From one student to another: Be a summer Shocker
What do you think of when you hear “summer?”
Traveling, friends, family, vacation? I’m guessing “school” didn’t cross your mind.
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Learn as if you were to live forever.” Gandhi wants us to be learning continuously, and a great way is to take summer classes.
Read about 10 reasons you should be a summer Shocker.
Summer 2021 financial aid application available
Plan on taking classes this summer? The summer 2021 financial aid application is available for completion. What you need to do:
- Enroll in Summer 2021 classes.
- Complete the Summer Aid Application in your myWSU student portal, under the myFinances tab, under Financial Aid Links.
- Find out all about summer courses at Wichita State here.
- Allow up to three weeks for processing.
If you have additional questions regarding financial aid at Wichita State, please contact us 24/7/365 by phone at (316) 978-3430 or by chat at wichita.edu/onestop.
Tuesday Talks: Anxious in April
If you're experiencing anxiety, you're not alone: 31.4% of college students reported anxiety affecting their academic performance in fall 2020, according to the American College Health Association assessment data.
In this Tuesday Talk with Student Health Services, Heather Stafford, Jessica Schindler from CAPS, and Wichita STate student Khristian Jones talk about experiencing anxiety and the resources available to students to help develop coping skills.
Engineering Council seeks applications
Do you want to help advocate for your fellow students? Engineering Council acts as the official organization representing the student body of the College of Engineering and serves as a liaison among students, faculty, and administration of the College of Engineering of Wichita State University. Apply for the following positions for next year before the end of Thursday, April 15!
- President
- Vice president
- Director of communications
- Director of finances
- Director of operations
- Representatives
Zoom now offers live transcripts and captions
Zoom has made available new automatic captioning and transcription tools available in our Zoom sessions. Any Zoom meeting can enable a live transcript and captioning as a free addition to our existing service.
For more information on Zoom's capabilities
Apply to be on SAC's executive board
Interested in having a leadership position in Student Activities Council? Apply to be on our executive board by noon on April 14. To find the link to our application visit wichita.edu/SAC or check out our instagram @sac_wsu. This is a great opportunity to put on your resume.
Celebrate Wellness Week with Students Affairs
April 19 is the beginning of Wellness Week! Relax and decompress with self-care activities sponsored by Student Affairs departments like Counseling & Prevention Services, Student Health Services, Campus Recreation and CARE Team. Activities include:
- Drop-in support groups
- Grab-and-go DIY kits
- Free chair massages
- Free potted plants
- Making mandalas
Find the full list of events, times and locations at wichita.edu/SAwellness.
LIVESTRONG at the YMCA focuses on healing the whole person
The Steve Clark YMCA on campus is set to begin offering the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program. This free 12-week program focuses on healing the whole person. With LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, cancer survivors — whether it is a recent diagnosis, finished treatment, or in remission — work with trained Y staff to build strength and muscle mass, increase flexibility and endurance, and improve functional ability while providing a supportive community to enhance their emotional well-being. LIVESTRONG is available for any Wichita State students, faculty, staff, Y member or community participant. Beginning on May 3, the group will meet from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the YMCA for exercise and community time. For more program details or if you or someone you know are interested in enrolling, please contact Debbie Cruz by email at debbie.cruz@ymcawichita.org or by phone at 316-776-8178.
Establishing an African-American narrative
Mark McCormick, director of strategic communications for the ACLU of Kansas, is the featured speaker in this week's Perspectives: Reestablishing Reality series, hosted by Andrew Hippisley, dean of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. McCormick will speak at 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 14 via Zoom. Go to www.wichita.edu/reality for Zoom information.
In August of 2019, US Army soldier Glen Oakley ran toward gunfire echoing from an El Paso Walmart, grabbed an armful of children, and carried them to safety. In July, a Philadelphia man with a cracked hip climbed 15 floors to save his mother from her burning apartment building. In 2018, James Shaw Jr. wrestled an assault rifle away from a Nashville-area Waffle House shooter who’d killed four people.
