WSU Today: Feb. 6 2018

Institute of Innovation to host professional workshop

The Institute of Innovation is hosting a professional workshop April 16-17 that consists of two days of interactive and hands-on Design Thinking training. You will learn to how discover insights that can lead to new product or service opportunities, align teams around user’s needs, and ideate to solve defined problems. Plus, you will learn how to bring this process direct to your department or team.

The cost of admission is $550. Early-bird pricing ends Thursday, Feb. 27.

Find more information about this workshop, go to Wichita.edu/designthinking.

Crosswalk to be installed at the YMCA today

The Paint Shop will install a new crosswalk at the YMCA at Perimeter Road and Research Lane today (Thursday, Feb. 6).

Work will begin at 10 a.m. with the lane closest to the Y. About 45 minutes later, the lane closest to the Police Station will be closed. One lane of traffic will be open at all times during the project.

In addition, a turn arrow and one-way directional arrows will be installed on Research Lane.

Remember: There will only be one lane of traffic during this project. Please drive safely as Wonder School drop-offs and pick-ups will also be taking place at the usual times.

The Engagement and Economic Prosperity Taskforce needs your help!

 

Is your unit engaged with the local or regional community in an effort to solve pressing problems? Are you working with industry or community partners on projects that advance the public good or drive education, economic or health outcomes? Are you working to create or sustain jobs for south central Kansas?

If your answer to any of those questions is, “YES,” please enter your activity / event / service or administrative action into the Strategic Planning Initiative Database on the Strategic Planning website in order to be included in the campuswide landscape analysis. 

Questions can be forwarded to Kaye Monk-Morgan, taskforce co-chair, kaye.monk@wichita.edu.

myPerformance Manager Review is due!

Managers of USS and non-teaching UP employees should now submit reviews and ratings for their direct reports for the 2019-20 annual evaluations in myPerformance. This step is due Saturday, Feb. 29. Managers should log in to myPerformance (through myWSU) to rate their direct reports and submit comments to justify the ratings.

NOTE: The Planning step for 2020-21 annual evaluations in myPerformance will also be available on Feb. 1. This will allow managers to potentially meet with their direct reports for the (2019-20) current end-of-review as well as the (2020-21) next cycle’s planning meeting at the same time, if desired.

For more information (including quick reference guides and other assistance) go to www.wichita.edu/myPerformance.

President Golden featured on KFDI ‘At Issue’ program

Wichita State President Jay Golden was featured recently on the “At Issue” program on KFDI Radio. “At Issue” is a weekly public affairs presentation from SummitMedia and the KFDI News Department, looking at issues that affect the city of Wichita.

Listen to the interview here.

Ins and outs of grant administration: open workshops for faculty, staff

The Office of Research will host multiple workshops for faculty and staff who need help with or have questions about grant administration. Research staff can help with all of your questions, including those involving topics such as post-award, expenses, reports, funds, budget, cost-share and effort. Labs will be held throughout February. No need to RSVP or register, just show up with your questions. All labs will be held in 409E Jardine Hall. Contact Amy Delgado at amy.delgado@wichita.edu or call 978-5377 for more information.

Open workshop times are:

4-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7

4-5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17

4-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21

Research workshops

SEM Update: Goal 6

Carolyn Shaw, Associate Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management

Goal 6 Identify new and emerging academic programming

• Departments and faculty across campus regularly assess their curricular offerings to determine if their graduates are prepared for success following graduation. The university encourages departments and colleges to explore new programs in response to changing needs in our community. The 2019-20 Inter-disciplinary program award competition produced 9 proposals, with four semi-finalists presenting at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb 14, in 256 RSC.
• Several departments on campus are significantly restructuring to address shifts in their disciplines, including Engineering Technology. They have developed two new degree programs (Engineering Technology and Applied Computing) that are composed of stackable certificate modules in collaboration with MIS, Psychology, Media Arts, and MID, with additional collaborations in the works with Criminal Justice, Management, Entrepreneurship, and Public Health Sciences.

