Win $5,000 and your own parking space
In order to advance WSU's Strategic Plan and SEM plan, President Bardo has announced a competition open to all members of the university community.
The competition is:
- For all members of the WSU community
- Open to proposals for new interdisciplinary certificates, minors, honors tracks, undergraduate, mini-master's or master's programs
- Focused on programs that meet the future needs of students and the community
The authors of the winning proposal will receive a combined cash award of $5,000. There also will be up to five reserved (red sign) parking places made available for the next academic year for use by the authors of the proposal at no charge to them.
Proposals are due Oct. 31.
Get started today: New Program Award
Space is available in Employment Relationship Training class on Wednesday, Aug. 29
Space is available in an Employment Relationship Training class from 9-11 am, Wednesday,
Aug. 29, in Rm 264 RSC. To register for training, go to myTraining through myWSU.
This course is provided for leaders who supervise employees (UP, USS, students), and
will focus on the overall employment relationship. It will provide guidance on managing
performance, setting expectations, how to identify when an employee has not met expectations,
and how to effectively address those concerns. This could include concerns with attendance,
job performance, conflict with coworkers, etc. This training will also introduce you
to tools to use to effectively document an unmet expectation. If you have questions,
contact mytraining@wichita.edu.
Apply today for the 2019 Online Faculty Fellows
Applications are being accepted through August 31, 2018 for the 2019 Online Faculty Fellows. The Online Faculty Fellows are ambassadors for online learning on the campus of WSU. Their purpose is to establish a culture of online education by helping their peers increase the quality and quantity of online courses offered at WSU.
To view Online Faculty Fellow requirements and access the application go to Online Faculty Fellows 2019.
Q&A: Get started early with Career Development Center
Wichita State University Career Development Center wants to grab students when the semester starts. It hosts a Career Connection Root Beer Kegger from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, in the RSC Courtyard, the JCPenney SUIT-UP from 6-9 p.m. at Towne East and Towne West, and interview days and career fairs in September and October.
Paul Suellentrop talked with interim executive director Sara Muzzy, student engagement manager Kiley Burris and Kim Kufahl, assistant director – student engagement and branding about the Career Development Center's mission helping students find careers.
Q&A with Career Development Center
Application Training Specialist position open to WSU employees only
Information Technology Services is looking for an Application Training Specialist. Applications will be accepted until 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29. To apply, go to Internal Postings and follow the directions. For questions or assistance, contact the Talent Acquisition Team at employment@wichita.edu.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office presents Trademark Tuesday
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will hold a Trademark Tuesday event from 12:30-2 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Aug. 28) in 217 Ablah Library.
The Rocky Mountain Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in collaboration with partners located across the Rocky Mountain region, hosts quarterly interactive sessions with experts from the USPTO's Trademark Assistance Center (TAC), which is based at USPTO Headquarters in Alexandria, VA. During these virtual programs, TAC experts will provide an overview of various aspects of the trademark registration process, and answer any questions that program participants may have.
Additional trademark resources can be found at the USPTO website.
This event is free and open to the public. Contact Sara Butts at sara.butts@wichita.edu or 978-5017 if you have any questions.
Office Hours = Student Hours
Students often don't ask for help when they need it because they don't understand how, or know where to go. One way to help them feel more empowered to ask for help is to reconsider the term “Office Hours.” As faculty and staff, we understand those hours are when faculty members and instructors set time aside in their office to help students. But to students, many of whom are first-generation, it may be interpreted as hours that instructors are in their offices working and should not be bothered. You can help students feel more confident in asking for help in classes by explaining that “office” hours really mean “student” hours.
LeaderShape cluster facilitators wanted
Are you interested in leadership development of yourself and your students? We are calling for six cluster facilitators at WSU's session of LeaderShape this year. The six-day event will take place from Jan. 6-11, 2019. We will also have a facilitator prep and training day on Sunday, Jan. 6. The LeaderShape Institute is a nationally recognized and renowned leadership program dedicated to developing participants to become leaders with integrity, purpose and a healthy disregard for the impossible.
If you are interested, please fill out the application online at Leadershape cluster facilitator
For any questions, please contact Kennedy Rogers at kennedy.rogers@wichita.edu or 316.978.7402.
Daily website update
The web support site has handled 368 support tickets to date with an average time to completion at 4.8 hours. The site now has 373 contributors across campus.
CMS trainings and open labs are on the schedule through the end of September.
