Call for 2019-20 Service-Learning Scholars
The Wichita State University Service-Learning team is a critical component in the University’s efforts to accomplish its strategic plan.
The Service Learning Faculty Scholars program has been designed to empower committed service-learning faculty to cultivate and support interest in service-learning in their fellow faculty members and through their classes and college. Our goal is to infuse the campus and community with a spirit of service-based academic engagement that ties the classroom experience to applied learning and experiential knowledge.
We are currently seeking applicants for the 2019-20 academic year. All application materials should be submitted in .pdf form to Rhonda Lewis by midnight Friday, Sept. 27.
Any questions about the program or application can be directed to Rhonda Lewis at rhonda.lewis@wichita.edu, and / or Chelsea Redger-Marquardt at chelsea.redger@wichita.edu.
Full details are available here.
Dr. Jim Steck appointed liaison between Engineering, NIAR
Jim Steck
Wichita State University College of Engineering and the National Institute for Aviation Research have appointed Dr. James Steck as an official liaison between the two operating units. Steck is a professor of flight dynamics and controls in the Department of Aerospace Engineering.
“In an effort to better collaborate and grow research opportunities for the whole university, NIAR and the College of Engineering are jointly creating a liaison role to connect groups across the two entities,” said College of Engineering Dean Dennis Livesay. “Specifically, the liaison will work to connect groups with complementary skills and needs, and to do the same with external customers.”
Steck has broad expertise in a wide variety of disciplines including flight controls, data analytics and quantum neural computing. “We think this makes him ideally suited to serve in this role going forward,” Livesay said.
Steck may be reached at james.steck@wichita.edu or 978-6396.
Electronic Appointment Notices available now through Aug. 31
Effective with the 2020 Fiscal and Academic Year, annual Appointment Notices will
be 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 (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 August 31st, 2019. Due to the sensitive nature of this data, always
close the browser to protect privacy.
Contact the Help Desk at 978-4357 for assistance logging in to 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.
Academic Affairs names new emeriti faculty
The Office of Academic Affairs has announced the new emeriti faculty:
Deborah J. Bardo, First Lady Emerita
Jeri A. Carroll, Professor Emerita, School of Education
Frances L. Clark, Associate Professor Emerita posthumous, School of Education
Kay L. Gibson, Associate Professor Emerita, School of Education
Judith L. Hayes, Assistant Professor Emerita, School of Education
David T. Hughes, Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology
Stuart Lasine, Professor Emeritus, Department of Women’s Studies and Religion
Linda M. Mitchell, Professor Emerita, School of Education
Sandra K. Peer, Senior Educator Emerita, School of Education
Paul Rillema, Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry
Candace B. Wells, Assistant Professor Emerita, School of Education
James A. Wolff, Professor Emeritus, Department of Management
WSU Weekly Briefing to feature Provost Rick Muma
The WSU Weekly Briefing will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, in the Marcus Welcome Center. The featured speaker will be Provost Rick Muma.
Zach Gearhart, director of Government Relations at WSU, will give the 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.
Special exhibition on WSU campus showcases artist's commemoration of NASA Apollo missions
From now to Nov. 17, a piece of space race history is viewable on Wichita State University’s campus. A special exhibition titled “Lowell Nesbitt: Apollo 1969” is on display at the Experiential Engineering Building, and features prints made by artist Lowell Nesbitt. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Nesbitt was commissioned by NASA in 1969 to commemorate its Apollo 9 and 13 missions as part of the NASA Art Program. The exhibit was made possible through a new program at WSU’s Ulrich Museum of Art called Ulrich Connections, which ties the museum’s robust exhibition and event programming more directly to the world outside its walls.
"Lowell Nesbitt: Apollo, 1969" is cosponsored by WSU’s College of Engineering and NASA in Kansas.
A reception celebrating the exhibition will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 on the second floor of the Experiential Engineering Building. The reception is free and open to the public.
Ulrich Director Leslie Brothers said the exhibition was not only a way to connect with other campus units, but also tapped into the ongoing excitement of celebrating the moon landing exactly a half century ago. Brothers said displaying the exhibition in the Experiential Engineering Building was a perfect match because WSU faculty and students continue to conduct NASA-funded research there.
“As a university art museum, we are making connections through the collection around what people care about – across campus and in the community,” Brothers said.
Scott Miller, professor and chair of aerospace engineering at WSU and director of the NASA in Kansas organization, said visitors to the exhibition would find Nesbitt's artwork just as exciting today as audiences did the first time around.
"The Ulrich Museum, through the art of Lowell Nesbitt, once again captures the sights and emotions of an amazing time," Miller said. "The NASA in Kansas organization is extremely proud to play a small role in this exhibit.”
"Lowell Nesbitt: Apollo, 1969" is cosponsored by WSU’s College of Engineering and NASA in Kansas; the exhibition is free and open to the public.
