Cohen Honors College Weekly Update

Student Feature: Lauren Rust Travels Abroad

headshot Ever wondered what the education system is like outside of the US? Lauren Rust is an Honors Baccalaureate and Secondary English Education major in the Cohen Honors College and the College of Applied Studies! She is currently studying abroad in Finland at the Åbo Akademi University and she is very passionate about education! Check out The Sunflower article to learn more about what Lauren is doing!

Find out About Honors Events with the WHEAT Remind Group

Don't miss out on Honors social and community events! Join the WHEAT student organization Remind Group to receive text message reminders concerning WHEAT events.

Interested students should go to this link: https://www.remind.com/join/wheatwsu .

Reminder: WHEAT Halloween Party.

WHEAT's Halloween Party is approaching. This special event will be on Oct. 30. Follow WHEAT's Remind Group and watch for advertising to learn more details as the event approaches.

Volunteer Opportunities

STEM Student Volunteers Needed for Middle School Girls’ Science Workshops November 3rd

WSU will be hosting the 6th annual Expanding Your Horizons event on Saturday, November 3rd. Several volunteers (preferably STEM majors) are needed for the whole day (8 am to 2 pm). You will be responsible for helping to “sort” and “escort” the 200 middle school girls to/from workshops on campus. You will assist with a hands-on STEM workshop (no experience needed) and share your excitement for science with these young ladies. All volunteers receive a T-shirt and free lunch at Shocker Hall!

Spook the Halls

Warning! This Halloween, the CDS team is going to ”Spook the Halls” on Thursday October 25. We will have little friends from the Wichita Community coming to have a guided trick-or-treating event through the residence halls.

You can also be a part of this fantastic event by signing up on the volunteer form: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E48AFA929A2F94-spook

For more information email: communitydevelopment@wichita.edu

Honors Connect Update and Reminder

All students and faculty invited to attend the Kansas Honors Connections Conference November 3

poet image Featuring a poetry reading by Dr. Kevin Rabas, the current Kansas Poet Laureate. Dr. Rabas will take questions during lunch.

Email Dean Kimberly Engber at kimberly.engber@wichita.edu by Friday, October 19^th if you’d like to join a group traveling to KHCC. All students and faculty invited.

Attend the Kansas Service and Civic Engagement Conference

Join fellow civic-minded students to share your on-campus service learning and civic engagement experiences and learn more about what other students have done. This conference will give you insight into how students in the Kansas region are making a difference in their communities and allow you to network with students and faculty on ways to enact change.

At this conference, you will:

Get ideas for new avenues of service
Learn how to engage civically in more effective ways
Have opportunities to share your service and civic engagement experiences with others
Connect with other service and civic-minded students and organizations from the Kansas City metropolitan area and across the state of Kansas
Reflect on your experiences for further insight into your values and mindset

Here is a link to the conference webpage. The deadline for proposals is November 15.

Leadershape: Learn to Lead with Integrity

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WSU is hosting our second session of LeaderShape, a 6 day experience that challenges participant to lead with integrity. LeaderShape will be held at Rock Springs 4-H Center in Junction City, KS from January 13 – 18, 2018.

For questions or more information please contact Kennedy Rogers at kennedy.rogers@wichita.edu or 316.978.3022.

WSU gets $813,000 grant to boost minority STEM enrollment

Wichita State University has been awarded $813,000 to boost enrollment and retention of students under-represented in science, technology, engineering and math. The funds are part of a larger $3 million, five-year National Science Foundation grant awarded to Kansas State University, which is sharing grant funds with a statewide coalition of universities and community colleges. More about KS-LSAMP.