Haley included in a BBC Radio analysis of international industrial policy
Usha Haley, W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair in International Business and Professor of Management, was recently included in a BBC Radio (UK) analysis of international industrial policy.
Haley has testified to the US Congress on this research, which has also been included in US and EU federal regulation on trade. Her interview is 19 minutes into the program. The program is broadcast in the US through NPR.
Human Factors Exploration Day today (Friday, Nov. 8)
Are you interested in the intersection between people and technology? Then don’t miss Human Factors Exploration Day from noon-2 p.m. today (Friday, Nov. 8) in 233 RSC.
The field of Human Factors focuses on designing usable technology that maximizes human performance. This includes autonomous vehicles, video games, mobile devices, web sites, healthcare systems, and more. The Human Factors psychology program is having an information session for students interested in adding Human Factors to their skill set.
Come and learn about our undergrad Certificate in Human Factors, as well as our Ph.D. program. See demonstrations from our six research labs, and meet with faculty and students. There will be food, too!
Contact Joel Suss at joel.suss@wichita.edu for more information.
Central Services, Shocker Printing, and Postal Services to close Monday morning Nov. 11, for training
Postal Services, Central Services and Shocker Printing will be closed for staff training from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, and will be open from 1-4 p.m.
Normal business hours will resume Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Student veterans group places flags on campus to raise awareness of suicide
Every day until Monday, Nov. 11, 22 American flags are being placed around Wichita State’s campus as part of a suicide awareness campaign by the Student Veterans Organization.
SVO president Levi Schenk wanted to get people talking about suicide, and his group decided to use the flags and social media to get the conversation started. Similar campaigns have been used for several years by groups nationwide.
“It’s not easy to talk about suicide or raise awareness about suicide, so we really had to find a way to make it interactive for the student population,” Schenk said. “We want to get people involved, students involved, raise awareness. We turned it into a selfie challenge.”
Read more on Student Veterans Organization.
ISME Colloquium today (Friday, Nov. 8)
Huabo Lu, Assistant Teaching Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Wichita State, will be presenting "A Method of Measuring Anonymity for Anonymous Communication Network” from 11 a.m.-noon today (Friday, Nov. 8) in 214 Clinton Hall.
We develop techniques for measuring the amount of anonymity provided by anonymity systems in the aftermath of attacks. Anonymity systems are special systems that enable their users to carry out anonymous communication over the Internet. Our measurement techniques help compare the quality or effectiveness of different anonymity systems, or even strengths of different attacks. We consider two types of attacks on anonymity systems, namely infeasibility and probabilistic attacks, and develop a canonical attack mapping to show that the latter is a generalization of the former. We also expand the system models underlying existing methods by including in our study emerging system features, such as data caching, message multiplicities, and their combined effects on anonymity. Our resulting framework can be used as a basis for developing anonymity metrics for next-generation anonymity systems.
General faculty meeting scheduled for Monday, Nov. 11
Faculty are encouraged to attend the General Faculty Meeting from 3:30-5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, in the CAC Theater. Faculty will vote on revision to the general education program and the faculty workload policy. Both policies were based on the work of two ad hoc committees that met last year. The policies were reviewed and amended by the Faculty Senate. The agenda and items for consideration are available on the Faculty Senate website.
Missed signing up for your flu shot?
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.
Registration is now closed, but there is walk-in availability today (Friday, Nov. 8) while vaccines are available, so employees and spouses enrolled in SEHP medical insurance can still stop by the Flu Shot Clinic in 319 RSC between 8 a.m.-3 p.m. today to get a flu shot.
If you are unable to attend on Nov. 8, please note that covered members under all SEHP medical plans are still able to get a flu shot at most providers at no cost, including your regular in-network doctor or any of the in-network pharmacies that advertise “Free flu shot (with $0 insurance copay),” like Dillons, CVS, Walgreens and Wal-Mart.
Meet the XSEDE campus champion at Wichita State University
What is XSEDE?
The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) is a single virtual system that scientists can use to interactively share computing resources, data and expertise. People around the world use these resources and services — things like supercomputers, collections of data and new tools — to improve our planet.
