Teaching This Fall: Day 10 Questions about Accessibility and Applied Learning
To support instructors who are prepping their classes for fall, the Faculty Curricular Design Working Group has created 10 sets of featured questions related to our new teaching environment. Each day we will post one set of frequently asked questions to respond to issues that faculty have raised about how to be prepared.
FAQs Set #10: Questions about Accessibility and Applied Learning
- What accessibility issues do I need to consider in my online course design?
Content developed for one-time delivery in remote formats that is NOT planned for reuse is not required to meet the same accessibility standards that IIE (fully online) courses must meet, but they must meet the accommodation needs (as determined by the Office of Disability Services) of all students who are enrolled in the class at the time of delivery. More details are available here.
- How do we manage applied learning and research experiences in the age of COVID-19?
Applied learning is an essential component of our mission. This traditionally involves working side by side with established professionals in a students’ desired degree field before graduation. As we consider placement of students in applied learning activities off-campus during the pandemic, first and foremost, WSU will follow public health recommendations and county mandates because the safety of our Shocker learning community is our top priority. Full details are available here.
Additional FAQs about teaching this fall can be found on the COVID-19 university webpage.
Today (Friday, Aug. 14) is the last day for the August ARC events, but don’t worry! If you missed out on sessions you wanted to see, many of them will be available as recordings soon! You can find these recordings either by looking for the sessions in the ARC Topics and Tracks webpage, or by bookmarking the YouTube playlist where all the summer ARC recordings are being consolidated.
And, it’s not too late to participate today! The ARC is shining a spotlight on diversity-related topics this afternoon with several sessions, all of which you can join using the Zoom links here.
* “Disability Harassment and How to Avoid It,” Noon-12:50 p.m.
* “First Generation Panel Discussion,” 1-1:50 p.m.
* “Creating a Welcoming Environment for Veterans,” 1-1:50 p.m.
* “Academic Freedom and Harmful Language,” 3-3:50 p.m.
* “Microaggressions,” 4-4:50 p.m.
Identify your strengths with the ShockerStrengths Program!
Want to know your top five talents? ShockerStrengths allows you or your group to identify their top five talents, as well as participate in programs specifically designed for you to leverage those talents as strengths to reach your personal, professional, and academic goals at Wichita State!
For more information or to request a ShockerStrengths program, visit www.wichita.edu/shockerstrengths or contact Kennedy Rogers at kennedy.rogers@wichita.edu.
Policy 2.17/ Student Academic Integrity updates
This policy is being revised to remove the procedures from the policy. Specific changes made were :
- Name Change from Student Academic Honesty to Student Academic Integrity
- Included General Counsel under People/Groups involved in review
- Reduced definitions in the policy to only define what was mentioned in this policy. (A full list of definitions is included in the handbook)
- Faculty Senate approves all procedural changes (in the admin procedures section) Reorganized
Policy sections to fit with the WSU Policy on policies
The procedures document, now titled Academic Integrity Handbook, is being revised to:
- Reworded purpose to make the purpose clear and consistent with 2.17 Student Academic Integrity
- Clarified and added some more definitions
- Introduced the Complainant and Respondent Expectations
- Outlined specific procedures in hearing Academic cases through Student Conduct & Community Standards
- Removed sanctions that were Conduct specific, and not Academic Integrity Specific
- Outlined a specific Appeal process
- Changed the types of Holds used for Academic Cases
- Added a records statement
Any questions related to the new Student Academic Integrity Policy can be sent to SCCS@wichita.edu.
Jump-Start Your Business with expert advice
Are you interested in starting a business or looking to keep your business on track during the pandemic? Join us online to hear from Kansas experts and discuss ways to help your business succeed. Register at wichita.edu/ksbdcworkshops
QuickBooks Webinars:
Learn QuickBooks to better organize and manage your business. Presenter Heather Denning is a Certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor, alumni of Wichita State University and local business owner.
State Tax Webinars:
Before, during, and after the Covid-19 outbreak, we still need to pay taxes! Join Carl York from the Kansas Department of Revenue to learn what you need to know and get answers to your questions.
What to Do Now Webinar Series:
After feeling the COVID-19 outbreak impact for months, it is time to act. Whether you are in business or thinking of starting a business, these workshops, presented by Kansas SBDC Advisors will suggest things you can do right now.
Free Campus Visitor Guides are available
Free Campus Visitor Guides are available upon request. They are particularly helpful if you’d like to have a stack of guides to share with students or prospective students.
These guides can be delivered via campus mail or be delivered to your office.
Let Garrett Rupp in the Office of Admissions know by Tuesday, Sept. 15, how many guides you need, and a campus box number or office number for delivery. Contact Rupp at garrett.rupp@wichita.edu or call 978-6293.
Register now for Virtual Shocker Resource Fair
Jump into the school year by discovering the programs, resources and opportunities waiting for you at Wichita State across our amazing campus departments. Every day, we will feature various campus departments, how to connect with them, and what they can do to help you be a successful Shocker. For more information about SAC sponsored events, please visit wichita.edu/SAC or contact us at SAC@wichita.edu. Sponsored by the Student Activities Council.
