WSU Today: May 13, 2019

  • Faculty Senate to meet today (Monday, May 13) in Shirley Beggs Ballroom, RSC
  • Airbus opens employee training to WSU community and more
  • WSU Foundation honors award recipients, top donors at Fairmount Society event
  • Senior Wednesday - 2019 ADCI MFA graduates
  • Retirement reception planned for Rick Pappas this Thursday
  • Shuttle bus metro route adjusted during Finals Week
  • World Trade Council of Wichita to feature look at USMCA trade agreement
  • Openings posted for fall 2019 Recruitment Faculty Fellows - Application deadline is Friday, May 17
  • Device to improve basketball shot wins student business competition
  • Top 10 reasons to become a summer Shocker
  • Training for preventing suicide to be offered
  • IDEA will not be available next year for course evaluations
  • Annualized Salary Spread for Academic Year 2019-20
  • Wanted: Spring commencement volunteers
  • WSU Summer Choir rehearsals start June 3
  • My career starts here
  • Shocker Alert System adds instant National Weather Service tornado warnings
  • Student Health Services to adjust clinic hours starting today (Monday, May 13)
  • Relive this year's Shock the Yard Step Show

Karen Abshire-Gordon

Meet a Shocker: Karen Abshire-Gordon, psychology grad

May 13, 2019 -- After dropping out of high school and working her way back to a GED, Karen Abshire-Gordon wasn't sure she was college material. This month, she graduates with a bachelor's in psychology from Wichita State University.

Rachel Ziska

Criminal justice major got real-world experience as a corrections officer

May 10, 2019 -- Wichita State criminal justice senior Rachel Ziska is helping children in the community by interning as a corrections officer for Sedgwick County’s Juvenile Residential Facility.

WSU Today: May 10, 2019

  • University Excellence Awards today (Friday, May 10)
  • Engineering Open House today (Friday, May 10)
  • SEM Check-In Goal 3: Increase retention of degree-seeking underserved students
  • Accounts Receivable and Cashiers to close early today (Friday, May 10)
  • Policy changes are approved by President’s Executive Team
  • Wichita State to host American championships
  • Celebrate the dedication of ‘Shockers,” a new sculpture by Tom Otterness
  • KPTS: One on One with Victor Hogstrom
  • World Trade Council of Wichita to feature look at USMCA trade agreement
  • Openings posted for fall 2019 Recruitment Faculty Fellows
  • WSU’s Usha Haley is quoted in Fortune.com article
  • Kouri Parcourse dedication to be held Tuesday, May 21
  • WSU Reads announcement for 2019-20
  • WSU selected for first-generation student success
  • Graduate School -- GRASP 2019
  • Shockers shaping the next gen at Martens
  • Help is available to guide transfer students to WSU
  • Participants 60+ years of age needed for research study on the effects of a visual training program
  • Renew or clear out your Heskett Center locker before May 12

Shocker Blast: May 10, 2019

  • WSU names Larisa Genin dean of Barton School of Business
  • Engineering Open House today (Friday, May 10)
  • Wichita State to host American championships
  • Celebrate the dedication of ‘Shockers,” a new sculpture by Tom Otterness
  • Renew or clear out your Heskett Center locker before May 12
  • Relive this year's Shock the Yard Step Show
  • Seeking volunteer Jump!Star performers this summer
  • Society of Decorative Painters to have conference and expo in Wichita
  • WSU announces spring commencement schedule, speakers
  • Student Health Services to adjust clinic hours starting May 13
  • Youth mentoring opportunity for three credit hours
  • Student Assistant position available with Center for Management Development
  • Sign up for group interviews at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Child Development Center is hiring teaching assistants
  • Help wanted for Language and Comic Study
  • Graduate School -- GRASP 2019
  • Half price additional shots at Starbucks in the RSC
  • International Admissions T-shirt Design Contest submissions deadline is May 17
  • Sale on diploma frames
  • Timely information from VISTA

WSU Today: May 9, 2019

  • WSU names Larisa Genin dean of Barton School of Business
  • Shocker Pride Celebration is today (Thursday, May 9)
  • John W. Bardo Celebration of Life: ‘It’s a Great Day to be a Shocker’
  • Airbus opens employee training to WSU community and more
  • Faculty panel to discuss ‘Venezuela in Crisis’ today (Thursday, May 9)
  • Faculty Senate to meet Monday, May 13 in Shirley Beggs Ballroom, RSC
  • Here are updated employment forecasts for Kansas, Wichita, Topeka and Kansas City
  • Art History Awards with Randall Griffey
  • Renew or clear out your Heskett Center locker before May 12
  • Invitation to Rowing Spring Banquet
  • Seeking volunteer Jump!Star performers this summer
  • Society of Decorative Painters to have conference and expo in Wichita
  • Joint UP and USS General Meeting coming Tuesday, May 14
  • WSU announces spring commencement schedule, speakers
  • Help support graduate student enrollment
  • Fall tuition assistance is open
  • Sign up for monthly Discover WSU newsletter
  • Participants 60+ years of age needed for research study on the effects of a visual training program
  • Frappuccino Happy Hour after 3 p.m. today (Thursday, May 9)
  • Half price additional shots at Starbucks in the RSC