What is a Campus Champion?
A Campus Champion is an employee of, or affiliated with, a college or university (or other institution engaged in research), whose role includes helping their institution's researchers, educators and scholars (faculty, postdocs, graduate students, undergraduates, and professionals) with their computing-intensive and data-intensive research, education, scholarship and/or creative activity, including but not limited to helping them to use advanced digital capabilities to improve, grow and/or accelerate these achievements. The Campus Champions program is supported by NSF-funded XSEDE.
Where can you get help at Wichita State University?
Contact: Terrance Figy, XSEDE Campus Champion, terrance.figy@wichita.edu
Check out the systems monitor at: https://portal.xsede.org/resource-monitor.
If you see something interesting, let’s get an account for you. Follow these few steps to get started.
Step 1:
Become an XSEDE User at:
https://portal.xsede.org/#/guest
https://portal.xsede.org/documentation-overview
https://www.xsede.org/web/site/for-users/getting-started
Step 2:
Email your XSEDE username to: Terrance Figy, XSEDE Campus Champion, terrance.figy@wichita.edu in order to access the XSEDE Campus Champion Allocation.
XSEDE offers training as well at https://www.xsede.org/for-users/training.
'Clay Currents' exhibition artist Pattie Chalmers on campus this week for workshops and talks
Clay Currents exhibition artist Pattie Chalmers, associate professor of art at Southern Illinois University, has exhibited her work on four continents, six countries, and in 27 states. She will be on campus today (Friday, Nov. 8) and Saturday, Nov. 9, to give workshops, a talk, and participate on a panel. All events are free and open to the public.
Pictured above: Pattie Chalmers, "Brownie and Stone, Teatime," 2018. Image courtesy of the artist.
Pattie Chalmers Ceramic Workshops
Friday Nov. 8
9 a.m.-noon and 1:30-4 p.m. in Henrion Hall
Pattie Chalmers Artist Talk
"Explaining Myself to Myself"
Friday, Nov. 8
5:30 p.m. reception | 6 p.m. program
Ulrich Museum
Chalmers, who is inherently a storyteller, will give a lecture that attempts to map out the connections within a somewhat discordant body of work.
Clay Currents Panel Discussion
Saturday, Nov. 9
1:30 p.m.
Ulrich Museum
Exhibition artists Pattie Chalmers and Trisha Coates, along with co-curator Ted Adler, associate professor of ceramic media at WSU, will discuss current issues in contemporary ceramics. The panel will be moderated by Curt Clonts, artist and presenter of KMUW's "An Artist's Perspective."
RH: Wilson coached dominant run of cross country teams
George Collier's grandmother cold-called Wichita State track coach Herm Wilson, hoping
he could give her grandson guidance in between his mowing jobs during the summer of
1977.
"She said she had a grandson who loves to run, but needs some guidance," Collier said.
"She loaded me in the car and took me out to Wichita State. Coach Wilson was coaching
world-class athletes. He coached Olympians, he coached All-Americans. He was a very
busy man. And he took the time to meet with me in his office at Wichita State."
Collier walked out of what was then Henry Levitt Arena with a four-page typed handout
on distance running and a future as a Shocker. Collier, who lived in Florida, kept
that relationship with Wilson and returned to Wichita State in 1979 to start one of
the school's top running careers.
"I treated that handout like gospel," Collier said. "I went to high school in Fort
Walton Beach, Fla. The whole time I'm studying that handout. I would talk to Coach
Wilson on the phone. Here is he coaching a Division I program and he's talking to
me on the phone. I'm some punk kid."
Earlier this fall, Collier returned to Wichita to say goodbye to Wilson, who coached
Wichita State's cross country and track and field teams from 1967-83. Wilson, a Navy
veteran, died on Wednesday at 92.
Read complete story on Herm Wilson.
Weekly Briefing university update
At Thursday’s Weekly Briefing, the university update provided information on President-elect Jay Golden; updates on YMCA, Student Health, and Woolsey Hall; Veterans Day coming Monday, Nov. 11; Student Veterans Organization plants flags on campus; congratulations to Wichita’s new mayor; and Shock Block comes to Koch Arena.