The Office of Research invites Notices of Intent for two limited submission opportunities
If you wish to apply to either of these two limited submission opportunities, please email the WSU Office of Research at proposals@wichita.edu.
*** LIMITED #1 *** Funding Agency: Housing and Urban Development
*** LIMITED #2 *** Funding Agency: Greenwall Foundation
Title: Faculty Scholars Program Request for Proposals 2020-2021
*** LIMITED #1 *** Funding Agency: Housing and Urban Development
Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one proposal, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by noon Monday, Aug. 17, in case an internal competition is needed. Full application (if selected) to be due Sept. 21, 2021.
Purpose: Community Compass Eligible Activities include: Needs Assessments, Direct Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Engagements, Development and Maintenance of Tools and Products, Self-Directed and Group Learning, Knowledge Management, Data Analysis, Reporting and Performance Management and more.
Amount: $20 Million, three-year project period
*** LIMITED #2 *** Funding Agency: Greenwall Foundation
Title: Faculty Scholars Program Request for Proposals 2020-2021
Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one letter of intent, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by noon Friday, Aug. 21, in case an internal competition is needed. Letters of Intent will be due Sept. 21, 2020 with Full Applications (if invited) to be due Jan. 11, 2021.
Purpose: “The Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics is a career development award to enable junior faculty members to carry out innovative bioethics research. It supports research that goes beyond current work in bioethics to help resolve pressing ethical issues in clinical, biomedical, and public health decision-making, policy, and practice, and creates a community that enhances future bioethics research by Scholars and Alumni/ae.”
Amount: “The award supports 50% of a Scholar’s salary plus benefits for three years, up to the NIH salary cap, with 10% institutional costs for the salary and benefits. This funding is intended to ensure that at least 50 percent of the scholar’s time is devoted to bioethics research. In addition, the foundation provides $5,000 each year for limited project support and travel (no indirect costs are provided for these items).”
Outdoor Movie: ‘Monsters University’
Start your semester off with a movie, snacks, and prizes! Plan to attend the Outdoor Movie at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, outside at the Duerksen Amphitheatre (rain location CAC Theater).
Watch “Monsters University” under the stars on campus. Free popcorn, trivia and prizes before the movie begins. Participants are to wear masks and adhere to social distancing.
View more Welcomefest events at wichita.edu/welcomefest.
KPERS holding pre-retirement webinars
Thinking about retirement and are a KPERS retirement plan participant? KPERS is holding pre-retirement webinars where you can hear more information on the following topics:
- Choosing a retirement date
- How to calculate your benefits
- Steps in the process
- Payment options
- Taxes
- Life insurance
- Working after retirement
KPERS 1 & 2 members retiring in the next 12 months can register here for the following webinar dates:
- Tuesday, Aug. 18 10 a.m.
- Thursday, Aug. 20 6 p.m.
KPERS 1 & 2 members retiring in the next 2-5 years can register here for the following webinar dates:
- Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m.
- Thursday, Aug. 20 at 2 p.m.
KP&F members (University Police) retiring in the next 5 years can register here for the following webinar date:
- Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 2 p.m.
Questions about these webinars? Contact KPERS at kpers@kpers.org
Toll-free, 1-888-275-5737
Skype for Business to be shut down Aug. 15
ITS upgraded the university's chat-based collaboration platform service (Skype for Business) to Microsoft Teams.
Microsoft Teams is a robust chat-based collaboration platform complete with instant messaging, document sharing, online meetings, and many more extremely useful features for business communications.
Microsoft Teams is installed on the majority of university-owned computers. Since upgrading, ITS has encouraged Skype for Business users to migrate to Microsoft Teams. Please click here if you don’t have Microsoft Teams on your computer.
Skype for Business will be retired from service on Aug. 15 and will no longer be accessible after that time. The following options are available to learn more about Microsoft Teams:
- Microsoft Teams Basic Tutorial
- Microsoft Teams Essential Training: This training will be provided virtually through Zoom and is for faculty and staff only. Enroll for this training through “My Training” located on mywsu.wichita.edu portal.
- Microsoft Teams online Video Tutorials: There are multiple online video tutorials designed on how to use Microsoft Teams
through LinkedIn Learning. To access to LinkedIn Learning:
- First, before clicking any of the training links below, make sure to set up and/or login to your LinkedIn Learning account with your WSU ID and password.
- Check out some of these trainings on Microsoft Teams.
Devereaux featured on Up To Date program on radio station KCUR from Kansas City
Abby Devereaux
Abby Devereaux, assistant professor of economics and Institute for the Study of Economic Growth research fellow at Wichita State, was a featured guest on Up To Date on radio station KCUR from Kansas City last week.
Segment 1, beginning at 3:53: Unemployment claims in Kansas and Missouri are "off the charts," said Frank Lenk.
