Shocker Blast: Aug.14, 2020

  • What to expect this semester
  • Do your part by monitoring your health before coming to campus
  • Let’s work together
  • Connect to Student Health Services and other campus resources through the COVID-19 Form
  • Wichita Transit takes over Shocker bus routes
  • WSU dining, services adjust to safety guidelines for fall semester
  • Check out the Fall 2020 Welcomefest events!
  • Wichita State engineering students create all-terrain wheelchair for family in need
  • Office of Diversity and Inclusion changes for fall semester
  • Shockers Vote at Wichita State University
  • Ulrich Museum's online exhibition celebrating women artists is excellent resource for teachers and students
  • Outdoor Movie: ‘Monsters University’
  • Join the Applied Learning Student Ambassador Program
  • Child Development Center has Pre-K openings
  • Leadership Program Applications NOW OPEN
  • Tuesday Talk Part 2 of "New Healthy Shockers: Grad Students" is posted
  • Student Health closed 8 a.m.-1 p.m. through Aug. 21
  • Graduate student position open at University Libraries
  • Experienced lifeguards needed!
  • Startup Shiver Solutions is looking for an electrical engineering student. Come join the team!
  • Do you want to win free tacos for a year?
  • Win a free shirt from Intramural Sports
  • Dell Back to School Special
  • Back to School Sale at the Shocker Store
  • Have you ever thought about volunteering?
  • Be an Election Poll worker

WSU Today: Aug. 14, 2020

  • Emergency and temporary policies chapter created
  • Teaching This Fall: Day 10 Questions about Accessibility and Applied Learning
  • Last day for the August ARC
  • Identify your strengths with the ShockerStrengths Program!
  • Policy 2.17/ Student Academic Integrity updates
  • Jump-Start Your Business with expert advice
  • Free Campus Visitor Guides are available
  • Register now for Virtual Shocker Resource Fair
  • The Office of Research invites Notices of Intent for two limited submission opportunities
  • Outdoor Movie: ‘Monsters University’
  • KPERS holding pre-retirement webinars
  • Skype for Business to be shut down Aug. 15
  • Devereaux featured on Up To Date program on radio station KCUR from Kansas City
  • Shocker graduate named Kansas Superintendent of the Year
  • New tax-exempt certificate available
  • Purchasing Office new contact information
  • Student Health closed 8 a.m.-1 p.m. through Aug. 21
  • September campus visit schedule
  • Wanted: Volunteers to help with 2020 bicycle and pedestrian count event
  • Wichita State engineering students create all-terrain wheelchair for family in need

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Wichita State and Sedgwick County partner for COVID-19 testing

Aug. 14, 2020 -- Thursday the Sedgwick County Commission took a giant step forward against the spread of COVID-19 by partnering with Wichita State University’s new Molecular Diagnostic Lab (MDL) to increase lab testing capacity for nasopharyngeal swab testing and saliva testing.

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'Ted Lasso' TV show rewrites Shocker football history in a big way

Kansas Jason Sudeikis writes and stars in the Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso,”  which begins streaming Friday (Aug. 14). In the show, Lasso is a fictional former Wichita State University football coach who moves to coach fictional British soccer club AFC Richmond in the Premier League. Lasso's former life as Shocker coach is featured in the first two episodes.

WSU Today: Aug. 13, 2020

  • Do your part by checking your health before coming to work each day
  • Teaching This Fall: Day 9 Questions about Communication
  • Anthropology professor finds evidence of wine, caffeine in 500-year-old pottery
  • Wichita Transit takes over Shocker bus routes
  • Faculty-requested topics highlighted today at the ARC
  • Student panel to discuss student needs today
  • COVID-19 reporting option for students
  • Child Development Center has Pre-K openings
  • Ulrich Museum's online exhibition celebrating women artists is excellent resource for teachers and students
  • The Kansas NSF EPSCoR office is seeking white papers for Major Initiatives to Improve Research Infrastructure
  • Classroom Technology Training Schedule
  • LinkedIn Learning available for faculty and staff
  • Bolema cited as expert source in NPR story
  • Back to School Sale at the Shocker Store
  • CCU members: refer and win a chance for $100
  • Register now for Virtual Shocker Resource Fair
  • Tuesday Talk Part 2 of "New Healthy Shockers: Grad Students" is posted

