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Feb. 11, 2021 - Wichita State University’s Community Engagement Institute helped by working with the City of Hutchinson and Hutchinson Parks and Recreation on its Pathways to a Healthy Kansas grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas. The city and the recreation commission used the money to pay for a parks and recreation master plan. The plan targeted Bernard White Park, which scored lowest for amenities and improvements in the master plan, as one of the prime places in need of updates and a better connection to its neighborhood.

Feb. 11, 2021 — With the recent push for class content around sustainability, the College of Innovation and Design at Wichita State University now offers courses focused on sustainable growth.

• COVID-19 surveillance vaccine update
• Teaching plans for summer and fall
• Late adds for spring 2021
• Update on Fraudulent Unemployment Claims and 1099-G Forms
• Phone scam to watch out for
• Today in Black History...
• Keep vehicles secure while parked on campus
• Transition Mentor nominations are open
• Apply for the Shocker Neighborhood VISTA by March 1
• February HealthQuest upcoming events
• 'Whatever Happened To Black Capitalism' event set for Feb. 18
• Tilford Talks set for Feb. 19 and 26
• Save the date for Coffee & Convo with Dr. Marche' Fleming-Randle, Feb. 25
• Ulrich partners with university art museums for unique storytelling, baking event tonight
• Understanding Finance at WSU event set for Feb. 25
• Disaster Resilience Analytics Center hosts KSU's Dr. Doina Caragea for speaker seminar
• The Lifting Clinic is back this week
• Submit your research summary to WSU research newsletter
• GRASP 2021 abstract submission closes today
• Encourage students to apply for Senior Honors by Feb. 19
• Student Involvement event listing: Part 1
• Public Policy and Management Center looking for community development manager

• Employee and student COVID-19 testing 
• Phone scam to watch out for
• SEM Update: Goal 3
• Today in Black History...
• Video celebrates 125 years of Shocker spirit
• COVID-19 course content gives students opportunities for real-life applications
• WSU faculty and staff Study Abroad spotlight
• Faculty nominations sought for president's distinguished service award
• Tune in to Shock Talk podcast for stories about innovation and entrepreneurship in Wichita
• Physics Spring 2021 Seminar Series begins this week
• One year later: Student Wellness Center proves critical in providing essential campus services
• Virtual workshops aim to strengthen Shocker research with library help
• Celebrate Lunar New Year at Wichita State
• Upcoming event to discuss how to be a change agent for diversity, equity and inclusion
• Ulrich Museum's Faculty Biennial talks kick off with ADCI's Megan Ewert and Tanna Burchinal
• SGA elections: Encourage students to take part
• TRIO Student Support Services is now accepting applications
• Nominate students for Student Ambassador Society
• Save on popular Uscape Shocker apparel
• Office of Student Money Management spring 2021 tax support available
• Heskett Center Valentine's Day massage specials

Feb. 10. 2021 — Eight high school seniors have been named Klose Scholars after the annual Doris and Ralph Klose Scholars Day competition, which was held remotely this year.

Feb. 9, 2021 – Trinity Soderstrom, who recently received her U.S. high school diploma while living abroad in southern Italy, has been awarded the 2021 Wichita State University Clay Barton Scholarship.

Feb. 9, 2021 — Wichita State University’s Community Engagement Institute (CEI) is working to put a spotlight on an underutilized and underrecognized profession: community health workers (CHW).

• Get your free set of #WeSupportU Mental Wellness in the Classroom Cards
• Students took a lead role in Dockum lunch counter sit-in in summer of 1958
• Update on Fraudulent Unemployment Claims and 1099-G Forms
• Today in Black History...
• Celebrate Black History Month at Wichita State
• Fraternity and Sorority Life seeking award judges
• Spring 2021 SPTE results for pre-sessions
• Join the African American Faculty and Staff Association general meeting
• Spring OAT deadline is Feb. 12
• Faculty nominations sought for president's distinguished service award
• ShiftSpace develops Critical Analysis Worksheet as a resource for the WSU community
• Ulrich Museum of Art celebrates Black History Month with exhibitions and virtual programs
• Chick-Fil-A now serving grilled chicken nuggets
• Virtual workshops aim to strengthen Shocker research with library help
• UP & USS joint senate meeting set for Feb. 16
• Women Faculty Forum set for Feb. 25 
• Webinar teaches money-management strategies
• Donate blood and receive a $5 Amazon e-gift card
• This Friday: Exploring Health Economics with Dr. David Slusky
• Volunteers needed for a research study
• Learn new skills and achieve personal and professional goals with LinkedIn Learning
• Usha Haley featured as expert in Newsweek on prospects of US Dollar as Reserve Currency
• Valentine sweet special from WSU Dining

Feb. 08, 2021— During the fall 2019 semester, Sierra Brown traveled to five out-of-state interviews and received five internship offers, accepted an internship with Goldman Sachs, and has since been offered a full-time position with the firm.

