New training and design features for the web
The web collaboration team has created some great new website features and training resources as we continue to move forward in the first year of the new site.
Some of the new features are:
- The complete basic training session in on-demand video format.
- New image and style guides to help you create pages with impact.
- A new calendar component that allows you to easily display a feed from a single WSU calendar category.
- New landing page template intro panel background options.
Learn more at wichita.edu/webupdate.
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.
Stressed? Keep Calm and Breathe On
Join the Counseling and Prevention Services 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 Prevention Services for more information at 978-3440.
Registration for Campus Safety: Active Threat Incident Planning is available
Providing a safe and secure environment for the WSU community continues to be a top priority. The Campus Safety: Active Threat Incident Planning course in from 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, in 233 RSC, is a live training initiative to enhance WSU’s proactive approach to ensure a safe campus environment and to prepare our faculty, staff, and students in case of an incident of campus violence.
Campus Safety: Active Threat Incident Planning will focus on two areas: 1) what to do in an active campus threat incident and 2) how to identify and report behaviors of concern.
This training is free and available to all WSU employees (faculty and staff). Log in to myWSU and register through myTraining. For questions, contact myTraining@wichita.edu.
WSU Weekly Briefing to feature service learning at Wichita State
The WSU Weekly Briefing will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 23, in the Marcus Welcome Center. Rhonda K. Lewis and Chelsea Redger will explain the significance of service learning at Wichita State.
Kevin Harrison, community engagement coordinator, Diversity and Community Engagement, 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.
WSU Summer Choir rehearsals start June 3
If you would like to be part of Summer Choir, read on!
The WSU Summer choir rehearses in June. We practice Monday and Wednesday from 5-6:50 p.m. Our first rehearsal is Monday, June 3, and the concert will be on Tuesday, June 25. Choir rehearsals are in C-107 Duerksen Fine Arts building. Hope you can join us for singing and fellowship! It is always a great time and some pretty good music as well.
Contact director Tom Wine with questions at 978-6125. Please pass along the invitation to sing. The more the merrier.
More information and a link to register is available below.
The most important information includes:
- Rehearsals begin on Monday, June 3 in room C-107 Duerksen Fine Arts Center
- Rehearsals are Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-6:50 p.m.
- The concert date is Tuesday, June 25 at Wichita State University.
- Teachers may enroll for college graduate credit, but it is not required for participation.
- Registration is $50 with discounts: $25 for Students, $35 for WSU faculty and staff.
- There are no auditions. Come and sing!
See you in June!
Register for the 2nd Annual Academic Resources Conference
Register now for the 2nd Annual Academic Resources Conference, a free, full-day training event for all WSU instructors and any interested staff on Aug. 15.
The ARC is a great way to start your fall semester with a day of training and camaraderie with your peers across campus. This year’s training topics include advanced Blackboard and Panopto skills, library resources and services, finding and manipulating free digital images, Microsoft tips and tricks, practical accessibility skills, and more.
This is a free event, but space is limited, so register today. To sign up, please search for “Academic Resources Conference” in myTraining. If you need help registering, contact Instructional Design and Access at IDA@wichita.edu and provide your WSU ID number.
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.
Parking lot update
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.
Meet a Shocker: Colton Russell, engineering grad
As an engineering major from Kansas City, Colton Russell had several choices when deciding which college to attend. Wichita State, he says, "just felt right."
Colton is one of more than 2,400 students eligible for spring 2019 graduation. Learn more about Colton's time at Wichita State and what's next for the senior.
Top 10 reasons to become a summer Shocker
Check out the top 10 reasons to take classes at Wichita State in summer 2019.
Women's Tennis earns ITA Community Service Award
The Wichita State women's tennis team was awarded the ITA Community Service Award
for the Central Region, it was announced Saturday by the ITA. Over the course of the
year, the Shockers completed a total of 117.5 hours of community service during the
year.
Through the Pando Initiative, the Shockers team up with at-risk elementary students
at Cloud Elementary in Wichita, where the visit and mentor students twice a month.
Along with mentoring at Cloud Elementary the Shockers were heavily involved in the
community – including meal preparation at the Ronald McDonald house, volunteer work
at Lights of Love at Bradley Fair, setup at Illuminations at Botanica and volunteer
work at 'Girls on the Run' 5K.
Patriotic Shocker shirt
For the upcoming holidays of Memorial Day and Independence Day, make sure to grab the new patriotic shirt from the Shocker Store! It’s $29.99, and available in sizes small-2XL. The shirt is available at both the Rhatigan Student Center and Braeburn Square locations.
Eck Stadium to be site of Class 5A high school baseball championship
Eight Kansas high school baseball teams will be playing for the Class 5A championship tomorrow and Friday, May 23-24, at Wichita State’s Eck Stadium.