Despite these and other examples of heroism, the black male media narrative remains one of poverty and violence, a narrative relentlessly defining black men by their challenges instead of by their achievements. These old, virulent narratives stigmatize and even destroy lives.
Criminal justice series: Ethics in Law Enforcement
Hear from Michelle Meier, commission counsel at the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training (KS-CPOST) at noon on April 14. KS-CPOST is committed to providing the citizens of Kansas with qualified, trained, ethical, competent, and professional peace officers. It is also dedicated to adopting and enforcing professional standards for certification of peace officers to promote public safety and preserve public trust and confidence. This is a virtual event and is open to all. No o registration is required. Zoom Meeting ID: 94082579943, passcode: 465504.
This event is sponsored by the School of Criminal Justice and the Criminal Justice Student Association. For more information email Sarah Green at sarah.green@wichita.edu.
Round off Wellness Week with Self-Care Sunday
While diamonds form under pressure, bread rises when it rests. Be sure to take time to take care of yourself this semester and allow yourself time to relax and rebuild. This month, round off your Wellness Week with Self-Care Sunday!
Join us at 1 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 25 from Making Mandalas, a calming and mindful art activity, to decompress and recenter yourself for the week ahead. This event will take place both in-person in Hubbard 208 and virtually.
Learn more about Making Mandalas
Registration open for LEAD Conference; free for students
Sign up for the 2021 LEAD Conference on May 28 in the RSC! This conference is free for students and will cover a range of leadership topics — including development, student organizational leadership, and diversity and inclusion!
Featuring Kaylon Blake as our keynote speaker, we are excited to talk about leadership, connecting with others, and gaining transferrable skills and insight for the future!
Masks are required for this in-person event! Food and gear will be provided!
Please reach out to Kennedy Rogers if you have any questions at kennedy.rogers@wichita.edu.
Registration open for LEAD Conference; free for students
After the darkness of the pandemic, AHINSA is back with Holi to fill your life with colors and joy. Join us from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 17 at Hubbard Hall Lawn. Holi is open to students, faculty, and staff. Registration is required to attend.
Donate blood, enter to win VIP travel package
Donate blood at the Wichita State blood drive and you could win an epic prize.
We never tire of celebrating our donors. Donate blood April 1-15, and automatically be entered for a chance to win a VIP package for four, including premium tickets to the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, garage, and pit credentials, and passes to attend a meet-and-greet opportunity with drivers, round-trip airfare, three-night hotel accommodations (May 27-30, 2022), plus a $500 gift card for expenses.
The blood drive will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 13-14 in the Heskett Center Lobby.
Plus, you’ll automatically be entered for a chance to win one of five $1,000 e-gift card to a merchant of your choice when you come to give in April. The five lucky winners will get to choose from a list of merchants. Terms and conditions apply.
Schedule your appointment at www.RedCrossBlood.org; Sponsor Code: Wichita State Or call 1-800-Red-Cross.
Join KMUW for a Kansas legislative update
Join KMUW's digital Democracy on Tap for a Kansas legislative update. We'll hear from local experts on the Kansas legislative session, including bills that have been introduced, debated, passed, or are on the horizon. Our panel will feature Stephen Koranda, Statehouse reporter for the Kansas News Service. Join the conversation live at 5 p.m. on April 13 on KMUW's Facebook page or at EngageICT.org. To ask a question, comment on the live Facebook video or send an email to info@kmuw.org. The recorded conversation will also be available to view anytime at EngageICT.org.
Ulrich virtual talk: Artist Renée Stout
The Ulrich Museum of Art on the Wichita State University campus is excited to host artist Renée Stout for a virtual talk at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13. The program is free and open to all, but you have to register first to get the Zoom link.
Stout is a contemporary American artist whose work is renowned for its potent reflections on African American heritage and visual culture of the African diaspora, encouraging self-examination, self-empowerment, and self-healing. The Ulrich exhibition "Renée Stout: Ghosts," currently on display at the Museum through May 8, features Stout’s haunting prints that explore the ideas and visual language of Haitian Voudou and American Voodoo and Hoodoo. Stout grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and received her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in 1980. In 1985, she moved to Washington, D.C., and began to explore the roots of her African American heritage. The lives of Stout’s imaginary characters unfold in a variety of media, including painting, mixed media sculpture, photography, and installation. The recipient of awards from the Joan Mitchell Foundation, The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, Stout has shown her work in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States, and in England, Russia, and the Netherlands.