PRESIDENT-ELECT JAY GOLDEN MEETS STUDENTS, FACULTY
A week ago, Jay Golden was introduced as WSU’s president-elect.
During his time on campus, Dr. Golden visited with students, staff and faculty. He was able to meet with the executive teams of Student, Faculty, USS and UP Senates, university deans, the WSU Foundation, and the Student Ambassadors.
He and his wife Dina were also able to tour and visit with the hard-working staff in Shocker Hall, the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honor’s College, Rhatigan Student Center, Marcus Welcome Center, Woodman Alumni Center, Grace Wilkie and the John Bardo Center. They also were pleased to be able to spend time at WSU Tech with administration, staff and Board Members.
Dr. Golden has been active on Twitter, answering questions ranging from his collection of black and yellow ties to soccer. In an interview with the Sunflower, he mentioned interest in building interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary programs, increasing the diversity across campus and an emphasis on shared governance. During his time at WSU he stressed his two guiding principles would be enhancing the student experience and increasing enrollment.
Dr. Golden, currently vice chancellor at East Carolina University, will become Wichita State’s 14th President in January 2020.
To prepare for January, Dr. Golden has asked campus leaders to answer questions and surveys about their departments. The documents are available on WSU’s public records page.
UPDATES ON YMCA, STUDENT HEALTH AND WOOLSEY HALL
As part of our ongoing commitment to being transparent, WSU is pleased to announce that the Legislative Joint Committee on State Building Construction has approved the lease arrangement between the YMCA and WSU allowing for space to be shared between the YMCA, Student Health, Counseling and Testing and Wesley Healthcare.
This approval solidifies the previously announced and KBOR approved arrangement that will better serve our students and community at-large by providing these services in one place on campus and increasing health care access in this area of Wichita.
Also during the State Building and Construction Committee meeting was the recommendation to allow WSU to issue bonds to construct Woolsey Hall. This is the second step of many during the "design, bid, build process" through the State of Kansas, and has been to KBOR for approval. It will now go to the legislature for consideration during the upcoming session.
VETERANS DAY AT WICHITA STATE
Monday is Veterans Day. Classes are in session and offices are open.
At 11:30 today, the Office of Diversity and Community Engagment Veteran’s Celebration Event begins in room 233 in the Rhatigan Student Center.
On Monday, a cake-cutting ceremony sponsored by Military & Veteran Services is scheduled from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on the first floor of the RSC.
STUDENT VETERANS ORGANIZATION PLANTS FLAGS ON CAMPUS
Every day until Monday, 22 American flags are being placed around Wichita State’s campus as part of a suicide awareness campaign by the Student Veterans Organization.
The 22 flags represent a rough estimate of suicides daily involving veterans, according to Veterans Administration statistics, SVO president Levi Schenk said. Twenty-two flags planted for 16 days of the campaign equals 352 flags, which Schenk said represents the year-to-date estimates for active-duty military personnel.
A veterans crisis hotline card is attached to each flag. Participants are encouraged to take the card and take a selfie with the card. They post the picture to social media with the #SVO22 hashtag. Each selfie with a valid card enters the person into a drawing for an Amazon gift card on Nov. 12.
The Suicide Awareness Summit will take place outside Grace Wilkie Hall at noon on Friday.
The summit features speakers aiming to raise awareness about the suicide epidemic. Master Sergeant Amber Boyd is the keynote speaker.
CONGRATULATIONS TO WICHITA’S NEW MAYOR
Wichita State extends its congratulations to Brandon Whipple, won Wichita’s mayoral election on Tuesday. Rep. Whipple is a graduate of Wichita State and an adjunct professor in the political science department who is teaching two sections of “American Politics” this semester.
SHOCK BLOCK COMES TO KOCH ARENA
Tuesday’s men’s basketball game against Omaha marked the introduction of The Shock Block, the new name for the student section.
Students chose the name with online voting from a group of five finalists.