Larisa Genin

WSU names Larisa Genin dean of Barton School of Business

May 9, 2019 -- Larisa Genin (pronounced JENN-IN), associate dean of the School of Economics and Business Administration at Saint Mary’s College of California, has been named dean of the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University, effective June 17, 2019.

WSU Today: May 8, 2019

  • John W. Bardo Celebration of Life: ‘It’s a Great Day to be a Shocker’
  • General John M. ‘Mike’ Murray visits NIAR
  • Policy update: 3.41 / Separation of Employment
  • Accounts Receivable and Cashiers to close early on Friday, May 10
  • Register now for the 2nd Annual Academic Resources Conference
  • Stressed? Keep Calm and Breathe On
  • Pet-A-Pup event is canceled because of the weather
  • Accessibility Tip of the Week: Accessible Syllabus Template
  • Chemistry Colloquium today (Wednesday, May 8)
  • Parking lot closures for May 9-12
  • Wichita State set to host American championships
  • Final call for tours of The Suites
  • Shocker Street Speak – A glimpse into Housing and Residence Life
  • Finals Frenzy: Free chair massage
  • No shuttles on Study Day, May 10; Metro route adjusted during Finals Week
  • Campus Credit Union invites members and interested persons to lunch
  • Personal Trainer summer course to be offered
  • RSC Unplugged features Nikki Moddelmog
  • Mother’s Day massage special

Shocker Blast: May 8, 2019

  • Free student picnic tomorrow (Thursday, May 9)
  • John W. Bardo Celebration of Life: ‘It’s a Great Day to be a Shocker’
  • Finals Frenzy: Free chair massage
  • No shuttles on Study Day, May 10; Metro route adjusted during Finals Week
  • Pay your parking citations through Food For Fines
  • Engineering Open House set for Friday, May 10
  • Help with financial aid verification requirements available
  • WSU announces spring commencement schedule, speakers
  • Commencement T-shirts available
  • Want to win $500 in textbooks?
  • Pet-A-Pup event is canceled because of the weather
  • Stressed? Keep Calm and Breathe On
  • Dive into summer classes and get ahead
  • General John M. ‘Mike’ Murray visits NIAR
  • Here’s what the latest WSU and WSU Tech articulation agreement means
  • Parking lot closures for May 9-12
  • Wichita State set to host American championships
  • Help wanted for Language and Comic Study
  • Final call for tours of The Suites
  • Shocker Street Speak – A glimpse into Housing and Residence Life
  • Art History Awards with Randall Griffey
  • Personal Trainer summer course to be offered
  • Timely information from VISTA
  • RSC Unplugged features Nikki Moddelmog
  • Mother’s Day massage special
  • Get some stress relief during finals week
  • Shocker Alert System adds instant National Weather Service tornado warnings
  • Invitation to Rowing Spring Banquet
  • Student Health Services to adjust clinic hours starting May 13
  • Shocker duo selected for NCAA Doubles Championship
  • 2019-20 Dance Team announced

Campus Connection: May 7, 2019

  • Community invited to Celebration of Life events for late WSU President John Bardo
  • Sen. Moran, Secretary of the Navy discuss Wichita State’s contributions to the Navy
  • Airbus opens employee training to WSU community and more
  • Engineering Open House set for Friday, May 10
  • WSU announces spring commencement schedule, speakers
  • Here’s what the latest WSU and WSU Tech articulation agreement means
  • Legislative update from Zach Gearhart
  • Faculty panel to discuss ‘Venezuela in Crisis’
  • WSU men's and women's tennis offers free tennis clinics on Wednesdays
  • Stressed out? Pet-A-Pup tomorrow (Wednesday, May 8)
  • Wichita State set to host American championships
  • Participants 60+ years of age needed for research study on the effects of a visual training program
  • Renew or clear out your Heskett Center locker before May 12
  • Art History Awards with Randall Griffey
  • Celebrate the dedication of ‘Shockers,' a new sculpture by Tom Otterness
  • Help is available to guide transfer students to WSU
  • Save the date for the Kansas Economic Outlook Conference
  • Campus Credit Union invites members and interested persons to lunch
  • RH: Additions to Eck Stadium
  • Register your child for a Shocker Basketball Camp
  • Sale on alumni and grad merchandise
  • Finals Frenzy 1-2-3 Deals
  • Mother’s Day Sale at Shocker Store
  • Personal Trainer summer course to be offered
  • Mother’s Day massage special

Caleb Gimar

Meet a Shocker: Caleb Gimar working on project with NASA

May 7, 2019 - Wichita State graduate student Caleb Gimar is gaining amazing hands-on learning experience working on a research project with NASA.