Call for presentation proposals from students, faculty and community members

Diverse Women’s Summit call for presentations:

Individual students, groups and community members are invited to submit abstracts / proposals to present papers, posters, art works, dialogues, skits, and other projects at the summit. The proposal should be 100-200 words describing the presentation (type, subject, theme and purpose). Presentations that focus on the following topics will be given priority:

• Research on issues of special populations
• Citizenship before and after the suffrage.
• Gender-based violence
• Celebration

Submit your proposal to chinyere.okafor@wichita.edu. We are accepting abstracts until Thursday, Feb. 20.

For more information, go to the Women’s Studies’ website or click here.

For questions, call the departmental office at 978-3358 or Cathy Doughty at 978-7165.

Purchase Requisition Training scheduled for Feb. 11

Needing to learn how to create a Purchase Requisition or want a refresher on how to enter a requisition in Banner? Plan to attend Purchase Requisition Training scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11.

Topics will include:

• WSU purchase requisition procedures
• Banner 9 Purchase Requisition forms
• Purchasing and Finance Reporting

Please note that training is required for those who are new to entering purchase requisition. Current requestors are welcome to attend as a refresher session.

To view session details and register, go to myWSU > myTraining.

Ulrich event examines artist and former 'Mad Man' executive's fascination with technology and humanity

Kevin LaGrandeur: "How Lee Adler's Art Anticipates the Bonding of Human and Machine in the 21st Century" will be held at 6 p.m. following a reception at 5:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Feb. 6) at the Ulrich Museum of Art. Admission is free.

Kevin LaGrandeur, professor at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)  specializing in technology and culture, will show how Lee Adler’s art anticipated and participated in the cultural spirit that led to an increasingly common blending of human and machine.

Adler (1926-2003) was a native of Brooklyn who came to art-making in his forties, having already established a successful career in marketing - he worked for a time at one of the advertising firms featured on the TV show "Mad Men." At once whimsical and unnerving, Adler's compositions evoke processes of ingestion, digestion, and explosion of matter as it moves through both living and mechanical systems. In Adler's work, the machines are humanized while human figures become machines, and his forms continue to capture something essential today about our reality as hapless cyborgs confused about where "nature" ends and technological culture begins.

Funding for “Voices from the Vault: The 1970s,” is provided by Humanities Kansas, a nonprofit cultural organization that connects communities with history, traditions, and ideas to strengthen civic life, and by Lee and Ron Starkel.

Ulrich Museum of Art

Ulrich Museum's free film series resumes downtown Friday

The Ulrich Museum of Art’s free film series resumes downtown at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at mamafilm at The LUX, 120 E. 1st Street North, with films examining technology out of control. Admission is free.

Emotions Go to Work: The Film Series, is co-curated by Zoe Beloff and Rebecca Cleman. The theme is “It’s Gonna Blow – Gadgets Go Mad.” This group of films focuses on the home and household gadgets gone wild.

Register for the F1RST-Gen Friday with the First Gen Coordinating Council

The Wichita State First Generation Coordinating Council invites faculty, staff and administration to F1RST-Gen Friday from noon-1 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 7) in 264 RSC.

You bring your lunch and we will bring your dessert!

Register here

Earn extra cash by helping with the US Census 2020

Help get dividends for a decade for your community by working for the US Census. Apply online at 2020census.gov/jobs or text “kansasjobs” to 313131.

Open forum to discuss Blackboard on Feb. 14

The Media Resources Center and Online Learning will talk about the future of our LMS, Blackboard from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14, in 233 RSC.

We will discuss the move to a different Blackboard hosting environment and what steps will need to be taken by faculty. We will also talk about plans for updates coming soon, which include a move to a new look and feel for Blackboard.

Come listen and share your thoughts with the team in this open forum. Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP with Crystal Dilbeck, at crystal.dilbeck@wichita.edu by Wednesday, Feb. 12.

