Molecular Diagnostics Lab

Dec. 11, 2020 — Wichita State’s Molecular Diagnostics Lab (MDL) is digitally transforming the COVID-19 landscape, combining medical laboratory sciences, advanced robotics, and automation to process thousands of tests for Kansas communities each week.

  • COVID-19 isn't taking a break for the winter
  • COVID-19 tests from SHS need to be returned by 3 p.m. Dec. 15
  • Here are the COVID-19 resources available to you over winter break
  • 2020 shines with Wichita State innovation
  • Wichita State establishes new School of Computing
  • Introducing a new mobile-friendly way to get scholarship information
  • Blackboard will be down several days starting the evening of Dec. 17
  • Wichita State names Steven Skinner interim dean of College of Engineering
  • Enjoy the holiday break! Shocker Blast will resume in 2021
  • Want to experience a different city & university? Apply for National Student Exchange by Feb. 1
  • Help ODI and the KLC Beat the Virus!
  • Generation Lead Podcast Series featuring Jadyn Stutey!
  • Office hours available online
  • Enroll for a service-learning course in psychology!
  • Testing Services is still open to students and community members
  • Latin American Philosophy is a new course in spring 2021
  • Volunteers needed for our self-care research study!
  • Cultural Value Orientation as a Predictor of Adolescent Bullying
  • GRASP 2021 abstract submission is open!
  • Apply for Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol
  • KMUW talks with experts about how to cope with social isolation over the holidays
  • Happy Holidays!
  • Nominate an adult learner for the second annual Adult Learner of the Year Award
  • Sign up for Intramurals Winter Activities!
  • Great prices on last minute gift ideas
  • Saturday Sale in the Shocker Store
  • Stocking stuffer special at the Heskett Center. Buy 2 get 1 FREE!

Dawna Raehpour

December 11, 2020 - Dawna Raehpour is the recipient of the Stanley Z. Koplik Memorial Scholarship for 2020-21. She will graduate in May with major in public health science and a minor in sociology. The $1,200 scholarship is in honor of Koplik, who served as executive director of the Kansas Board of Regents from 1982-93.

Hannah Wilkinson

Dec. 10, 2020 - Hannah Wilkinson, Wichita State's associate head strength and conditioning coach, is taking donations for Catholic Charities Harbor House domestic violence shelter and service. The campaign is an extension of the toy drive that strength and conditioning coach Kerry Rosenboom organized in previous years.

  • Shock the World Campaign donors raise $307.8 million for Wichita State
  • Faculty and Staff Virtual Town Hall on Dec. 11
  • Make sure your office hours are updated
  • Teams training next week!
  • PTAC to host virtual workshop on Dec. 15
  • TIAA financial consultant available for online scheduling
  • The next episode of the ‘Let's Talk About It’ podcast is live
  • GRASP 2021 abstract submission deadline is tomorrow
  • UP & USS joint senate meeting set for Dec. 15
  • Employees – Please review your personal information by Dec. 11
  • Faculty stories featured in the news
  • WSU's Usha Haley on Wichita's future in the new industrial order - The Chung Report
  • Saturday Sale in the Shocker Store
  • Great prices on last minute gift ideas

Woman and man at compute

Dec. 10, 2020 -- The Kansas Board of Regents has approved the creation of the newest department at Wichita State University’s College of Engineering – the School of Computing. Dean Dennis Livesay called the establishment of the new school a significant marker of the university’s commitment to producing digital-skilled workforce needed by industry.

  • Sedgwick County establishes new COVID-19 hotline
  • COVID-19 tests from SHS need to be returned by 3 p.m. Dec. 15
  • Fall grades are due by Dec. 15
  • Want to learn more about internal grant opportunities? Attend the WSU Faculty Support Committee Panel Discussion
  • Attend the UP and USS Senates fall general meeting today
  • Save the date: Strategic Communications annual seminar
  • Available Blackboard templates will speed your course creation
  • Please do not upload video files directly to Blackboard
  • Save the date for the Academic Resources Conference (ARC) January sessions
  • Faculty Advancement Webpage is updated
  • Stock the Shocker Locker Challenge is once again a success
  • TIAA financial consultant available for online scheduling
  • Testing Services is still open to students and community members
  • Generation Lead Podcast Series featuring Jadyn Stutey!
  • Call for Higher Education Student Affairs Graduate Assistantships
  • Help ODI and the KLC Beat the Virus!
  • Distinguished Scholarship Invitational update
  • Cultural Value Orientation as a Predictor of Adolescent Bullying
  • Faculty and Staff Virtual Town Hall on Dec. 11
  • Enjoy lunch at the Food Truck Plaza!
  • Teams training next week!
  • After 32 years, Wichita State's No. 1 Packer fan to retire
  • Fall 2020 Shocker Speakout results
  • Under Armour shooter shirt
  • Free shipping at shockerstore.com
  • Great prices on last minute gift ideas
  • Santa letters available at WSU Post Office
  • The next episode of the ‘Let's Talk About It’ podcast is live
  • Donate to Adult Learner Scholarship in honor of Dr. Susan Norton
  • Applied Learning Highlight of the Week - Inneke Vargas!

  • COVID-19 tests from SHS need to be returned by 3 p.m. Dec. 15
  • Blackboard will be down several days starting the evening of Dec. 17
  • Testing Services is still open to students and community members
  • Office hours available online
  • Shocker Strong Prize Drawing deadline extended to Friday, Dec. 11
  • Help ODI and the KLC Beat the Virus!
  • Fall 2020 Shocker Speakout results
  • Do you want a non-traditional Honor Society experience?
  • Donate to Adult Learner Scholarship in honor of Dr. Susan Norton
  • Enroll for a service-learning course in psychology!
  • WSU students give back this holiday season
  • Latin American Philosophy is a new course in spring 2021
  • 10 political science students accepted into D.C. and Topeka internship program
  • Cultural Value Orientation as a Predictor of Adolescent Bullying
  • GRASP 2021 abstract submission deadline is Friday
  • Santa letters available at WSU Post Office
  • Applied Learning Highlight of the Week - Inneke Vargas!
  • Great prices on last minute gift ideas
  • Under Armour shooter shirt
  • Free shipping at shockerstore.com

Shock the World

Dec. 9, 2020 — The WSU Foundation's seven-year Shock the World campaign raised more than $300 million to fund scholarships and campus improvements at Wichita State University.

  • Some reminders as instructors prepare for the spring
  • Blackboard will be down several days starting the evening of Dec. 17
  • A special gift of time for employees
  • Sign up for Banner 9 Schedule Building Training – Dec. 9 & 10
  • Faculty Advancement Webpage is updated
  • Make sure your office hours are updated
  • REMINDER: Gift Card Policy
  • Deadlines for Shocker Blast and WSU Today this month
  • Faculty and Staff Virtual Town Hall on Dec. 11
  • Congratulations Bender of Twigs Class of 2020!
  • A letter from the past presidents of the UP and USS Senates
  • Health Professions faculty and staff - Sign up for IRB and Data Security Workshop today
  • Attend the UP and USS Senates fall general meeting
  • Spring Semester Tuition Assistance deadline extended through today
  • WSU students give back this holiday season
  • Saturday Sale in the Shocker Store
  • Santa letters available at WSU Post Office
  • Generation Lead Podcast Series featuring Tajahnae Stocker
  • Donate to Toys for Tots!
  • Information on Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs from the WSU Fire Safety Office