Interdisciplinary Program Award finalists to give presentations on Nov. 29
Please join us from 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom to hear presentations by the finalists for the Interdisciplinary Program Award. Feedback will be shared with each group as they finalize their proposals before the committee selects a winner.
Graphic Narrative Coding for Accessibility Certificate – Darren DeFrain
Performing Arts in Society BA degree – Cheyla Clawson, Twyla Hill, Jodie Simon, Jodie Hertzog
Assistive Technology and Accessible Design Certificate – Samantha Corcoran, Gary Brooking, Don Malzahn, Nils Hakansson, Jeremy Patterson
Facilities Management BS concentration – Stan Longhofer, Gary Brooking, Kara McClusky
Committee members: Carolyn Shaw, Meghann Kuhlmann, Jennifer Stone, Claudia Pederson, Sally Fiscus, Donna Hughes, Jaiden Soupene
Please RSVP for upcoming University Holiday Reception
Faculty and staff are cordially invited to attend the University Holiday Reception from 3-4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, in room 305, Shirley Beggs Ballroom, Rhatigan Student Center, as we prepare to close the semester and to acknowledge the accomplishments and milestones for the year. Enjoy refreshments and engage with colleagues in various interactive games and activities.
Please RSVP at wichita.edu/holidayreception by Wednesday, Dec. 5.
Banner 9 Scheduling Building Training – Dec. 4 and 5
New and experienced Banner Schedule Builders and Department Chairs are invited to attend the upcoming summer and fall 2019 Schedule Building Training sessions presented by the University Registrar's Office and Applications Training on Tuesday, Dec. 4, and Wednesday, Dec. 5. Both Sections 1 and 2 are required for new schedule builders.
Attendees will learn to enter the course schedule and view information using Banner 9, Self Service and Reporting Services. Registration is required, sessions are posted on myWSU > myTraining. Please contact Applications Training if you have questions at 978-5800 or training@wichita.edu.
**Please note: Current Schedule Builders are encouraged to attend one of the Banner 9 Schedule Building Overview Sessions posted in myTraining.
Adequate preparation for finals is essential for success
Finals doesn't have to be stressful! With the proper preparation, finals can be stress-free. Some tips you can share with students include knowing where and when all their finals are scheduled, knowing what kinds of exams will be given in each class, getting the supplies they need in advance (blue books, pens/pencils, etc.), getting plenty of sleep and making changes to their work schedules to accommodate extra study time. Test preparation and other helpful resources can be found on the Student Success website.
WMREF funding opportunity
For a fifth year, Wichita Medical Research and Education Foundation (WMREF) is pleased to announce the Collaborative Investigator Initiated Research (CIIR) funding opportunity for up to two $15,000 one-year research grants.
The purpose of this funding program is to provide investigators with short-term funding (seed money) leading to successful application to larger and new funding sources. The areas of research interest are in social / behavioral, biological, genetic or environmental determinants of disease and / or health, either physical or mental across the life span. Quality improvement / Quality evaluation projects will not be considered.
A special feature of this announcement is the requirement for documented novel collaborative partnerships within the Wichita community. These novel collaborative partnerships should include at least one institution of higher learning, such as Wichita State University and / or the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, but might also include other community partners or government agencies.
This program is designed to encourage researchers to develop new strong working partnerships to foster a cooperative research environment in Wichita. The primary co-investigators must have a new active working relationship with the other principal investigator, with both actively participating in the project. Explanation of the relationship and the division of work should be included.
Letters of intent will be screened for responsiveness to the RFP and fit to WMREF program development goals. The deadline for letter of intent submission is Friday, Dec. 28. Only those selected will be permitted to submit full applications. Notification of successful letter of intent will occur no later than Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019.
For more information and application materials, go to WMREF.
Grant Funding Opportunity from WSU's Regional Institute on Aging
The Regional Institute on Aging (RIA) at Wichita State University is pleased to announce a new competitive funding opportunity for interdisciplinary faculty research. Two $20,000 grants will be awarded for two interdisciplinary research projects at WSU that contribute to new knowledge and practice related to well-being in older adults.
