libraries provides online checkouts
To check out library materials, place a hold using the Libraries’ online catalog at https://libcat.wichita.edu/
Instructions:
You may place requests for materials at any time and they will be paged every two hours during our hours of operation. We will notify you via email when your holds are ready. Please note that holds placed for items at the McKinley Chemistry Library and Thurlow Lieurance Music Library will take longer to retrieve.
To pick up your holds, please stop at the Circulation Desk in Ablah Library. Your materials will be held in a locker adjacent to the desk. Upon showing your Shocker ID card, Libraries staff will provide you the information needed to retrieve your materials. The process in place is designed to provide contactless checkout of your materials.