The University Assessment Committee cordially invites all
The University Assessment Committee cordially invites interested campus community members to come together for a review of the 2019 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) results at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, in 142 RSC.
Every two years, Wichita State students complete the National Survey of Student Engagement, or NSSE. To learn more about Wichita State University and our involvement with the NSSE, please visit the following website.
Please share this invitation with your colleagues. All are welcome.
Please RSVP to Lydia.santiago@wichita.edu.
Join the Graduate School for ‘Clear, Concise, and Successful Proposals’
Funders and their reviewers want proposals that are clear, concise, and consistent. Join the Graduate School and presenter Fran Cook, training manager for the WSU Office of Research, for “Clear, Concise, and Successful Proposals,” from noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, in 142 RSC, to learn strategies for responding to a variety of funders and funding opportunities with a hands-on approach to improving your grant writing skills.
Professional Develoment Series
RSVP for the fourth annual Strategic Communications Seminar
Strategic Communications will hold its fourth annual marketing and communications seminar for WSU faculty and staff from 9:30 a.m.-noon, Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom, Rhatigan Student Center (third floor). Gain additional insights, tools and tips to help you improve your marketing and communication efforts.
RSVP for the fourth annual Strategic Communications Seminar
Flu shots on campus – More appointments added!
WSU HR Total Rewards team is once again hosting on-site flu shots, available to State of Kansas employees and their spouses who are currently enrolled in SEHP medical insurance. Appointments had reached capacity, but we have been able to add additional appointments for the October 4th date.
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, in 264 RSC (Online scheduler closes Friday, Sept. 27)
Click here to register and schedule an appointment online for any of the State of Kansas clinics.
If you participated in a clinic last year and completed a profile, you will be prompted to reset your password.
Note: Employees located in Kansas in a city other than Wichita can select a different on-site location by using the same registration link. However, individuals are encouraged to contact the alternate site in advance to confirm access, as not all sites are open to the public.
Click here for the Guide to creating your account and using the online scheduler.
Join WSU’s biggest volunteer opportunity!
Are you looking for a way to make a big impact in your community and have fun? Sign up for WSU’s biggest volunteer event, Wu’s Big Event from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5.
Join the Community Service Board and 250 of your fellow classmates and community members for a morning of volunteering with local nonprofits. T-shirt, lunch and transportation to volunteer sites provided.
Preregister here for Wu's Big Event.
For questions, email CSB@wichita.edu.
Funding opportunity from Kansas NSF EPSCoR
Kansas NSF EPSCoR is seeking letters of intent and proposals for First Awards in areas
related to the current Kansas NSF EPSCoR focus of microbiomes as broadly construed
to be aquatic, plant, and/or soil systems. The First Award program helps early career
faculty become competitive for funding from the research directorates at the National
Science Foundation.
Submission Deadlines:
Letters of Intent are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25
Proposals due by 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25
*Please note - if you are interested in applying, contact proposals@wichita.edu as soon as possible so a grant specialist may be assigned to assist you. All proposals
for external funding must go through the WSU Office of Research.
The full request for proposals with submission instructions can be downloaded as a PDF at http://www.nsfepscor.ku.edu/funding.html
Join Silent Reading Club Tuesdays during September!
Join us for a reading invasion! Bring a book or find one in the Reading Room. Join the new Silent Book Club from 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays in September, in the Reading Room, Ablah Library. #WSUSilentBookClub
Interested in advising a student organization?
With more than 325 student organizations at Wichita State, each organization is required to have an advisor that is a full-time faculty or staff member. We currently have two student organizations that need an advisor.
Marshallville is returning to campus, and serves as a basketball support team, as the previous description stated. The hope of that would be to unify people who might not normally come to games, and get them to support Shocker basketball.
The second organization is Shockerthon, which supports the Via Christi’s Children’s Miracle Network (CMN). We partner alongside CMN to plan and host a dance marathon each year in which we raise funds to benefit Children’s Miracle Network.
Becoming an advisor can be very beneficial to both the advisor and the students of the organization. These benefits include, but are not limited to, working with students as they learn and develop new skills, developing a personal relationship with students, and furthering personal goals or interests by choosing to work with an organization that reflects interests.
If you are interested in serving as an advisor to either of these groups, please email Gabriel Fonseca at gabriel.fonseca@wichita.edu.
More information for advisors of student organizations.
Getting to know faculty has many benefits for student success
Students can feel anxious about approaching their professors and sometimes need encouragement to interact with them. Positive connections with faculty can pay off in terms of feeling more comfortable in class, getting references for jobs or graduate school and advising about career options.