Call for presentations for Gender & Sexuality in Kansas Conference

Save the date and help spread the news that the call for presentations for the 7th Annual Gender & Sexuality in Kansas Conference on Friday, March 13. Find more information and the CFP link at https://www.wichita.edu/genderconference.

We invite submissions of original research and scholarship from any discipline.

Submit a 200-300-word summary of your proposed presentation including topic and/or research questions, methodology and a summary of findings or main themes to be addressed in the presentation.

Presentation formats include traditional presentations are oral with a length of 15-20 minutes, and include a visual aid of some sort (power point, video, poster). Workshops may be longer and usually include an interactive component. Presenters may be individuals or groups.

The deadline for submissions is Sunday, Feb. 16.

This year’s keynote will be Sarah Deer, citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, professor at KU in the School of Public Affairs and Administration and 2019 National Women’s Hall of Fame inductee.

We hope that you will consider submitting a proposal and share information about the conference with your fellow students, colleagues and others across campus or the Wichita community who may be interested.

Contact Shocker Sociology at 978-3280 or email Jodie Hertzog at jodie.hertzog@wichita.edu with any questions.

Need help with HealthQuest?

It’s the start of a new plan year, which means a fresh start for HealthQuest points! Employees enrolled in 2020 coverage through the State Employee Health Plan can earn a premium discount worth $480 annually and HSA/HRA rewards dollars up to $500 per year for each employee and covered spouse, just by participating and logging healthy activities throughout the year!

You may have noticed that the HealthQuest portal has been completely re-designed for 2020 and all employees and spouses must re-register. Click here for registration instructions.

HR Total Rewards is holding two HealthQuest labs in February to help employees get registered, tour the HealthQuest site and get started on activities. Sign up through myTraining.

• 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 in 122 Jabara Hall
• 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19 in 124 Jabara Hall

Any questions, please reach out to HR Total Rewards at TotalRewards@wichita.edu.

ISME Colloquium on Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) by Jatin Talreja

Jatin Talreja, CEO of Viaanix Inc., will present “Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)” at the ISME Colloquium from 11 a.m.-noon tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 7) in 211 Engineering Building.

IIoT, also known as the Industrial Internet, brings together brilliant machines, advanced analytics, and people at work. It’s the network of a multitude of industrial devices connected by communications technologies that results in systems that can monitor, collect, exchange, analyze, and deliver valuable new insights like never before. These insights can then help drive smarter, faster business decisions for industrial companies.

Bio: Mr. Talreja is the CEO of Viaanix Inc. He started the business in his basement seven years ago and now business has expanded with worldwide employee presence and is headquartered in downtown Wichita.

He has earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Friends University, has Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Texas at Arlington, and an associate degree in Electrical Engineering from the Dayalbagh Educational Institute. He also serves as Vice President of Inventors Association of South-Central Kansas and mentors several very early stage startups. Talreja is a highly dynamic, result-oriented leader. He has built solutions for his clients, which are deployed globally.

First-generation college students take great pride in succeeding and graduating

Attend a brown-bag lunch and learn on “Becoming an Individual & Institutional Advocate for First-generation College Students.” Join the First Gen Coordinating Council at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, in 233 RSC for a brown bag lunch webinar and brief Q&A session.

Colleges and universities have an opportunity to shift the paradigm of support for first-generation college students from a deficit approach. First-generation college students take great pride in succeeding and graduating (Gibbons & Woodside, 2014). However, first-generation students “who dropped out of college believed they needed to figure out how to do college on their own” (Lightweis, 2014, p. 466). Instead, when higher education institutions shift this paradigm, they have an opportunity to not only improve retention rates, but also provide a holistic support system for student success.

This live briefing will focus on opportunities for students and academic affairs professionals of all functional areas and levels to become individual and institutional advocates for first-generation student success.

Attendees are invited to bring their lunch and join in. Contact Lydia.Santiago@wichita.edu with any questions.

First Gen Shockers

SLI Squad Leader applications sought

Are you interested in leadership development of yourself and your students? We are calling for five cluster facilitators at the 2020 Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) this year. The five-day event will take place May 18-22.