• Employee and student COVID-19 testing 
• COVID-19 surveillance vaccine update
• Critical resources are available
• Provide feedback for WSU presidential search
• Wichita State professor wins innovation award to create accessible comic book app
• Ulrich Museum of Art celebrates Black History Month with exhibitions and virtual programs
• New Campus Visitor Guides now available
• Expert subject librarians are available to help with virtual instruction
• Accepting proposals and abstracts for virtual Diverse Women’s Summit
• Faculty Senate meeting set for today
• Women's Studies presents Diverse Women's Summit
• Wichita State Baseball unveils 2021 schedule
• Understanding Finance at WSU event set for Feb. 25
• Physics Spring 2021 Seminar Series begins this week
• Shocker Softball to host Virtual FanFest
• SGA scholarships now open
• Public Policy and Management Center looking for community development manager
• Save on popular Uscape Shocker apparel

Feb. 5, 2021 - The Dockum Drug Store sit-in of 1958 is attracting new attention during Black History Month, in part thanks to NBC’s Today and Wichita native Sheinelle Jones. Several University of Wichita students participated in the sit-in, which is increasingly recognized as a landmark event in the Civil Rights Movement. NBC’s Today featured the events in a recent broadcast.

• COVID-19 surveillance testing and vaccine update
• Update on Fraudulent Unemployment Claims and 1099-G Forms
• Provide feedback for WSU presidential search
• Celebrate Black History Month at Wichita State
• Wichita State's Rémi Chou wins top NSF early career research award
• Faculty nominations sought for president's distinguished service award
• President's Town Hall for Fairmount College faculty and staff
• Donate blood and receive a $5 Amazon e-gift card
• Mathematical Sciences presents Dr. Gisuk Hwang in a lecture series today
• Disaster Resilience Analytics Center hosts monthly speaker seminar
• Public Policy and Management Center looking for community development manager
• Student Involvement event listing: Part 1
• Hanna Chastain's aptitude for research on display in work with oralfacial device
• Office of Student Money Management spring 2021 tax support available
• Heskett Center Valentine's Day massage specials

Feb. 4, 2020 — Amidst the chaos, confusion and grief of the coronavirus pandemic, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty are stretching their teaching skills and using the experience for teachable moments.

• COVID-19 surveillance testing and vaccine update
• Prioritizing mental health throughout campus
• Update on Fraudulent Unemployment Claims and 1099-G Forms
• Provide feedback for WSU presidential search
• Celebrate Black History Month at Wichita State
• Today in Black History...
• Join the work of the First-Gen Coordinating Council
• ShiftSpace develops Critical Analysis Worksheet as a resource for the WSU community
• Award for Research/Creative proposals due Feb. 12
• New Campus Visitor Guides now available
• Deadline extended to Feb. 5 for staff nominations for Distinguished Service Awards
• President's Town Hall for Fairmount College faculty and staff
• Women's Studies presents Diverse Women's Summit
• Shocker Softball to host Virtual FanFest
• Understanding Finance at WSU event set for Feb. 25
• Biology Department Seminar Series starts Feb. 8
• See virtual comedian LeClerc Andre
• No-cost webinar to highlight trademark role in intellectual property protection
• Volunteers needed for a research study
• Heskett Center Valentine's Day massage specials
• GRASP 2021 abstract submission closes Feb. 11
• SGA elections: Encourage students to take part
• SGA scholarships now open
• Nominate your student employee for SGA's 2021 Student Employee of the Year Award 

Feb. 3, 2021 — Dr. Rémi A. Chou, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the most prestigious award granted by the NSF to early career researchers. Chou's grant – worth $519,000 over five years – will support his work in bringing more robust security to wirelessly transmitted data.