WSU Today: Aug. 12, 2020

  • COVID signs available for office use
  • Let’s work together
  • Teaching This Fall: Day 8 Questions about Technology
  • Advisory notice of nationwide unemployment benefits scam
  • KPERS holding pre-retirement webinars
  • Policy 2.17/ Student Academic Integrity updates
  • The Kansas NSF EPSCoR office is seeking white papers for Major Initiatives to Improve Research Infrastructure
  • Diversity training available this week
  • Jump-Start Your Business with expert advice
  • Office of Diversity and Inclusion changes for fall semester
  • USS & UP joint senate meeting set for Aug. 18
  • Clash of the Colleges set for Aug. 21
  • Check out the Fall 2020 Welcomefest events!
  • Register now for Virtual Shocker Resource Fair
  • Hiring process changes and reminders for August
  • Updates to New Employee Orientation
  • Impacted by the layoffs in Wichita?
  • Classroom Technology Training Schedule
  • Linda Rhone named a top business leader and innovator
  • New mask available at RSC Shocker Store
  • CCU members: refer and win a chance for $100
  • Dining options now open in the RSC
  • Purchasing Office new contact information
  • New tax-exempt certificate available
  • Join in the fun with a Zoom murder mystery night
  • Wichita State Athletics introduces mobile ticketing
  • Wanted: Volunteers to help with 2020 bicycle and pedestrian count event
  • COVID-19 reporting option for students
  • Shock Doc: Dr. Parcell’s Geology Field Camp
  • Animation students build portfolios with real-world clients

Campus Connection: Aug. 11, 2020

  • WSU Board of Trustees approves next step to house the National Institute for Digital Transformation
  • Wichita State adds two new certificates in job growth areas
  • Who do you wear a mask for?
  • Susan Page of USA Today on KMUW's panel for the next Digital Democracy on Tap
  • Environmental Finance Center appoints new director
  • Learn about Ethiopian cooking free online tonight!
  • Free Campus Visitor Guides are available
  • Dining options now open in the RSC
  • Jump-start your business with expert advice
  • Exhibit highlights Latinos' contributions to Wichita's history
  • Scholarship Information Programs
  • Find out about changes to August campus visits
  • Back to School Sale at the Shocker Store
  • Wichita State Athletics introduces mobile ticketing

WSU Today: Aug. 11, 2020

  • COVID-19 reporting option for students
  • Teaching This Fall: Day 7 Questions about Technology
  • Classroom Technology Training Schedule
  • Free Campus Visitor Guides are available
  • Annual accessibility training available today
  • The ARC makes your life easier
  • NASA in Kansas calls for Teacher Workshop Program proposals
  • Career Development Center's first ever Virtual Part-Time Student Employment Fair is a success!
  • Hear from Dr. Jerry Kang, an expert on implicit bias
  • Learn about Ethiopian cooking free online tonight!
  • Susan Page of USA Today on KMUW's panel for the next Digital Democracy on Tap
  • Tuesday Talk Part 2 of "New Healthy Shockers: Grad Students" will be posted today (Aug. 11)
  • Changes to your HSA/HRA/FSA for 2020 due to CARES Act
  • State Employee Health Plan updates in response to COVID-19
  • Student Health closed 8 a.m.-1 p.m. through Aug. 21
  • Shockers Vote at Wichita State University
  • Environmental Finance Center appoints new director
  • Shockers earn league-best seven Academic Excellence Awards

Perspectives on the Pandemic: Part II

Perspectives on the Pandemic series returns with more experts and viewpoints

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, faculty experts in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wichita State University are studying the way populations have reacted and adapted. Presentations in the Perspectives on the Pandemic: Part II series feature a political scientist, sociologist, criminologist, health disparities panel and performing arts professional. Each event will be delivered via Zoom and hosted by Andrew Hippisley, dean and professor of linguistics.

Wichita Transit

Wichita Transit takes over Shocker bus routes

Aug. 11, 2020 — The city of Wichita’s transit department will be assuming operations of the Shocker bus service beginning Aug. 17. There will be a total of four Wichita State University routes, beginning Aug. 17.

Dr. Crystal Dozier

Anthropology professor finds evidence of wine, caffeine in 500-year-old pottery

Aug. 10, 2020 — From suburbia to cities across the globe, caffeine and wine are often a source of collective comfort: the first for a morning pick-me-up, the latter to unwind. Now a Wichita State University professor has discovered evidence to suggest that even our ancient ancestors enjoyed these drinks.