We will host a few meetings leading up to the event to discuss logistics and preparations for the week. This week is time spent developing yourself as well as mentoring our students through their leadership journey. You’ll be part of community building and leadership exploration both during the institute and when we return to campus.

If you are interested, please fill out the application online.

For any questions, contact Kennedy Rogers at kennedy.rogers@wichita.edu or 978-7402.

Free academic resources are available through TRIO Student Support Services

Student Support Services (SSS) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education to provide free academic services to students from First-Generation (FG) and Limited- Income (LI) backgrounds, as well as students with disabilities.

The free services include individualized tutoring, academic advising, textbook loans, assistance completing financial aid applications, and scholarships exclusively for student participants.

We are located on the third floor of Grace Wilkie Hall, in suite 309. For more information, visit our website or contact our offices at 978-3715.

Student Support Services

Faculty advisor needed for new chapter of Phi Sigma Pi

Phi Sigma Pi is a gender-inclusive National Honor Fraternity established in 1916. Faculty Advisors play an important role in the Collegiate Chapter by building a bridge between the local chapter and the university community. Responsibilities of the faculty advisor include:

1. Assisting the chapter with day-to-day operation questions
2. Provide guidance to chapter officers and committee chairs
3. Encourage smart financial decisions
4. Promote Phi Sigma Pi to other students on campus
5. Attend meetings, ceremonies, and events when possible

*You are not required to be an Alumni Member of Phi Sigma Pi in order to serve as a Faculty Advisor

Currently, there is only one Phi Sigma Pi chapter in the state of Kansas. With your help, we believe Wichita State can become the newest home to the Phi Sigma Pi family!

Contact Katie at krhefner@shockers.wichita.edu if you are interested or have any questions.

Phi Sigma Pi faculty advisors

Women of WSU luncheon Feb. 19 featuring female WSU Deans panel

The Women of WSU luncheon is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the Marcus Welcome Center. We will have a panel of WSU female deans and a BBQ cookout.

The luncheon will include smoked pulled chicken, potato salad, cole slaw, condiments, and peach cobbler for only $13.

Please join us. RSVPs are due Friday, Feb. 14.

Women of WSU

WSU Police Department asks for design ideas for new uniform patch

Current Police Patch

In an effort to represent the community we serve, the WSU Police Department is soliciting ideas for a redesign of the patch worn on police uniforms.

We would like something that represents WSU or Wichita, and get away from the State Seal currently used, to give a more local or university representation. 

Examples could include the iconic clock tower on Morison Hall or the Keeper of the Plains Statue, a Buffalo Soldier representing the linkage of diverse service in Kansas, or whatever you might suggest. 

We welcome faculty, staff and student input on what the patch should look like and become. 

Please send ideas to Police@wichita.edu by Saturday, Feb. 29.

Liberal high school senior wins Wichita State's Linwood Sexton Scholarship

Eduardo Avila

Eduardo Avila, a senior at Liberal High School, has been named the 2020 Linwood Sexton Scholar at Wichita State.

Avila will receive a full ride to attend WSU as an education major starting this fall. In addition to leading within debate and forensics, Avila also serves his fellow students in many different capacities. He is a history mentor, varsity captain for scholars bowl, and is a constant champion for his classmates to do their best within their academics.

See complete story.

Register now for Wu's Big Event XII

Join us from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 to make a HUGE impact in the Wichita community. Individuals, groups, organizations, faculty, staff, students, alumni, friends and family are all encouraged to participate in Wu's Big Event, Wichita State's largest volunteer event. Registration is free and includes a light breakfast, lunch, a t-shirt and transportation to and from service sites. For questions, email CSB@wichita.edu or call 978-3022.

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Submit your applications for Senior Honor awards

Applications are being sought for Wichita State’s 2020 Senior Honor awards.  This is considered one of the most prestigious honors a student can receive at WSU. Up to 10 students are chosen for this honor each year. Application deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14.  To review the eligibility requirements and application process, go to www.wichita.edu/seniorhonor.