This funding opportunity advances two goals of the university's strategic plan: Goal 1 - Guarantee an applied learning or research experience for every student by each academic program and Goal 4 - Accelerate the discovery, creation and transfer of new knowledge. Proposals must actively involve faculty members at WSU from at least two distinct disciplines and more than one college. The deadline for RIA proposals is Friday, Dec. 21. For more information go to http://wsuria.org/applyhere/.
Unclassified Senate to meet tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 27)
The Unclassified Senate will meet from 9-11 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 27) in 262 RSC 262.
The agenda can be found on the UP Senate website.
Graduate School announces results of event
The Graduate School sponsored an energetic inaugural Three-Minute The 3MT® event at WSU. A worldwide oral research competition for graduate students, 3MT®was created by the University of Australia.
The hard work of 15 student presenter finalists and their faculty research advisors was enjoyed by a full audience.
* The 3MT®event winner is Alisha Evangeline Prince. Her research advisor is David McDonald, and her topic was Antibiotic Synergy against Dental Caries Bacteria. Alisha will represent WSU in the Midwest Association of Graduate School's 3MT® Competition in Spring 2019.
* The 3MT®event runner-up is Caleb Gimar. His research advisor is Nickolas Solomey, and his topic was Simulations of a Near-Solar Orbit Neutrino Detector.
Be part of the International Student Recruitment Network!
Wichita State University is home to 1,500 international students from more than 100 countries. International students represent 10 percent of the student population at WSU.
Have you ever wondered how students from all over the world find out about Wichita State? What do we do to recruit international students and encourage them to attend Wichita State?
The Office of International Education invites faculty members to join a meeting about international student recruitment and retention from 3-4 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 27) in 142 RSC. We would love to have more faculty members involved in international student recruitment and retention. This meeting would be a great opportunity to get involved and to exchange ideas.
If you can't make it to the meeting but would like to be kept in the loop about future international recruitment and retention activities, send an email to fai.tai@wichita.edu.
Face-to-face training on how OIEC processes reports of discrimination and harassment, coming Dec. 11
University Policies and Process address protected class discrimination and gender-based harassment, discrimination and sexual misconduct. It is important for the university's responsible employees to have a working knowledge of the policy and process, so if a student reports and asks, “What happens now?,” our employees are able to provide an answer.
Natasha Stephens and Christine Taylor will offer training from 10:30 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Nov. 28, and 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, on how the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance processes reports of discrimination and harassment.
This training is specifically targeted to our responsible employees, and will provide a greater understanding about the process and what happens when the OIEC receives a report, the difference between a report and an investigation, specific working examples of protected class discrimination, sexual harassment and quid pro quo harassment.
To register, please go through My Training, and click on “Discrimination and Harassment 101 with OIEC.
Total Rewards requesting Open Enrollment feedback
The Total Rewards team would like to recognize the efforts of every department at WSU for a very successful Open Enrollment season. KDHE has indicated that Open Enrollment will be an active enrollment each year moving forward.
With an eye on the future, the Total Rewards team is asking that everyone who participated in Open Enrollment share their feedback on how we can improve communications and resources available next year. Please give five minutes of your time to take a brief survey on your computer or mobile device. We appreciate your time and input!
If you have feedback you would like to share on 2019 plan changes, including employee cost, plan options or carriers, you can submit this feedback directly to the Kansas Healthcare Commission at kdhe.benefits@ks.gov.
Retirement reception planned for Cindy Claycomb on Nov. 29
Cindy Claycomb has been employed in higher education at Wichita State University for 24 years, holding positions of professor of marketing, interim dean of the W. Frank Barton School of Business, founding director of WSU Ventures and most recently Assistant to the President for Strategic Planning. Prior to that, she spent more than a decade in analyst and management positions at two Fortune 500 companies—Boeing and Pizza Hut, a division of PepsiCo.
