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Send requests for schedule-building training

Schedule-building training is coming soon, and we want to make sure that your department is prepared. If you have a new schedule builder who needs training, please note that a request for access must be submitted and approved by the Office of the Registrar prior to registering for the training. The Schedule Builder’s supervisor must email a request for…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/06/23/send-requests-for-schedule-building-training/

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Join Shocker Neighborhood Coalition at ceremony for activation of Redbud Trail

…to the City of Wichita’s weekly briefing at 10:45 a.m. Thursday, May 19 at the Redbud Trail head at Oliver and 17th Street to celebrate the project. The event will celebrate the new signage at the Redbud Trail walk and bike trail, which is part of the Redbud Trail Activation project. The signage was funded by Wesley Healthcare. The Redbud Trail Activation…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/05/09/join-shocker-neighborhood-coalition-at-ceremony-for-activation-of-redbud-trail/

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Questions about the classroom and campus

…anxiety? The emotional, financial and social disruptions caused by COVID-19 uncertainty are creating serious challenges for many of our students. Students with pre-existing and new conditions will require extra support. It is important that instructors refer students who might need assistance to the WSU Counseling and Prevention Services (CAPS) website to…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/04/23/questions-about-the-classroom-and-campus-3/

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Vizling

… then points to a definition of the word “Multimodal” displayed on a hanging screen. “Multimodal texts,” he explains, “are becoming more common in education, news, medical information, and instructional training materials.” The definition of the word Aaron points to reads: “Multimodal: relating to, having, or utilizing more than one mode of communicating,…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fairmount_las/english/deptenglish/vizling.php

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Do you evaluate the success of your recruitment and retention efforts? This advances SEM Goal 2.1

To successfully advance our new SEM 2025 Plan, we need engagement all across campus. We want to grow our student body and see greater student success through improved retention and more equity for our underserved students. Check out the featured strategy this week to see if it aligns with work in your area: Strategy 2.1: Regularly assess recruitment…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/02/09/do-you-evaluate-the-success-of-your-recruitment-and-retention-efforts-this-advances-sem-goal-2-1/

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Prevention Services launches substance abuse campaign

Wichita State Prevention Services recently launched a new campaign focusing on substance abuse prevention. The program includes an informational website that will help students learn about substance abuse prevention and about the counseling and resources available to students. The campaign also encourages students who use s designated driver or ride-share…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/07/27/prevention-services-offering-new-substance-abuse-prevention-campaign/

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Join Tri-Alpha, the First-Generation Honor Society

…Honor Society, the Alpha Alpha Alpha, or Tri-Alpha, is seeking students who want the opportunity to develop their leadership skills while growing and developing a new student-led organization. Applications will be accepted until Oct. 22 in preparation for membership induction Nov. 12. Qualifications include: Neither of the student’s parents,…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/10/06/join-the-first-generation-honor-society/

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Capt. Guy Schroeder named university police chief

Wichita State University Police Capt. Guy Schroeder has been named as the new police chief, effective Jan. 12. Schroeder had been serving as the interim police chief since Sept. 5, 2021, after replacing Police Chief Rodney Clark. Schroeder began his law enforcement career at WSU in 2014 after serving as a police officer for the City of Wichita for 33 years. …

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/01/13/capt-guy-schroeder-named-university-police-chief/

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Join WSU’s Academic Convocation featuring author of ‘Notes from a Young Black Chef’

…a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8 at Wilner Auditorium. Doors will open at 9 a.m. Academic Convocation is the official academic welcome for all first-year students. This event celebrates new Shockers’ entry into higher education and inducts them into a community of learners. This event is free and open to the entire campus community. This event will feature…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/09/07/join-wsus-academic-convocation-featuring-author-of-notes-from-a-young-black-chef/

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Join WSU’s Academic Convocation featuring author of ‘Notes from a Young Black Chef’

…a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8 at Wilner Auditorium. Doors will open at 9 a.m. Academic Convocation is the official academic welcome for all first-year students. This event celebrates new Shockers’ entry into higher education and inducts them into a community of learners. This event is free and open to the entire campus community. This event will feature…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/08/25/attend-wsus-academic-convocation-sept-8/