WSU Today: May 7, 2019

  • Shocker Alert System adds instant National Weather Service tornado warnings
  • Here’s what the latest articulation agreement means
  • IDEA will not be available next year for course evaluations
  • Opportunity to develop new First Year Seminars on May 29
  • Openings posted for fall 2019 Recruitment Faculty Fellows
  • Fall tuition assistance now open
  • Legislative update from Zach Gearhart
  • Teacher Appreciation Day today (Tuesday, May 7)
  • Wanted: Spring commencement volunteers
  • Physics Seminar presents Wichita State’s Caleb Gimar
  • WSU men's and women's tennis offers free tennis clinics on Wednesdays
  • Graduate School -- GRASP 2019
  • Faculty panel to discuss ‘Venezuela in Crisis’
  • Stressed out? Pet-A-Pup tomorrow (Wednesday, May 8)
  • Participants 60+ years of age needed for research study on the effects of a visual training program
  • Engineering Open House set for Friday, May 10
  • Renew or clear out your Heskett Center locker before May 12
  • Campus tour via Facebook Live
  • Art History Awards with Randall Griffey
  • Invitation to Rowing Spring Banquet
  • Sale on alumni and grad merchandise
  • Student Health Services to adjust clinic hours starting May 13
  • WSU salutes student-athlete achievements at 2019 GCA Banquet

Jason DeGarmo

Device to improve basketball shot wins student business competition

May 7, 2019 -- Boosted Ideas Lab, a shot-art developer and confidence booster for developing basketball players, was the winner of the 2019 Shocker New Venture Competition at Wichita State University.

WSU Today: May 6, 2019

  • Community invited to Celebration of Life events for late WSU President John Bardo
  • Bardo exhibit opens in Cadman Art Gallery today (Monday, May 6)
  • Sen. Moran, Secretary of the Navy discuss Wichita State’s contributions to the Navy
  • Airbus opens employee training to WSU community and more
  • Wichita State and WSU Tech to sign articulation agreement at ceremony today (Monday, May 6)
  • Parking lot closures for May 9-12
  • WSU selected for first-generation student success
  • Gearhart to give legislative update tomorrow (Tuesday, May 7)
  • Help support graduate student enrollment
  • Startup Grind U event tomorrow (Tuesday, May 7)
  • Celebrate Public Service Recognition Week
  • Registration for Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace Training is available
  • WSU Reads announcement for 2019-20
  • Joint UP and USS General Meeting coming Tuesday, May 14
  • Annualized Salary Spread for Academic Year 2019-20
  • Free donuts at Ablah Library for "'Donut' Stress Out @ your Library" event today (Monday, May 6)
  • Upcoming events at University Libraries
  • Participants 60+ years of age needed for research study on the effects of a visual training program
  • Help is available to guide transfer students to WSU
  • Students can use summer to stay on track and plan for next year’s success!
  • Save the date for the Kansas Economic Outlook Conference
  • Celebrate the dedication of ‘Shockers,” a new sculpture by Tom Otterness
  • Finals Frenzy 1-2-3 Deals
  • Mother’s Day Sale at Shocker Store

Shocker Blast: May 6, 2019

  • Community invited to Celebration of Life events for late WSU President John Bardo
  • Bardo exhibit opens in Cadman Art Gallery today (Monday, May 6)
  • Sen. Moran, Secretary of the Navy discuss Wichita State’s contributions to the Navy
  • Got summer plans?
  • Airbus opens employee training to WSU community and more
  • Shocker Alert System adds instant National Weather Service tornado warnings
  • Stressed out? Pet-A-Pup on Wednesday, May 8
  • Parking lot closures for May 9-12
  • Pay your parking citations through Food For Fines
  • Celebrate Public Service Recognition Week
  • Free donuts at Ablah Library for "'Donut' Stress Out @ your Library" event today (Monday, May 6)
  • Finals Frenzy event to feature DIY succulents
  • Free HIV testing available tomorrow (Tuesday, May 7)
  • Upcoming events at University Libraries
  • Help with financial aid verification requirements available
  • Youth mentoring opportunity for three credit hours
  • Student Assistant position available with Center for Management Development
  • Sign up for group interviews at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Child Development Center is hiring teaching assistants
  • WSU Reads announcement for 2019-20
  • Help wanted for Language and Comic Study
  • Graduate School -- GRASP 2019
  • International Admissions T-shirt Design Contest submissions deadline is May17
  • Celebrate the dedication of ‘Shockers,” a new sculpture by Tom Otterness
  • WSU salutes student-athlete achievements at 2019 GCA Banquet
  • Finals Frenzy 1-2-3 Deals
  • Sale on alumni and grad merchandise
  • Sale on diploma frames
  • Mother’s Day Sale at Shocker Store
  • Collecting children’s paperback books for students in Paraguay
  • Active Minds advocacy student group is searching for a new executive team

