WSU Today: Oct. 10, 2019

  • Message to benefit-eligible exempt employees, except 9/10 month faculty Re: WSU transitioning from compensatory time to worked holiday
  • RSVP for Oct 24 World Trade Council dinner event
  • Hear a presentation by the son of Gordon Parks
  • Update on Wednesday incidents
  • Code switching for survival!
  • Sign up to judge the Wallace Invitational for Scholarships in Engineering (WISE)
  • Join Counseling and Prevention Services for National Depression Screening Day
  • WSU F1RST-Gen forerunners and supporters
  • Register for the Shocktoberfest Door Decorating Competition!
  • Hear about ‘Discovering Mars’ from representatives of the Lake Afton Public Observatory
  • How to Prepare a Budget for SBIR/STTR Proposals Webinar
  • Sign up for an upcoming Preventing Suicide Training by CAPS
  • Send first-gen students to TRIO Student Support Services
  • Teaching newsletter launches for WSU instructors
  • There’s still time to create a First-Year Seminar!
  • Shocktoberfest 2019 is nearly here!
  • Pink merchandise from the Shocker Store to benefit Victory in the Valley
  • Join the crowd at Charles Koch Arena
  • Host a trunk at Trunk or Treat!

Shocker Blast: Oct. 9, 2019

  • Cargill will be on-campus today to talk with students about employment opportunities
  • Relax during midterms with Puppies & Yoga class on Wednesday, Oct. 9!
  • Learn about career management and leadership with the Career Readiness series today (Wednesday, Oct. 9)
  • Hear a presentation by the son of Gordon Parks
  • Son of Gordon Parks returns to Kansas for 50th anniversary of The Learning Tree
  • Code switching for survival!
  • Join Counseling and Prevention Services for National Depression Screening Day
  • Low-cost flu vaccines available for current WSU students
  • Save the date for the 2020 URCAF
  • 17th Annual P3 Awards design competition now open
  • Fall 2019 Chemistry Colloquium Series today (Wednesday, Oct. 9)
  • Learn about historical news articles and the treasures of Special Collections this week
  • BMES Mini-Symposium today (Wednesday, Oct. 9)
  • WSU Madrigal Singers & Women's Glee Club w/Goddard High School
  • Tour WSU's world-class sculpture collection at the Ulrich Museum of Art's Sculpture Glow event
  • SGA Hiring for Chief of Operations position
  • WSU Weekly Briefing to feature the C3 Challenge
  • Sign up for an upcoming Preventing Suicide Training by CAPS
  • SGA is looking for members to sit on the Student Fees Committee
  • SGA is looking for election commissioners!
  • Pee for Pizza coming Oct. 23
  • Volunteers needed for Fall Commencement
  • KSU’s Scott Thompson will present ‘Additive Manufacturing of Metals for Nuclear Applications’
  • The Fourth Annual Ad Astra Conference for first-generation students is scheduled for Oct. 25-26
  • Shockers for Life will hold October meeting this Friday
  • Soup is back at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes!
  • Get ready for this year's Trunk or Treat!
  • Host a trunk at Trunk or Treat!
  • Volunteers needed for the Pumpkin Run
  • Receive an extra discount on clearance merchandise at the Shocker Store
  • Register today for Big Pink Volleyball
  • Pink merchandise from the Shocker Store to benefit Victory in the Valley
  • LGBTQ+ research volunteers needed!
  • Fall World Series, Alumni Weekend details announced

WSU Today: Oct. 9, 2019

  • Faculty and staff news, fall 2019
  • Hear a presentation by the son of Gordon Parks
  • Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program accepting Rapid Response Research (R3) proposals
  • How to Prepare a Budget for SBIR/STTR Proposals Webinar
  • Code switching for survival!
  • Professional studio portraits available at Strategic Communications
  • 2020 benefits Open Enrollment events
  • Fall 2019 Chemistry Colloquium Series today (Wednesday, Oct. 9)
  • Tour WSU's world-class sculpture collection at the Ulrich Museum of Art's Sculpture Glow event
  • Learn about historical news articles and the treasures of Special Collections this week
  • Faculty and staff regalia for commencement
  • WSU Weekly Briefing to feature the C3 Challenge
  • Teaching Conversations to be led by Jennifer Stone
  • You're invited to the 2019 Adobe Digital Literacy Day at Kansas State University
  • Registration for Ability Ally Training is still available for Oct. 17
  • Join Counseling and Prevention Services for National Depression Screening Day
  • Register to attend the Business Continuity table top exercise
  • Save the date for the 2020 URCAF
  • KSU’s Scott Thompson will present ‘Additive Manufacturing of Metals for Nuclear Applications’
  • Women of WSU Membership Drive
  • WSU Madrigal Singers & Women's Glee Club w/Goddard High School
  • Spring tuition assistance now open
  • Volunteers needed for Fall Commencement
  • WSU volleyball to show appreciation for teachers with $5 admission
  • Fall World Series, Alumni Weekend details announced
  • Soup is back at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes!
  • Receive an extra discount on clearance merchandise at the Shocker Store
  • Register today for Big Pink Volleyball

