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Comprehensive Fee Schedule

…$15.00 College of Education – Counseling, Educational Leadership, Educational and School Psychology (CLES) $25.00 College of Education – School of Teaching and Learning $22.00 College of Education - Teacher Apprentice Pathways, Literacy and Special Education (TALS) $25.00 Barton School of Business $76.00 College of Engineering $97.00 College of Fine Arts …

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Regents name four WSU employees as Faculty and Staff of the Year

…member from Wichita State as some of the Faculty and Staff of the Year for 2025. The program recognizes the outstanding contributions of faculty and staff at state universities to teaching, student success, research, institutional excellence and Kansas communities. Faculty of the Year: Dr. Lisa Parcell, director, Elliott School of CommunicationDr. Lisa…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/18/regents-name-four-wsu-employees-as-faculty-and-staff-of-the-year/

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Dr. Sun Young Lee

Dr. Sun Young Lee, associate professor in the School of Teaching and Learning, was elected as program chair of the Decolonial, Postcolonial, and Anti-Colonial Studies in Education Special Interest Group in the American Educational Research Association, starting in April 2026.

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/03/16/dr-sun-young-lee/

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Rhonda Williams

Rhonda Williams, RN-BSN, program coordinator and teaching professor in the Ascension Via Christi – Wichita State University School of Nursing, presented “Empowering RN to Baccalaureate Faculty: Strategies for Implementing the 2021 AACN Essentials” at the National League for Nursing – Educate Conference on Sept. 18, 2025.

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/11/10/rhonda-williams-2/

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Dr. Aubrey Neihaus

Dr. Aubrey Neihaus, assistant professor in the School of Teaching and Learning, cowrote the chapter “Humanizing Collaborations Between Mathematicians and mathematics Educators – Desert Islands Not Required” in “Mathematics Teacher Educators’ Intimate Scholarship: Being, Knowing, and Ethics,” published in September 2025.

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/03/16/dr-aubrey-neihaus/

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Academic Resources Conference starts May 18. Check out the schedule now

The Academic Resources Conference (ARC) begins Monday, May 18 with five days of free online sessions. Each day features WSU experts on tools, teaching strategies and updates to help faculty and staff prepare for fall. Sessions are free, online and open to all WSU employees. Register (optional) if you would like to receive meeting invites. See the full…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/05/15/academic-resources-conference-starts-may-18-check-the-schedule-now/

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Dr. Nikki Keene Woods

Dr. Nikki Keene Woods, department chair and professor of the Department of Public Health Sciences, was recognized with the 2025-2026 Innovative Teaching Award from the Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health. Woods, alongside Master of Health Administration student Umma Ali, received the award for their project “Choose Your Own Adventure:…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/03/17/dr-nikki-keene-woods/

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MATLAB training event available for faculty and staff

… Thursday, Oct. 17 in 301 RSC, Gridley Room. The training offers an excellent opportunity to enhance your skills in MATLAB and Simulink, with a focus on practical applications and teaching tools. Schedule: Session one: Introduction to MATLAB – Low Code Data Analysis – 10-11 a.m. Session two: Modeling and Simulation of Dynamical Systems with Simulink and…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/10/10/matlab-training-event-available-for-faculty-and-staff/

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Barton School of Business names Smita Srivastava as associate dean for faculty and research

The Barton School of Business has appointed Dr. Smita Srivastava as associate dean for faculty and research, reinforcing its commitment to advancing faculty excellence across teaching, research and external engagement. Srivastava, an associate professor of entrepreneurship and strategy, brings a distinguished record of scholarly achievement and academic…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/04/29/barton-school-of-business-names-smita-srivastava-as-associate-dean-for-faculty-and-research/

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HealthHum at Wichita State intertwines health care and humanities | Wichita State News

…and Health Humanities, or HealthHum as it’s been monikered, at Wichita State University (Wichita, KS). HealthHum aims to increase the visibility of a range of research and teaching in areas related to health care and humanities beyond the traditional health professions. WSU's HealthHum initiative reshapes health care education by integrating humanities…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews-releases/2024/03-march/healthum_full_3.php

