WSU Today: April 12, 2019

Kevin Mullins: Fire in the Paint Locker

Kevin Mullins was known for producing compelling, complex, luminous, lyrical surfaces. He was at the height of his career when he passed away suddenly in March of 2018. A celebration of his work and life seems most fitting as his artistic career included 15 years at the Ulrich Museum as Exhibitions Curator. 

The Ulrich Museum of Art is proud to organize a retrospective of Kevin’s work, opening Friday, April 12. The exhibition, co-curated by Ann Resnick and Dan Rouser, will celebrate 30 years of Kevin’s work drawn from private and public collections including the Ulrich’s recent acquisition, God Blind Me, 2017. In addition, the Ulrich is pleased to produce a limited-edition catalogue to accompany the exhibit, featuring essays by David Butler, Elizabeth Dunbar, Bill North, Mike Odom and David Reed.

 

David Butler: Thoughts on a Painting by Kevin Mullins
Sunday, April 14 | 2 p.m. program | reception following | free and open to the public
Please join David Butler for a personal reflection on a work by Mullins that he has owned and enjoyed for many years. He was a friend and colleague of Kevin’s, as former director of the Ulrich Museum of Art.

Butler is currently the executive director of the Knoxville Museum of Art in Tennessee.

 

Catalogue Launch: Kevin Mullins: Fire in the Paint Locker
Saturday, June 22 | 5-7 p.m. | free and open to the public
Mark your calendar to celebrate the release of the limited edition exhibition catalog, Kevin Mullins: Fire in the Paint Locker. The catalog captures 30 years of Kevin’s work and features essays by David Butler, Elizabeth Dunbar, Bill North, Mike Odom, and David Reed, with an introduction by Dan Rouser.

Co-curators Ann Resnick and Dan Rouser will be on hand to sign copies.

The morphological machinery of a language is at the service of syntax, but the service can be poor. A request may result in the wrong item (deponency), or in an item the syntax already has (syncretism), or in an abundance of choices (inflectional classes or morphological allomorphy).

Using examples from the West Slavonic language Lower Sorbian, I show how Network Morphology regulates the service by recreating the morphosyntactic space as a network of information sharing nodes, where sharing is through inheritance, and inheritance can be overridden to allow for both the regular and the semi-regular.

The network expresses the system; the way the network can be accessed expresses possible deviations from the systematic. And so Network Morphology captures the semi-systematic nature of morphology, attempting to tidy up the mess.

Medical Mission at Home - Saturday, April 13

Wichita State is always looking for ways to better fulfill its mission, and that includes helping improve the health and wellness of our community.

That’s why we’re proud to collaborate with Via Christi, the City of Wichita and other partners in sponsoring this year’s Medical Mission at Home event, which provides free head-to-toe health care for those with little or no health insurance.

Each year, Shockers from across campus volunteer their time and services to make this event a success. For example, students and faculty from the College of Health Professions provide dental, vision and hearing screenings—and other services—to hundreds of patients.

The Medial Mission at Home event is taking place this Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Mueller elementary school located at 2500 E. 18^th St. N.

For more information, and to make a donation, visit viachristi.org/medicalmission.

DiverseCity Week, April 15-20

Here’s a little WSU trivia: Did you know that WSU is the most racially and ethnically diverse college campus in Kansas? In fact, Shockers hail from 110 countries, and more than 40 percent are first-generation college students.

Starting Monday, the university showcases the success of individuals, departments and organizations made possible through diversity by hosting its 3rd annual DiverseCity week.

The week begins with the DiverseCity Showcase Kick-off from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Monday in the Rhatigan Student Center, Room 233. The kick-off highlights examples of diversity at WSU, such as photography, group projects and artwork, submitted by students, faculty, staff, organizations and departments.

We encourage everyone stop by and support these events. For an event list, visit wichita.edu/diversecity.

Airbus + WSU Innovation Fair - Tuesday, April 16

Also taking place next week is the Airbus + WSU Innovation Fair—a collaborative event highlighting our innovation ecosystem—from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16. University partners, students, faculty and staff are invited to explore the different innovation opportunities and resources available to them on campus—and meet with innovators such as Airbus, the National Institute for Aviation Research, FirePoint and others.

AACSB Barton School Accreditation

On Tuesday, we were pleased to announce that all undergraduate and graduate programs offered by Barton School of Business continue to be accredited by AACSB International—a premier accrediting body for business schools worldwide.