WSU Today: Oct. 8, 2019

  • 2020 benefits Open Enrollment events
  • WSU F1RST-Gen forerunners and supporters
  • Learn how to properly link articles in Blackboard
  • Engage ICT and 1A Across America present Women in Politics & The GOP
  • Office of Strategic Communications will be closed Wednesday morning
  • There’s still time to create a First-Year Seminar!
  • Joint senate meeting set for Oct. 15
  • Cargill will be on-campus tomorrow (Wednesday, Oct. 9) to talk with students about employment opportunities
  • Son of Gordon Parks returns to Kansas for 50th anniversary of The Learning Tree
  • The Fourth Annual Ad Astra Conference for first-generation students is scheduled for Oct. 25-26
  • Ulrich Museum of Art seeks presenters for PechaKucha style presentations highlighting campuswide research
  • LGBTQ+ research volunteers needed!
  • Volunteers needed for a research study
  • Admissions welcomes your input for two Black and Yellow Days in October
  • WSU Women’s Basketball in need of graduate assistant
  • Volunteers needed for the Pumpkin Run
  • Host a trunk at Trunk or Treat!

Shockers on the Street

Shockers on the Street asks students the important questions

Oct. 8, 2019 - Have you ever wondered what Wu's preferred chicken sandwich is? Or his go-to instrument? Follow along with Maddie as she hits the streets to find out what fellow Shockers are thinking in the first episode of Shockers on the Street.

Campus Connection: Oct. 8, 2019

  • WSU enrollment exceeds 16,000; highest student credit hours in university history
  • 2020 employment forecasts released for Kansas, Wichita, Topeka and Kansas City
  • WSU’s Center for Real Estate releases 2020 Kansas Housing Market Forecast
  • Shocker Ticket Office introduces Pick-3 package
  • Engage ICT and 1A Across America present Women in Politics & The GOP
  • An adaptation of Camus's The Fall, with dance sequences, comes to campus on Oct. 8
  • WSU Concert Chorale, A Cappella Choir and special guest Andover Central H.S. choirs in concert!
  • The Global Learning Center of Wichita to host presentation -- "International War Crimes"
  • WSU Cyber League team leads region in national rankings
  • Sign up to judge the Wallace Invitational for Scholarships in Engineering (WISE)
  • Son of Gordon Parks returns to Kansas for 50th anniversary of The Learning Tree
  • Admissions welcomes your input for two Black and Yellow Days in October
  • Here’s this week’s university update
  • Volunteers needed for Fall Commencement
  • Tour WSU's world-class sculpture collection at the Ulrich Museum of Art's Sculpture Glow event
  • Women of WSU Membership Drive
  • WSU Madrigal Singers & Women's Glee Club w/Goddard High School
  • Get your idea off the ground with E-Launch!
  • Go cosmic bowling during Fall Break for only $1
  • Volunteers needed for the Pumpkin Run
  • Host a trunk at Trunk or Treat!
  • Get ready for this year's Trunk or Treat!
  • Finding hope and healing: How one WSU student is beating the odds
  • Register today for Big Pink Volleyball
  • Shocker Cheer Clinic set for Nov. 3

View of the Wichita State University's water tower on campus.

Faculty and staff news, fall 2019

Oct. 7, 2019 - Academe is a compilation of Wichita State University's faculty and staff news, compiled quarterly.

