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F1RST-Gen Friday: Aaron R. Coffey, MBA

Focus on first-gen: This week we highlight Aaron R. Coffey, Master of Business administration and Graduate School assistant dean. How has your first-gen experience inspired you? My experience as a first-gen helped me see how much support I can provide to those who take this step into the unknown. I knew this was an area I wanted to support from seeing how…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/04/28/f1rst-gen-friday-aaron-r-coffey-mba/

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F1RST-Gen Friday: Zoë Gillis

Focus on first-gen: This week we highlight Zoë Gillis, graduate student in printmaking. How does it feel to be the first member of your family to attend college?When I was a teenager, I never really saw myself loving school this much. It’s been the most rewarding experience of my life. What piece of advice would you share with an incoming first-generation…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/03/10/f1rst-gen-friday-zoe-gillis/

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Student success spotlight: Sarah Taylor

This week’s Student Success and Persistence highlight comes from Sarah Taylor, director of undergraduate programs and associate educator for the Department of Public Health Sciences in the College of Health Professions. What is one small thing any faculty or staff member can do to make a student’s day or let them know they’re cared for?“As faculty, we have…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/06/23/student-success-spotlight-sarah-taylor/

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F1RST-Gen Shocker Friday: Carrie Wyatt

…in the work. Currently seeking subcommittee members for the following: Marketing Faculty and staff engagement Data and assessment Graduate school FOCUS ON FIRST-GEN: This week we highlight Carrie Wyatt, who graduated with a bachelor of science in business management with a minor in art. Carrie is Wichita State’s Department of Communication Sciences and…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/06/23/f1rst-gen-shocker-friday-carrie-wyatt/

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Student success spotlight: Mercy Umeri

This week’s Student Success and Persistence highlight comes from Dr. Mercy Umeri, assistant teaching professor and MiniMPA coordinator in Fairmount College’s Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs. What role do you think faculty and staff play in a student’s success and persistence?“As a faculty member, the core of our work is to ensure the success of students…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/06/29/student-success-spotlight-mercy-umeri/

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F1RST-Gen Friday: Coleen Pugh

Focus on first-gen: This week we highlight Coleen Pugh, vice provost for Research, dean of the Graduate School, professor in the Department of Chemistry. Why does advocating for first-gen matter? Advocating for first generation students matters because we need to remember that the system we take for granted may be completely foreign to them. We need to…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/03/10/f1rst-gen-friday-coleen-pugh/

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F1RST-Gen Friday: Alondra Aguilera

This week for F1RST-Gen Friday, Alondra Aguilera — a Wichita native, preK-12 Spanish education major and minoring in music — shares her story of being first-gen. How does it feel to be the first member of your family to attend college?“Being the first person in my family to go to college can be hard, especially because my parents had to immigrate here from…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/07/12/f1rst-gen-friday-alondra-aguilera-2/

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Students seek participants to study back pain

…and treat chronic low back pain in a technological age using at-home therapy services. If chosen to participate and are placed in the experimental group, you complete an eight-week home exercise program that will be monitored via e-mail. The exercise program will not require external resistance (weights or resistance bands). You will fill out one…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/04/21/students-seek-participants-to-study-back-pain/

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Student success spotlight: Chris Megonigle

This week’s Student Success and Persistence highlight comes from Chris Megonigle. Chris — a senior majoring in health science and minoring in public health and health care management — enrolled at Wichita State after graduating from Mulvane High School. After struggling to find success in college in his first attempt, Chris gave it another go in his…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/06/23/student-success-spotlight-chris-megonigle/

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Student success spotlight: Mercedes Lubbers

This week’s Student Success and Persistence highlight comes from Mercedes Lubbers, student success and retention specialist in the Business Student Success Center. What role do you think faculty/staff play in a student’s success and persistence?“I think faculty and staff, outside of finances, play one of the largest roles in a student’s success and…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/09/12/student-success-spotlight-mercedes-lubbers/

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Show off Shocker spirit and pride at WSU’s annual Shocktoberfest