WSU alumnus becomes a teacher through graduate program
Austin Clift, Wichita State alumnus and former KAKE news sports anchor, is now in his second year of teaching journalism at Wichita East High School. Through WSU’s Transition to Teaching graduate program he has gained valuable mentorship and prepared himself as much as possible to be successful in his role at East High.
Gearhart to give legislative update on Nov. 12
Zach Gearhart, director of Government Relations, will provide a legislative update at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, in the Morrison Hall boardroom. Interested faculty and staff are welcome to attend.
First-generation student awarded scholarship to help make ends meet
Levi Lowe, a senior majoring in applied computing and psychology is a first generation student who works 40 hours a week. Lowe works to pay for school on his own but was awarded a scholarship to help make ends meet.
Join USPTO and University Libraries for Trademark Tuesday on Nov. 12
The Rocky Mountain Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host an interactive session with experts from the USPTO's Trademark Assistance Center (TAC), which is based at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, in 217 Ablah Library. During this program, TAC experts will provide an introduction to trademark basics and discuss the trademark application process.
To get the most out of this event, we recommend participants view informational videos regarding trademark registration before the session, and prepare questions to ask the trademark experts.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, email sara.butts@wichita.edu.
Shocker Volleyball pays tribute to the military
Help Shocker Volleyball pay tribute to all those who help protect both home and abroad on Military Appreciation Day at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10. The Shockers will take on Memphis. Free admission for all service men and women in uniform or with military ID. It is also Shocker Family Day - get four tickets, four hot dogs, four bags of popcorn and four drinks for only $32. Student tickets are free.
See the Shocker Athletics promotional schedule
What is it like to come to the U.S. as an international student?
Paperwork. Money. Language barriers. These are just a few challenges international students face when applying to universities in the United States.
To help the WSU community better understand these challenges, the Office of International Education will host ACIREMA on Friday, Nov. 15. ACIREMA is an interactive workshop that walks you through the challenges international students experience as they seek an American education. Join us on this international journey and see if you will make it to WSU! Multiple sessions are available.
For more information and to register visit www.wichita.edu/acirema. Questions? Contact fai.tai@wichita.edu.
Our office believes this event is an important step in helping our community understand how hard our international students have worked to come to our university.
Psychology Colloquium to feature presentation by Megan O'Brien
Megan O’Brien, Ph.D., MPH, will present “Integrating Rewards Cards into Children's Savings Programs,” from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, in 261 Jabara Hall.
O'Brien is a Research Area Specialist at the University of Michigan School of Social Work's Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion. Her work has focused primarily on improving access to services for Medicaid and Medicaid-eligible youth from underserved areas, ranging from sparsely populated rural counties to youth attending school in the urban core of Kansas City, Kansas.
This has led to a primary focus on improving communication between families and providers in the children’s mental health and intellectual / developmental disabilities systems. O’Brien’s interest in improving access to health services also extends to the study of factors contributing to disparities in utilization of clinical preventive services among adults with disabilities.
Distinguished organist to perform on the great Marcussen organ in Wiedemann Hall
The Rie Bloomfield Organ Series presents its second Distinguished Guest Artist, Dexter Kennedy, winner of the prestigious "Grand Prix" of the Chartres International Organ Competition, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, in Wiedemann Hall.
From Detroit, Michigan, Mr. Kennedy is a brilliant concert organist with degrees from Oberlin College and Yale University. As a church musician, Kennedy currently serves as the Assistant Organist of Christ Church Grosse Pointe (Michigan), where he serves as the principal organist for all choral services and concerts and directs the training of the novice boy and girl choristers.
Tickets can be purchased at the College of Fine Arts Box Office at http://www.wichita.edu/fineartsboxoffice or call 978-3233. Admission is free for students with a WSU ID if they obtain a ticket for the event.
Participants needed for audiology research
You are invited to participate in a research study of Digit-Pair Speech Recognition Thresholds in Adults with Hearing Loss. We hope to learn the validation and generalization of using digit recognition thresholds during hearing evaluations.