Shocker Blast: Oct. 7, 2019

  • Enrollment starts soon!
  • Free Dental Screenings on Oct. 8
  • Free lunch in Shocker Hall
  • Stay safe with SAC!
  • Relax during midterms with Puppies & Yoga class on Wednesday, Oct. 9!
  • Low-cost flu vaccines available for WSU students
  • The Fourth Annual Ad Astra Conference for first-generation students is scheduled for Oct. 25-26
  • HEALTH Student Association encourages students to come to next meeting
  • BMES Mini-Symposium on Oct. 9
  • SGA Hiring for Chief of Operations position
  • SGA is looking for members to sit on the Student Fees Committee
  • SGA is looking for election commissioners!
  • Public opinions sought on Prison Food Survey
  • WSU Women’s Basketball in need of graduate assistant
  • Register today for Big Pink Volleyball
  • Host a trunk at Trunk or Treat!
  • Transition Mentor application is open!
  • An adaptation of Camus's The Fall, with dance sequences, comes to campus on Oct. 8
  • WSU Concert Chorale, A Cappella Choir and special guest Andover Central H.S. choirs in concert!
  • Join Counseling and Prevention Services for National Depression Screening Day
  • Learn about career management and leadership with the Career Readiness series
  • Make a difference as a Prevention Ambassador
  • Engage ICT and 1A Across America present Women in Politics & The GOP
  • The Global Learning Center of Wichita to host presentation -- "International War Crimes"
  • Come see the resume doctors for help at the Resume Rx
  • Men's Basketball student ticket pick-up dates have been announced!
  • WSU Madrigal Singers & Women's Glee Club w/Goddard High School
  • Shocker Quidditch to host Shocker Quidditch Cup
  • Mortar Board hosts book drive
  • Language and comics study
  • Contraception coffee chats
  • LGBTQ+ research volunteers needed!
  • Get your idea off the ground with E-Launch!
  • Go cosmic bowling during Fall Break for only $1
  • Soup is back at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes!
  • Receive an extra discount on clearance merchandise at the Shocker Store

WSU Today: Oct. 7, 2019

  • Message from President Andy Tompkins and Vice President Werner Golling about E-Verify
  • Register to attend the Business Continuity table top exercise
  • 2020 benefits Open Enrollment events
  • WSU’s Center for Real Estate releases 2020 Kansas Housing Market Forecast
  • There’s still time to create a First-Year Seminar!
  • Free lunch in Shocker Hall
  • How to Prepare a Budget for SBIR/STTR Proposals Webinar
  • Last chance to RSVP for the fourth annual Strategic Communications Seminar
  • Sign up to judge the Wallace Invitational for Scholarships in Engineering (WISE)
  • The Global Learning Center of Wichita to host presentation -- "International War Crimes"
  • Enrollment starts soon!
  • An adaptation of Camus's The Fall, with dance sequences, comes to campus on Oct. 8
  • WSU Concert Chorale, A Cappella Choir and special guest Andover Central H.S. choirs in concert!
  • Join Counseling and Prevention Services for National Depression Screening Day
  • Learn about career management and leadership with the Career Readiness series
  • Sign up for an upcoming Preventing Suicide Training by CAPS
  • Get ready for this year's Trunk or Treat!
  • Host a trunk at Trunk or Treat!
  • Engage ICT and 1A Across America present Women in Politics & The GOP
  • Career Development Center to hold Resume Rx
  • SGA Chief of Operations application is open
  • Get your idea off the ground with E-Launch!
  • WSU Madrigal Singers & Women's Glee Club w/Goddard High School
  • Go cosmic bowling during Fall Break for only $1
  • Soup is back at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes!
  • Receive an extra discount on clearance merchandise at the Shocker Store
  • One student's coffee review: Fairmount Coffee Co.

Shocker Blast: Oct. 4, 2019

  • Building dedication in honor of Dr. Bardo at Sip & See 2019
  • Enjoy events, food and fun at WSU’s Open House
  • Post Office to close early today (Friday, Oct. 4)
  • Join WSU’s largest volunteer opportunity!
  • WSU enrollment exceeds 16,000; highest student credit hours in university history
  • Costa Rica Study Abroad - Sustainability
  • Mentalist Eric Dittelman to present show today (Friday, Oct. 4)
  • Garba Night 2019 on Oct. 5 in RSC Shirley Beggs Ballroom
  • Come paint your stress away at this year's Shocker Paint Night!
  • ISME Colloquium today (Friday, Oct. 4)
  • ‘Real-Time Control of a Powered Wheelchair using Neural Network Trained Hybrid Human-Machine Interface Technology’
  • Volunteers needed for Fall Commencement
  • Sign up for an upcoming Preventing Suicide Training by CAPS
  • Engage ICT and 1A Across America present Women in Politics & The GOP
  • WSU Cyber League team leads region in national rankings
  • Basketball scrimmage, garage sale set for Oct. 5
  • Empty Bowls Chili Cook-off Oct. 5 brings community together to fight hunger in Kansas
  • An adaptation of Camus's The Fall, with dance sequences, comes to campus on Oct. 8
  • One student's coffee review: Fairmount Coffee Co.
  • Shock Doc: Healing Kansas, a special initiative by WSU students
  • Here’s this week’s university update
  • WSU Concert Chorale, A Cappella Choir and special guest Andover Central H.S. choirs in concert!
  • LGBTQ+ research volunteers needed!
  • Volunteers needed for the Pumpkin Run
  • Get ready for this year's Trunk or Treat!
  • WSU Women’s Basketball in need of graduate assistant
  • Register today for Big Pink Volleyball
  • The Fourth Annual Ad Astra Conference for first-generation students is scheduled for Oct. 25-26
  • Shocker Quidditch to host Shocker Quidditch Cup