Claycomb is a two-time graduate of WSU, where she received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Business Administration and is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a Ph.D. in Marketing.
In 2017, she was elected to a four-year term on the Wichita City Council for District VI. Prior to being elected, she served on the District VI Advisory Board and for eight years on the Wichita Board of Park Commissioners. She currently serves on the boards of Botanica, Downtown Wichita, Arts Council, the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Body, and the Wichita State University Alumni Association. Cindy is married to Charlie Claycomb.
Claycomb will continue her work as a member of the Wichita City Council representing District VI.
Please join us for a reception in her honor from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, in 265 RSC. Remarks will be at 2:30 p.m., and refreshments will be served.
Opportunity for faculty to improve Microsoft skills
Faculty can attend a special training “Excel Essentials for Faculty,” from 9 a.m.-noon Friday, Dec. 7. From 1-4 p.m. that day, faculty can also attend “Word Essentials for Faculty.”
Both workshops will offer hands-on training to help faculty take their skills to the next level, so be sure to bring a laptop or other device.
To sign up, please go to myTraining. Space is limited so sign up soon! These workshops are offered through ITS Training Services in coordination with Instructional Design and Access. Please direct any questions to IDA@wichita.edu.
Submit your Finals Frenzy events by 5 p.m. today (Monday, Nov. 26)
Finals Frenzy is a series of stress relieving events hosted across campus the week prior to finals week: Dec. 3-7. If you are interested in having your events during this week cross-promoted by Student Activities Council, please submit your Finals Frenzy events here!
Contact Randi Beggs in Student Involvement for questions at randi.beggs@wichita.edu.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office workshop coming Nov. 30
University Libraries is hosting a virtual U.S. Patent and Trademark Office workshop, “Intellectual Property for Beginners: How to File: Patent Electronic Systems,” from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, in 217 Ablah Library.
Part IV in the series will focus on filing your patent application using the Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) and managing your patent application online using Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system. The presentation will consist of an interactive tutorial, description of various assistance resources such as the Inventor's Assistance Center (IAC) and the Patent Electronics Business Center (EBC).
To RSVP to this event and other workshops for inventors and entrepreneurs, go to Nov. 30 library event.
12 Days of Christmas Sale begins today (Monday, Nov. 26)
Looking to find your favorite Shocker a holiday gift? Stop by the Shocker Store's Rhatigan Student Center location for its annual 12 Days of Christmas Sale from today (Monday, Nov. 26) to Saturday, Dec. 8. Or shop the sale online at shockerstore.com.
New sale items are added daily and will stay on sale the remainder of the promotion, or while supplies last. The new sale item for today (Monday, Nov. 26) is a select quarter zip sweatshirt for $17.99.
Buy one, get one 50 percent off at the Shocker Store on Dec. 22
Need a last minute gift for the Shocker fan in your life? Visit the Shocker Store's new Braeburn Square location on Saturday, Dec. 22 for buy one, get one 50 percent off storewide!
Store hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. that day. Save big and find the perfect gift at the Shocker Store.
Enjoy the Holiday Pops Concert
Holiday fun for the whole family! The WSU Symphony presents a program of seasonal favorites from classical and popular traditions at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 27) in Miller Concert Hall.
Tchaikovsky's Nutcrackerballet is synonymous with Christmas celebrations, while Britten's Men of Goodwill is a delightful set of variations on “God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen.” Longtime Tonight Show arranger Tommy Newsom offers a brassy take on “Joy to the World.” A surprise guest narrator will join the orchestra to read the timeless classic The Night Before Christmas.
The outstanding A Cappella Choir and Concert Chorale offer two contemporary selections for voices and orchestra. Everyone is invited to join in singing Stephenson's stirring medley of beloved carols.
Mark Laycock, WSU Director of Orchestras, will share conducting duties with colleagues Michael Hanawalt and Thomas Wine. Gabriela Garzon, a graduate student majoring in orchestral conducting, will also appear.
For tickets, contact the WSU Fine Arts Box Office or call 978-3233.