Driving and safety caution alert!
University Police has issued a safety and caution alert. This alert especially applies to those who are familiar with campus and haven’t noticed the new stop signs on the west side of campus coming off of Hillside at the football memorial, Memorial Drive and Perimeter.
There’s a saying that familiarity breeds contempt. Insurance companies will tell you that most accidents occur within a mile of our homes and workplaces, because we don’t pay the same attention to those areas as we do with unfamiliar roadways.
This has become a genuine safety concern, as school is in session in two weeks. Since announcing the change on July 10, University Police are averaging 10 stops a day warning drivers of where to stop.
Annual Appointment Notices are now online, no longer printed
Effective with the 2020 Fiscal and Academic Year, annual Appointment Notices are available online and will no longer be printed and distributed to departments.
Please note that University Support Staff (USS) and Non-Benefit Eligible employees (Students, Lecturers and Temporary employees) are not subject to the annual Appointment Notice process. Athletics employees will receive Appointment Notices through a separate process later in July.
Therefore, Unclassified Professionals (UP) and Faculty can view, electronically acknowledge and print their 2020 Appointment Notice through myWSU:
- MyWSU (Chrome is the preferred browser)
- Faculty/Staff tab
- Human Resources Links
- Notice of Appointment (you may need to clear the browser cache to see the new link)
2020 Appointment Notices will be available to view, electronically acknowledge, print and revisit through Aug. 31, 2019. Because of the sensitive nature of this data, always close the browser to protect privacy.
Please contact the Help Desk at 978-4357 for assistance logging into MyWSU.
For questions with any of the information contained on your 2020 Appointment Notice, please discuss with your supervisor and they may contact HR.ServiceCenter@wichita.edu if needed.
This week's parking lot closures
Monday, Aug. 5 and Tuesday, Aug. 6: Lots 9E & 9W south of Ahlberg Hall will be closed for Orientation.
Friday, Aug. 9 and Saturday, Aug. 10: Lots 11, 3N, & 3S between Cessna Stadium and Devlin Hall will be closed so the lot can be cleaned, and the stall lines can be repainted.
Saturday, Aug. 10: Lots 9E & 9W south of Ahlberg Hall will be closed for Orientation.
Celebrate the 229th birthday of the Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is the principal Federal agency responsible for maritime safety, security, and environmental stewardship in U.S. ports and waterways. In this capacity, the Coast Guard protects and defends more than 100,000 miles of U.S. coastline and inland waterways and safeguards an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) encompassing 4.5 million square miles.
We’re celebrating their 229th birthday with cake and punch from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Monday, Aug. 5), in the Student and Veteran Center, 105 Grace Wilkie Hall.
Grant helps museum share five decades of art from permanent collection during the next five years
The Ulrich Museum of Art will dig deep into its vault during the next five years and share with the public selected works it has acquired since its opening in 1974, thanks to a grant recently awarded to the Museum by Humanities Kansas.
Last month, the Topeka-based independent nonprofit Humanities Kansas announced that the Ulrich Museum of Art on the Wichita State University campus will receive a Humanities for All grant worth $10,000. The grant supports projects that draw on history, literature, and culture to engage the public with stories that spark conversations.
The Ulrich will use the grant to support its “Voices from the Vault” series of programs, which will showcase pieces from the museum’s permanent collection from every decade that it has been in operation. Each year between now and 2024, the museum will spotlight a different decade, beginning this year with pieces from the 1970s and ending with a look at the 2010s in 2024, the year the museum will celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Ulrich Director Leslie Brothers said the grant would allow members of the WSU and Wichita communities to enjoy some of the artistic treasures the museum has acquired in its nearly five decades of operation. Brothers said the five-year series will also help people see how art is of its time yet can also remain timely and relevant today.
“By focusing on five decades of the collection we are able to share a very diverse range of stories as well as the questions we are asking about works of art in their time,” Brothers said.
The first installation in the series, “Voices from the Vault: The1970s,” will consist of five events taking place between November 2019 and May 2020. The series’s inaugural speaker will be Catherine Morris, senior curator at the Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum, who will deliver her talk at the Ulrich on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Morris will discuss works by women artists from the museum’s collection, the collection’s roots in 1970s art historical sensibilities, and the ways in which the holdings of smaller institutions that have historically existed on the periphery of the art world can become invaluable resources for telling the previously unexplored and undervalued “minor” histories that contemporary audiences increasingly want to hear.
Morris’s talk and all other “Voices from the Vault” programming will be free and open to the public.
‘Democracy on Tap: Riverfront Legacy Master Plan’
Join KMUW for the next Engage ICT event at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, at Roxy’s Downtown, 412 ½ E. Douglas. The title of the program is “Democracy on Tap: Riverfront Legacy Master Plan.”
Wichita community organizations have created a comprehensive vision and master plan for future development on the east bank of the Arkansas River, with a focus on the area south of Douglas Avenue to Kellogg and east to Main Street. Hear from a variety of voices about what the plan could mean for surrounding communities and Wichita's future generations, and how you can share your input at KMUW’s Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap. It’s always free to attend, and appetizers are provided. Learn more at engageict.org or contact info@kmuw.org or call 978-6789.
Targeting jargon in the name of student success
Wichita State’s Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Kaye Monk-Morgan was one of the
Kaye Monk-Morgan
sources quoted in ‘The Chronicle of Higher Education” article “’Why do we have so many freaking acronyms?!’ Some colleges target jargon in the name of student success.”
Monk-Morgan said it comes down to a simple question: “Are we building a campus that works for the grown-ups here, or are we building a campus that works for the student body we’re recruiting?”
She also said the “aha moment” came when she suggested that students at the Kansas university attend “office hours.” But many, she found, were under the impression that “office hours” meant the time when professors wanted privacy to work. The university formed a committee of faculty members that suggested changing the term to “student hours.”
Read complete story in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Aug. 6 Open House gives fans the chance to ‘scout’ their seats
Current and prospective men's basketball season ticket holders can get a first-hand
look at potential seat locations during a free open house at Charles Koch Arena. Wichita
State Athletics staff will be on hand from 4-7 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Aug. 6) to
assist fans and answer questions.
Any available chairs will be marked throughout the arena. Current season ticket holders
may also use this opportunity to explore potential upgrades or move to a new section.
2019-20 season tickets are now on sale to the general public. For more information
or to purchase, call 316-978-FANS (3267) or stop by the Shocker Ticket Office at the
southwest corner of Charles Koch Arena. Normal business hours are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Junior Spiker Party set for Aug. 11
Wichita State University volleyball will host an event for Junior Spikers Sunday,
Aug. 11. Boys and girls in grades 4-8 can come to Charles Koch Arena and learn how
to ball shag in order to become an official ball shagger for the 2019 volleyball team.
The event will run from 4:30-5:30 p.m., and will feature a pizza party and autograph
session with the team. The $30 fee includes a T-shirt and free entry to all home volleyball
matches during the 2019 season.
For more information, contact the volleyball office at 316-706-7411 or email volleyballga@goshockers.com.
Sale on tanks and shorts
This week, the Shocker Store has a sale to help you beat the heat! Through Saturday, take 20% off tank tops and shorts in store at Rhatigan Student Center and Braeburn Square locations.