Interdisciplinary Program Award finalists to give presentations today (Thursday, Nov. 29)
Please join us from 2-3:30 p.m. today (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
Donate to the Shocker Support Locker at the 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.
Everyone also is welcome to bring a donation for the Shocker Support Locker. We will collect the following items for the locker:
Proteins: Peanut butter, canned chicken / tuna, beans, canned chili, nuts
Fruits: Canned fruits, applesauce, tomato juice, raisins, dried fruit
Grains: Pasta, rice, cereal, noodles, oatmeal
Meals & Mixes: Baking mixes, soups, instant potatoes, mac and cheese, Hamburger Helper, spaghetti sauce
Snacks: Granola bars, crackers, popcorn, pudding
Please RSVP at Holiday Reception by Wednesday, Dec. 5.
President Bardo thanks campus and statement from Regents
John Bardo
President Bardo sincerely appreciates the outpouring of support and well wishes he has received from Shocker Nation and beyond in the few days since he shared the information that he is being treated for a lung condition.
The Kansas Board of Regents issued this statement Wednesday:
"The Regents are aware that President Bardo is in the hospital and send him best wishes for a full and speedy recovery. The Board and KBOR President Blake Flanders will remain in contact with President Bardo and will support the rest of the Wichita State leadership team until he can return to campus. The Regents will also work with Provost Rick Muma to ensure that the management of the University continues to operate smoothly."
Come see the Koch Innovation Challenge tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 30)
Come and encourage nearly 30 multidisciplinary teams of first-year WSU students as they deliver their big idea two-minute pitch to a panel of industry judges from 9 a.m.-noon Friday, Nov. 30, in 107 Devlin Hall. Admission is free to this come-and-go event.
Five winning teams will be selected and announced at a brief awards ceremony at 12:30 p.m. The winning teams will receive up to $1,200 in seed money to continue their projects, and each team member will receive a $1,000 scholarship.
Sponsored by Koch Industries, this competition fosters a culture of creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and teamwork among students.
Retirement reception for Cindy Claycomb today (Thursday, 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. today (Thursday, Nov. 29) in 265 RSC. Remarks will be at 2:30 p.m., and refreshments will be served.
Work along 21st Street should be completed prior to commencement
The city has indicated that 21st Street will be limited to one lane in each direction between Oliver and Hillside until the end of next week. However, it should be fully open in time for graduation on Sunday, Dec. 16.
Housing and Residence Life will be closed for three hours
The Housing and Residence Life Department will be closed from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. today (Thursday, Nov. 29) because of staff development. We will respond to phone and email inquiries as quickly as possible, once our meetings conclude.
Staff will continue be available at the front desks of both Shocker Hall and The Flats at WSU to assist with housing inquiries as needed during this time.
TIAA financial counseling available on Dec. 5-6
Financial consultant Jeremy Kohn will be available to meet with employees by appointment on Wednesday, Dec. 5, and Thursday, Dec. 6, at Wichita State. The meeting will help participants confirm that they are on track for retirement and how to invest their money.
Appointments can be made by calling 800-732-8353 or go online to TIAA Financial Counseling.
New policy approved – Human Trafficking in Persons Prohibited
The president's executive team recently approved Policy 20.25 Human Trafficking in Persons Prohibited.
The addition of this policy fulfills the university's compliance obligations as a federal prime and/or subcontractor where FAR 52.222-50 Combating Human Trafficking in Persons is included in the university's contract with the agency or company.
The addition of the policy was requested by the NIAR Federal Contract Compliance Office and has had input and review by the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Research and Technology, the Office of Research and Compliance, Human Resources, and the WSU Center for Combating Human Trafficking.
Policy 20.25 Human Trafficking in Persons Prohibited
Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 30)
Dave Bakken, professor in the EECS Department at Washington State University will be the distinguished lecturer at a Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 30) and Saturday, Dec. 1, at Wichita State. Bakken's expertise is in middleware platforms.
The workshop is jointly hosted by the IEEE student branch at Wichita State University, IEEE Wichita Section and Wichita State Student Government Association.
The workshop schedule follows:
Discussion with students in Cyber-Power Area from 12:30-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, in 314 RSC.
