Solomey’s project selected by NASA NIAC Phase II
The NASA NIAC Phase-2 selection recently included Nick Solomey’s project at Wichita State University. The project is approved for a two-year $500,000 study.
According to Solomey, this new grant will allow us to continue the work, but now instead of just doing simulations studies we will:
- a) Build a test detector in the lab and test it with cosmic rays and sources (this lab prototype will become part of a future cube sat space test mission or maybe a short stay on ISS that would need another grant once it works well in the lab).
- b) Do a design study for cost, time and trajectory with the Advanced Concept office at MSFC with our WSU AE part of the group working together.
- c) A science mission study, how much data is needed to do a first attempt at enough data to do the various science goals.
This will take at least the full two years and the $500,000 of the grant. A good outcome of this grant work would be a future near earth orbit test mission.
Book publishing questions and advice with the University Press of Kansas
Kim Hogeland, acquisitions editor at the University Press of Kansas, will be available to meet with WSU faculty on a drop-on basis from 1-3 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, April 18), in 125a-Learning Center, Ablah Library. Hogeland will be happy to talk with you about your work in progress and offer publishing advice, regardless of whether your project is a fit for Kansas’s publishing program.
For faculty who cannot attend the drop-in hours, Kim will also be available for a few short appointments. For more information or to request an appointment, please contact her at khogeland@ku.edu.
Founded in 1946, the University Press of Kansas represents the six Kansas public universities: Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University, the University of Kansas, and Wichita State University. www.kansaspress.ku.edu.
Faculty Town Hall meetings continue tomorrow (Thursday, April 18)
The Faculty Senate recently voted to modify the faculty policies on Chronic Low Performance and Dismissal for Cause - for tenured faculty - to clarify the process and provide definitions of some terms. The intent was not to make substantive changes to the policy.
This policy will be voted on at the General Faculty meeting at 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 29, in 208 Hubbard Hall. Faculty are encouraged to attend town hall meetings to discuss this and other issues before the general meeting on the dates below.
Faculty Town Hall meetings will be held from 3-4 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in 266 RSC; and 11 a.m.-noon Friday, April 19, in 257 RSC.
Workshop on Ableton Audio Workstation Software and Hardware coming to Shocker Studios tonight (Wednesday, April 17)
Ableton Music Software representative Serafin Sanchez will give a workshop on Ableton Audio Workstation Software and Hardware from 7-9 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 17), at Shocker Studios, 3805 E Harry St. The event is free, pizza provided.
Stressed? Keep Calm and Breathe On
Join the Counseling and Testing Center again for Keep Calm and Breathe On. Drop in to build structured relaxation time into your life and learn techniques to do relaxation on your own. You will be led in meditation, mindfulness and relaxation practices. The meetings are from 12:15-12:45 p.m. every Wednesday in 257 RSC. Drop in or contact the Counseling and Testing Center for more information at 978-3440.
WSU Weekly Briefing to feature Wichita State and ROTC
The WSU Weekly Briefing will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Marcus Welcome Center. The featured speakers, WSU Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement Marche Fleming-Randle and Maj. Eric Hollingsworth, will talk about the return of Army ROTC to campus this fall.
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.
Newest campus art installation to be dedicated during Earth Day Picnic at the Pod
Brady Hatter sees the university campus as a giant garden. And every garden, he says, is a potential gallery in need of art.
This Earth Day, Hatter will make his latest artistic contribution to the Wichita State canvas when his Earth Pod west of the Woodman Alumni Center is dedicated as part of the Earth Day Picnic at the Pod from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, April 22.
Everyone is invited to the dedication and picnic. The LumpiaPalooza food truck will be on hand, or visitors are also welcome to bring their own picnic lunch. Blankets and lawn chairs are encouraged.
Admissions to host a Facebook Live campus tour this month – Your help is needed!
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will offer a campus tour live on Facebook from 3-5 p.m. Friday, April 26. In 2017, the office hosted its first Facebook Live tour. The 2017 Facebook Live tour was led by Shocker Navigators, campus tour guides, and was viewed more than 11,000 times and reached more than 32,500 people.
The Shocker Navigators wants your help with the upcoming tour, with a response by 5 p.m. Thursday, April 18.
If you will be on campus during the timeframe of the Facebook Live tour, please wear black and yellow, tune in to the tour on Facebook, or even be outside enjoying (cross your fingers) the beautiful weather.
To ensure our information about your department is the most up-to-date, please complete this form by 5 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, April 18).
Our campus tour is 90 minutes, and we do our best to provide as much information as possible to our visitors. We appreciate your assistance with this project and look forward to showing our beautiful campus to those who may not be able to come in person.
RSVP for the Shocker Pride Celebration
The President's Distinguished Service Awards and the unclassified professionals' Wayne Carlisle Distinguished Service Award will be presented during the Shocker Pride Celebration from 9-10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 9, in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom, Rhatigan Student Center.
Join in the celebration to congratulate the honorees and celebrate the life of Dr. John W. Bardo. Continental breakfast refreshments will be served. Black and yellow dress encouraged, and bring your Shocker spirit!
For questions about the ceremony please contact carmen.hytche@wichita.edu or 978-3142. Please RSVP by Thursday, May 2 at Shocker Pride.
See award honorees below.
