• May 28 Letter to the Campus Community
  • WSU employee tests positive for COVID-19; university following CDC, EEOC safety guidelines
  • NetApp breaks ground for building on Wichita State University Innovation Campus
  • Lou Heldman looked for innovation and creativity throughout WSU's campus
  • The Office of Research invites Notices of Intent to apply for NSF’s Major Research Implementation program
  • Four candidates to be interviewed for Health Professions dean position
  • Please use Student Health's main entrance starting June 1
  • Tech updates keep Shocker Studios on cutting edge for applied learning
  • Shocker Innovation Corps now accepting applications for the online summer 2020 cohort
  • University Libraries has new hours for Shocker community
  • Pizza Hut Museum open by appointment only through June 30
  • Black & Yellow Day - June 12
  • June 2 Tuesday Talk with SHS will discuss ‘Transgender Health & The Real You’
  • Neal Allen featured on ‘Kansas Week’
  • Invitation Extended by Councilman Brandon Johnson, Wichita City Council, District 1
  • WSU Theatre makes a film during quarantine
  • Meet a Shocker: McKenzey Bell, filmmaking graduate

Lou Heldman

May 28, 2020 - Lou Heldman, 71, came to Wichita State in 2007, a time when the university’s vision expanded. He fit in with a group, most prominently former president John Bardo and current president Jay Golden, that want the university and community to think and act boldly. He retires in June.

  • Process in place for additional PPE requests
  • University Libraries sets new hours for Shocker community
  • New hours for Chick-Fil-A and Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Please use Student Health's main entrance starting June 1
  • Read May's issue of Teaching Today
  • Sign up now for the June 8-12 Academic Resources Conference events
  • Take the CliftonStrengths survey
  • Applications due Friday for Shocker I-Corps funding opportunity
  • Share with students: Participants sought for undergraduate research
  • Tuition Assistance applications for fall 2020 now being accepted
  • Four candidates to be interviewed for Health Professions dean position

  • What you need to know this week as we adjust to slowly opening campus
  • Suffering from meeting fatigue? Let’s take Friday meeting breaks.
  • Convergence Sciences Initiative proposal deadline extended to June 8
  • New syllabus template available
  • Monthly studio portrait photos available soon in the RSC
  • Update on how to get materials from library
  • Wichita State University’s orientation going virtual this summer
  • WSU Theatre makes a film during quarantine
  • Perspectives on the Pandemic series now on Fairmount College YouTube channel
  • Shocker Innovation Corps now accepting applications for the online summer 2020 cohort
  • Pizza Hut Museum open by appointment only through June 30
  • Changes to your HSA/HRA/FSA for 2020 due to CARES Act
  • State Employee Health Plan updates in response to COVID-19
  • Harpool is subject-matter expert for WalletHub article
  • Student Health Services has a YouTube channel
  • Please use Student Health’s main entrance starting June 1
  • Meet a Shocker: Rhian Cunningham, graphic design graduate

Shocker Studios

May 27, 2020 - Wichita State's Shocker Studio is alway updating its technology for students in the School of Digital Arts and the Bachelor of Applied Arts in Media Arts. An industry advisory board, with voices from around the nation, helps Shocker Studios plan for what’s next and what’s important. The technology upgrades include the two recording studios – one digital, one analog - that are undergoing remodels that include new acoustics, new sound boards and new components.

  • WSU technology breathes new life into aging Army helicopter fleet
  • LETC, university benefit from partnership
  • Join KMUW for Digital Democracy on Tap: Advice from the Frontlines
  • GoCreate collaborates with partners to make face coverings
  • Wichita State biology students tell COVID stories by turning to creativity
  • Wichita State lab gets the scoop on poop, food archaeology
  • Perspectives on the Pandemic series now on Fairmount College YouTube channel
  • Shocker Innovation Corps now accepting applications for the online summer 2020 cohort
  • Summer 2020 E-Launch
  • University Libraries sets new hours for Shocker community
  • Stay up-to-date with University Libraries
  • Shocker Store in Rhatigan Student Center reopening May 26
  • Invitation Extended by Councilman Brandon Johnson, Wichita City Council, District 1
  • Ulrich boosts outreach efforts amid COVID-19
  • RH: ‘I know other people struggle’
  • Starbucks in RSC now open

  • What you need to know for this week
  • Health and Safety measures for employees, students and visitors coming to campus
  • Town Hall recap
  • Office signage toolkits available now
  • Sign up now for the June 8-12 Academic Resources Conference events
  • Order limited edition 125th anniversary lapel pins by May 28
  • New syllabus template available
  • Warmest greetings from all of us at the WSU Foundation
  • Stay up-to-date with University Libraries
  • Ulrich boosts outreach efforts amid COVID-19
  • RH: ‘I know other people struggle’
  • Join KMUW for Digital Democracy on Tap: Advice from the Frontlines
  • Are you looking for employment opportunities because of COVID-19?
  • STEM Diversity Virtual Career Expo tomorrow
  • KANSASWORKS Virtual Statewide Job Fair - May 27-28
  • Participants sought for undergraduate research, please share with students
  • Congratulations to the first Open Alternative Textbook grant recipients!
  • Questions for the Career Development Center?
  • Parking lots near Duerksen Fine Arts Center will be closed this week
  • Shocker Store in Rhatigan Student Center reopening today
  • Starbucks in RSC now open
  • Invitation Extended by Councilman Brandon Johnson, Wichita City Council, District 1
  • Herzik joins the General Counsel’s Office today
  • Protect yourself and others by doing a wellness check before coming to campus
  • WSU students continue work-study program through distance learning

  • What you need to know for the week of May 26
  • Health and Safety measures for employees, students, and visitors coming to campus
  • Faculty and Staff Virtual Town Hall today
  • NSF will require two new forms to be submitted in an NSF-approved format starting June 1
  • Office signage toolkits available now
  • WSU Parking Services will again enforce faculty / staff parking
  • Protect yourself and others by doing a wellness check before coming to campus
  • Sign up now for the June 8-12 Academic Resources Conference events
  • WSU’s Community Engagement Institute partners with Kansas organizations to Respond to COVID-19
  • University Libraries sets new hours for Shocker community
  • Parking lots near Duerksen Fine Arts Center will be closed next week
  • Shocker Innovation Corps now accepting applications for the online summer 2020 cohort
  • Summer 2020 E-Launch
  • Wichita State lab gets the scoop on poop, food archaeology
  • Boats & Bikes is back this Memorial Weekend!
  • WSU partners with Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory to lead nationwide star party
  • Save on Shocker gear during the Memorial Day Sale
  • Shocker Store in Rhatigan Student Center reopening May 26
  • Wichita State biology students tell COVID stories by turning to creativity
  • Meet a Shocker: Andrew Cruz, marketing major and graphic design minor

Wichita State runner Rebekah Topham

May 22, 2020 - Wichita State runner Rebekah Topham needed help with reading when she arrived in 2015. She made great strides with the help of tutors and athletic department resources and carries a 3.89 grade-point average. She wants other struggling students to know her story.

Summer orientation will be hosted virtually this year

May 21, 2020 -- Like most summer activities, the way Wichita State’s campus orientation is held looks different than it has in years past. The Office of Student Success will instead host summer orientation through online modules and virtual college connection sessions.