The Badge Advantage: Skeletal Muscle as an Endocrine Organ
WSU's new online Skeletal Muscle as an Endocrine Organ badge course explores the growing body of research around skeletal muscle as an endocrine organ that releases metabolites that affect other organs.
In this study, students will
- Describe the physiologic effects of practical Blood Flow Restriction (pBFR)
- List contraindications and precautions of using pBFR with the elderly
- Evaluate among various BFR tourniquets and compression devices and select the appropriate method for clinic and home exercise program use
- Create a pBFR program for the clinic and home
This is believed to be the only class teaching practical blood flow restriction, defined as BFR, using low-cost equipment. All other BFR classes train the student to use proprietary equipment that costs thousands of dollars. Because of this, BFR is not given as a home exercise program, which also makes this class unique.
Course instructor Chris Deck is leading the way to making the Practical Blood Flow Restriction technology available to all by incorporating the practice as a low-cost clinic intervention and regular home exercise program. He has been the CEO of three medical clinics and has successfully written major grants, including the Federally Qualified Health Center Grant.
The cost is $160 with scholarships available. Enroll in a badge course by Friday, Sept. 14, to be eligible for a scholarship up to $125 to cover the application fee and tuition for one 0.5 credit hour badge course ore reduce the cost of graduate badges and 1.0 credit badges.
Move-In Days are near - expect additional campus visitors
Housing and Residence Life will host Move-In Days on Thursday, Aug. 16 and Friday, Aug.17. Move-In will begin with a centralized check-in process at Koch Arena, followed by Building Move-In at Shocker Hall and The Flats. Expect a large amount of traffic between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day. In addition, there will likely be an increase in visitors to university offices, as students and their families attempt to complete any final pieces of business before classes begin on Monday, Aug. 20. Thank you in advance for assisting our incoming residents!
If you want to volunteer and help during Move-In Days, contact Katie Austin in Housing and Residence Life, at 978-3467 or katie.austin@wichita.edu.
Deadline nears for Tilford Conference proposals
The Michael Tilford Conference on Diversity and Multiculturalism is seeking proposals for breakout sessions at the event on Oct. 22-23 at Fort Hays State University. The conference provides an opportunity for faculty, staff and administrators at the Kansas Board of Regents' institutions to approach diversity in higher education by examining the challenges and opportunities in Kansas.
The proposal deadline is Friday, Aug. 10. Find out more at 2018 Tilford Conference.
Daily website update
The new web support ticketing feature at wichita.edu/websupport has handled 87 support tickets to date with an average time to completion of 2.1 hours.
Work continues to improve the site accessibility and optimize the site search function with Best Bet matches. If you have site search matches that you would like to see added, file a ticket and we'll get it added. The A-Z index should be restored this evening.
Training continued with another content management session yesterday. You can see the full training schedule online or by selecting "CMS Training Calendar" from the Add-Ons pulldown menu inside the CMS.
Thursday and Friday open lab sessions will continue through August. Please attend a basic training class in the new content management system before coming to the labs. Open labs are held in 122 Jabara Hall on a first-come, first-served, drop-in, drop-out basis. Mike Marlett, John Jones, Tim Hart and Caleb Wilson will be there to answer your questions.
- 3-5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2
- 2-4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3
- 3-5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9
- 9-11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 10
Tip of the Day: Omni Update Support Site
In addition to the training and support functions offered by the university, Omni Update offers a slate of on-demand video trainings for many of the universal features of the content management system. The video trainings, thought not specific to WSU's visual design, cover such basic topics as how to create pages and sections and how to upload images and documents. There's even an archived monthly orientation video.
Visit the Omni Update Training site
WSU Weekly Briefing to feature Badge program
Kim Moore, director of Workforce, Professional and Community Education, will present an update on the Badge program at the WSU Weekly Briefing at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Aug. 2) in the Marcus Welcome Center.
Tonya Witherspoon, director, Commercial Ventures & Applied Innovation, will give the university update.
The briefing will be live streamed and available later that day at Weekly Briefing.
There will be time for questions at the end of the briefing.
TIAA financial consultant will be on campus for retirement counseling meetings
Jeremy Kohn, ChFC, Financial Consultant with TIAA, will be on campus Tuesday, Aug. 7 and Wednesday, Aug. 8. for retirement counseling meetings. He will be available to meet with benefits-eligible employees, and can help you answer these questions:
- How do I reduce my taxes?
- Am I on track for retirement?
- How do I invest my money?
- Are my beneficiaries correct?
- How do I contribute more toward retirement?
Schedule a TIAA appointment on Wednesday, Aug. 8.
Send an email to Kohn with any questions or to be added to the list in case of a cancellation at jeremy.kohn@tiaa.org. You also may call TIAA to set an appointment with Kohn at 800-732-8353.
Community involvement opportunity
Volunteers are needed to help manually count bicycle and pedestrian activity across 35 sites in the Wichita Metro area. The annual event, sponsored by the Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WAMPO) will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, and noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. This important event relies heavily on the commitment of community volunteers to gather data about how our network of paths and lanes are being used.
According to Tricia Thomas, WAMPO communication's manager, one of the greatest challenges facing the bicycle and pedestrian field is the lack of documentation on usage and demand. Without accurate and consistent demand and usage figures, it is difficult to measure the positive benefits of bicycle and pedestrian investments, especially when compared to the other transportation modes such as the private automobile.
As such, this event is the only source for regional-scale bicycle and pedestrian data. The results of this data are then used to guide investments throughout the regional transportation system.
So, please consider volunteering! This annual event is a real opportunity for local residents to become involved in a piece of the regional transportation planning process. As we know, bicycle and pedestrian investments stimulate the economy, public health and the overall quality of life in a variety of ways. Communities that invest in these facilities inherently attract people and businesses so it's good for everyone. Register now!
Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes specials
Here are this week's specials at Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes:
Wednesday, Aug. 1 - Weiner Wednesday - Bleu Dawg - $5.29 hot dog or $7.29 meal
Thursday, Aug. 2 - Thursday deals - $2 hot dogs
Friday, Aug. 3 - Fajita Friday - Chicken Fajita Tacos - $1.75 each or $5.95 for three tacos and drink
Free billiards on Fridays for rewards members
Members of the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes Eat.Drink.Play. Rewards Program can enjoy free billiards from 4-7 p.m. on Fridays during August. Not a rewards member? Joining is free and easy, simply stop in and ask!