SEM Update - Year 3
The campus moved to remote operations before we had a chance to enjoy breakfast together and an update on Year 3 of our Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) plan. This presentation is now available to view as a video. Questions and ideas to promote enrollment growth can be directed to Carolyn Shaw, Associate Vice President of Strategic Enrollment Management.
University Faculty Awards will be announced tomorrow
The University Faculty Awards will be announced on Friday, May 8. Follow WSU Today and Wichita State social media to acknowledge and congratulate the honorees.
Excellence in Teaching
Leadership in the Advancement of Teaching
Young Faculty Scholar
Academy for Effective Teaching
Excellence in Research
Excellence Award for Community Research
Faculty Risk Taker
Young Faculty Risk Taker
Excellence in Accessibility Award
Excellence in Online
Place your order by tomorrow for the limited edition 125th anniversary lapel pin
In celebration of the 125th anniversary for Wichita State University, a special edition lapel pin has been designed to mark the celebratory period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. The deadline to be part of this bulk order is Friday, May 8.
The full-color, approximately 1.25” hard enamel pin, is available with a butterfly (military) or magnet fastener. Please note that the price point for the magnet fastener is slightly higher than the butterfly fastener.
The price point breakdown based on the quantity ordered is noted. For example, if all combined orders for lapel pins with magnet fasteners total 10,000, then the cost per unit will be $1.12. However, if all combined orders for magnet fasteners is 100, the cost per unit will be $1.18.
Each department will only be invoiced for the quantity requested. The deadline to submit orders is Friday, May 8.
2020 Kansas Employment Forecast
Total nonfarm employment for the state of Kansas increased by almost 8,000 workers in 2019, growing 0.5 percent. For 2020, the Kansas economy is projected to contract substantially due to the impact of the novel coronavirus, with the effects of the virus on the economy expected to linger on beyond the end of the state’s stay-at-home order as social distancing continues. US gross domestic product declined 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2020 as the first effects of the novel coronavirus were felt in March, and the effects are expected to be much larger through the remainder of the year.
In 2020, Kansas employment is forecast to decline 10.2 percent, contracting at an annual rate of more than 140,000 jobs compared to 2019. The job losses are expected to be concentrated in the second quarter, following by an employment recovery in the third and fourth quarters of the year. These projections are based on the assumptions that the novel coronavirus infections peaks in the second quarter of 2020 at a level manageable for the local health care system, and that additional stay-at-home orders are not required to combat the virus after the initial stay-at-home orders expire in May. Additional outbreaks and stay-at-home orders would further reduce the employment outlook beyond what is presented here.
Read the entire Kansas, Wichita, Kansas City and Topeka forecasts here.
GRASP 2020 to be available until Friday
The 2020 Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects Symposium will be available to view on Blackboard until the end of business at 5 p.m. Friday, May 8. If you missed GRASP last Friday, you can still self-enroll and take a look at graduate student research! To self-enroll: log into Blackboard, then follow the link below and click the "+Enroll" button.
Join us for Lavender Graduation today
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Spectrum: LGBTQ & Allies are excited to host this year's Lavender Graduation at 6 p.m. today (Thursday, May 7).
Lavender Graduation is an annual ceremony conducted on many campuses to honor lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) students, and to acknowledge their achievements and contributions to their institutions. Due to ongoing concerns of COVID-19, we will adjust the format of this program to be a virtual celebration at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 7 via Zoom. To rsvp and learn more, go to Wichita.edu/lavender.
'My (Home) Research Experience' by Graduate Student Council on May 8
Have you ever been curious about how your peers conduct their research? Their methods? Their work environments? How they balance between their family and excel sheets?
Please join Jacob Armstrong, the Graduate Student Council President, as he shares his research experience from 3-4 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, May 8), right before Graduate School's Happy Hour! Link to the live stream will be published on GSC's Facebook post.
Get your Blackboard classes ready for summer and fall with IDA’s help
Instructional Design and Access is offering hands-on workshops to help instructors prepare for online/remote delivery of their course content for this summer and fall. Workshops are scheduled May 12-14 and May 19-21, and run for three hours each. Instructors are invited to sign up through MyTraining. All workshops will be offered through Zoom and have no in-person attendance requirement. There are three workshops to choose from:
*"Remote/Online Instructor: First Steps" is designed for instructors who have never used Blackboard and/or Zoom in a significant way.
*"Remote/Online instructor: Intermediate Steps" is designed for instructors who have used (or have been trained in) Blackboard and/or Zoom some, and are now ready to master more tools and learn how to troubleshoot problems.
*"Remote/Online Instructor: Course Building" is for instructors who would like to work on building their courses while an instructional designer is “nearby” to help. Instructors signing up for the Course Building workshop will be given a Blackboard course template to help get them started.
If you can’t attend workshops next week, don’t worry! These will be offered throughout the summer as well as part of our summer-long "Academic Resources Conference" training events.
If you have any questions about these workshops or want to request specific trainings to be added to the Academic Resources Conference, please reach out to Instructional Design and Access at IDA@wichita.edu.
Fun new Zoom backgrounds for professors and students
Are you and your students tired of the standard Zoom backgrounds? Or would you like to change yours, but you are unsure how? Instructional Design and Access has put together a new training page with tips on uploading Zoom backgrounds along with several new ones for you and your students to try. Check it out at wichita.edu/myzoom, and please tell your students as well.
Congratulations on retirement to Marla Lindenmeyer in Human Performance Studies
We wish to recognize Marla Lindenmeyer and her many years of service to the Department of Human Performance Studies, College of Applied Studies, Wichita State University, and Wichita Public Schools USD 259. Her passion for teaching and contributing to the physical education profession will provide a legacy for many years. We are deeply grateful for her commitment to the physical education students who have gone to become leaders and mentors in education. Thank you for your service and leadership in the physical education program. Enjoy your retirement!
Marla’s last day at WSU is May 16. The Human Performance Studies Department is accepting congratulatory cards, and we will ensure they are delivered to her. Please send cards to:
Marla Lindenmeyer
Department of Human Performance Studies
Wichita State University
1845 Fairmount, Box 16
Wichita, KS 67260
Invitation Extended by Councilman Brandon Johnson, Wichita City Council, District 1
Attention Shockers!
Do you want to add your voice to conversations about community development happening both near and around our campus?!
Do you know what Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) are and how they can help support the needs of WSU’s students, faculty, staff and neighbors?
Do you believe that it is important for those who live, work, or play in the community to have a voice in what happens there?
During the next six weeks, a committed group of community residents will host Virtual CBA Focus Groups to discuss all these questions and more.
Sign up today to participate and have your voice be heard!