WSU spring commencement schedule, speakers
More than 2,400 students are eligible to participate in the 121st spring commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 18, at Wichita State University. Ceremonies will be held in Charles Koch Arena. Undergraduate and graduate degrees will be conferred in college ceremonies.
The public should be advised that security will be in place and plan additional time for screening by metal detector to enter the arena. Doors will open at 7 a.m. and remain open throughout the day.
Complete commencement schedule.
Joint UP and USS General Meeting today (Tuesday, May 14)
USS and UP staff – Plan to attend the spring semester Joint UP and USS General Meeting from 3-4:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, May 14), in 208 Hubbard Hall. We look forward to having you join us!
Join University Libraries for Trademark Tuesday
Join University Libraries for Trademark Tuesday from 2-3:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, May 14) in 204 Ablah Library. The Rocky Mountain Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in collaboration with partners located across the Rocky Mountain region, hosts quarterly interactive sessions with experts from the USPTO's Trademark Assistance Center (TAC), which is based at USPTO Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.
During these virtual programs, TAC experts will provide an overview of various aspects of the trademark registration process, and answer any questions that program participants may have.
Campus Credit Union invites members and interested persons to lunch today (Tuesday, May 14)
Take a break and enjoy a free hot dog at Campus Credit Union, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Tuesday, May 14). We are located next to the WSU Police Station and Wilkins Stadium, across the road from the new YMCA construction, as a thank you to all our members and a warm welcome to anyone who wishes to join. Available while supplies last.
Learn how to become a FUN presenter
We look forward to continuing FUN: Future Now at the Ulrich Museum of Art next year. For more information and to learn how you can become a FUN presenter, please contact Jana Durfee at jana.durfee@wichita.edu.
World Trade Council of Wichita to feature look at USMCA trade agreement
The World Trade Council of Wichita (WTCouncil) hosts World Trade Week on Thursday evening May 16, at Wichita Marriott Hotel, 9100 Corporate Hill Drive, with a special look at USMCA (U.S. Mexico Canada trade agreement).
Panel participants include representatives from Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The WTCouncil is part of the Center for International Business Advancement (CIBA) at the Barton School of Business. Program registration includes a social hour, dinner and panel discussion. A preliminary program is attached.
For more information, contact Usha Haley, CIBA director and WTCouncil chair, at usha.haley@wichita.edu. For reservations, contact Sherryl Hubble at sherryl.hubble@wichita.edu.
LaunchPrep Demo Day to feature six businesses
Witness firsthand how LaunchPrep provides tangible outcomes for the ever developing entrepreneurial ecosystem on Launch Prep Demo Day from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, in the Experiential Engineering Building.
You’ll hear pitches from six new start-ups that have been working on launching their business. Businesses will showcase their product / service in a Trade Show format beginning at 5 p.m.
Featured entrepreneurs:
Coming Together for a Cure
Hearsay
James Wesley Furniture
M.A.D. Ad Labs
Vrume
Wichita Limelight
Participants needed for website evaluation
Participants age 18+ who have experience using websites for renting apartments are needed to help evaluate the usability of a website. If you are interested, please take a few minutes to take the screening survey.
If you qualify, you will be contacted to schedule a time to participate. This study takes place on the WSU main campus and lasts about 60-90 minutes. Participants in the study will earn $25 for their time.
Questions can be directed to Traci Hart at Traci.Hart@wichita.edu or 978-3807.
Opportunity to develop new First Year Seminars on May 29
After piloting First Year Seminars (FYS) for three years, the faculty have approved requiring an FYS course for all first-time-in-college students as part of their general education experience starting in fall 2021. This is an exciting opportunity to add another best practice to our other student success strategies on campus. Summer presents a good time for new course development.
For those interested in learning more about how to develop a first year seminar course, an FYS Information Session will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday May 29, in 203 RSC.
Additional sessions will be scheduled in the summer and fall. Information is also available at www.wichita.edu/FYS, or you can contact Carolyn.Shaw@wichita.edu or Kim.Sandlin@wichita.edu with questions.
Training for preventing suicide to be offered
Come join this training provided by Counseling and Prevention Services and learn more about how to prevent suicide in our community. This training is part of the #WSUWeSupportU campaign and covers signs that someone may need additional support, how to start conversations with people who may need help, and the resources that are available both at WSU and in the community.
The next training is from 11 a.m.-1 noon tomorrow (Wednesday, May 15). Register in the myTraining portal in myWSU.
Photovoice exhibit coming Wednesday, May 22
The Photovoice exhibit focusing on the youth perspective on alternative education will be held from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, in 142 RSC. This project is based on qualitative participatory action research methodology that gives voice for the expelled and juvenile justice involved youth in the evaluation of the academic and behavioral programming at the McAdams Academy, an alternative program in Wichita.
The McAdams participants will be at the exhibit to meet you and share their stories. Light refreshments will be served.
Each week, our young participants took photos to represent how the program works, the strengths of the program and what they would recommend changing. We will present their photos, narratives, and recommendations through an interactive exhibit for the community.
Feel free to invite others and share this flyer.
The project was sponsored by MURPA and conducted by Bree Boppre (Criminal Justice), Dasha Shamrova (Social Work) and Amy Kalb (Social Work).
If you have any questions, let us know:
Bree Boppre at breanna.boppre@wichita.edu
Dasha Shamrova at dasha.shamrova@wichita.edu
Amy Kalb at amy.kalb@wichita.edu
Seeking volunteer Jump!Star performers this summer
Communities from New York to Kansas have been working with Jump!Star's creative director, George Ferrandi for the past 18 months building 12 large, lightweight illuminated sculptures made of wire and paper at this summer’s Symphony in the Flint Hills signature event Saturday, June 15, in the Flint Hills on Irma’s pasture near Bazaar, Kansas. Performers will have free admittance to this popular event.
