Shocker Blast: April 19, 2019

  • Summer 2019 Financial Aid Application information
  • Graduate School dean candidate to visit April 24-25
  • Giving Wu Week: April 22-28
  • Army ROTC program to begin at Wichita State this fall
  • See ‘Dante’s Nightmares & Dreams’
  • Invitation to annual African cultural festival
  • Second annual Miss Latina WSU coming April 20
  • Eat at Chipotle and support Psi Chi on April 20
  • #filmisnotdead by WSU Photo Guild in Cadman Art Gallery
  • Youth mentoring opportunity for fall 2019
  • Come to the annual Spring Family Carnival tomorrow (Saturday, April 20)
  • Bark in the Park slated for Saturday, April 20
  • Freshman supports family by selling food from native country
  • Here’s this week’s university update
  • Looking for student input in future planning of WSU
  • RSC will be closed for Easter Sunday
  • CAPS Sexual Assault Awareness Month activity coming Monday
  • WSU Neurodiversity Awareness Week coming April 22-26
  • WSU South to host job fair at WSU Haysville
  • Enjoy a free massage
  • WSU students can use YMCA memberships during the summer
  • Tulip giveaway starts Monday, April 22
  • ‘Improving Strategies Through Storytelling’ presentation
  • Alternative Spring Break: A photo story of reflection reception
  • Aerospace Engineering students compete in NASA student launch
  • SI and MGC announce ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 26
  • Gain access to your VA Healthcare
  • Wichita State Theatre film project showing next week
  • Shocker bowler stuck with his sport and grew in time
  • Bag Toss competition on Monday, May 6
  • Are you up to the Fortnite Challenge?
  • Volunteer at a park clean-up on Friday, April 26
  • 2019-20 Cheer Team announced

WSU Today: April 19, 2019

  • Graduate School dean candidate to visit April 24-25
  • Final Faculty Town Hall meeting today (Friday, April 19)
  • Army ROTC program to begin at Wichita State this fall
  • Design without limits
  • See ‘Dante’s Nightmares & Dreams’
  • Come to the annual Spring Family Carnival tomorrow (Saturday, April 20)
  • Bark in the Park slated for Saturday, April 20
  • Freshman supports family by selling food from native country
  • CAPS Sexual Assault Awareness Month activity coming Monday
  • ‘Search Exception’ changes to be implemented on April 29
  • Here’s this week’s university update
  • Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) Symposium coming April 26
  • WSU South to host job fair at WSU Haysville
  • Enjoy a free massage
  • Looking for student input in future planning of WSU
  • WSU students can use YMCA memberships during the summer
  • Tulip giveaway starts Monday, April 22
  • Aerospace Engineering students compete in NASA student launch
  • Alternative Spring Break: A photo story of reflection reception
  • SI and MGC announce ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 26
  • Community Engagement Institute hosts KDHE Opioid Overdose Crisis Response Cooperative Agreement launch
  • Take a tour of The Suites residence hall
  • Gain access to your VA Healthcare
  • Wichita State Theatre film project showing next week
  • Nominations open for Shocker Sports HOF

Summer Shocker graphic

Top 10 reasons to become a summer Shocker

April 18, 2019 -- Students take summer classes for many reasons. Here are your top 10 reasons to enroll in classes this summer.

WSU Today: April 18, 2019

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WSU Army ROTC

Army ROTC program to begin at Wichita State this fall

April 18, 2019 -- Wichita State University has partnered with the Kansas National Guard and Cadet Command Army ROTC to begin offering a Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program.

Steve Clark YMCA / Student Wellness Center

WSU students can use YMCA memberships during the summer

April 18, 2019 -- Wichita State students, according to YMCA president and CEO Ronn McMahon, accounted for around 28,500 visits during January and another 7,500 from students with family memberships. Wichita State students average around 25,000 visits a month.

