WSU Today: Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019

  • A practical course dealing with leadership for women
  • WSU and WSU Tech names and symbols can't be used in political campaigns
  • Change announced for notary services to employees
  • Register for free faculty and staff training
  • Changes to August campus visits
  • Barton School Business Advising Center will be closed this afternoon (Thursday, Aug. 1)
  • Brief phone / network outage will affect HRL and SCCS
  • CMD hosts national conference
  • Update on the outdoor staircase at Clinton Hall
  • Upcoming parking lot closures
  • All call for WSU Student of the Year judges
  • Kansas Prevention Conference set for October
  • Rented locker clearout is Sunday, Aug. 4, at the Heskett Center

Celine, Bishop, Haley and Lily sitting in front of their mural.

Shocker students create art, memories with children in Peru

July 31, 2019 - Fine arts students Haley Ensz, Lily Guillen, Bishop Rice and Celine Sengvilay recently returned from a trip to Peru with Wichita State professor Lori Santos. They spent several days working with children at the Institución Educativa José María Arguedas, an elementary school in Lima.

WSU Today: July 31, 2019

  • Textron Aviation coming to Innovation Campus
  • Asian fusion restaurant opening in Braeburn Square
  • Wichita State mural featured in 'Parade' magazine
  • Improving your skills as a team member is valuable at any level within an organization
  • WSU investment in personal and professional advancement of our staff and dependents is significant
  • Strategic Communications Office will be closed Thursday
  • Earn a master’s online in Learning and Instructional Design
  • Registration still open for 'Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace' training
  • Campus Recreation looking for guest presenters for staff training on Aug. 18
  • University Libraries to offer 'Path to a Patent Part II: Patent Searching'

Journey East Asia Grill at Braeburn Square

Local restaurateurs opening Asian fusion restaurant in WSU's Braeburn Square

July 30, 2019 -- The owners of popular Wichita restaurant Malaysia Café have signed a lease to open a new Asian fusion concept, Journey East Asia Grill, in the Braeburn Square retail complex at Wichita State University.

Campus Connection: July 30, 2019

  • Wichita State is studying the potential of motorized scooters on campus
  • Earn a master’s online in Learning and Instructional Design
  • Get early-bird pricing now for the Pumpkin Run
  • RSVP today (Monday, July 29) for community campus visit on July 31
  • Join the GiveCampus campaign in support of the Ulrich Museum
  • Coming to an arena near you
  • Order by Aug. 1 to add a brick to the Shocker Alumni Walkway
  • KU exhibition volleyball match tickets on sale
  • RH: Taylor Aces Bottle Cap Challenge

Students drum during a performing arts class.

WSU supports students with visual impairments through national camp

July 30, 2019 - On June 23, Wichita State welcomed 40 high school students from across the country for Envision’s week-long Level Up conference. Envision, an organization that promotes advocacy and independence for individuals who are blind or visually impaired, has held its annual high school conference at Wichita State for the past several years.

Textron building rendering on WSU campus

Textron Aviation joins Innovation Campus at WSU to develop future workforce

July 30, 2019 -- Wichita State University and Textron Aviation, a Textron Inc. company, have announced the next step in ongoing collaboration efforts to develop the future of the aviation industry and next generation of employees when the company signed a long-term lease at the Wichita State Innovation Campus.

WSU Today: July 30, 2019

  • Join the GiveCampus campaign in support of the Ulrich Museum
  • Announcing New Leader Orientation at WSU
  • Ins and outs of grant administration: open workshops for faculty, staff
  • Coming to an arena near you
  • Fraternity and sorority alumni asked to take part in Greek Life survey
  • Free budgeting and life skills class available for children of faculty, staff
  • Order by Aug. 1 to add a brick to the Shocker Alumni Walkway

Riley Webb, marketing junior and intern at McCurdy

Shocker employees are a win-win for McCurdy Auctions

July 30, 2019 -- Students who work for local business McCurdy Auctions LLC often build valuable workplace skills that supplement their academic experiences. McCurdy is a frequent employer of Wichita State students, and many student employees continue to work there long after graduation.

WSU Today: July 29, 2019

  • Recent additions and revisions to university policies
  • Opportunity to develop new First-Year Seminars on July 31
  • RSVP today (Monday, July 29) for community campus visit on July 31
  • Student Health will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday, July 30)
  • The Suites are closed July 29-30 for training
  • Faculty: Verify your classroom's technology at upcoming training sessions
  • 2019 faculty award winner Rick Pappas reflects on 43 years of PE teaching
  • WSU announces title changes in Athletic Department
  • Wanted: Move-In Volunteers
  • Get early-bird pricing now for the Pumpkin Run
  • KU exhibition volleyball match tickets on sale