ITS / HR announces myWSU Training and HR lab joint sessions
Teams from ITS Applications Training, HR Organizational Development, and HR Total Rewards are excited to announce a schedule of trainings and labs designed to streamline onboarding for new employees and provide additional resources to current employees!
The first session will be held from 2:30-4:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 7) in 122 Jabara Hall. Employees can register for part or all of this session in myTraining. In the training portion of the session, ITS will present training in myWSU, with lab space available for hands-on application. HR staff will be present during the lab portion to answer questions and assist with access to benefits, training, HealthQuest, and more.
For more information go to www.wichita.edu/NEOLab. This page also includes a form where employees can request registration in a session if they do not yet have access to myTraining. Questions can be emailed to myTraining@wichita.edu.
Joint sessions will be held biweekly from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in 122 Jabara Hall. Please note, there will not be a session on Nov. 21 or Jan. 2, because of the university holiday schedules. All sessions will be held on Wednesdays, with the exception of Jan. 7, which is the Monday following the winter holiday closedown. Upcoming available sessions are:
- Wednesday, Nov. 7
- Wednesday, Dec. 5
- Wednesday, Dec. 19
- Monday, Jan. 7
- Wednesday, Jan. 16
New Long Term Care Benefit workshops
The State of Kansas Employee Health Plan (SEHP) is adding a new benefit to the 2019 cafeteria plan. ACSIA Partners will be providing Long Term Care Insurance to benefits-eligible state employees with limited qualifying questions in an initial enrollment period of Nov. 1 to Dec. 31.
ACSIA Partners are holding multiple seminars throughout the state now through Friday, Nov. 16. Online registration is required to attend, and a full listing of available sites and times can be found on the registration site.
Seminars will be held on WSU's main campus at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 8) in 262 RSC.
Space is available in Employment Relationship Training class on Wednesday Nov. 14
Space is available in an Employment Relationship Training class from 9-11 a.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 14, in 264 Rhatigan Student Center. 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.
WSU Weekly Briefing to feature presentation on First-Gen Day at Wichita State
LaWanda Holt-Fields, chairperson for First Gen Day on campus, will be the featured speaker at the WSU Weekly Briefing at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 8) in the Marcus Welcome Center.
Zach Gearhart, director of government relations, will give the overall university update.
The briefing will be livestreamed and available later that day at https://wsu.news/Youtube. There will be time for questions at the end of the briefing.
College of Fine Arts Advising Center invites you to open house
The College of Fine Arts Advising Center invites you to an open house from 1-4 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 7) in 319 McKnight. The center has centralized its academic advising program to better serve students.
Tour our new advising center, talk with our advisors and enjoy refreshments!
NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium Call for Proposals
The NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium (KSGC) Teacher Workshop Program supports the development and implementation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) educator workshops. NASA is especially interested in helping teachers bring NASA-relevant material and content into middle-school classrooms.
KSGC affiliate proposals are competitively awarded by peer review. A total of $42,000 in NASA funds is available. Proposals are due any time prior to Jan. 31, 2019.
Affiliates must identify a $1 commitment for every NASA dollar requested (use of federal matching funds is not allowed). Matching funds can be real-dollar, in-kind, or waived / reduced indirect costs provided by the institution, industry or private sponsors.
Proposals and Selection
Proposals should comply with the following guidelines:
- The cover sheet should include the proposal title, all critical contact information, and a signature from the Principal Investigator's financial authority (showing the commitment for matching funds)
- A six-page length limit (excluding cover sheet, budget and related institutional pages)
- Use one-inch margins and a 12-point Times New Roman font
- Participants, including students and faculty, receiving direct support must be U.S. citizens
The KSGC Executive Committee reviews proposals for:
- Responsiveness to NASA interests and goals
- Proposal quality; including a specific description of the workshop's intended goals and results (be sure to identify particular metrics that will be used to demonstrate your achievements in the required final report)
- Evaluation mechanisms which demonstrate teachers use the NASA relevant materials / knowledge / experience in their classrooms
- Impact on women and underrepresented minorities (both teachers and students), especially in middle schools
- The proposed budget's clarity and appropriateness
Contact your Affiliate Representative or KSGC Director L. Scott Miller (scott.miller@wichita.edu), with any questions. Consult NASA's Education website, for additional helpful information.
Submissions & Awards
Submit proposals to L. Scott Miller, KSGC Director (scott.miller@wichita.edu), as a single PDF document of less than 1 MB size, via email any time prior to the deadline. Proposals will be reviewed and awards announced as quickly as possible, conditional on funding availability.