If students need a few tips on how to approach and talk to their professors, share this link and remind them that their faculty members are often their best resource for academic success.
WSU VISTAs treat firefighters to donuts on 9/11 Day of Service
In recognition of 9/11, WSU VISTA Fellows delivered donuts and coffee to Fire Stations 1, 2, and 10 for their Day of Service project. The VISTA’s (Volunteers In Service To America) wanted to do something special for the local first responders, as a way of thanking them for putting their lives on the line every day. None of this would have happened without the support of our local businesses who contributed the refreshments.
A big thank you goes out to our donors Krispy Kreme and Lamar’s Donuts for supplying more than 10 dozen donuts, Prairie Fire Coffee for providing coffee, and Xandrea from Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy Store for providing milk and orange juice.
At the firehouses the VISTAs set up the refreshments and then watched the firemen conduct a 9/11 Flag Ceremony. Following the ceremony, VISTAs toured the fire stations, posed for photos in front of the trucks, and shared coffee and drinks with the firefighters.
“It was awesome for the VISTAs to come with donuts,” said firefighter Garrett French with Fire Station 1. “It was even better that we had a chance to talk and tell stories with everyone, and were able to get a better understanding of what the VISTA program is.”
The idea was inspired by VISTA Leader, G’Tobia Washington. She commented, “I wanted to bring awareness to Day of Service on 9/11 by incorporating the local firemen. 9/11 is a day VISTAs go into the community to give back and it was great to spend it with first responders.”
VISTAs through the WSU VISTA Fellows Program serve full-time at nonprofits across Kansas where they build capacity and work to alleviate poverty through the organizations where they serve. Many VISTAs are current WSU students or recent graduates.
The headquarters for this VISTA program is WSU’s Community Engagement Institute and the IMPACT Center. For more information about the program, contact Angela Gaughan at angela.gaughan@wichita.edu.
You're invited: Sip and See 2019!
Come "Sip and See" Wichita State's newly renamed John Bardo Center on the Innovation Campus during Open House Weekend from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4.
We have a Wichita/WSU trivia contest, cornhole tournament by Wichita State University Campus Recreation, performance by the Shocker Sound Machine and more on schedule for the evening. Bring your lawn chairs and Shocker Pride and hang out with us!
This event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration for trivia and cornhole is required.
Q&A with Visit Wichita's Brian Hargrove
Wichita State alum Brian Hargrove is executive director of sports development at Visit Wichita.
Hargrove and Visit Wichita worked with Wichita State to land The Basketball Tournament at Koch Arena, where fans turned out in record numbers for the games in July.
Hargrove said the success of Wichita State men’s basketball helps his pitch when he meets with event organizers. They know of Wichita’s reputation as a good sports city because they are familiar with the Shockers.
Read complete story on Brian Hargrove
This is SGA Week Sept. 23-26
Get excited because SGA will host an entire week of fun events to get you involved with your Student Government!
Shocker Learning Center to host an open house on Sept. 25
The Shocker Learning Center will host an open house from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, in 107 Lindquist Hall. Stop by for treats and fall in love with learning! The Shocker Learning Center (SLC) is open from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday. It is the home of Student Success’ Academic Success Programs.
The following programs are offered in the center:
- Supplemental Instruction (SI): Free, weekly group study sessions led by a certified SI Leader who has previously succeeded in the course. Meet with your SI Leader individually during their office hours.
- Tutoring: Free one-on-one and small group educational support with a trained tutor.
- Peer Coaches: Peers helping peers with time management, study skills, goal setting, organizing assignments, note taking, and referrals to other resources on campus.
Brooke Owens Fellowship Informational
Are you a woman or gender- minority student interested in a career in the Aerospace industry? If so come out at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in 319 RSC, to hear Khristian Jones talk about her awesome experience and discuss the amazing opportunity that was provided by the Brooke Owens Fellowship Program. The program provides you with a paid internship, industry mentorship, and professional development opportunities!
Judges needed for Shocktoberfest events!
Shocktoberfest 2019 is right around the corner! The events start on Saturday, Oct. 19 and go through Saturday, Oct. 26. We are in need of judges for events such as Songfest and the Banner Competition!
If you are interested in being a judge, visit wichita.edu/shocktoberfest, and go to the judging section to fill out the form(s).
If you have any questions, email traditions@wichita.edu.
Let E-Launch help you build your idea
This fall, let E-Launch help you build your idea! Get your business or new product line started right by registering for E-Launch, a program which will ensure you avoid spectacular failures in execution by learning before you launch, not after. Student / faculty I-Corps teams attend free and receive seed money.