2019 PRESIDENT'S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD HONOREES
FACULTY SENATE - President's Distinguished Service Awards
Mark Vermillion
chairperson and professor
Sport Management
College of Applied Studies
Elaine Bernstorf
professor
School of Music
College of Fine Arts
Gary Brooking
chair and teaching professor
Engineering Technology
College of Engineering
UNIVERSITY SUPPORT SENATE - President's Distinguished Service Awards
Jeannie Hernandez
senior administrative assistant
Department of Philosophy
Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Michael Turenne
WSU Police Department
Finance & Administration
Lisa Wood
senior administrative assistant
Department of Political Science
Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
UNCLASSIFIED PROFESSIONAL SENATE - Wayne Carlisle Distinguished Service Award
Grady Landrum
director
Office of Disability Services
Diversity and Community Engagement
UNCLASSIFIED PROFESSIONAL SENATE - President's Distinguished Service Awards
Corey Herl
operations captain
WSU Police Department
Finance & Administration
Carmen Hytche
director of community relations and special events
Office of Strategic Communications
Division of Strategic Communications
Justin Rorabaugh
director
Shocker Studios
College of Fine Arts
Blackboard is being taken offline for maintenance early Friday
Blackboard will be down for regular maintenance and to increase server capacity from 1-5 a.m. Friday, April 19. Blackboard will be down for regular maintenance and to increase server capacity. Blackboard will be completely unavailable during that window, so please plan accordingly and notify your students if necessary.
You’re invited to the Meritrust at Braeburn Square ribbon cutting
Join Meritrust in a celebration. The ribbon cutting at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, at 4510 E. 19th Street in Braeburn Square, is scheduled to occur in alignment with the Wichita State Amazing Race on-campus event, based on the popular TV show. Light refreshments will be available.
RSVP chi.bolander@meritrustcu.org.
Parking lot closures
Thursday, April 18: Lot 7 south of the RSC will be closed for the WSU Alumni Awards, and all cars will need to be out by 3 p.m.
Friday, April 26: 200 stalls will be blocked off all day in lot 2w west of Koch Arena for the Shocker New Venture Competition Trade Show.
Parking lots 3N, 3S, and 11 between Cessna Stadium and Devlin Hall will continue to be blocked off for the rest of April while the stadium lights are being repaired.
Join us for the first walk on the Shocker Pet Pathway
Discover WSU is excited to announce a new pet-friendly initiative on campus, the Shocker Pet Pathway. The grand opening will be from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 20, with remarks and a ribbon-cutting at 9:30 a.m. at the south end of the Braeburn Square parking lot. The first 50 attendees will receive a free mini-frisbee.
Attendees will be invited to walk the pathways, visit with pet-friendly vendors and even attend that day’s Shocker baseball game vs. UCF. Fans are invited to enjoy baseball with their pup in the outfield at Eck Stadium with “Bark in the Park.” First pitch is at 10:30 a.m. Free tickets will be given away to attendees who bring their dog to the event, while supplies last.
Come dressed to impress for the pet costume contest!
Starting at Braeburn Square, Shockers and Wichitans are invited to bring their furry friends to campus to walk one of three pathways that stretch from the newly developed campus expansion into the heart of WSU and back. Pathways are marked with #ShockerPets signage that include lots of friendly faces to help guide walkers and their pets around campus. There are also seven dedicated pet waste stations complete with complimentary pet waste bags. Plans to expand the pathway experience include installing water bowls and treat stations for patrons to take advantage of.
Neswick to give organ performance Tuesday, April 23
Bruce Neswick, the Canon for Music at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon, will present a program at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in Wiedemann Hall. For tickets, call 978-3233 or go to Fine Arts Box Office.
Prior to coming to Oregon, he served as Associate Professor of Music in Organ and Sacred Music at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and Assistant Organist of St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church, Louisville, Kentucky.
Active in the field of church music, Neswick holds the Fellowship degree from the Royal School of Church Music, for whom he has conducted several courses for boy and girl choristers.
As a recitalist, Neswick has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe, and has been a frequent performer at national and regional conventions of the American Guild of Organists.
Lavender Graduation celebration set for May 2
Please join the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and SPECTRUM: LGBTQ & Allies as we celebrate WSU’s graduating queer students at our annual Lavender Graduation celebration. Graduating Seniors are given their choice of rainbow or lavender cord to wear at their respective college graduation ceremony (pre-registration and attendance required).
If you are an LGBTQ identified graduating senior and would like to be recognized, or wish to RSVP to attend, sign up here.
Registration underway for Shocker Basketball Camps
Registration is now underway for all 2019 Gregg Marshall Shocker Basketball Camps!
Coach Marshall and staff will lead a variety of sessions this June designed to help boys and girls of all ages and ability levels improve their basketball knowledge and skills in a fun, energetic and positive atmosphere.
Check out the Home in Harmony Tour ‘Vintage Venue’
Join Tim and Gail Buchanan as they open their lovely new home for the 48th Homes in Harmony Tour from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, May 5, at 1875 N. 159th Street East. Tickets are $15.
Proceeds are used to provide scholarships to music students at WSU and Friends University, and to make a generous contribution to the annual Kodaly Institute held at WSU in the summers. During the event, WSU School of Music professors Julie Bees and Leonid Shukaev will perform piano and cello selections at the home tour from 3-4 p.m., and Judith Fear (former WSU piano instructor) will perform piano selections from 4-4:30 p.m.
Announcing the Youth Mental Health Month Art Showcase
Young people ages 8 to 21 are invited to participate in the second annual Youth Mental Health Month Art Showcase, presented by the Kansas System of Care.
The theme of the showcase is “You Are Not Alone.” The submission deadline is Thursday, April 25. Categories are essays, poems, photography, multimedia, and visual art.
To enter or for more information, text 316-358-1518 or email kaela.moore@wichita.edu.