Campus Connection: Jan. 7, 2020

  • University community invited to attend Innovation Awards on Jan. 23
  • New hydrogeology site provides unique chances for students, researchers
  • Wichita State University Analytics Showcase - Register now to reserve your spot!
  • Parent Information Workshop on Jan. 25
  • Wall Street Journal approaches Haley to check methodology on China and Huawei in trade talks
  • Asian fusion restaurant now open in Braeburn Square
  • WSU-based company reaches $2.1 million in seed funding
  • WSU, Butler create powerful degree pathway in biomedical engineering
  • Website Usability Study - Participants needed
  • The Graduate School staff return to Jardine Hall
  • WSU engineering students develop assistive technologies to aid nonverbal individual
  • Three WSU students recognized as new University Innovation Fellows
  • Faculty, staff and alumni invited to attend Shocker Legacy Day
  • Meet a Shocker: Fall 2019 graduates
  • WSU News page has the latest campus news and highlights

WSU Today: Jan. 7, 2020

  • Congratulations to advisors and Advising Centers on helping us navigate forward!
  • PowerUp with new Microsoft Office 365 features
  • January HealthQuest upcoming events
  • Registration is open for the inaugural Wichita State University Analytics Showcase
  • Open / Alternative Textbook (OAT) application forms are open
  • State designates holiday schedule for 2020
  • State memo regarding discretionary holiday
  • Don't forget about accessibility revisions when completing your FAR
  • Graduate School staff returns to Jardine Hall
  • WSU students connect with military and private industry to open career paths
  • Sign up for Preventing Suicide Training
  • Submit your applications for Senior Honor awards
  • Volunteer opportunities available
  • Website Usability Study - Participants needed
  • Springfest registration is open!
  • Try the Wild West Burger in January

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. bust

Wichita State University to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan. 7, 2020 -- Wichita State University will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of events on campus and throughout the city of Wichita.

WSU Today: Jan. 6, 2020

  • Don't forget about accessibility revisions when completing your FAR
  • PowerUp with new Microsoft Office 365 features
  • Classroom Technology Training Schedule for spring 2020
  • Award for Research/Creative (ARC) proposals are due by Feb. 7 to the Office of Research
  • Registration for Goal-Setting Workshop is now available
  • Sign up for Instructor Training Day on Jan. 15
  • Best practices in accessibility and accommodations
  • The Graduate School staff return to Jardine Hall
  • Women of WSU lunch with the women’s athletic coaches on Jan. 16
  • Call for Fiscal Year 2021 Educational Opportunity and Student Fee Funding Requests
  • Faculty, staff and alumni invited to attend Shocker Legacy Day
  • Asian fusion restaurant now open in Braeburn Square
  • Soup of the Week at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes

Student Wellness Center front desk

New Student Wellness Center open on campus

Jan. 6, 2020 -- Located in the new Steve Clark YMCA building at Mike Oatman Drive and Mid-Campus Drive, Student Health Services and Counseling and Prevention Services will now share an office known as the Student Wellness Center.

WSU Today: Jan. 3, 2020

  • New hydrogeology site provides unique chances for students, researchers
  • Blackboard and Accessibility Open Lab time
  • Join WSU Center for Combating Human Trafficking for a private screening and discussion of ‘Bombshell’
  • Faculty, staff and alumni invited to attend Shocker Legacy Day
  • Nominations open for 2020 Distinguished Service Awards
  • Wall Street Journal approaches Haley to check methodology on China and Huawei in trade talks
  • Fire Safety to test fire alarm horns and lights
  • WSU Men's Basketball home game tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 4)! Prepare for certain parking lot closures
  • Event recap: Gore Core
  • Sign up for Preventing Suicide Training
  • Website Usability Study - Participants needed
  • Volunteer opportunities available
  • Buy one, get one half-off apparel at the Shocker Store

Wichita State students Michael Hamlin (left) and Luke Kuffler at Firepoint.

WSU students connect with military and private industry to open career paths

Jan. 2, 2020 - At FirePoint, Wichita State University students work with Army officials, private industry and academics. The combination of experience, exposure to those areas and networking puts students in position to consider different career paths.

WSU Today: Jan. 2, 2020

  • Best practices in accessibility and accommodations
  • Parking lot closures for further repairs to Cessna Stadium light poles today (Thursday, Jan 2) and Friday, Jan. 3
  • Fire Safety to test fire alarm horns and lights
  • Heating and cooling, personal space heaters, and sustainability
  • Website Usability Study - Participants needed
  • Meet a Shocker: Eduardo Castillo, communication grad
  • Tilford Symposium will be held on campus Feb. 27 and 28
  • We built a Wu snowman!
  • Fall 2019 admissions summary
  • Wichita State student already working for NFL

WSU Today: Dec. 20, 2019

  • All we want for Christmas is Wu
  • Wichita State University holiday hours
  • WSU, Butler create powerful degree pathway in biomedical engineering
  • Website Usability Study - Participants needed
  • Wichita State Men's Basketball - Holiday ticket offer
  • Best practices in accessibility and accommodations
  • Heating and cooling, personal space heaters, and sustainability
  • Three WSU students recognized as new University Innovation Fellows
  • Alumna in the running for Grammy Music Educator Award
  • Parking lot closures for further repairs to Cessna Stadium light poles on Jan. 2 and 3
  • Sign up for Instructor Training Day on Jan. 15
  • Call for Fiscal Year 2021 Educational Opportunity and Student Fee Funding Requests
  • Nominations now open for 2020 Distinguished Service Awards
  • Fire Safety to test fire alarm horns and lights
  • Volunteer opportunities available during winter break
  • WSU Men's Basketball home game tomorrow (Saturday, Dec. 21)! Prepare for certain parking lot closures
  • Meet a Shocker: Michaela Marioni, video game design grad
  • Meet a Shocker: Andrew Martin, communication grad
  • Meet a Shocker: Stella Yang, economics graduate
  • Fringe on top: class contributes to downtown placemaking project
  • High school counselors receive holiday gifts

Eduardo Castillo

Meet a Shocker: Eduardo Castillo, communication grad

Dec. 19, 2019 -- Eduardo Castillo won't let anything stop him from being successful. Even though having a speech impediment can make it more difficult to communicate, Eduardo has found a channel that best suits him. By telling his story through video, Eduardo feels like he can finally say what he wants to. Congratulations to Eduardo Castillo for being one of more than 1,100 students who were eligible to graduate this fall.