WSU Today: Aug. 10, 2020

  • Who do you wear a mask for?
  • Do your part by checking your health before coming to work each day
  • Emergency and temporary policies chapter created
  • Dining options now open in the RSC
  • Teaching This Fall: Day 6 Questions about Health
  • Neal Allen and Camille Childers featured at the ARC today
  • Hear from Dr. Jerry Kang, an expert on implicit bias
  • Susan Page of USA Today on KMUW's panel for the next Digital Democracy on Tap
  • Trivia Night tonight!
  • Join in the fun with a Zoom murder mystery night
  • Hiring process changes and reminders for August
  • LinkedIn Learning available for faculty and staff
  • Skype for Business to be shut down Aug. 15
  • WSU Microsoft Office Power User Credential: Remote sessions available!
  • Back to School Sale at the Shocker Store
  • Rewards members save on starters at Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Register now for Virtual Shocker Resource Fair

Daniela Diaz-Sustaita

Animation students build portfolios with real-world clients

Aug. 10, 2020 — From high-tech aerospace engineering to movie theater popcorn, Shocker Studios’ animation students are building diverse portfolios of work. Through Wichita State University’s partnerships, animators-in-training have been able to gain practical experience with industry leaders, such as Spirit AeroSystems.

Dr. Cory Gibson

Shocker graduate named Kansas Superintendent of the Year

Aug. 10, 2020 — Dr. Cory Gibson, superintendent of the Valley Center School District and graduate of Wichita State University, has been named the Kansas Superintendent of the Year for 2019-20.

WSU Today: Aug. 7, 2020

  • Hear from Dr. Jerry Kang, an expert on implicit bias
  • Teaching This Fall: Day 5 Questions about Classrooms and Campus
  • Join the Community Engagement Institute in our Rising to the Challenge Virtual Workshop Series
  • Does Blackboard frustrate you?
  • Scholarship Information Programs
  • Student Health closed 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 7-21
  • Wichita State adds two new certificates in job growth areas
  • The Office of Research invites Notices of Intent for two limited submission opportunities
  • Susan Page of USA Today on KMUW's panel for the next Digital Democracy on Tap
  • Nine Ulrich billboards now up around Wichita, tenth to be added Monday
  • Jump-start your business with expert advice
  • 'Kansas English' journal receives national honor
  • Required fire drills conclude today on campus

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Wichita State engineering students create all-terrain wheelchair for family in need

August 7, 2020 — Applied computing student Noah Sentry and biomedical engineering student Leah Fisher are part of a student team in ENGR 302. From a list provided by Samantha, Noah and Leah chose to use their skills to help Sutton, a 6-year-old with cerebral palsy. 5/05/20

WSU Today: Aug. 6, 2020

  • What employees can expect as the fall semester gets under way
  • WSU Board of Trustees approves next step to house the National Institute for Digital Transformation
  • Teaching This Fall: Day 4 Questions about Teaching Online
  • Student Health closed 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 7-21
  • New tax-exempt certificate available
  • OEIC seeks public comment on revisions to Sexual Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation policy
  • Purchasing Office new contact information
  • SPTE Request Form for pre-session courses are due
  • Get training on your schedule
  • Kansas NSF EPSCoR office seeking white papers for Major Initiatives to Improve Research Infrastructure
  • Hear from Dr. Jerry Kang, an expert on implicit bias
  • Clash of the Colleges set for Aug. 21
  • Join in the fun with a Zoom murder mystery night
  • Hiring process changes and reminders for August
  • Updates to New Employee Orientation
  • Classroom Technology training schedule
  • Linda Rhone named a top business leader and innovator
  • New mask available at RSC Shocker Store
  • CCU members: refer and win a chance for $100
  • Wanted: Volunteers to help with 2020 bicycle and pedestrian count event
  • Required fire drills to be held on campus through Friday, Aug. 7
  • Shock Doc: Dr. Parcell’s Geology Field Camp

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Are you a student from one of these cities? If so, Wichita State will give you a big discount

Aug. 6, 2020 -- Wichita State provides discounted tuition rates to new students from certain areas in Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

WSU Today: Aug. 5 2020

  • WSU dining, services adjust to safety guidelines for fall semester
  • Exhibit highlights Latinos' contributions to Wichita's history
  • Teaching This Fall: Day 3 Questions about Teaching Online
  • Join the ARC Facebook group and be in the know
  • Find out about changes to August campus visits
  • Purchasing Office new contact information
  • New tax-exempt certificate available
  • Get your team together for trivia night on Aug. 10
  • Impacted by the layoffs in Wichita?
  • WSU 'Kansas English' journal receives national honor
  • Back to School Sale at the Shocker Store
  • University Libraries lists fall 2020 intersession hours
  • Join us this summer at Boats & Bikes!
  • Required fire drills to be held on campus through Friday, Aug. 7

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WSU Board of Trustees approves next step to house the National Institute for Digital Transformation

Aug. 5, 2020 -- In an effort to help diversify and grow the economy – while providing an important platform for creating new academic and applied programs for students – Wichita State University is moving forward on a facility to house the National Institute for Digital Transformation (NIDT) as part of its Convergence Sciences initiative.