Shocker Blast: April 17, 2019

  • Community invited to Celebration of Life events for late WSU President John Bardo
  • Workshop on Ableton Audio Workstation Software and Hardware coming to Shocker Studios tonight (Wednesday, April 17)
  • 3rd annual DiverseCity Showcase Kick-off and Week
  • Stressed? Keep Calm and Breathe On
  • WSU Weekly Briefing to feature Wichita State and ROTC
  • Join discussion of WSU Reads book tomorrow (Thursday, April 18)
  • Community Psychology Association presents Pizza & Politics
  • Blackboard is being taken offline for maintenance early Friday
  • Run the Amazing Race
  • You’re invited to the Meritrust at Braeburn Square ribbon cutting
  • Plan to attend the Spring Family Carnival on Saturday, April 20
  • Celebrate at the annual African Cultural Festival Saturday, April 20
  • Eat at Chipotle and support Psi Chi on April 20
  • Study Abroad invites you to celebrate Earth Day
  • ‘Improving Strategies Through Storytelling’ presentation
  • Parking lot closures
  • Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series this week
  • Learn about patents in a workshop on Friday!
  • Student is starting nonprofit for those affected by endometriosis
  • Sign up for a free massage
  • Upcoming Events at University Libraries
  • Newest campus art installation to be dedicated during Earth Day Picnic at the Pod
  • Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) Symposium coming April 26
  • Lavender Graduation celebration set for May 2
  • Neswick to give organ performance Tuesday, April 23
  • Announcing the Youth Mental Health Month Art Showcase
  • Study seeks volunteers for those experiencing at least a moderate level of depression
  • Students compete in Japanese Language Contest
  • Shocker Store sales this week in the RSC

WSU Today: April 17, 2019

  • Solomey’s project selected by NASA NIAC Phase II
  • Book publishing questions and advice with the University Press of Kansas
  • Faculty Town Hall meetings continue tomorrow (Thursday, April 18)
  • Workshop on Ableton Audio Workstation Software and Hardware coming to Shocker Studios tonight (Wednesday, April 17)
  • Stressed? Keep Calm and Breathe On
  • WSU Weekly Briefing to feature Wichita State and ROTC
  • Newest campus art installation to be dedicated during Earth Day Picnic at the Pod
  • Admissions to host a Facebook Live campus tour this month – Your help is needed!
  • RSVP for the Shocker Pride Celebration
  • Blackboard is being taken offline for maintenance early Friday
  • You’re invited to the Meritrust at Braeburn Square ribbon cutting
  • Parking lot closures
  • Join us for the first walk on the Shocker Pet Pathway
  • Neswick to give organ performance Tuesday, April 23
  • Lavender Graduation celebration set for May 2
  • Registration underway for Shocker Basketball Camps
  • Check out the Home in Harmony Tour ‘Vintage Venue’
  • Announcing the Youth Mental Health Month Art Showcase

Felipe Lima de Oliveira

Freshman supports family by selling food from native country

April 17, 2019 -- Felipe Lima de Oliveira wanted to help support his family back home in Brazil. Now, as only a freshman in college, the Wichita State engineering student is chasing that dream through his homegrown company, Wichita Brazilian Gourmet.

Wichita State bowler Ryan Kendall

Shocker senior fought for his success on the bowling team

April 16, 2019 -- Ryan Kendall, a senior from Pelham, Alabama, is a computer science major who took the long route to Wichita State’s Selected Team. He didn’t make the team as a freshman and spent the past two seasons on the Developmental Team. Wichita State coach Gordon Vadakin estimates around 10 percent of the bowlers who don’t make the team in their early years continue to try out for a spot on the Selected Team.

Campus Connection: April 16, 2019

  • Community invited to Celebration of Life events for late WSU President John Bardo
  • Come to the Airbus + WSU Innovation Fair today (Tuesday, April 16)
  • Engage ICT tackles how changes in our climate affect you
  • Seminar to feature Joshua Saxe, chief data scientist at Sophos tomorrow (Wednesday, April 17)
  • Learn about patents in a workshop on Friday!
  • You’re invited to the Meritrust at Braeburn Square ribbon cutting
  • Newest campus art installation to be dedicated during Earth Day Picnic at the Pod
  • ‘Improving Strategies Through Storytelling’ presentation
  • Sign up for a free massage
  • Women of WSU plan event to benefit scholarship fund
  • Study seeks volunteers for those experiencing at least a moderate level of depression
  • Discover WSU
  • WSU TV app launch
  • Shocker Store sales this week in the RSC
  • Take a tour of The Suites residence hall
  • Come to the annual Spring Family Carnival on Saturday, April 20
  • Heskett Center will be closed for Easter Sunday
  • College of Applied Studies to host Shocker STEM Camp

Wichita State student Khyati Mahavadia

Q&A with Airbus intern Khyati Mahavadia

April 17, 2019 -- Khyati Mahavadia, from Ahmedabad, India, moved to Dallas in 2015. She considered a university in Texas before deciding Wichita State’s reputation and the applied learning opportunities connected with Wichita’s industry offered her the best position.