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Course Description

…organization and community members. Course includes diversity content.Prerequisite(s): SPAN 557, SPAN 558 and SPAN 559 or instructor's consent. SPAN 562. Practicum in Spanish Teaching (3). Service-learning course in which advanced students in Spanish are matched with an educational institution that has identified a need for assistance in a Spanish…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fairmount_las/mcll/Languages/Spanish/Course_Description.php

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Register for the corn hole tournament April 18

The School of Teaching and Learning will host its fourth annual corn hole tournament at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 18 at Social Tap on the Innovation Campus’ Braeburn Square. The cost is $20 per team, with $250 cash prizes and raffles. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. This popular event is open to the WSU community and the public and includes a…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/04/08/register-for-the-2026-school-of-teaching-and-learning-corn-hole-tournament/

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Four Wichita State faculty and staff honored as Kansas Board of Regents awardees

Four Wichita State faculty and staff members have been named 2025 Faculty and Staff of the Year by the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR), recognizing their excellence in teaching, research, service and student support. The KBOR awards recognize outstanding contributions by faculty and staff across the state’s universities. Wichita State’s 2025 KBOR awardees:…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/13/four-wichita-state-faculty-and-staff-honored-as-kansas-board-of-regents-awardees/

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Podcast with Mike Kennedy, Tami Cutler on 25 seasons with volleyball coach Chris Lamb

…Cutler, of strategic communications, join the podcast to reminisce about volleyball coach Chris Lamb as he enters his 25th season at Wichita State. We discuss Lamb’s passion for teaching the sport, educating fans and using baseball analogies. We talk about the first NCAA team in 2004, the 2017 AAC champions and NCAA hosts and why Lamb possessed the ability…

https://wichitastate.tv/podcast/podcast-with-mike-kennedy-tami-cutler-on-25-seasons-with-volleyball-coach-chris-lamb/

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Faculty, students invited to series on transfer students

The Retention Fellows will continue hosting its Teaching Matters series this semester. All faculty, instructors, teaching assistants and students are invited to participate in conversations designed to enhance and improve teaching and learning at WSU. Its first event will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3 via Zoom, and it will focus on how to support transfer …

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/01/17/faculty-students-invited-to-series-on-transfer-students/

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Academe is back

For years, this publication was a place to celebrate the excellence, creativity and dedication of Wichita State faculty and staff. From groundbreaking research to innovative teaching, Academe has been a platform to highlight the accomplishments that make our university stronger. The tradition began in the early 2000s and carried forward for nearly two…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/22/academe-is-back/

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WSU AAUP chapter update on the new austerity and the state of higher education in Kansas

All faculty and teaching staff are invited to an American Association of University Professors (AAUP) chapter meeting on department mergers, budget cuts and for other updates on campus issues. The meeting will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Friday, March 27 in 209 Hubbard Hall. Bring a friend or two for updates on events around the campus and state. For…

https://news.wichita.edu/2026/03/25/wsu-aaup-chapter-update-on-the-new-austerity-and-the-state-of-higher-education-in-kansas/

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Do not convert to Ultra if you have student submissions

Starting with the summer term, Blackboard Classic course view will no longer be available. If you are teaching in Classic course view right now, you might be tempted to convert your current courses to Ultra, but if you attempt to convert a course that has any submitted student work, those submissions and their associated grades will be lost in the conversion…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/02/14/do-not-convert-to-ultra-if-you-have-student-submissions/

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Mid-review for 2025-26 myPerformance evaluations is due Sept. 30

Managers, it’s time to complete the mid-review step of the myPerformance evaluation cycle for your non-teaching employees. The mid-review step is your opportunity to do a formal progress check-in with your employees now that we’re halfway through the annual performance evaluation period that began March 1, 2025 and ends Feb. 28, 2026. Go to myPerformance to …

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/02/mid-review-for-2025-26-myperformance-evaluations-is-due-sept-30/

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Students Get Started Guide | Office of Instructional Resources

…are grouped into four categories: Important: overdue assignments, tests, and graded discussions. Upcoming: your top five events in the next seven days. Today: everything due or happening in the next 24 hours, plus emergency notifications. Recent: items that were in Today over the past seven days, if you haven't checked in recently. Select the Settings…

https://www.wichita.edu/services/mrc/OIR/Blackboard/StudentTraining/studentsgetstarted_2.php