Seminar from 2-3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, in 319 RSC. “Hierarchical Virtual Power Plants: Architecture and Mechanisms for Bottom-Up and Horizontal Coordination for Peer-to-Peer Management and Markets.”
Workshop from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in 264 Experiential Engineering Building – “Overview of Distributed Computing including Middleware, Fog, Edge and Cloud.”
Click here for more information
African American Faculty & Staff Association awards scholarships
The African American Faculty & Staff Association (AAFSA) awarded four $1,000 scholarships recently.
Pictured above from L to R are:
Christine Robinson, freshman, majoring in nursing
Jadyn Stutey, sophomore, majoring in management and marketing
Bobby Berry, president of AAFSA
Maximillian Nwaigwe, senior, majoring in computer engineering
Tachina Taylor, junior, majoring in exercise science
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.
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.
Dave Stallworth statue unveiling set for Saturday, Dec. 1
The Dave Stallworth statue arrived Tuesday from the foundry in Colorado, traveling
through the snow and ice, to Wichita for Saturday's 11 a.m. unveiling outside Koch
Arena. The Shockers play Baylor at 7 p.m. Saturday, and Stallworth's teammates will
be recognized at halftime.
The statue and fund-raising are final tributes from his teammates – and fans of the
1960's era teams – to ensure Stallworth's contributions to the university and community
are remembered. With Stallworth leading the way, the Shockers won their first Missouri
Valley Conference title and made their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1964. They
became a regular in the national rankings and packed fans into what was then known
as the WU Fieldhouse.
WSU nursing student is determined to succeed despite DACA uncertainty
Senior nursing student Flor Maritza Mercado is one of the thousands of people in the United States who is impacted by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
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.
WSU honor students publish research on space mining regulation
Honor students Brittany Wojciechowski, Lucas Webb, Aubrey Koonce and Molly Williams recently published their article "The Need for Strict Regulation of Asteroid Mining," in the European Space Policy Institute's Voices from the Space Community series.
Their article is an outgrowth of research they conducted while enrolled in an Honors Seminar on Philosophy of Space Exploration, taught by philosophy faculty James Schwartz in the summer of 2018.
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.
The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences presents Roza Aceska
The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences will present Roza Aceska from Ball State University at 3 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 30) in 372 Jabara Hall. Aceska will present “Applications of Dynamical Sampling.” Join us for refreshments before the lecture at 2:30 p.m. in 353 Jabara Hall.
Dynamical sampling is a novel model for studying time-variant signals / functions with fixed spatial domain. In special cases, the initial state of a signal can be recovered using a reduced number of sampling devices activated more frequently. Applications of using later-time samples come in handy when solving evolutionary PDEs from incomplete initial data.
Recent research related to the dynamical sampling problem introduces the topic of creating frames via iterative actions of operators (FIAO). Frames are redundant spanning sets with properties similar to bases. We review the available results pertaining to FIAOs, and relate them to sensors' locations and the quality of the operator at hand.
Student tour guide job opportunity
Do you know students who love being a Shocker? Are they eager to tell others why?
The Office of Admissions is hiring student tour guides, also known as Shocker Navigators, to aid in the recruitment process of prospective students. Shocker Navigators acclimate campus visitors and their families to WSU by relaying important information about the university during their official campus visit tour. Tours typically take place between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and on some weekends, so availability during those timeframes is a desired trait.
Please let students know to apply on Handshake if they are interested. The application is available on Handshake and will close on Monday, Dec. 31.
It's time for the F45 Playoffs
The F45 Playoffs are this week! You still have time to register.
Form a team or compete individually and make your way through 10 F45 stations. Complete the most reps to be crowned the champion. Registration is $10.
Please register at the Guest Services Desk in the Heskett Center. Don't want to participate? You can still join us to check out what the F45 Playoffs are all about.
Game Day Sale at the Shocker Store on Dec. 1
On Saturday, Dec. 1, head to the Shocker Store located at Braeburn Square to take advantage of their Game Day Sale! The day of every men's home basketball game you can take 20 percent off your entire purchase. (Braeburn Square Store only, some exclusions may apply)
12 Days of Christmas Sale continues today (Thursday, Nov. 29)
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 now 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 items for today (Thursday, Nov. 29) are 20 percent off ornaments, and $7.99 for a WSU stocking or Santa hat.