WSU Today: April 16, 2019

  • Community invited to Celebration of Life events for late WSU President John Bardo
  • Faculty Town Hall meetings continue today (Tuesday, April 16)
  • 3rd annual DiverseCity Showcase Kick-off and Week
  • Seminar to feature Joshua Saxe, chief data scientist at Sophos tomorrow (Wednesday, April 17)
  • Join discussion of WSU Reads book on April 18
  • Learn about patents in a workshop on Friday!
  • Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series this week
  • Chemistry Colloquium to feature WSU’s Alexandre Shvartsburg
  • Design without limits
  • WSU alum and NASA flight controller to speak at Wichita State
  • Center for Management Development welcomes new director
  • Upcoming Events at University Libraries
  • Service-Learning Showcase registration open
  • ‘Improving Strategies Through Storytelling’ presentation
  • Director of Disability Services Grady Landrum retirement party coming June 14
  • Admissions to host a Facebook Live campus tour this month – Your help is needed!
  • Sign up for a free massage
  • Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) Symposium coming April 26
  • Sign up as a WSU Heart Walk Coach or join a team
  • Women of WSU plan event to benefit scholarship fund
  • Study seeks volunteers for those experiencing at least a moderate level of depression
  • Join The Fuse and the College of Applied Studies for ‘Relish the Moment’
  • Check out opportunities with VISTA
  • Open positions with WSU Dining
  • Shocker Store sales this week in the RSC

Shocker Blast: April 15, 2019

  • Student Loan Repayment Workshop coming April 24
  • 3rd annual DiverseCity Showcase Kick-off and Week
  • Apply to become a cabinet member or senator of SGA
  • Come to the Airbus + WSU Innovation Fair tomorrow (Tuesday, April 16)
  • Let your voice be heard
  • Register for fall classes now to be eligible to win a book scholarship
  • Criminal Justice Career Fair today (Monday, April 15)
  • Blackboard is being taken offline for maintenance
  • Student Success is hiring Peer Coaches for fall 2019
  • Parking lot closures this week
  • Response needed to survey regarding academic performance
  • Discover WSU
  • Volunteer to help in the Family Carnival
  • Enrollment for summer and fall is in full swing – check your email to schedule an advising appointment
  • Workshop on Ableton Audio Workstation Software and Hardware coming to Shocker Studios
  • Share your Shocker experience as a Student Involvement Ambassador
  • In search of ways to save money and generate revenue for university budget
  • Community Psychology Association presents Pizza & Politics
  • Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) Symposium coming April 26
  • Join us for the first walk on the Shocker Pet Pathway
  • WSU TV app launch
  • Sign up for the Cardboard Boat Regatta
  • Heskett Center will be closed for Easter Sunday
  • Study seeks volunteers for those experiencing at least a moderate level of depression
  • Join The Fuse and the College of Applied Studies for ‘Relish the Moment’
  • Check out opportunities with VISTA
  • Volunteer for Wednesdays at The Lord’s Diner
  • Judo Club invites you to see tournament on April 27

WSU Today: April 15, 2019

  • University Excellence Awards coming May 10
  • Sign-up for CourseLeaf Training (CIM) Training
  • 3rd annual DiverseCity Showcase Kick-off and Week
  • Parking lot closures this week
  • Blackboard is being taken offline for maintenance
  • Discover WSU
  • 2019-20 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs are live and online
  • Criminal Justice Career Fair today (Monday, April 15)
  • Enrollment for summer and fall is in full swing
  • Seminar to feature Joshua Saxe, chief data scientist at Sophos
  • Come to the Airbus + WSU Innovation Fair tomorrow (Tuesday, April 16)
  • Engage ICT tackles how changes in our climate affect you
  • Do you know a student who would make a good Student Involvement Ambassador?
  • Workshop on Ableton Audio Workstation Software and Hardware coming to Shocker Studios
  • WSU TV app launch
  • ‘Developing Budgets: How to Avoid a Budget Battle Before a Grant Goes Out’ workshop on April 25
  • Citation Search and Altmetrics for T&P Dossiers workshop coming tomorrow (Tuesday, April 16)
  • Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) Symposium coming April 26
  • WSU Neurodiversity Awareness Week coming April 22-26
  • Take a tour of The Suites residence hall
  • Come to the annual Spring Family Carnival on Saturday, April 20
  • Heskett Center will be closed for Easter Sunday
  • Sign up for the Cardboard Boat Regatta on April 27

Bardo Celebration of Life

Community invited to Celebration of Life events for late WSU President John Bardo

April 15, 2019 -- A series of events honoring the life of late Wichita State President John Bardo will be held May 6-10 on campus. Dr. Bardo, the 13th president of WSU, died March 12 after a long illness.

