Campus Connection: July 21, 2020

  • WSU researcher awarded $1.1 million grant to create adaptive wayfinding system
  • Wichita State hires new dean for College of Health Professions
  • SBIR/STTR Proposal Preparation Webinars
  • Dr. Muma will join KMUW to discuss back-to-school preparedness at the next Digital Democracy on Tap
  • WSU shows commitment to visually impaired students with state-of-the-art braille printer
  • Ulrich + You free membership
  • Join us this summer at Boats & Bikes!
  • Wanted: Volunteers to help with 2020 bicycle and pedestrian count event
  • WuShock bobbleheads now available at the Shocker Store
  • Volleyball season tickets on sale now

WSU Today: July 17, 2020

  • From the president
  • WSU researcher awarded $1.1 grant to create adaptive wayfinding system
  • Teaching This Fall: Day 10 Questions about Accessibility and Applied Learning
  • Banner 9 Scheduling Building Training – July 21 & 22
  • Badges transitioning from Credly to Acclaim
  • July 21 Tuesday Talk with SHS will discuss health management on campus for new US citizen students
  • Child participants needed for online study on COVID-19
  • Harpool quoted in Forbes
  • Save 30% during the Christmas in July Sale
  • Ulrich + You free membership

WSU Today: July 16, 2020

  • Teaching This Fall: Day 9 Questions about Communication
  • WSU shows commitment to visually impaired students with state-of-the-art braille printer
  • USS & UP joint senate meeting set for July 21
  • Wichita State graduates team up to tell 1980s story of Wings indoor soccer
  • Episode 3 of ‘Hindsight: Looking Back at 100 Years of Women's Suffrage’ is out now
  • Wichita State University Foundation announces new board members and officers for FY21
  • Information every employee needs to know about and comply with if they are exhibiting symptoms, have been exposed or diagnosed with COVID 19
  • Wallace Hall to close July 24-25 for electrical replacement work

Wichita State COVID-19 testing

Wichita State plans to bring large-scale COVID-19 testing to region

July 16, 2020 - Wichita State University  is making plans to establish a  CLIA-certified  Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, with the goal of bringing to bring large-scale COVID-19 testing to the region by the end of 2020. Large-scale testing is critical to opening the Wichita region and helping people return to school and work in a safe environment. With  the number of COVID cases on the rise, the need for adequate, reliable, and affordable testing is more crucial than ever.

WSU Today: July 15, 2020

  • Wichita State hires new dean for College of Health Professions
  • Information every employee needs to know about and comply with if they are exhibiting symptoms, have been exposed or diagnosed with COVID 19
  • Teaching This Fall: Day 8 Questions about Technology
  • 125th anniversary lapel pins now available
  • Community members welcome back to University Libraries with limited hours
  • Aycock sculpture installation scheduled for early August
  • Volleyball season tickets on sale now
  • Impacted by the layoffs in Wichita?
  • Michael Rogers cited as subject-matter expert
  • Save 30% during the Christmas in July Sale
  • Students can have their textbooks delivered to their dorm room

Dr. Vinod Namboodiri

WSU researcher awarded $1.1 million grant to create adaptive wayfinding system

July 16, 2020 — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded more than $1.1 million to Dr. Vinod Namboodiri, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Wichita State University, and his team to create a community-wide wayfinding system for people with disabilities.

125th Anniversary Shocker Pride Points

Shocker pride points, part two

July 15, 2020 -- During each month for the next 12 months, we will release 11 Shocker pride points for a total of 125 by next June. Wichita State is the greatest metropolitan university in the United States, and these points prove it.

WSU Today: July 14, 2020

  • Teaching This Fall: Day 7 Questions about Technology
  • Banner 9 Scheduling Building Training – July 21 & 22
  • Badges transitioning from Credly to Acclaim
  • Ulrich billboard project update
  • Tuesday Talks with Student Health Services will return to Facebook Live today
  • Attend the Virtual Part-Time Student Employment Fair – July 17
  • Changes to your HSA/HRA/FSA for 2020 due to CARES Act
  • State Employee Health Plan updates in response to COVID-19
  • 2020 issue of Kansas English features several works by CAS faculty, students, and graduates
  • Student and graduate assistant positions open at University Libraries
  • Join us at the Heskett Center
  • RH: Series features three games in Wichita

Campus Connection: July 14, 2020

  • Research firm Navatek to open WSU office; partnership will greatly grow military research
  • Digital Twin program brings new life to old aircraft
  • Shockers, Wildcats revive hoop series after 17 years
  • Scholarships now available for WSU Badge Courses!
  • KMUW's newsroom receives three national PMJA awards
  • 125th anniversary lapel pins now available
  • Wichita State University face masks in the Shocker Store
  • Save 30% during the Christmas in July Sale
  • Join us at the Heskett Center
  • Student and graduate assistant positions open at University Libraries
  • Be rewarded with free pool in July

Greg Hand

Wichita State hires new dean for College of Health Professions

July 14, 2020 - Greg Hand, professor of epidemiology, medicine and physical activity and sports sciences at West Virginia University, has been named dean of the College of Health Professions at Wichita State University, effective Aug. 9, 2020. He served as the founding dean of West Virginia University’s School of Public Health, and previous to that role, he was the associate dean for Research, Practice and Information Technology at the University of South Carolina’s School of Public Health.