Please attend: Town Hall on Strategic Planning - Thursday, Oct. 25
I invite you to the Town Hall to participate in a new activation of the university's strategic plan. The WSU vision, mission, values and goals developed five years ago, are still relevant and provide the direction and framework for our work together at the university.
We have made great strides in adopting these goals, but there is much more work we can do together to activate these goals for success. In order to further shared governance, increased transparency and inclusive participation, a new framework to activate the strategic plan has been created. This new activation framework provides increased opportunities to amplify the current work and also provides strategies to identify and fill gaps towards these goals.
Please plan to attend the Town Hall from 3-4:30 p.m. this Thursday in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom at the RSC. Continue to stay abreast of this work at wichita.edu/strategicplan.
John Bardo
Call for free portraits
🗣We are calling all members of #ShockerNation to come and take free headshots! Jump start your resume between 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26, in the Cadman Gallery, located on the first floor of the RSC. These portraits will be used for the new YMCA construction signage concepts.**Photos will be also available for free high-resolution download!** 📸🖼
Invitation to screening of ‘Intelligent Lives' tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 25)
Join the special education programs for a screening of “Intelligent Lives,” a film by Dan Habib, from 6-8 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 25) in 211 Hubbard Hall. The event is free but registration is required.
“Intelligent Lives” stars three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities – Micah, Naieer and Naomie – who challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college and the workforce.
Students can request their professional development hours at registration.
Parking advisory
This week we will have one reservation for the Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School football game in Cessna Stadium on Friday, Oct. 26, which happens to be the same day as a volleyball game in Charles Koch Arena. A portion of the area between Cessna Stadium and Koch Arena will be blocked off Wednesday night (Oct. 24) through the game on Friday night Oct. 26. A text alert will notify people as well.
All SASO parking lots (see map at Wichita.edu/parking – Athletic Parking) will close at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30 for a home basketball game. A text alert will be send as a reminder, too.
On Friday, Nov. 2, 150 parking stalls on the west side of Koch Arena will be blocked off for Black and Yellow Day.
Calling all first-in-family graduates
The number of first-generation students (students whose parents have not earned a bachelor's degree) at Wichita State University has increased by 55 percent since 2006. One best practice in service is to develop a university-wide awareness and celebratory culture for students who are first-in-their-family to attend college.
In an effort to continue our support of these first-generation students at WSU, the First Generation Coordinating Council is working to create a culture that acknowledges and celebrates the rich diversity that #FirstGen students bring to our campus.
You can help! Faculty and staff members who share this important designation can register with the council as a proud first-generation college graduate. Registrants will receive a button and sticker that identifies their successful college completion.
Gathered information will not be shared, however, it will used to invite participation in campus-wide First-Gen Celebrations.
Nov. 1 Town Hall to feature the value of a liberal arts and sciences education
Come to the Town Hall at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, in the CAC Theater for Fairmount College's town hall dedicated entirely to discussing the value of a liberal arts and sciences education.
The participants include Robert Litan, a nonresident senior fellow at Brookings Institution, as moderator.
Panelists are:
- Jean Griffith, associate professor, department of English, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Debbie Haynes, retired family physician and chair of the WSU Foundation Board
- Eric F. Melgren, United States District Judge, District of Kansas
- Jay Price, professor and chair, Department of History, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The last 15 minutes of the program will be open to audience questions. A wine and cheese reception will take place after the town hall.
Please encourage your students to attend; you might consider awarding extra credit for their attendance. This event is also open to the public.
Physics Seminar presents speaker from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
The WSU Physics Seminar will feature Jessica Turner with Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Oct. 24) in 128 Jabara Hall. Turner's topic is “Leptogenesis via a CP-Violating Phase Transition.” Refreshments and discussion will follow the presentation.
Turner says in the first half of this talk she will present a mechanism of leptogenesis, which is based on a vacuum CP-violating phase transition. This approach differs from classical thermal leptogenesis as a specific seesaw model and its UV completion, need not be specified. The lepton asymmetry is generated via the dynamically realized coupling of the Weinberg operator during the phase transition. This mechanism provides a connection with low-energy neutrino experiments.
Today's talk is supported by the Eddy and April Lucas Fund, Wichita.
AccuWeather's WSU Faculty & Staff Open House on Monday, Oct. 29
WSU faculty and staff are invited to attend AccuWeather's WSU Faculty & Staff Open House from 3-5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, at 100 N. Broadway, Suite 750. Come tour their Wichita facility located in the Ruffin Building downtown. As a leader in big data, learn how AccuWeather helps two billion people worldwide protect their lives, their families and their businesses.
