CliftonStrengths Training for faculty, staff and student employees
Join us for a free professional development opportunity over CliftonStrengths.
As an employee of Wichita State, you can take the CliftonStrengths inventory and attend a module that explores your unique strengths and discover how you can utilize them daily. We are currently offering two virtual sessions on March 15 and April 19. Sign up is through MyTraining and is open.
For any questions and services for your students, please contact Kennedy Rogers at kennedy.rogers@wichita.edu.
Managers of USS and Non-Teaching UP Employees: your signature is needed
Managers of USS and non-teaching UP employees should log in to myPerformance (in myWSU) to submit electronic signatures for 2020-2021 evaluations by March 14.
Helpful Hint: The Manager Signature (Step 5) will not be available if the Employee Signature (Step 4 due March 7, 2021) was not completed. Once the employee signs and submits their evaluation, you should have access to the Manager Signature (Step 5).
Note: myPerformance Evaluations are available for 2021-2022 competency and goal planning. Managers should add expectations, competencies, and goals for the 2021-2022 review period, then meet with their employees to review and provide them hard copies of their evaluation for reference throughout the year. Competency and goal planning should be completed by March 31.
For more information (including quick reference guides and other assistance) go to www.wichita.edu/myPerformance.
Join us for Lunch and Learn on March 29
What does it mean to be student-centered and how does that relate to customer service? Join us for this panel of Shocker experts who will share their insights on how to keep students at the center of our work and how to model superior customer service. Sign up to attend in myWSU under myTraining.
Wichita State to hold panel discussion on freedom of expression
Free expression is a fundamental value for an institution such as Wichita State University, Neal Allen, associate professor of political science, maintains.
“We owe all of our students, and all Kansas citizens that we serve, our best effort to include all points of view,” he said. “I believe that democratic government depends on having both involved citizens and trained professionals.”
The open exchange of ideas may not produce a tidy ending.
That exchange, however, is crucial to our nation’s discourse, no matter how difficult the conversation. Wichita State University recognizes the important role universities play and will present a virtual panel on Freedom of Expression from 3-4:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 31.
Read more about the panel discussion and how to watch
Wichita State gains national attention for its support of transfer students
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) named Wichita State University as one of 150 colleges and universities to its 2021 Transfer Honor Roll in recognition of the dynamic pathways it has created to support transfer students.
Read more about transfer students at Wichita State
Outdoor classroom spaces available starting March 22
In response to faculty requests, six outdoor classroom spaces will be available for reservation from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Monday through Friday starting on March 22. These spaces will have 30 folding chairs to be arranged as you choose, along with a table. Plans are in the works for white boards and portable amplification. We ask that people limit themselves to two reservations at a time to allow others the opportunity to use these spaces. Information and online reservations are available at www.wichita.edu/classoutside.
"If it wasn't for the infusion clinic, I may not be here today."
Have you been wondering about depression treatment? In this week's Tuesday Talks with SHS, Heather Stafford discusses depression with Wichita State student Shea Witherspoon, Student Health's Sara Friesen and Jason Burk. Learn about the process of treatment and potential alternatives in the community.
Dr. Shannon Ray featured at Physics Seminar
Join us for our next Physics Seminar at 2 p.m. March 10 via Zoom. We will be featuring Dr. Shannon Ray, National Research Council Fellow, Air Force Lab. The title of this talk will be "The Purification of 3-Level Quantum States and Surfaces of Ignorance."
Learn more about the Physics Seminar
Ulrich Museum of Art giving away free basketballs
The Ulrich Museum of Art on the Wichita State University campus is giving away free basketballs to congratulate the Shockers and new Head Coach Isaac Brown on a remarkable season in the face of adversity, ending the regular season as American Athletic Conference champs and heading into March Madness with tons of momentum.
The basketballs were part of a planned exhibition, “To the Hoop: Basketball and Contemporary Art,” which was supposed to be on display at the Ulrich last Fall, but had to be canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. We are now in the process of distributing those basketballs among our local community. If you would like one, drop by, check out the exhibitions in the galleries, (gallery hours: Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., always free), or take a stroll among some of the nearby sculptures in our world-class Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection, which is always open and always free.
Come claim your free basketball while supplies last — and root the Shockers on to victory this March! For more on our current exhibitions: https://ulrich.wichita.edu.
Encourage students to apply for TRIO DSS
TRIO Disability Support Services assists students with disabilities in obtaining academic success through free services such as academic advising, tutoring, study skill development, financial literacy, and more. Students benefit from any additional help available during this time, so encourage students to apply to TRIO DSS. Online and in-person services are being provided.