2018-19 Shockers debut vs. UAPB today (Wednesday, Nov. 7)
Wichita State officially kicks off the 2018-19 campaign with the first of four straight
home games to open the season. The Shockers host Arkansas Pine Bluff at 6:30 p.m.
today (Wednesday, Nov. 7) in Charles Koch Arena. Admission is free for students with
a WSU ID.
The official 2018-19 Wichita State women's basketball schedule poster will be available
for fans at no cost and a select number of Go Get It wristbands will be on hand upon
entering the arena. Following the game the Shocker players and coaches will be available
for postgame autographs.
College of Engineering hosts scholarship competition on Nov. 16
The Wichita State College of Engineering will welcome a record 271 high school seniors from 17 states for the 2018 Wallace Invitational for Scholarships in Engineering (WISE) competition on Friday, Nov. 16.
The WISE event, which begins at 9 a.m. in the Rhatigan Student Center, involves a group design challenge, an essay competition and tours and informational sessions for students and their parents.
In addition to determining which 12 students who will each win the $28,500 Wallace Scholarship, the competition serves as the year's most significant recruitment event. This fall, 138 of 400 the College of Engineering's new incoming freshmen were WISE participants.
“We are excited to see the competition continue to draw such accomplished students from such a broad area,” said Jason Bosch, director of student engagement and scholarships for the College of Engineering. He noted that the 2017 competition attracted 205 competitors from 13 states.
Selection of Wallace Scholars is based on recipients' high school GPAs, ACT scores and performance at the WISE Competition. Winners are notified in January and publicly announced in February. To qualify for the competition, students must first be admitted to WSU and have either a 3.5 GPA, 27 ACT score, or being ranked in the top 10 percent of their class.
Selected students will become part of the Wallace Scholars, a community of engineering students, composed of more than 40 members from every class and major within the College of Engineering. Wallace Scholars are involved on the WSU campus and within the Wichita community to promote engineering, math and science, and community service.
The Wallace Scholarship is made possible through the Dwane and Velma Wallace Endowment, created in 1976, which supports scholarships for engineering students and provides funds for the College of Engineering. Since 1980, the endowment has benefited more than 350 engineering majors at WSU.
AAUP to hold chapter meeting on Friday, Nov. 9
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP), WSU Chapter, invites you to its meeting from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, in 238 Rhatigan Student Center.
The topic of discussion is workload issue in response to the Kansas Board of Regents initiative to create a research track and a teaching track among tenured and tenure-track faculty.”
Please bring a colleague and join us for a lively discussion.
Graduate School event – Three Minute Thesis 3MT®
Come celebrate the inaugural WSU Graduate School showcase of student oral presentations of original research for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Oral Showcase Competition. Note the time change to 3-5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, in 306 west Shirley Beggs Ballroom, RSC. Students were selected to participate through a 3MT Graduate School video submission competition and nomination process.
The first-place winner will attend the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools meeting.
More information on the competition
Volunteers needed for a research study
Research topic / purpose of the study: Various anti-slip patches will be tested for use with the IOPI device purposed to assess a participant's tongue strength and endurance.
Procedures: Participants will be tested on their tongue strength and endurance using the IOPI and 3 different antislip patches.
Time: Participation is expected to last about 60 minutes.
Inclusion / exclusion criteria:
- Participants must be age 18 or older
- No known neurological disorder or recent oral surgery
Location: Wichita State University, Human Performance
Laboratory, 210 Heskett Center
Contact: If you are interested in participating in this study, contact Lucy Cook, 402-995-9480, or email lmcook2@shockers.wichita.edu.
Physics Seminar presents Scott Hinks
Scott Hinks, General Electric Medial Research Division, will present “MR Physics and Imaging: Theory and Practice,” at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 7) in 128 Jabara Hall. Refreshments and discussion will follow the lecture.
This lecture will provide an overview of the physics of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and demonstrate how engineering provides the translation between the theory and the practice of MR imaging.
University of Kansas chemistry professor to present Chemistry Colloquium today (Wednesday, Nov. 7)
Carey Johnson, from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Kansas, will be the guest speaker at a Chemistry Colloquium at 3:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 7) in 224 McKinley Hall.
Johnson will present “Single-Molecule and Time-Resolved Fluorescence: Windows onto Protein Conformations and Dynamics.”
‘Creating Effective Research Posters' workshop set for Nov. 15
University Libraries is holding the workshop "Creating Effective Research Posters” from 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in 217 Ablah Library.