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Webinar showcases Environmental Finance Center community sustainability tool

The Wichita State University Environmental Finance Center (WSU EFC) will host a webinar to showcase its new online Community Sustainability Tool form 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 19. The tool is a free, easy-to-use online resource that can help communities understand their capacity to finance water and wastewater infrastructure investments. The tool is…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/08/17/webinar-showcases-environmental-finance-center-community-sustainability-tool/

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Fall Lifelong Learning courses available at WSU

Wichita State will be offering ten new Lifelong Learning courses for senior citizens this fall. Classes will be offered both in-person and online, making the courses available and accessible to senior citizens statewide. All in-person classes will be held at Wichita State University’s Metropolitan Complex located at 5015 E. 29th St. N., Wichita, KS 67220. No…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/07/13/fall-lifelong-learning-courses-available-at-wsu/

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Do you provide a welcoming environment on campus? You are advancing SEM Goal 3.7

Our new SEM 2025 goals include expanding our enrollments to 17,000 students, increasing our first to second-year retention rate to 75%, and closing the equity gap for our underserved students. Everyone on campus plays a direct or indirect role in the recruitment and retention of our students. Promoting student success is at the heart of what we do. Check out…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/03/18/do-you-provide-a-welcoming-environment-on-campus-you-are-advancing-sem-goal-3-7/

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Volunteers requested for blood flow restriction therapy study

…flow restriction therapy during moderate exercise by people 55 years of age or older results in improved functional activity and health outcomes. The findings may help provide a new approach to promoting health through moderate exercise. The study will be conducted at the Human Performance Lab (Room 210) in the Heskett Center. During the study,…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/01/24/volunteers-requested-for-blood-flow-restriction-therapy-study-2/

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SHS expands vaccine availability

COVID-19 vaccination scheduling is now open to all WSU on-campus industry partner employees and new incoming students and their immediate family members, ages 18 and up, in addition to WSU and WSU Tech employees, students, and their immediate family members. An immediate family member includes child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent,…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/07/19/shs-expands-vaccine-availability/

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Do you support the formation, growth of student groups? You are advancing SEM Goal 3.7

Our new SEM 2025 goals include expanding our enrollments to 17,000 students, increasing our first to second-year retention rate to 75%, and closing the equity gap for our underserved students. Everyone on campus plays a direct or indirect role in the recruitment and retention of our students. Promoting student success is at the heart of what we do. Check out…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/03/18/do-you-support-the-formation-growth-of-student-groups-you-are-advancing-sem-goal-3-7/

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May 2024 ARC schedule set; includes special day of in-person programming

The May Academic Resources Conference (ARC) is around the corner (May 20-24). ARC is a free, week-long training event open to all instructors and GTAs, as well as all interested staff, and does not require registration. Most days are online only, but this year there is something special: Thursday, May 23, the Office of Instructional Resources (OIR) will…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/05/08/may-2023-arc-has-a-day-of-in-person-programming-planned-may-23/

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Geographic Information Systems

…your certificate program. Click continue and submit request. Go to the myWSU portal Story Maps Telling the "Tale" ArcGIS StoryMaps is an ArcGIS-based application that allows users to narrate remarkable stories with conventional maps that enlighten and inspire others. Most people debated that traditional journal articles can sometimes be hard to read.…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fairmount_las/anthropology/gis/index_old.php

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Ulrich exhibitions featuring environmental focus begin Aug. 19

Rethinking our relationship with the natural world is the common thread between the two new fall exhibitions 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday Aug.19-Dec. 4. at the WSU’s Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University. The exhibitions are as follows: Love in the Time of the Anthropocene: Terry Evans, Philip Heying, and A. Mary Kay — The term Anthropocene…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/08/12/ulrich-exhibitions-featuring-environmental-focus-begin-aug-19/

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President’s update to community on WSU athletic director search process

…into the interim role.  I noted in my previous message that WSU Athletics has a bright future and so much to offer. We will work expediently but diligently to identify a new leader of our athletics program and to get that person on board as quickly as possible.   This is an important hire for our university, and while we will engage an experienced…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/05/06/presidents-update-to-community-on-wsu-athletic-director-search-process/