WSU students during Bid Day

Aug. 16, 2019 -- More than 100 women were given a bid to join one of Wichita State's five National Panhellenic Council chapters on Aug. 14 in Koch Arena. Bid Day followed a three-day recruitment process in which time was spent in with current sorority chapter women sharing insight to the sisterhood and chapter values and missions.

  • From one student to another: parking at WSU
  • Campus traffic flow changes temporarily as signage work is completed
  • ODI Welcome Back Jam tonight (Friday, Aug. 16)
  • Important participation guidelines for Clash of the Colleges
  • Extended hours and free gift from the Shocker Store
  • University update
  • School of Music is holding auditions for the following ensembles
  • Introducing a new format to submit information for internal newsletters
  • First-Gen, first day, wear your First-Gen Shockers T-shirt
  • There’s still time to sign up for an Honors course
  • Leadership opportunities in Student Involvement
  • Youth mentoring opportunity
  • Paid internship positions available for Elliott School students at KMUW radio
  • Involvement Fair is coming Aug. 28
  • Shocker students create art, memories with children in Peru
  • Suicide prevention: We all can help out
  • Counseling and Prevention to offer Healing From Trauma
  • Sale on T-shirts and more
  • Fall semester hours in the RSC
  • Campus Credit Union welcomes back Shocker Nation
  • Applications are open for Harvester Arts Community Fellows Program

  • Important participation guidelines for Clash of the Colleges
  • University update
  • Consider giving to Ulrich Museum campaign that benefits K-12 students
  • Attend a brown-bag lunch and discover the advantages of the Learning Quest 529 Educational Savings Plan
  • Introducing: WSU Profiles
  • Welcome to the new FYS Faculty Coordinator!
  • All call for WSU Student of the Year judges
  • Register for the Shocker Resource Fair!
  • Counseling and Prevention to offer Healing From Trauma
  • Special invitation for Innovation Campus employees
  • Change announced for notary services to employees
  • Kansas Prevention Conference set for October
  • Ashley HomeStore to sponsor Shocker Classic
  • Welcomefest deals at Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Kick-Off Concert set for Monday, Aug. 19
  • Extended hours and free gift from the Shocker Store

  • Introducing a new format to submit information for internal newsletters
  • WSU parking and shuttle changes aim for efficiency
  • Biometric Screening appointments still available for Tuesday, Aug. 20
  • TIAA financial consultant available for individual retirement counseling sessions
  • Engage WSU 2019 to feature keynote address from Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers
  • What’s new in Purchasing? The Business Procurement Card Program has changed!
  • New P-Card type introduced!
  • Changes to Syllabus Template have been made
  • Earn a master’s online in Learning and Instructional Design
  • WSU Wind Ensemble wins The American Prize in Band/Wind Ensemble Performance, 2019
  • Shocker Tennis to host free clinic on Monday, Aug. 19; Fall fundraising leagues

Placemaking coordinator Kristin Beal

August 15, 2019 - Kristin Beal is Wichita State’s newly hired placemaking coordinator, and almost all ideas, materials, formats and venues are in play when it comes to using art as a way to make the campus a place to enjoy and explore.

  • Plan to attend fall faculty / staff kickoff and picnic
  • Campus traffic flow changes temporarily as signage work is completed
  • Tenure and Promotion Session
  • Register for free faculty and staff training tomorrow (Thursday, Aug. 15)
  • This 10-week series is designed for high-potential professionals
  • WSU Weekly Briefings to resume with Interim President Andy Tompkins
  • Register for the Shocker Resource Fair!
  • WSU’s Center for Real Estate hosts series of roundtables across the state
  • Help wanted at Back to School Bash on Aug. 17
  • Volunteers needed for Clash of the Colleges
  • Badges offer more courses for working professionals
  • Suicide prevention: We all can help out
  • Wichita State opens practice for 2019 season
  • Shocker Store sales to start the semester
  • Shocker Tennis to host free clinics for faculty, staff, and guests

  • Wichita State sets new record for research awards
  • 8-foot WuShock sculpture planned for WSU campus YMCA
  • WSU researchers aim to improve quality of wearable exoskeleton devices
  • This 10-week series is designed for high-potential professionals
  • ‘Technology Takes the Wheel’ Autonomous Vehicle Seminar Series
  • For physician assistant students, professor Gina Brown’s case studies are life and death
  • Engage WSU 2019 to feature keynote address from Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers
  • Consider giving to campaign that benefits K-12 students
  • Men's Basketball season tickets on sale now
  • Sally the Robot making fresh salads in the RSC
  • Sale on T-shirts and more
  • Fall semester hours in the RSC

  • What’s new in Purchasing? The Business Procurement Card Program has changed!
  • New P-Card type introduced!
  • Joint senates meeting set for Aug. 20
  • For physician assistant students, professor Gina Brown’s case studies are life and death
  • Plan to attend fall faculty / staff kickoff and picnic
  • Something new coming to course grading this fall
  • Driving and safety caution alert!
  • ‘Technology Takes the Wheel’ Autonomous Vehicle Seminar Series
  • Campus Credit Union welcomes back Shocker Nation
  • Fall dates announced for Shocker Softball
  • Men's Basketball season tickets on sale now
  • Sale on T-shirts and more
  • Fall semester hours in the RSC

  • Wichita State sets new record for research awards
  • Annual Appointment Notices will now be online, no longer printed
  • Suicide prevention: We all can help out
  • Sally the Robot making fresh salads in the RSC
  • Join the Leadership Book Club
  • ‘Democracy on Tap: Riverfront Legacy Master Plan’
  • Solutions to your struggles as a supervisor
  • Consider giving to campaign that benefits K-12 students
  • Trademark Tuesday scheduled for tomorrow
  • Longtime Wichita State SID Larry Rankin passes away

Wichita Campus

Aug. 12, 2019 -- Wichita State University has set a new record for research and development awards, with a total of $136 million in fiscal year 2019, which ended June 30, topping last year’s record-breaking total of $104 million.