Japanese class starts soon; Japanese Movie Night tonight (Wednesday, Aug. 21)
Are you a fan of Japanese animation? Starting this fall, WSU will offer JAPN 300E: Japanese Anime and Manga for the first time. The class is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about these two forms of media, regardless of Japanese-language experience. We will watch several animated movies and shows, from classics like “Astro Boy” to modern phenomena like “Your Name.” The class will be offered on the WSU South Campus from 1-3:30 p.m. Thursdays. There are no prerequisites required.
Join the Japanese Culture Association for a Japanese Movie Night at 7:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 21) in 301 RSC. We’ll watch “Mirai.” Hope to see you there!
Student-designed app with live map shows you everything happening on campus!
Two 2019 WSU alumni designed and developed a mobile app that contains everything they wish they had access to while in school, and now you can have it! Exclusively for the WSU community, MEBO (Main Engine Blast Off) app is now available on both app stores by searching "mebo social."
Click here for more information.
Suicide prevention: We all can help out
You can help prevent suicide. Join a training session provided by Counseling and Prevention Services and learn more about how to prevent suicide in our community. This month's session is 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23. 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.
On-Campus Job Application Day - Aug. 22
Students can come-and-go from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Aug. 22) in 142 RSC. We will guide you through our online jobs database, Handshake, and show you all the different positions you can apply for. We will also be able to show you how you can use Handshake to learn about opportunities, events and jobs available to Wichita State students.
Apply to on-campus jobs and more at this application day.
Upcoming recruitment events
Mark your calendars for the upcoming fall recruitment events below! Some events listed take place on-campus while others are at off-campus locations. Specific details for each event will be communicated to the campus community by the event coordinator.
Saturday, Aug. 24 - Scholarship Information Program at Shocker Studios
Tuesday, Aug. 27 - Scholarship Information Program at Wichita State West
Thursday, Aug. 29 - Scholarship Information Program
Thursday, Sept. 5 - Discover Wichita State: Dodge City
Monday, Sept. 9 - Discover Wichita State: Tulsa, OK
Thursday, Sept. 12 - Discover Wichita State: Salina
Monday, Sept. 16 - Discover Wichita State: Topeka
Tuesday, Sept. 17 - Discover Wichita State: Overland Park
Thursday, Sept. 19 - Discover Wichita State: Oklahoma City, OK
Monday, Sept. 30 - Discover Wichita State: Kansas City, MO
Saturday, Oct. 5 - Honors in Action
Thursday, Oct. 10 - Diversity Leadership Symposium
Friday, Oct. 11 - Black & Yellow Day
Friday, Oct. 25 - Black & Yellow Day
Monday, Nov. 4 - Shocker Honors Scholar Reception
Tuesday, Nov. 5 - Shocker Honors Scholar Reception
Saturday, Nov. 23 - Distinguished Scholarship Invitational
Questions about any event listed above can be sent to Mandy Harmon, associate director,
at mandy.harmon@wichita.edu.
Tour Ablah Library!
Want to learn more about University Libraries? Come take a tour of Ablah Library! Tour times are 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, and noon Friday, Aug. 30. Come look at the new and exciting spaces being offered! Peek inside the One-Button Studio used for video recording. Play in the VR Zone. Walk inside the sound booth. Learn what software is available to create multi-media projects. We will also look at group and individual study rooms and selected collections. Tours will begin at the Circulation Desk on the main floor of Ablah Library.
To register, click on library events.
KMUW interns write, report, ride scooters and explore careers in journalism
Mornings at KMUW start with a meeting in the newsroom in their Old Town office. Tom Shine and his reporters stand around a table and discuss the stories for that day and beyond.
Some are routine – attend the mayor’s briefing or Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Others send reporters on a quest for information about diseased bats in northwest Kansas or on an electric scooter ride.
“Every time I tell someone I’m an intern at KMUW they say, ‘Wow, that awesome,’ and they think it’s a great thing, which it is,” Wichita State senior Kylie Cameron said. “I came here and I realized there was still so much to learn. Audio, radio, writing for voice. It’s definitely made me more of a jack-of-all trades.”
Read complete story on KMUW interns
SGA Open House coming Monday, Aug. 26
Have you heard yet? SGA is hosting an Open House on Monday, Aug. 26. Come and get to know your senators and cabinet members, while enjoying a popcorn and candy bar with movie-themed trivia! Stop in to 219 RSC and say hi between 1-4 p.m.
Click here for more information.
RSC Unplugged features Miguel Antonio
Stop by the Rhatigan Student Center every Wednesday for the live music series, RSC Unplugged. RSC Unplugged for today (Wednesday, Aug. 21) features Miguel Antonio from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the RSC’s Starbucks Lounge. Grab a cup of coffee and relax with some great music!
Keep Calm & Breathe On!
Join Counseling and Prevention Services again this semester for Keep Calm & 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 every Wednesday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. in 257 RSC. Drop in or contact Counseling and Prevention Services for more information at 978-3440.
Autism Spectrum Support Group available
Start the semester with a community of support. Connect with other students on the
spectrum, build a social group, and learn skills to promote your social and academic
success. No appointment needed!
The Autism Spectrum Support group will meet from 4-5 p.m. Wednesdays from today (Wednesday, Aug. 21) to Sept. 18, in 007 RSC. Hope to see you there!