You can also learn more about how AccuWeather has hired and continues to hire WSU students, and the opportunities they're engaged in with the WSU Career Development Center.
The event is free to WSU faculty and staff, but registration is required by tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 25).
AccuWeather event registration
WSU Weekly Briefing to feature Ana Lazarin and Kansas BEST robotics competition
The WSU Weekly Briefing will begin at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 25) in the Marcus Welcome Center.
Ana Lazarin from the College of Engineering Dean's Office at WSU, will recap another successful Kansas BEST robotics competition that was held last Saturday, Oct. 20, in Charles Koch Arena.
Tracee Friess, director of communications for research and technology transfer, will provide an overall university update.
The briefing will be livestreamed and available later that day at WSU Weekly Briefing. There will be time for questions following the briefing.
WSU School of Performing Arts presents ‘Seussical,' the musical
The Wichita State University School of Performing Arts is performing “Seussical,” Oct. 25-28 in Wilner Auditorium.
Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday- Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Students with WSU ID get in free. Seating is reserved so please contact the WSU Box Office to reserve tickets: 316-978-3233 or Fine Arts Box Office.
“Seussical” is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza that is perfect for the whole family. Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie and a little kid with a big imagination – Jojo.
Administrative Processes & Procedures Information Sharing, Q&A event on Nov. 8
Administrative assistants, executive assistants, college business managers and more are invited to attend the Administrative Processes & Procedures Information Sharing and Q&A session at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in 209 Hubbard Hall.
View the agenda and register for this informative session on myWSU > myTraining. To submit questions in advance, please email adminprocesss@wichita.edu by Friday, Nov. 2.
Bruce Tulgan Educational Seminar coming to Wichita on Tuesday, Nov. 13
The Kansas Family Business Forum presents Bruce Tulgan Educational Seminar from 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the Hyatt Regency Ballroom in Wichita. The first 15 students to register get in free. The cost is $250 for community member registration, $100 for student registration.
Register online at Kansas Family Business Forum.
What does the Great Generational Shift mean for your professional future? This session helps younger participants better understand how they fit into the workplace mold, particularly focusing on varying attitudes and perspectives. Students will leave with insight and tools to ensure they will secure their place in the workforce and contribute to the overall success of the business.
Fright Night Haunting at the Heskett Center on Oct. 26
Fright Night Haunting at the Heskett Center is coming from 8 p.m.-midnight Friday, Oct. 26. This is a free event that begins with food, costume contest and more. If you dare, our guides will take you on a tour of the Heskett Center, where countless students may have gone missing … or maybe they're still there, waiting for you …
‘Introduction to Patent Searching' workshop coming Oct. 30
University Libraries is holding the workshop “Introduction to Patent Searching” from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30 in 217 Ablah Library.
Learn how to conduct a patent search using keywords and classification using free online patent databases in this helpful workshop! This workshop is the first in the Entrepreneurship Research Series to be held this semester. The workshops in this series are open to the public.
For more information about this workshop and others in the series, visit library workshop. To RSVP, go to Library event Oct. 30, 2018. Seats are limited, so sign up today!
RSC Unplugged: Poke Salad Orchestra
Stop by the Rhatigan Student Center every Wednesday for the live music series, RSC Unplugged. Poke Salad Orchestra will perform from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Oct. 24) in the RSC's Starbucks Lounge. Grab a cup of coffee and relax with some great music!
Purchase your ticket to Drag Show on Friday, Nov. 2
The Drag Show is back for its 9th year, and the queens and kings are better than ever! Don't miss your opportunity to witness all of the sass, style and sexy from local, regional and student Kings and Queens as well as our featured national entertainer: Blair St. Clair from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10! The show for mature audiences, will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, in the CAC Theater.
Pre-sale tickets are available in Student Involvement, 216 Rhatigan Student Center now until the day of the show. Tickets are free to WSU students with WSUID, $8 for WSU faculty / staff, and $10 general admission. A limited number of pre-sale tickets are available so don't wait to get yours! Cash or check only.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for pre-sale ticket holders and 7 p.m. for non-ticket holders. At least 100 tickets will be sold at the door at the same rates on a first-come, first-served basis.
A meet and greet with all of our Queens and Kings will be held at 6 p.m. for a select number of guests. Look for our information tables in the RSC and follow us on social media for a chance to win passes!