Unemployment in the Kansas City Metro is at 7.8%, down from 11.2% when the pandemic first started, but local unemployment offices are still stressed. In addition, unemployed Kansas Citians are hurting more now that a $600-weekly unemployment supplement from the federal government has ended.
- Abigail Devereaux, assistant professor of economics and Institute for the Study of Economic Growth[BROKEN LINK] research fellow at Wichita State University
- Frank Lenk, director of Mid-America Regional Council's Research Services Department
Shocker graduate named Kansas Superintendent of the Year
Corey Gibson
Shocker graduate Dr. Corey Gibson has been named Kansas Superintendent of the Year for 2019-20.
Gibson, who is also superintendent of the Valley Center School District, initially wrestled with the idea of pursuing a teaching degree. For him, he was set on engineering. It wasn’t until six months into his collegiate career when he realized he missed being in a classroom setting and assisting students.
“I had a unique opportunity during high school to be a classroom aid for at an elementary school. Being around teachers and students was a catapult for me to move forward into the field of education,” Gibson said. “Even though those experiences were happening, I was still set on pursuing a different path.”
His path to becoming superintendent took years of additional training, education and mentorship along the way, which helped shape his career trajectories.
New tax-exempt certificate available
The tax-exempt certificate has been updated and the new form expires 10/1/2024.
The new form is available in either of the following locations on the Purchasing website at
--> In This Section-->Accounts Payable -->Tax Exempt Certificate
--> In This Section -->Business Procurement Card Program -->BPC Forms -->Tax Exempt Certificate
If you need further assistance, please feel free to reach out to us at purchasing.office@wichita.edu.
Purchasing Office new contact information
Due to the recent changes in the Purchasing Office, for the fastest most efficient response, please use the following emails when contacting us:
Purchasing Staff: purchasing.office@wichita.edu
P-Card Administrator: PCardAdmin@wichita.edu
Thank you for your cooperation, and we look forward to serving you in the future.
Student Health closed 8 a.m.-1 p.m. through Aug. 21
Student Health will be closed 8 a.m.-1 p.m. each day now through Friday, Aug. 21. The office will reopen 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday to meet student needs during this time period. For questions or other services, please use the myShockerHealth portal at www.wichita.edu/shs.
September campus visit schedule
The campus visit schedule in September returns to the following:
- Monday's - 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
- Tuesday's - 9:30 a.m.
- Wednesday's - 12:30 p.m.
- Thursday's - 12:30 p.m.
- Friday's - 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Prospective students are able to sign up for dates through September by going to wichita.edu/visit
and clicking on Campus Visit. During their time on campus, students can expect to
hear from the admissions and financial aid teams, go on a tour of the campus, speak
with an advisor or faculty member from their area of interested (if requested), and
more. All students on a campus visit receive a FREE Wichita State T-shirt, and all
students and guests receive a complimentary drink at Shocker Grill & Lanes on their
tour.
Admissions will continue capping each campus visit session at 10 students each in
order to adhere to proper social distancing. Masks are worn by all students, guests,
tour guides, and staff during every aspect of the visit, and cleaning occurs several
times a day in the Marcus Welcome Center auditorium and lobby.
Questions about campus visits can go to Caitlyn Fowler at caitlyn.fowler@wichita.edu.
Wanted: Volunteers to help with 2020 bicycle and pedestrian count event
Volunteers are needed to help manually count bicycle and pedestrian activity across 35 sites in the Wichita Metro area.
The annual event, sponsored by the Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization will be held Sept. 24 and 26.
This important event relies heavily on the commitment of community volunteers to gather data about how our network of paths and lanes are being used.
According to Tricia Thomas, WAMPO Communication’s Manager:
“One of the greatest challenges facing the bicycle and pedestrian field is the lack of documentation on usage and demand. Without accurate and consistent demand and usage figures, it is difficult to measure the positive benefits of bicycle and pedestrian investments, especially when compared to the other transportation modes such as the private automobile.”
As such, this event is the only source for regional-scale bicycle and pedestrian data. The results of this data are then used to guide investments throughout the regional transportation system.
So please consider volunteering! This annual event is a real opportunity for local residents to become involved in a piece of the regional transportation planning process. As we know, bicycle and pedestrian investments stimulate the economy, public health, and the overall quality of life in a variety of ways. Communities that invest in these facilities inherently attract people and businesses so it’s good for everyone! Register to volunteer here!
Wichita State engineering students create all-terrain wheelchair for family in need
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Sutton, a 6-year-old with cerebral palsy, loves to explore the outdoors, but was unable to do so because he didn't have a wheelchair that could accommodate his needs on rough terrain.
- A Wichita State student team, through their ENGR 302 class, chose to use their skills to help Sutton. They modified a jogging wheelchair so it could accommodate someone with cerebral palsy on rough terrain.
- ENGR 302 is part of Wichita State’s Assistive Technology and Accessible Design program and is designed for students wanting to create innovations that improve the lives of people with disabilities.