WSU senates invite you to take part in Spirit Friday
Fridays are all about Wu! Starting in January, show off your Shocker pride every Friday, and wear your favorite Wichita State attire. Even if you’re working from home, a Zoom meeting with a collage of yellow-and-black-clad coworkers is the perfect way to end the week.
Road construction update
Road repairs will be moving from Wu-Shock Drive to Perimeter Road, starting by the Heskett tennis courts and continuing east past the YMCA building. All roads will remain open to traffic in both directions. Work will be completed prior to classes resuming in February.
University Libraries open for new semester, hosting virtual workshop
Ablah Library is open. Keep up to date with all library hours, building safety procedures and helpful services at libraries.wichita.edu/covid19. Our expert librarians are back in action for the new year. Meghann Kuhlmann, research and instructional services librarian, has insight to share 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, at the virtual SCORE Workshop. Join free here and visit us online at libraries.wichita.edu/ers for the full event details.
Toner replenishment program update
The toner replenishment program is now fully in place. All printers with a DEX MPS tag on the printer will receive an auto-replenishment of toner when your printer gets down to 30% toner life. If your printer was below 30% when the program went into effect, it will not auto-replenish. If this is the case for your printer, please call the phone number on the tag and tell the operator that you need toner; this will be a one-time process, all future orders will be automatic.
The operator will need the Equipment ID # on the label. The program also covers service and parts such as drum kits, fuser kits and toner collection units. When your printer notifies you that you need one of these parts, call the number on the label and order the part. At the end of each monthly cycle, you will receive an invoice from Central Services detailing your toner use for the month. You are only billed for toner use, nothing else. The detailed usage and rate per printer will give you the data you need to determine which printers should be replaced or taken out of service.
Please contact Ellen Abbey if you have any questions regarding this program or if you need assistance in ordering supplies: ellen.abbey@wichita.edu
RSVP for virtual Strategic Communications seminar
The fifth annual Strategic Communications marketing and communications seminar for WSU faculty and staff will be held from 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, Jan. 21, virtually on Zoom. Attendees may choose three of six sessions. This year's seminar will focus on the 125 years of education and innovation campaign. Gain additional insights, tools and tips to help you improve your marketing and communication efforts.
Get your LinkedIn Learning account now in preparation for next week's ARC events
Next week is the January ARC: a week of Zoom-based, "live" trainings in all things teaching and presenting. In addition to adding in the all-new ARC Big Read sessions, we will be offering LinkedIn Learning challenges for each day. As you probably know, all WSU-associated people (staff, faculty, students, adjuncts, etc.) have free LinkedIn Learning access now. If you have not yet gotten your account, please do so now, and that way you will be ready for our LinkedIn Learning Challenges next week.