See the full training schedule Report a web problem See training videos
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We currently rate at 82 percent for site health, up from the low 70s at launch.* While we continue to work on improving that score, there are a few barriers that have caused us to plateau in the areas of Accessibility and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Read full Site Health post
We currently rate at 82 percent for site health, up from the low 70s at launch.* While we continue to work on improving that score, there are a few barriers that have caused us to plateau in the areas of Accessibility and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Accessibility One of the main reasons we chose our new content management system (CMS) is the ability to check the accessibility of our sites to identify and correct problems. While the old site met the state of Kansas' accessibility requirements, we're aiming much higher as part of WSU's agreement with the National Federation for the Blind with a goal of meeting the Web Content Accessibility Guidlines AA standard. One barrier to improving our accessibility score is the preservation of legacy Department Tools forms. The migration of DT forms was necessary for continuities' sake, but from an accessibility standpoint, they're dated and poorly designed. We have replaced all the major prospective-student-facing forms with clean versions native to the new CMS, but there are still many out there that we'll be working with users to replace as we move forward. Another problem is the WSU Policies and Procedures manual, which was, to put it mildly, a relic. The manual used a mix of pdf and html and contains multiple accessibility and structuring errors. That feature was moved into the new CMS, but a new version is being created, so we are expecting to get a boost when the new version goes live. Search Engine Optimization The major barrier to improving our SEO score is page descriptions. There are currently 13,128 pages that don't have a page description, which is impacting our SEO score. That's not surprising given that Department Tools didn't allow individual pages to have unique page descriptions, but we'll be working to shrink that number in coming months. * NOTE: After several weeks, the Insights report was adjusted to exclude system files and example pages. Because those files were native to the CMS and included a high number of pages that were perfect from an accessibility standpoint, our site score took a significant backward step when the files were excluded. Thus the early scores were artificially high, diminishing how far we've actually come.
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Tip of the Day: Site healthJoin the informal weekly Spanish conversation group
El Cafecito is an informal weekly Spanish conversation group for the WSU community. The group meets every Monday at 1 p.m. starting today (Monday, Aug. 27) in 245 RSC.
At El Cafecito you can:
- Improve your Spanish through practice
- Meet students from other Spanish classes
- Converse with fluent Spanish-speakers
- Bring lunch or a snack and relax with other students
Navigating University Libraries: A Welcomefest Event!
Want to learn more about University Libraries? Attend one of our “Navigating University Libraries” tours during Welcomefest from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, and noon-1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31! The tour begins by the Circulation Desk on the main floor of Ablah Library, followed by an orientation to online services and collections in 217 Ablah.
Services include wireless network, 3D scanning and printing, and other technology. Learn about finding scholarly articles and off-campus access. New and returning students, teaching assistants, faculty and staff are all welcome. For more information, go to Navigating University Libraries
Don't miss the SGA Open House on Tuesday, Aug. 28
You're invited to the SGA Open House from noon-2 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Aug. 28) in 219 RSC.
Grab some refreshments and goodies, and join the Student Body President for a round of Nintendo video games in the SGA office. Anyone who can answer three selected questions about SGA by the time they leave the event will be entered to win one of several assorted gift cards!
Student Government Association empowers students to voice their opinions through campus committees and weekly public senate meetings. SGA is governed by students and committed to student issues and concerns.
Syllabus Party planned in RSC
Office of Student Success, First-Year Programs invites you to come to the Syllabus Party from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, in 142 RSC, to pick up free planner goodies and organize class projects, papers and exams. Success Coaches will be available to give time management strategies and organizational tips. Students can bring their own planners or phone calendars if that is what they prefer to use. For more information, call 978-5420 or email first.year@wichita.edu.
Blood drive coming to WSU on Sept. 12-13
Wichita State will host a blood drive from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, and Thursday, Sept. 13, in the Heskett Center lobby.
To schedule your life-saving appointment, go to donate blood – search sponsor code Wichita State or call 1-800-Red-Cross. Walk-ins also are welcome!
There are always patients in need of blood, whether it's down the street or across the country. Every two seconds, someone needs blood in the U.S., and you can help save those patients' lives by donating blood. Your donation is needed more than you may think. Let's help save lives together!
Photo ID or Red Cross donor card required. Save time by using RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history online before coming to your appointment. Read more at redcrossblood.org/RapidPass
**You must provide a valid email address to receive your Sport Clips coupon**
**Your coupon will be included in your post-blood drive thank you email from the American Red Cross**
RH: Five Shocker stories to watch this fall
Paul Suellentrop shares five stories to watch as Wichita State begins fall athletics. Read the story at The Roundhouse
Fall poker
Friday poker has returned to the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes! Free Texas Hold ‘Em tournaments are held every Friday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The winner of each event is awarded $10 cash and qualifies for our semester championship where we pay $150 for first place and $75 for second place. For more information, call 978-3479.