Virgin Galactic lead test pilot to give talk at WSU tomorrow (Tuesday, May 21)
Kansas native and test pilot Mark “Forger” Stucky will give a talk at Wichita State University at noon tomorrow (Tuesday, May 21) in 264 Experiential Engineering Building.
Stucky is the director of flight test for The Spaceship Company and lead test pilot for Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnight Two. He was one of two pilots to fly SpaceShipTwo to space in December last year. Attendees are welcome to bring a lunch. Light refreshments will be provided.
Opportunity to develop new First-Year Seminars on May 29 and June 13
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 wanting to teach a seminar in the fall of 2020, we recommend you submit your course proposal to your department committee no later than Sept 30.
For those interested in learning more about how to develop a first year seminar course, Information Sessions are scheduled for
- 1 p.m. Wednesday May 29, in 203 RSC.
- 2 p.m. Thursday June 13, in 264 RSC.
Additional sessions will be scheduled in the future and announced in WSU Today.
Information is also available at First-Year Seminar, or you can contact Carolyn.Shaw@wichita.edu or Kim.Sandlin@wichita.edu with questions.
SPTE evaluations available for pre-session courses
If you would like to request a SPTE (Student Perception of Teaching Effectiveness) evaluation to be administered to your pre-session course, click SPTE forms. You also have the option of contacting the office at 978-3384.
SPTE information and additional services offered by the Social Science Research Lab can be found at Social Science Research Lab.
A video message to state employees from Gov. Kelly
Click here to see a video message from Gov. Laura Kelly.
Exhibit by WSU students to be featured in Valley Center
Find out how oil put Valley Center on the map in this unique exhibit created by Wichita State’s Museum Studies Program and sponsored by the Valley Center Historical Society. A free open house: Black Gold – The Oil Boom in Valley Center – will be held from 6-10 p.m. today (Monday, May 20), at the Valley Center Historical Museum Learning Center at Main and Meridian.
Parking lot update
Monday, May 20: All of lots 9E and 9W, green lots outside Ahlberg Hall, will be blocked for new student orientations.
Thursday-Friday, May 23-24: All of lots 9E and 9W, green lots outside Ahlberg Hall, will be blocked for new student orientations.
Friday-Saturday, May 24-25: All of parking lots 3N and 3S between Cessna Stadium and Devlin Hall, all of lot 5 (green lot east of Corbin Education Center), and lots 2N, 2E and 2K north and east of Koch Arena, will be blocked off for the state high school track meet. Parking lots will start to be closed off Wednesday to help clear and set up the lots.
Thursday-Friday, May 30-31: All of lot 5 (Green lot east of Corbin Education Center) will be blocked off for student orientations.
Haley’s expertise cited on NBCnews.com
Usha Haley
A story on NBCnews.com quoted Usha Haley, a professor of management and director of the Center for International Business Advancement at Wichita State.
Tariffs increased the price of goods from China and so drove down demand as you might expect, lowering imports. But that is only one factor, and not necessarily a steady one. First thing to remember is that these are first estimates, according to Haley.
Submit your fall events for the Welcomefest listing
Welcomefest takes place during the first two weeks of classes each semester and features dozens of activities. Popular programs awaiting new and returning Shockers include the Back to School Bash, Involvement Fair, Shocker Resource Fair, Syllabus Party, RSC Unplugged, Clash of the Colleges and more! You can submit your department or organization events to be included in the Welcomefest marketing, including a printed guidebook.. The deadline to submit events for inclusion in all Welcomefest marketing is 5 p.m. Friday, July 12.
Please note, Student Involvement reserves the right to deny or terminate any events that are not planned completely or are deemed inappropriate for Welcomefest and/or the people in attendance.
To register your event, go to Welcomefest. If you have questions, contact Student Involvement at 978-3022 or getinvolved@wichita.edu.
Meet a Shocker: Rexy Que, fine arts grad
Some of Rexy Que's proudest moments at Wichita State involve the progress they made to help campus improve the experience of LGBTQ students. Now as they prepare to move on from WSU, Rexy is ready to continue taking on new challenges after they graduate.
Rexy was one of more than 2,400 students eligible for spring 2019 graduation. Learn more about their time at Wichita State and what's next for the senior.
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
WSU Reads announcement for 2019-20
The Office of Student Success: First-Year Programs is announcing the 2019-20 WSU Reads common read book, “Designing Your Life,” by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans.
We are excited to welcome a new class of students using the themes of this book throughout the year. If you have a program, student organization or course that may be interested in using the book, or have any questions, contact First-Year Programs at 978-3453 or Caitlin Putnal at caitlin.putnal@wichita.edu. See WSU Reads for more information.
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.
College of Applied Studies to host Shocker STEM Camp
Shocker STEM Camp is back this summer! The week-long camp is open to boys and girls who have completed grades 3-5. Campers will explore STEM through a variety of hands-on activities including Innovation Force®, Deep Sea Mystery™, Farm Tech™, and DIY Orbot™.
For more information or to sign your child up go to Shocker Stem Camp.
Join us this summer at the Heskett Center
Intersession hours are from now-June 2 and July 27-Aug. 18.
Monday through Friday from 7-a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 1-6 p.m.
Summer Hours are from June 3-July 26.
Monday through Friday from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 1-6 p.m.
The Heskett Center will be closed May 25-27 and July 4.
New Saturday hours for the RSC's Shocker Store
Starting Saturday, June 1, the Shocker Store in the RSC will change its Saturday hours to 11 a.m.-3 p.m. to better meet the needs of our guests! Our Braeburn Square location hours will remain the same.
Sales on summer styles in Shocker Store
This week at the Shocker Store, enjoy a sale to make sure you are ready for summer! Take 20% off all hats (ball-cap style) and T-shirts ($11 & higher). Sale is valid at both the Rhatigan Student Center and Braeburn Square locations.