WSU Today: July 12

 
weekly briefing

Weekly briefing to feature information on WSU Tech, campus news

Sheree Utash, president of WSU Tech, will discuss how the affiliation between Wichita State and WSU Tech became official July 1, and the exciting opportunities that presents the greater Wichita community and higher education at the next WSU Weekly Briefing at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, July 12) in the Marcus Welcome Center.

The briefing will be live streamed and available later that day at https://wsu.news/Youtube.

Zach Gearhart, director of Government Relations, will give an update on retention efforts and diversity of the student body, from STEM to STEAM, and higher education trends.

There will be time for questions at the end of the briefing.

Briefing Video Playlist


Here's how to access myWSU today

With the website disruptions today (Thursday, July 12), anyone needing to access myWSU for timekeeping or other purposes should use the link mywsu.wichita.edu.


Blackboard Ally to be turned on for primary Learn environment

On Tuesday, July 17, Blackboard Ally launches in WSU's primary Blackboard Learn environment. It will be launched for WSU Tech on Wednesday, Aug. 1. Ally is a new tool that assists instructors with the accessibility of their course material by providing evaluation and directions for improving the accessibility of course content accessibility, and providing a suite of alternative access options for students. If you have any questions about Blackboard Ally or accessibility at Wichita State, contact Instructional Design and Access at IDA@wichita.edu.