Register to attend the Ulrich virtual talk
Delaware professor to give physics talk
Join us for our next physics seminar talk at 2 p.m. April 14th via Zoom.This talk features Dr. Karl M. Unruh from the University of Delaware.
Details on the Physics Seminar talk
Creators of WSU graphic novel set for April panel
All are invited to join this fun panel discussion with the creators of the graphic novel "Walk With Wu: The Story of Wichita State University" at 3 p.m. April 22 via Zoom. Panelists are:
- Genna Pennington, artist
- Jessica Cerri, curator and archivist, Special Collections and University Archives at Wichita State
- Darren DeFrain, director of Writing Program, Department of English at Wichita State
- Jay Price, chair of the Dept. of History at Wichita State. The Story of Wichita State University.
The panel will be moderated by Ethan Lindsay and Angela Paul of University Libraries. Locate a copy of the novel on the Libraries' online catalog libcat.wichita.edu.
No-cost registration for this virtual event (Password: walkwithwu)
Join Shocker Career Accelerator for writing workshop
The Shocker Career Accelerator invites students tot the Writing Professional Documents workshop at 12:30 p.m. April 14 in the RSC, room 265. Professional career documents can be confusing, and not something everyone knows how to do. In this workshop, we explore documents that are part of the employment process. Join us while we take you through resumes to cover letters, how to fill out an application, and how to write a letter of recommendation. If you have a laptop, please bring it to the workshop.
WSU offices can help with final assignments
As you are working on your final assignments for the semester, check out the free resources available to help you submit the best work you can. Resources like the Writing Center can help you with brainstorming ideas, developing a topic and revising your papers. The Math Lab can help with Math 007 through Math 370 assignments, and the Shocker Learning Center can connect you with tutoring and study skills resources. Of course, visiting your instructors during student hours, meeting with an online or in-person study group, and cleaning and organizing your dedicated study spaces are also great ideas to help you finish successfully. If you need more help or don’t know where to begin, visit the Shocker Learning Center in 107 Lindquist Hall.
2021 Hippodrome winners announced
The Hippodrome Video and Talent Competition was amazing! Thank you to all the students, staff and community members who made this competition a success.
After the Hippodrome video and talent showing, the Campus Traditions Committee announced the winners of the video and talent Competitions. The awards recognized the top videos and talents of the night.
- First place video competition winner: Gamma Phi Beta and Sigma Phi Epsilon
- First place talent competition winner: Ashlee Thao and Kourtnee Cude
For a list of all the winners, go to wichita.edu/hippodrome.
Volunteers needed for human performance research
- Research topic / purpose for the study: To determine the long-term impact of participation in childhood sports on an adult’s continuation of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness.
- Procedures: Participants will complete a 1.5-mile run/walk test to calculate and estimate VO2 max.
- Time: Participation is expected to last about 60 minutes.
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants must be age 18 or older
- Seeking both participants that did and did not participate in childhood sport
- No known neurological, muscular, or orthopedic disorder that may impair balance or movement
- No known cardiorespiratory or metabolic health conditions
- No history of previous or current injuries that would impair movement
Location: Wichita State University Heskett Center Human Performance Laboratory Rm 208, 210, and Heskett Center Gymnasium Rm 216.
If you are interested in participating in this study please contact Brenda Le at blle@shockers.wichita.edu or 316-519-2320. Should you have any questions or concerns, email Dr. Heidi Bell at heidi.bell@wichita.edu or call 316-978-5150.
Psych class offers youth mentoring opportunity
The INSPYRE research lab (directed by Dr. Samantha Gregus) is currently recruiting undergraduate mentors for a three-hour course for the fall 2021 semester. Mentors will 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 pass an interview with the INSPYRE lab, pass a background check, have reliable transportation to and from the elementary school, and have lunch availability from noon to 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.