The Barton School is one of 836 business schools in 55 countries that are accredited by AACSB and one of 189 schools worldwide that have separate accreditation for both business and accounting. This extension of accreditation was announced by AACSB’s Board of Directors on April 1 and signifies the commitment of the Barton School to continually improve the quality of education it offers.

Strategic Enrollment Management: Admissions and Career Development

WSU has put Admissions and Career Development under the same umbrella, helping link newly admitted students to our brand of applied learning, where every student gains real-world experience leading to employment upon graduation.

By creating this link, we make our promise of an applied learning experience for every student even more explicit and obvious at the moment of being admitted. As we see an increase in the number of nontraditional students, returning adults and transfer students, who are often focused on career advancement motives, this closer connection makes even more sense.  

The goal is to guide every student toward an appropriate applied learning experience as well as provide career skill development such as resume building, interviewing and career networking.

Bardo Celebration of Life – 2-5 p.m. Thursday, May 9

We’d like to invite everyone to attend a Celebration of Life event, in memory of President Bardo, from 2-5 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the Rhatigan Student Center.

From 2-3 p.m., everyone is encouraged to view a display honoring President Bardo’s life and legacy. The Celebration of Life program will be held from 3-4 p.m., with an ice cream reception to follow.

Please RSVP by May 1 at wichita.edu/celebrationoflife.
The event will also be livestreamed at wsu.news/youtube.

Discover WSU

Finally, with spring here, and with our signature tulips in full bloom, we want to invite everyone, and their pets, to walk around and explore our beautiful campus—and take advantage of all the fun events scheduled between now and graduation.

A few of our upcoming events include Hippodrome on April 13. Hippodrome is WSU’s longest standing tradition and is a week of student performances and special events.

Also, we have a family fun day planned for Saturday, April 20—complete with a grand opening celebration of our Shocker Pet Pathway, family day carnival, baseball game, sculptures, cosmic bowling and more.

And on Monday, April 22, campus will host “Picnic at the Pod,” a picnic and dedication of the second of three Shocker Pods, titled Earth Pod.

For more information on these events—and to sign up for our Discover WSU newsletter—visit wichita.edu/discoverwsu.

Lead investors and representing at this event:

• Shocker Rowing           •  Admissions                   •  River Vista LLC
• Campus Recreation    •  Alumni Association     •   Festivals Inc.

Anticipated activities:

• Paddle boating             •  Intro to rowing             • Boathouse tours
• Yoga on the lawn         •  Kayaking                        •  WSU info tables
• Yard games                   •  River Vista tours           •  Activity Demonstrations

Logistics:

• All events at a centralized location, inside and outside
• Short drive from campus with free public parking on site
• Staffing provided by lead investors
• Web page for event promotion and updates

Enrichment options:

• Shuttle / transit service from campus
• Food and beverage options
• Participant giveaways - event branded
•   Shocker apparel / gear for sale

Butler reportedly said, “He was a great man and taught me how to work hard.”

Butler continued to tell the Plumbing Department employees that this year’s teams is one the best group of guys that he’s coached in a long time, and that this has been one of the most fun seasons he’s had coaching baseball.

“These guys have great attitudes and personalities. That’s something that can’t be taught by a coach, only by good parenting, similar to what I had while growing up,” said Butler.

Thanks to Michael Basgall, plumbing supervisor, for sharing this story.

Guest speaker Major Kelly J. Junkins, flight commander, 344th Air Refueling Squadron, 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell AFB, will present “Women in Air Force Aviation and the CK-46 Tanker.”

Mail payment and reservation to Krysti Carlson-Goering, Information Technology Services, WSU, campus box 98, Wichita, KS 67260-0098, or pay online. Reservations must be received by 5 p.m. Thursday, April 11.

Comparisons with other psychological approaches, as well as medication, has identified behavioral activation as one of the more effective means of coping with depression. As its name suggests, behavioral activation stresses the importance of systematically re-engaging in a range of activities that are often abandoned in the face of depression.

Those interested in participating in the project will first be asked to complete a brief, online screening survey that assesses their level of depression and obtains some relevant background information. Those who qualify will be contacted with additional information and details about further participating in the treatment phase of this project which consists of eight weekly, individual sessions following some further assessment.

Our hope is that participants will learn some new strategies for more effectively coping with depression and that the overall findings from this project may also help improve psychological services offered to others who also struggle with it.

Interested individuals 18 or older experiencing a least a moderate level of depression can access the brief screening survey.

Questions or requests for further information about this project may be directed to either Yvonne Chaw at jxchaw@shockers.wichita.edu, 316-882-4966 or Dr. Robert Zettle at robert.zettle@wichita.edu, 978-3081.