If you decide to participate, you will be scheduled for a hearing evaluation. Once criteria are determined, additional hearing testing will be conducted.
Testing is expected to last about 55 minutes.
If you are interested in participating in this study, contact Marian Smith, mxsmith18@shockers.wichita.edu, or call 361-290-7015, (Yes, area code is not 316); or Stacey Kampe at stacey.kampe@wichita.edu or call 316-978-7264.
Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series to feature talk by Sheri Wells-Jensen
Sheri Wells-Jensen, associate professor of linguistics at Bowling Green State University, will present “Cripping the Trip to Space: How Disabled Astronauts Will Save Space Colonization.” Her talk is part of the Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series from 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in 218 McKinley Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Wells-Jensen specializes in linguistics, and is the Coordinator of the TESOL Certificate, and Coordinator of the Undergraduate Linguistic Minor.
Registration for Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace training is still available
Diversity in Action training will be available from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in 266 RSC. This training will highlight the benefits of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, social identities, recognizing and understanding microaggressions, introducing the matrix of oppression, understanding how to get past stereotypes and prejudices, addressing issues, as well as how and who to report them to.
This interactive training is part of the Diversity in Action program and is designed to shape your understanding of diversity and inclusion while providing an open forum for questions and concerns.
This training is free and available to all WSU employees (faculty and staff). Log into myWSU and register through myTraining. For questions, contact myTraining@wichita.edu.
View more information about Diversity in Action
Save on women's apparel at the Shocker Store
For every home men’s basketball game, the Shocker Store at Braeburn Square will have a sale for Shocker fans! For the game against Texas Southern on Saturday, Nov. 9, take 20% off women's apparel all day; Braeburn Square location only. Some exclusions apply. Not valid with other discounts or promotions.
Help spread kindness during World Kindness Week, Nov. 11-15
World Kindness Week is coming Nov 11-15, and here at CAPS, we are hoping to spread some goodwill throughout campus with the help from each department. Each day, the Counseling and Prevention Services social media will post content to engage students, and we would love if your department could either share those posts on your respective social media, or share your own posts fostering kindness. Things we will post include positive messages, a Buzzfeed-style kindness quiz, philanthropic videos, memes about helping, etc. We will use #WSUWeSupportU and #ShockerKindnessWeek.
Please support and join us in spreading good vibes through the school!
Twitter/Instagram: @shockerscaps
Facebook: WSU Counseling and Prevention Services
Did you know Campus Recreation offers therapeutic massages?
Make time for yourself and get a break from the stress of work by getting a massage. Call guest services at 978-3082, or swing by the Heskett Center to make your appointment.
10th Annual Drag Show: Out of this World
Hosted by Bob the Drag Queen, the Wichita State Drag Show is back for its 10th year, and the queens and kings are better than ever! Don’t miss your opportunity to witness all of the sass, style, and sexy from local, regional, and student kings and queens. Get your tickets in Student Involvement in 216 RSC.
The show will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in the CAC Theater.
Donate to Toys for Tots!
Christmas will be here before you know it and our toy drop off deadline before that! Please consider children who will be in need this Christmas by donating to Toys for Tots. With your help we can reach underprivileged children in Wichita this Christmas.
You can drop off a new unwrapped toy 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday until Dec. 10 in the Campus Credit Union lobby. Thank you for your support!
Shocker dance clinics set for Nov. 17 and Dec. 1
The Wichita State University dance team will host two clinics that will include performances at Shocker women's basketball games this November and December.
The first clinic on Sunday, Nov. 17, will be held for high school-aged dancers. Dancers will show up to Charles Koch Arena at 11 a.m., and will master a routine alongside the Shocker dance team that they will perform that same day at the women's basketball game against Southern. The cost of this clinic is $40.
On Sunday, Dec. 1, a second clinic will be held for dancers aged 4 to 14. Dancers will arrive to Charles Koch Arena at 2 p.m. to learn and practice a routine with the Shocker dance team to prepare for a performance at the women's basketball game against Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Dec. 7. Cost for the clinic will be $50.
Sign up today by clicking the link included with the article.