Learn about I-Corps at wichita.edu/icorps and register for E-Launch at wichita.edu/elaunch!
Registration is now open for Creative Hustle Community Workshops
Have ideas for creative projects in the community but don’t know where to start? Want to make an impact using your artistic talents? Join Harvester Arts for the Creative Hustle Community Workshops & get your creative hustle going! This series of four workshops will give attendees a foundation in placemaking and event planning they can use to move forward with creating projects in their community.
Creative Hustle Community Workshops will focus on four central topics:
Oct. 1: The Big Picture: Best Practices in Creative Placemaking & Socially-Engaged Art, Goal Setting, and Outlining Your Vision
Oct. 15: Taking Action: Logistics, Budgets, Fundraising
Oct. 29: Telling Your Story: Marketing, Outreach, and Messaging
Nov. 12: Measuring Success: Outcomes, Evaluations, and Documentation
Workshop participants will be encouraged to attend all sessions, but not required. Harvester Arts staff will be available for individual consulting in addition to the group sessions.
Workshops are Tuesdays, 6-8:30 p.m., open to the public for a $20 fee, and limited to 25 participants. Refreshments provided. Contact Harvester Arts if the fee is a barrier for attendance.
Workshops will be hosted at:
Harvester Arts, 215 N Washington (between 1st and 2nd Streets in Old Town).
Workshops are sponsored by the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission.
Ceramics experts to share thoughts on Ulrich Museum's 'Clay Currents' exhibitions
this week
Two highly-regarded ceramics experts will be on campus this week to share their insights on the fascinating new exhibition at the Ulrich Museum of Art, "Clay Currents: The Wichita National Ceramics Invitational."
Dallas-based potter Louise Rosenfield and Curator Garth Johnson will give the talk, "Curious Vessels: Navigating Clay Currents," beginning with a reception at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Ulrich Museum. The program begins at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Pictured above: Louise Rosenfield (left) and Garth Johnson (right). Image courtesy of the Ulrich Museum.
Rosenfield is founding organizer of the Dallas Pottery Invitational, and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York, and the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. Her collection of more than 3,000 works can be viewed at Rosenfieldcollection.com.
Garth Johnson is the Paul Phillips and Sharon Sullivan Curator of Ceramics at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse. He has exhibited his work and published his writings nationally and internationally, and is the author of "1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse."
The Clay Currents exhibition is currently on display at the Ulrich Museum until Dec. 8. You can find out more about it on the museum's website www.ulrich.wichita.edu.
Sickle Cell Knowledge and Perceptions Study
Participants are needed to help with the study “Assessing the Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes of Sickle Cell Disease in Healthcare, Black and Latinx American, and General Populations within the Midwest.”
In this study, we hope to learn about your understanding of sickle cell disease and trait, the complications, stigma, and perceptions related to the disease. The survey will ask questions to gauge your knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes about sickle cell disease. For example, you will be asked questions about knowledge, such as “True or False. Sickle cell disease can be inherited if one parent has the trait and the other parent does not.”
Questions about perceptions may include, for example, “Who gets sickle cell disease?”
Lastly, questions about attitudes, for example will ask how strongly do you agree or disagree that “Having a child with sickle cell disease would be very scary?”
Sickle Cell Knowledge and Perceptions Study
Volunteers needed for a research study
Study name: Effects of Lower Extremity Blood Flow Restriction Exercise on Strength Generation and Interleukin 6 Levels in the Elderly
Research Topic/Purpose of the study: To determine whether Blood Flow Restriction therapy during moderate exercise by people 55 years of age or older results in improved functional activity and health outcomes. Such findings may provide a new approach to promoting health through moderate exercise.
Procedures: Participants will pedal an exercise bike with or without Blood Flow Restriction therapy for approximately 30-minutes, three times per week over a 12-week period. At the beginning of the study and every three weeks, blood samples will be collected and tested for proteins related to exercise and a 30 second sit-to-stand activity will be performed to assess exercise functional outcomes.
Time: Participation is expected to last about 45 minutes. Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants must be age 55 or older
- No known muscular disorders
- No known neurological disorders
- No known cardiopulmonary disorders
- No use of nicotine products
- Not have diabetes
- Not be in an active exercise program
Location: Wichita State University Heskett Center Cycling Studio
Contact: If you are interested in participating in this study please contact Nils Hakansson at nils.hakansson@wichita.edu or call 316-978-5909 Chris Deck, PT, at cdeck@providence.org or Heidi Bell at Heidi.bell@wichita.edu.
Adidas sale at the Shocker Store
This week at the Shocker Store, take 25% off Adidas merchandise (apparel, socks and headwear). Sale is at RSC location only.