Honors Community News
Graduate School Bootcamp August 21-22
The McNair Scholars Program will host a 2-day intensive workshop that will focus on strategies to help students gain admission to highly competitive graduate programs, which will be facilitated by Mr. Donald Asher. He has authored 12 books, including Graduate Admissions Essays, the best-selling guide to the graduate admissions process and The Best Scholarships for the Best Students.
Asher earned a PhD in human development from Fielding Graduate University in Santa
Barbara, a master’s degree in human and organizational systems from the University
of San Francisco and his bachelor’s degree in philosophy-religion from Reed College.
This is a FREE event, but students must cover their own meals.
RSVP by Friday, Aug. 14th by sending your full name to honors@wichita.edu.
Student Opportunity: NCHC Master Class Submissions Open
Master classes are performance classes in drama, music, poetry, and film and allow
for individual or group creative presentations at the NCHC 2019 Annual Conference.
In all areas, submissions that emphasize the conference theme will be given priority
for acceptance. The culminating Master Class Showcase will feature selected presentations
from each master class. Submissions will remain open through the summer of 2019.
Honors students involved in the arts are encouraged to apply for this NCHC19 opportunity!
Submit a Master Class Proposal
Faculty Opportunity: Attend the Teaching in Honors Panel August 15th
Instructional Design and Access is hosting an Academic Resources Conference for established instructors on August 15th, and Honors is hosting a panel during the conference. Please join Honors teaching faculty and interested faculty to talk about Teaching in Honors during Session 2, 10:40-11:30.
Cohen Faculty Fellows Working in Summer and Fall
Two faculty members will serve as Cohen Faculty Fellows in summer and fall 
2019: Elaine Bernstorf (Fine Arts – Music Education) and Robin Henry (LAS-History). Fellows
will work with the Dean through the summer and early fall on the Honors first-year
experience. They will consider current Honors curriculum and opportunities identified
by students at the spring General Assembly as well as research and discuss best practices.
In addition to these faculty serving as first-year fellows, Moriah Beck will coordinate the First-Year Research Experience program for spring 2020. Dr. Beck first initiated exploration of this program in fall 2017, created the program structure in summer 2018, and worked with Heidi Bell to implement the pilot for spring 2019. 10 students and 8 faculty mentors participated in the first year. 2 FYRE students received KINBRE awards to continue their research.
Honors College Expansion Update
The Honors College expansion has a tentative completion date of July 28th. This is
not a move in date, as furniture and technology installation will still need to be
completed.
The new space will feature a 24-hour study room, new classroom technology, meeting rooms, and office space. One goal of the expansion is to position the Honors College as a campus hub, where all who are interested in more meaningful work are welcome.
To read more about the expansion process, read this Sunflower Article.
Watch the completion countdown on the Honors College Twitter.
Honors Office News
Welcome to new Records Coordinator Erin LeBegue
We are delighted to welcome, Erin LeBegue, new Records Coordinator for Honors. Erin will maintain student records; provide administrative support and event management for undergraduate research, recruitment, and scholarship programs; support graduation audit processes and advising program assessment. In addition, she’ll serve as the college commencement coordinator. We look forward to providing even better service to the growing Honors community and to students and faculty across campus with this new administrative role.
Erin is an alumna of Wichita State University. She earned her BA in English with a minor in history in 2014 and will be graduating with her MA in History in fall 2019. She has worked in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Advising Center, as the W. Frank Barton School of Business Graduation Coordinator, and most recently as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the department of history.
Advising Appointment Protocol
To schedule an Honors Advising Appointment email Honors@wichita.edu or Jessica.Raburn@wichita.edu. If you happen to be in Hubbard Hall 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
No office hours July 18th.
Drop by to visit Thursdays 3-5pm.
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