Shocker Blast: May 3, 2019

  • Final round of Shocker New Venture Competition is today (Friday, May 3)
  • The Path to a Patent Part III is today (Friday, May 3)
  • WSU announces spring commencement schedule, speakers
  • Commencement T-shirts available
  • Fiske Hall to be rededicated today (Friday, May 3)
  • Graduate School community event – Grad Students at the Ulrich
  • Want to win $500 in textbooks?
  • Shocker Rowing to host Plains Regional Regatta on May 5
  • WSU Symphony Orchestra, Concert Chorale, A Cappella Choir to perform
  • In case you missed it
  • Help wanted for Language and Comic Study
  • Watch the Shocker Open at Cessna Stadium today (Friday, May 3)
  • WSU and WSU Tech to sign new transfer agreement
  • De-stress @ your Library during Finals Week!
  • Renew or clear out your Heskett Center locker before May 12
  • Finals Frenzy event to feature DIY succulents
  • Honors student presents research
  • Startup Grind U event coming May 7
  • Graduate School -- GRASP 2019
  • Help with financial aid verification requirements available
  • Art History Awards with Randall Griffey
  • Celebrate the dedication of ‘Shockers,” a new sculpture by Tom Otterness
  • American Red Cross says ‘Thank you!’
  • Get some stress relief during finals week
  • Youth mentoring opportunity
  • Collecting children’s paperback books for students in Paraguay

WSU Today: May 3, 2019

  • Help support graduate student enrollment
  • Fiske Hall to be rededicated today (Friday, May 3)
  • WSU Symphony Orchestra, Concert Chorale, A Cappella Choir to perform
  • IME lecture today (Friday, May 3)
  • The Path to a Patent Part III is today (Friday, May 3)
  • Register now for the 2nd Annual Academic Resources Conference
  • Openings posted for fall 2019 Recruitment Faculty Fellows
  • In case you missed it
  • Honors student presents research
  • Faculty panel to discuss ‘Venezuela in Crisis’
  • Startup Grind U event coming May 7
  • De-stress @ your Library during Finals Week!
  • Graduate School -- GRASP 2019
  • Renew or clear out your Heskett Center locker before May 12
  • American Red Cross says ‘Thank you!’
  • Participants 60+ years of age needed for research study on the effects of a visual training program
  • Watch the Shocker Open at Cessna Stadium today (Friday, May 3)
  • Art History Awards with Randall Griffey
  • Celebrate the dedication of ‘Shockers,” a new sculpture by Tom Otterness
  • Collecting children’s paperback books for students in Paraguay

Dale Small

Student expands his 'horizons' with community-based project

May 2, 2019 -- Art history student Dale Small served as the art director for Horizontes, which sought to connect two north Wichita populations.

WSU Today: May 2, 2019

  • May HealthQuest upcoming events
  • Strategic Planning Town Hall Update today (Thursday, May 2)
  • Final round of Shocker New Venture Competition is tomorrow (Friday, May 3)
  • WSU announces spring commencement schedule, speakers
  • Reception to honor the URCAF and GRASP winners
  • Join The Fuse and the College of Applied Studies for ‘Relish the Moment’
  • Shocker Rowing to host Plains Regional Regatta on May 5
  • Shocker Rowing seeks donations of new and gently used frames
  • WSU and WSU Tech to sign new transfer agreement
  • Graduate School community event – Grad Students at the Ulrich
  • Registration for Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace Training is available
  • Check out the Home in Harmony Tour ‘Vintage Venue’
  • Get a discount and experience ‘Space Odyssey’ with Mark Herman
  • Register your child for a Shocker Basketball Camp

Shock the Yard Step Show

Relive this year's Shock the Yard Step Show

May 2, 2019 -- Wichita State's Multicultural Greek Council held the 10th annual Shock the Yard Step Show, a fun and interactive event for the WSU and local community.