Honors Community News
Honors College Formal Dedication with Open House to Follow
Open House hosted by the Honors College Student Council until 2:00pm.
Honors Student Sarah Myose Completes Mural, "Dreams and Wishes"
Honors Baccalaureate student Sarah Myose was chosen to revamp the stairs of Clinton Hall.
This project is part of a larger place-making initiative on campus to encourage students to pick the University as a destination for recreation as well as education.
Myose's mural, ""Dreams and Wishes," is complete and on view for all of campus.
Ask Your Honors Senator
Every Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., stop by the SGA offices in RSC to talk
with Honors Senator Jacob Tubach. No question is too small.
WHEAT Board Game Night
Join us in the Honors College on Thursday, Sept. 5, 5:00-7:00 p.m. for board games, cotton candy & nachos. WHEAT (Wichita Honors Events & Activities Team) hosts a board game night on the first Thursday of the month. A variety of board games will be provided but please feel free to bring your favorite! Vegan and gluten free options will be available. Visit www.wichita.edu/WHEAT or email tlpolk@shockers.wichita.edu to learn more about getting involved in WHEAT.
Campus Opportunities
The 2020-2021 Fulbright Irish Awards Application Period is now Open
Fulbright Irish Awards fund and support students, researchers, academics and professionals across all disciplines to study, research, or teach / lecture in the USA.
Visit the Fulbright website for eligibility criteria and application details. You can read our Press Release here.
The application deadline for 2020-2021 Fulbright Irish Awards is 4pm, 31 October 2019.
Watch our Fulbright video to learn more about how Fulbright makes a difference!
Office of Diversity and Inclusion Launching LGBT Ambassador Society
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is excited to start the LGBTQ+ Shocker Ambassadors. Are you interested in building the foundation of LGBTQ+ Ambassadors? The ambassador program will help to amplify the voices of LGBTQ students while creating a visible network of student leaders. Join an organization that will provide leadership, mentorship, and advocacy opportunities at Wichita State, and in the greater Wichita community.
Learn more at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, in 266 Rhatigan Student Center.
U.S. Diplomat to Speak about Space Exploration
The Wichita Space Initiative (WSI) kicks off the second year of its Space Exploration
Lecture Series with a talk from Michael Michaud. Michaud was a Foreign Service Officer
for 32 years before turning full time to writing. He is author of “Contact With Alien
Civilizations,” as well as a novel and 35 articles and journal papers on the implications
of possible future contact with extraterrestrial intelligence.
Michaud’s talk, “Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Grand Thought Experiment or Possible
Future Discovery?”, will discuss issues related the impact of a future discovery of
extraterrestrial intelligent life. It will take place at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
5, in 100 Lindquist Hall. As always, WSI talks are free and open to the public. Visit
our website for more information at wichita.edu/space.
His Foreign Service assignments include Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
for Science and Technology, Director of the State Department's Office of Advanced
Technology, and Counselor for Science, Technology, and Environment at the American
embassies in Paris and Tokyo.
Michaud led successful negotiations for science and technology cooperation agreements
with the Soviet Union and Poland, and played a major role in the negotiation of a
new space cooperation agreement with the Soviet Union. He was one of the initiators
of U.S.-Soviet anti-satellite arms control negotiations and served on the U.S. delegation.
Moon Landing 50th Anniversary Essay Competition - Cash Prizes
The Wichita Space Initiative and Wichita State University are cosponsoring an essay competition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing. The competition is open to all undergraduates in Kansas Universities. The NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium is funding the competition.
Prizes of $1,000, $500, and $250 will be awarded to the top three finalists. The first-place finalist will read their paper at the symposium, "Celebrating the Scientific Legacy of NASA and Apollo", taking place on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at Wichita State University.
Emerging & Engaging Leaders Applications due Sept. 9
Student Involvement offers a variety of programs for students to explore and develop
leadership abilities. Emerging Leaders matches you with an upperclassman mentor to develop your leadership potential. Program
participants attend workshops, activities and grow through reflection. Engaging Leaders offers the opportunity to observe various leadership styles utilized by local industry
leaders. Program participants will explore philosophies and styles of leadership to
become more comfortable with the transition from the classroom to the boardroom.
These programs may be taken for credit or you may participate without enrolling for
credit. Students 
who are interested in the Honors Leadership Track are encouraged to enroll for credit.
These credits may be applied to that track or as Directed Electives of the Scholar
Track. Please visit with the Honors Academic Advisor to learn more about the Leadership Track!
Opportunity for Business Students Interested in Germany
Wichita State University, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences and UAS7 are pleased to invite you to a discussion of skills and career options related to Germany at Wichita State University.
The event is part of “The Year of German-American Friendship” or “Deutschlandjahr 2018/19” and showcases Germany as one of the leading countries in dual-study programs, apprenticeships, university-industry collaborations and applied teaching and research. Speakers will focus on the Germany-related business landscape, careers and skill-enhancing opportunities in the Wichita area, such as internships at local companies and academic exchanges with partner educational institutions in Germany.
Honors Office News
Advising Appointment Protocol
To schedule an Honors Advising Appointment email Honors@wichita.edu or Jessica.Raburn@wichita.edu. If you happen to be in the Honors College or nearby when a question occurs to you, please feel free to stop by to see if the Honors Academic Advisor can visit with you immediately.
-Jessica Raburn, Assistant Director and Academic Advisor
Office Hours - Dean Engber
Walk-Ins: None for week of Sept. 2
By Appointment: email honors@wichita.edu.
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