Encourage students who might be in need of TRIO DSS assistance to apply at www.wichita.edu/dss or in person in Grace Wilkie Annex, room 158, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Take a moment out of each day and join Wellness Services for some great virtual wellness programs put on by Counseling and Protection Services, Student Health, and Campus Recreation.
2021 LEAD Conference call for proposals
Student Involvement in partnership with the Student Government Association are seeking presentation proposals for our 2021 LEAD Conference taking place on Friday, May 28, in the Rhatigan Student Center. Virtual options available pending university and CDC guidelines.
This year, we are offering four different conference tracks featuring various speakers and topics.
Please feel free to submit any of those suggestions or include your own.
Civic, Campus, & Community Leadership (Activism)
- Global Leadership
- Service-Learning
Student Organization Leadership
- Mentorship & Coaching
- Recruiting & Engagement
Diversity & Inclusion
- Inclusive Leadership
- Women & Leadership
Leadership & Self-Discovery
- Leading Your Wellness
- Leadership in the Workforce
- Adaptive Leadership
- Leading through a Pandemic & Moving Forward
We will be selecting up to four presentations per track.
Please submit your presentation proposal no later than April 1.
For more information or questions, please reach out to Kennedy Rogers at kennedy.rogers@wichita.edu or Gabriel Fonseca at gabriel.fonseca@wichita.edu.
Shocks Supporting Shocks drop-in groups
The week of March 15 is a mental health awareness week, and you can help support your mental health with Drop-in Groups from CAPS. Groups will be available from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday, March 15; 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 16; and 11 a.m. to noon Friday, March 19. Drop-In groups are open to all students at no cost. Email counselingcenter@wichita.edu for more information or to sign up.
'Voices in the Void': a virtual theatrical experience
Wichita State University School of Performing Arts Theatre presents "Voices in the Void," a devised theatre piece about a group of 20-somethings struggling to find their own voices among pressures from all around. This show has been created from the feelings, thoughts, ideas, and anxieties of contemporary college students.
"Voices in the Void" runs at 7:30 p.m. March 11-13, and at 2 p.m. March 14 at 2 p.m. and will be presented virtually via Webinar. Tickets are $10; Wichita State students receive 1 free ticket with a student ID number. To purchase virtual tickets go to www.wichita.edu/FABOTickets.
"Voices in the Void" is a live theatrical event delivered virtually from our hearts and homes to yours.
If you have any questions about tickets contact the College of Fine Arts Box Office at 316-978-3233. Questions about the show, contact Danette Baker, program director of theatre, at danette.baker@wichita.edu.
Submit virtual and in-person events to the WSU Events Calendar
As the semester approaches it is important to submit your upcoming events -- whether virtual or in-person -- to the WSU Events Calendar. The calendar populates feeds throughout the website, including a curated calendar on our Freedom of Expression website.
Ulrich Virtual to host Kansas photographer Doug Barrett
Photographer, videographer, and journalist Doug Barrett uses his camera to document our contemporary struggles with social justice in Kansas and the U.S. Inspired by the work of legendary photographer (and Ft. Scott, Kansas-native) Gordon Parks, Barrett, who is based out of Manhattan, Kansas, has focused recent projects on the protests following the death of George Floyd, the Mexico border wall, homeless veterans in the U.S., and Yuma Street in Manhattan, Kansas, among others.
Barrett will be the Ulrich Museum of Art's guest for a virtual talk titled "Weapons of Choice" at 6 p.m. today. The talk is free and open to all, but registration is required to get the Zoom link. Register for this event.
You can also catch Barrett on the Ulrich website leading a video tour of the current exhibition, "Gordon Parks: I, too, am America." Not only does Barrett comment in-depth on some of the Parks photographs, he also shares several of his own. Visit the exhibition webpage.
Barrett's photographs have been published in Bloomberg News, TIME Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, Washington Post, New Territory Magazine, The Pointe Magazine, and featured on the Nasdaq billboard in Times Square, VICE, Fox News, and BBC World News. He is the owner of 400 North Creative in Manhattan, Kansas.
Learn about Cherokee language and culture
Come learn about the Cherokee language and culture from a certified Cherokee instructor at 2:30 p.m. March 15. Email wsulingclub@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Sale for AAC tournament time
Shocker Store. Take 25% off all basketball specific apparel. At the RSC and Braeburn Square stores and at shockerstore.com. Shocker basketball sale.