WSU Today: April 12, 2019

  • Research workshop: ‘Writing Proposals’
  • Ulrich Museum of Art to celebrate summer exhibition opening
  • Registration for May 7 Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace Training is available
  • Title IX Empowerment Summit coming Monday, April 15
  • In search of ways to save money and generate revenue for university budget
  • Tuition Assistance deadline is Monday, April 15
  • Wanted: Spring commencement volunteers
  • LAS Dean Andrew Hippisley to present talk in Language and Linguistics Colloquium Series
  • Judges needed for GRASP poster session
  • News from this week’s university update
  • Opportunity for Quality Matters training on campus
  • Join Shockerfest on June 7 at this new Riverfest experience
  • Student Success is hiring Peer Coaches for fall 2019
  • Baseball Coach Todd Butler lends a hand to Plumbing Department
  • Women of Wichita State plan next luncheon
  • Hiring through internships
  • Acting on depression project at Wichita State
  • Human Trafficking in Kansas awareness training
  • College of Applied Studies to host Shocker STEM Camp
  • Adidas socks for $9 in RSC's Shocker Store

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Newest campus art installation dedicated during Earth Day Picnic at the Pod

April 15, 2019 -- Brady Hatter sees the university campus as a giant garden. And every garden, he says, is a potential gallery in need of art. This Earth Day, Hatter will make his latest artistic contribution to the Wichita State canvas when his Earth Pod west of the Woodman Alumni Center is dedicated as part of the Earth Day Picnic at the Pod from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, April 22.

Shocker Blast: April 12, 2019

  • You’re invited to tour The Suites residence hall
  • Application deadline for Shocker Leadership Awards is today (Friday, April 12)
  • Hippodrome final performance and awards night tomorrow (Saturday, April 13)
  • Celebrate Holi – the Festival of Colors
  • News from this week’s university update
  • The bulls are back
  • How2Heal invites submissions for a logo design
  • Parking lot update
  • Pride Prom tonight (Friday, April 12)
  • Help judge the Shocker New Venture Competition
  • Run the Amazing Race
  • Invitation to GSA General Body Meeting today (Friday, April 12)
  • Student is starting nonprofit for those affected by endometriosis
  • Ulrich Museum of Art to celebrate summer exhibition opening
  • Join Shockerfest on June 7 at this new Riverfest experience
  • Engage ICT tackles how changes in our climate affect you
  • Plan to attend the Spring Family Carnival on Saturday, April 20
  • Donate life- it’s the best gift you can give!
  • Acting on depression project at Wichita State
  • Adidas socks for $9 in RSC's Shocker Store
  • Register for the F45 Playoffs
  • Invitation to annual African cultural festival
  • Second annual Miss Latina WSU coming April 20
  • WSU graphic design students dominate competition
  • The Sunflower, editor in chief win top awards at state college media convention
  • Empower Youth at the Boys & Girls Club
  • Eat at Chipotle and support Psi Chi on April 20

WSU Today: April 11, 2019

  • RSVP for the Shocker Pride Celebration
  • Tuition Assistance deadline approaching
  • Annual training on budgeting system coming April 29-May 3
  • Parking lot update
  • Sign-up for CourseLeaf Training (CIM) Training
  • Seminar by faculty candidate today (Thursday, April 11)
  • Seminar to feature Joshua Saxe, chief data scientist at Sophos
  • Spring 2020 Washington / Topeka Internship meetings
  • Book publishing questions and advice with the University Press of Kansas
  • Philosophy Colloquium to feature presentation by Noell Birondo today (Thursday, April 11)
  • Judges needed to volunteer for GRASP symposium poster session
  • Engage ICT tackles how changes in our climate affect you
  • Citation Search and Altmetrics for T&P Dossiers workshop coming April 16
  • Donate life- it’s the best gift you can give!
  • Volunteer to help in the Family Carnival
  • You’re invited to tour The Suites residence hall
  • Learning while leading
  • Global Learning Center event -- ‘The Universality of Human Rights: Political, Economic and Social’
  • Invitation to GSA General Body Meeting this Friday, April 12
  • Freshman and Sophomore Day coming Saturday, April 20
  • Shockers host Pre-State Challenge / K.T. Woodman