We are seeking more than 100 participants as each sculpture requires eight-to-12 handlers. Participants are referred to as "dark matter".... do you want to be Dark Matter for an amazing, otherworldly evening experience on the beautiful, rolling Flint Hills? Of course you do!
- One full dress rehearsal on Friday, June 14, with the rest of the sculptures. (On-site in the Flint Hills. Details TBA.)
- Live performance - Two 20-30-minute sessions of processing with the sculptures after dark on Saturday, June 15th. (Rain date, Sunday, June 16)
The sculptures are very lightweight illuminated constructions, so not heavy to lift, but are basically a big paper bag we are taking to Tornado Town, so there may be some wind to deal with, in addition to gravity. We've been told the wind dies down after dark, so are counting on that!
Register as a volunteer and click Become Dark Matter. See you on the prairie.
Fall tuition assistance is open
Applications are now being accepted for fall 2019 tuition assistance.
A fillable PDF application can be found online here. For additional program information, visit tuition assistance.
Applications for the fall 2019 term are due on Monday, July 1. Because of the volume of applications received each semester, applications received after the deadline will be automatically denied. There will be no exceptions.
Shocker women win program's first AAC outdoor title
The Wichita State women's track and field team claimed its first American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship, Sunday evening, while the Shocker men pushed pre-meet favorite Houston to the wire before settling for a runner-up finish on the final day of competition at Cessna Stadium.
Easterling to succeed Jones as head men’s golf coach
The most-successful coach in Wichita State men's golf history, Grier Jones, is set to pass the torch to one of his most-accomplished players.
Judd Easterling will take over as head coach of the Shocker program, effective June 16, Director
of Athletics Darron Boatright announced on Monday.
Student expands his 'horizons' with community-based project
On a clear day, you can see the largest mural in the world from the third-floor windows of McKnight Art Center on the Wichita State campus.
The Horizontes Project brought Columbian street artist GLeo to Wichita to paint “El Sueño Original” (the original dream) on a grain elevator in an industrial area that separates the majority African American northeast neighborhoods from the majority Latino North End. The mural depicts residents of both neighborhoods.
Textbook Buyback and Rental Return dates
Textbook Buyback starts this week at the Shocker Store! Bring in your gently used textbooks to our RSC location now to Saturday, May 18, during normal hours of operation, to receive cash for your books. Rental books are due back by Monday, May 20, with a late fee charged after that date. A valid Shocker ID is required for all buyback transactions.
Personal Trainer summer course to be offered
Do you want to earn more money? Bring home some additional income? Have what it takes
to become a great personal trainer? If you answered yes, then register for this summer’s
Personal Training Certification Course.
Campus Recreation is an approved educational partner with the American Council on Exercise (ACE). We receive big discounts on course materials and exams which we pass on straight to you. This offer is available to student, faculty / staff and community members. Registration is now open, stop by our Guest Services Desk to sign up.
Included with this eight-week course:
Class: Chapter presentations, Quizzes, Homework’s
Materials: Personal Training Manual, Essentials of Exercise textbook, Study Guide ($200 value)
Exams: Practice Exam, Certification Exam ($399 value)
First Aid Certification ($40)
All for only $525. Registration closes Friday, May 31.
Save the date for the Kansas Economic Outlook Conference
The Center for Economic Development and Business Research (CEDBR), part of the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University, is hosting the 40th Annual Kansas Economic Outlook Conference on from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Century II Convention Center, 225 W. Douglas.
Experts will deliver insights on the economy, which will consist of state and local industry-level employment projections, real estate forecasts, small business economic conditions and an aerospace update.
Speakers will include:
- Holly Wade, director of National Federation of Independent Business
- Tom Kim, senior vice president of commercial real estate finance at Mortgage Bankers Association
- Tom Gentile, CEO at Spirit AeroSystems
- Stan Longhofer, director of the Center for Real Estate at WSU
- Jeremy Hill, director of the CEDBR.
Outdoor Adventures announces Royals baseball game trip on June 22
Join Campus Recreation’s Outdoor Adventures team as we watch the Royals take on the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, June 22 at Kauffman Stadium. The first 10,000 fans will receive a KC Royals Hawaiian shirt.
We will eat a light breakfast on the ride up to Kansas City and should arrive at the stadium by 11:30 a.m. After the game we will return to Wichita.
Follow-up communication will be emailed prior to the trip. Contact Kaycee Miller at Campus Recreation for any questions at cr.outdooradventures@wichita.edu.
WSU men's and women's tennis offers free tennis clinics on Wednesdays
The WSU men's and women's tennis programs will offer free tennis clinics for WSU faculty, staff and Innovation Campus employees at the Coleman Tennis Complex this spring.
The free Wednesday clinics will resume from noon-1 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, May 15) and run indefinitely as long as there is interest.
These clinics are for all ability levels, from beginner to experienced. Even if you've never played tennis, give it a try. Rackets will be provided if you let Nick Taylor know ahead of time. RSVP to nicholas.taylor@wichita.edu.
Sale on Uscape merchandise
Show your pride for your university and your city with the Uscape line at the Shocker Store, which combines university and city skylines! This week, take 20% off all Uscape merchandise, at both the Rhatigan Student Center and Braeburn Square stores.