Shockers! Get ready for a week full of events to showcase what makes Wichita State so special at the annual Shocktoberfest. Shocktoberfest runs Oct. 2-8 and features events, activities and competitions open to the entire Wichita community, coordinated by the Office of Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership with support from the Student Activities Council …

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/09/13/show-off-shocker-spirit-and-pride-at-wsus-annual-shocktoberfest-4/

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Learn how to become a mental health advocate

The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated our awareness of the importance of mental health. In honor of National Suicide Prevention Week Sept. 5-11, support students both in and out of the classroom by becoming a mental health advocate. You can help spread the message of mental health support in several ways. Join us at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 in front of the…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/09/03/mental-heath-advocacy-learn-how-to-get-involved/

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Become mental health support advocate

The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated awareness of the importance of mental health. In honor of National Suicide Prevention Week Sept. 5-11, support your peers both in and out of the classroom by becoming a Suspenders4Hope mental health advocate. You can also spread the message of mental health support in several ways. Join us at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 in…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/09/02/become-mental-health-support-advocate/

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Show off Shocker spirit and pride at WSU’s annual Shocktoberfest

Shockers! Get ready for a week full of events to showcase what makes Wichita State so special at the annual Shocktoberfest. Shocktoberfest runs Oct. 2-8 and features events, activities and competitions open to the entire Wichita community, coordinated by the Office of Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership with support from the Student Activities Council …

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/09/12/show-off-shocker-spirit-and-pride-at-wsus-annual-shocktoberfest/

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Do you provide support for students with academic, personal, financial, or other non-academic challenges? You are advancing SEM Goal 3.2

…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 the featured strategy this week to see how it aligns with work in your area: Strategy 3.2: Prioritize outreach to students needing higher levels of service and support; Improve efforts to coordinate support …

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/03/18/do-you-provide-support-for-students-with-academic-personal-financial-or-other-non-academic-challenges-you-are-advancing-sem-goal-3-2/

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View COVID-19 testing, vaccination options for Nov. 22-27

During Thanksgiving Week Nov. 22-27, individuals wishing to get a COVID-19 test or vaccine will have the following options: COVID-19 vaccinations WSU Koch Arena – Walk-in Mobile Clinic with Sedgwick County Health Department 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.24. COVID-19 testing WSU Student Health Services at YMCA and Student Wellness Center Monday, Nov. 22 by…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/11/18/view-covid-19-testing-vaccination-options-for-nov-22-27/

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View special content at today’s ARC

The Academic Resources Conference (ARC) offers a week of training to WSU staff and faculty three times a year. All ARCs have technical training, opportunities for discussion and sharing, and personalized help. All sessions are free and do not require registration. Get the Outlook invites with Zoom links for all of today’s sessions here: 9-9:50 a.m.: “I Have …

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/08/01/special-content-at-todays-arc/

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F1RST-Gen Friday: Tmori Wright

Focus on first-gen: This week we highlight Tmori Wright, who is majoring in computer science: How does it feel to be the first member of your family to attend college? Honestly, it feels like I’m living in a dream every day that I wake up. I feel so humbled and motivated to fulfill the goals that I’ve established for myself. What piece of advice would you…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/03/02/f1rst-gen-friday-tmori-wright/

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F1RST-Gen Friday: Francisco Medina III

Focus on first-gen: This week we highlight Francisco Medina III, who is majoring in political science and minoring in philosophy. How does it feel to be the first member of your family to attend college? (¿Cómo se siente ser el primer miembro de su familia en ir al colegio?) Es un gran orgullo ser el primero en mi familia en ir al colegio (It is with great…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/02/18/f1rst-gen-friday-francisco-medina-iii/

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F1RST-Gen Friday: Alondra Aguilera

Focus on first-gen: This week we highlight Alondra Aguilera, PreK-12 Spanish Education major, minor in music. How does it feel to be the first member of your family to attend college? Being the first person in my family to go to college can be hard, especially because my parents had to immigrate here from México. I have had to figure out how to navigate…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/04/28/f1rst-gen-friday-alondra-aguilera/