Interested in sharing your research? Posters are an excellent way to share your work at conferences, competitions and other events - but you need to make a good impression fast. This workshop will feature design techniques to clearly convey objectives, methods and findings to a diverse audience. Several software tools will be demonstrated with time for hands-on practice so participants will leave with the skills to begin creating their own research poster. Attract attention and start a conversation about your research!
This is one in a series of Digital Literacy workshops this semester, and is open to all WSU students, faculty and staff.
For more information about this workshop and others in the series, visit digital workshops - http://libresources.wichita.edu/diglitworkshops. Please RSVP for the Nov. 15 workshop at https://wichita.libcal.com/event/4401976. Seats are limited, so sign up today!
WSU Tech program reaches relocation goal as it garners national attention
According to a story in The Wichita Business Journal, the Wichita Promise Move program at WSU Tech has hit its goal of attracting 50 students from outside the Wichita area, while at the same time attracting some national attention for its quick success.
Sheree Utash,president of WSU Tech, says the last group of 18 students arrived last week to hit the target of 50 only a few months after the program was rolled out.
The Community Engagement Institute (CEI) helps host the first Prevention Conference in Topeka
In partnership with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) and the Kansas Prevention Collaborative (KPC), the Community Engagement Institute (CEI) designed and hosted the first prevention conference in Kansas in 10 years. More than 200 two-hundred people attended, and 11 conference sponsors. Janell Stang, a Prevention Initiatives professional, worked alongside the Prevention Initiatives team to organize the conference and ensure that it was an enjoyable and enriching experience for all involved.
The conference began the evening of Sept. 19 with the first Kansas Prevention Awards Ceremony. It was a privilege to honor people doing great work in the field of prevention. The 2018 awardees are:
- Kansas Prevention “Sally Zellers” Lifetime Achievement Award: Max Wilson
- Kansas Partner in Prevention Award: Pam Stevens, Newton Area Chamber of Commerce
- Kansas Prevention Community Leader Award: Des Martens, Mirror, Inc
- Kansas Prevention Connected Community of the Year Award: Sumner County Community Drug Action Team
- Kansas Prevention Education Award: Holly Bowyer, Central Kansas Partnership
- Kansas Prevention Youth Leadership Award: Eli Redington, Mirror's STAND
On Sept. 20, attendees were inspired by nationally recognized keynote speaker Carlton Hall. His keynote presentation was "Changing the Conversation: The Role of Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Communities in a time of National Crisis."
The rest of the day was packed with many opportunities to learn from breakout sessions
and connect with others across Kansas doing great prevention work in their communities. The
breakout sessions offered information on topics like suicide prevention, poverty and
addiction and tobacco prevention, including vaping, and Juul usage.
To view the slides from the breakout sessions, visit the Kansas Prevention Conference webpage. Be sure to also check out our Facebook page for pictures from the conference and look for the hashtag #PreventionRocks2018 to see attendee photos.
The next Kansas Prevention Conference is scheduled for September 2019. To stay up to date on all Kansas Prevention Collaborative information, sign up for our mailing list. For more information about Prevention Initiatives, contact Chad Childs at chad.childs@wichita.edu or 316-217-1375.
Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap set for Tuesday, Nov. 13
Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap is a monthly community conversation featuring a panel of local experts and topics that touch your daily life. Our November discussion from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Roxy's Downtown, 412 ½ E. Douglas, is a continuation of the mini-series on community building, and the topic is #activism.
Join us for a conversation about social media activism, its trends and effectiveness. It's free, and so are the appetizers. Learn more at EngageICT.org.
Contact info@kmuw.org or call 978-6789.
RSC Unplugged today (Wednesday, Nov. 7)
Stop by the Rhatigan Student Center every Wednesday for the live music series, RSC Unplugged. RSC Unplugged will feature Patz from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 7) in the RSC's Starbucks Lounge. Grab a cup of coffee and relax with some great music!
ISME Colloquium to feature presentation from Sunflower Electric Power Corporation VP
Al Tamimi
Al Tamimi, vice president of Transmission Planning & Policy at Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, will be the guest speaker at the ISME Colloquium from 1-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, in 214 Clinton Hall. Tamimi's talk will be “Techniques for Decreasing Ice Accumulation Risk on High Voltage Power Lines.”
Graduate Students Association schedules general body meeting
The Graduate Student Association (GSA) invites you to its general body meeting from 4:30-6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, in 245 Rhatigan Student Center.
On the agenda is Thanksgiving with the GSA and planning for future GSA events.