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May 2020 Care Team Newsletter

…Care Team for May 2020. Though social distancing measures have been necessary and effective tools for slowing the spread of COVID-19 and preventing the number of cases from exceeding the capacity of our healthcare system, those same measures have had a negative impact on our community’s mental health. In response to anticipated mental health trends, Care …

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February 2020 Care Team Highlights

…seen a 72.41% increase in cases (from 203 in 2018 to 350 in 2019). In the month of January, there was a 24% increase in reports (from 29 in 2019 to 36 in 2020). February is Canned Food Month, which provides the campus community a chance to appreciate having the Shocker Support Locker right on campus. This is a great resource to help campus community…

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WSU Foundation

The legacy of the Jimenez family

From humble beginnings, the clan leaves an enduring imprint on Wichita State This is a story with many layers. One is about a man seeking to honor the legacy of his deceased brother. Another is about their mother’s boundless devotion to them – and their 17 siblings. And then there is the family’s unlikely yet deeply felt connection to basketball great Dave…

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Notable Donor News

Major Gift Highlights The WSU Foundation received $35,000 or more at one time from these individuals, corporations, foundations and estates between July 1 and Sept. 15, 2020. Areas of giving are listed with their names. We appreciate their contributions. Jerry and Jan AaronScholarship – Business Tim and Gail BuckleyScholarships – General Gene and Yolanda…

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Notable Donor News

Major Gift Highlights The WSU Foundation received $35,000 or more at one time from these individuals, corporations, foundations and estates between Sept. 15 and Dec. 31, 2020. Areas of giving are listed with their names. We appreciate their contributions. Clark and Sharon BastianFacilities Support – Business Mike and Mary BeattyScholarship – Business Fred…

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IMA Foundation honors Bill Cohen’s philanthropic legacy by creating a new scholarship for WSU students

It was only one year after he co-founded the insurance company IMA that Bill Cohen established the IMA Foundation to launch a lifelong legacy of corporate philanthropy. “That was incredibly unique for a company of that size in the 1970s – to have the vision to create a foundation for its philanthropy,” says Ruth Rohs, executive director of IMA Foundation.…

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The legacy of Howard Marcus and his family burns bright at Wichita State

The $1 million gift that Howard and Rose Marcus recently pledged to support the expansion of the Marcus Welcome Center at Wichita State was deeply personal to Howard. Not only did he make the pledge knowing it burnished an already sterling legacy of support from the Marcus family, but also that it would honor his mother, for whom the Milly Marcus Annex will …

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A conversation with Rick Muma

Muma’s years of service to WSU give him the passion and expertise he needs to lead Richard Muma’s rise to president of Wichita State University might seem unsurprising, even preordained: from professor in the College of Health Professions to department chair, from associate vice president of academic affairs to provost, from interim president to landing the …

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Pamela and Alex Ammar honored with Fairmount Founders’ Award for their support of Wichita State

Pamela Clancy Ammar and Alex Ammar were named recipients of the 2022 Fairmount Founders’ Award at the annual Fairmount Society dinner held on May 5 at Mark Arts. The WSU Foundation gives the award out annually to recognize those who provide outstanding service and generosity to Wichita State University. “I have a soft place in my heart for Wichita State,”…

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Patterson Family Foundation awards grant for Kansas County Scholarships at WSU

The WSU College of Health Professions (CHP) was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Patterson Family Foundation to support scholarships for health professions students from rural Kansas counties. The scholarship will be awarded to 10 students during the 2022-23 academic year, helping close the gap of unmet financial needs. This grant will advance the work of…

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WSU Foundation

Notable Donor News

Major Gift Highlights The WSU Foundation received outright gifts or pledges of $50,000 or more at one time from these individuals, corporations, foundations and estates between July 1 and November 30, 2022. Areas of giving are listed with their names. We appreciate their contributions. Ed (’70) Sue (’65) JonesScholarship – Education Nancy K. Crandall…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/notable-donor-news-2022-12-20/

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Mike Hill Fellowship

Wichita State University Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs Mike Hill Fellowship The Mike Hill Fellowship is an endowed fellowship initiated in 2001 to honor Mike Hill’s thirty-seven years of public service in behalf of the citizens of Wichita and Sedgwick County. After rising over a period of twenty-one years from beat officer to Commander of Special…

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Career Opportunities

…continues to grow, PTs remain critical practitioners in health care due to their ability to help both patients and clients improve physical performance and recovery through skilled hands-on interaction. Graduates of our PT doctoral program generally work in various preventative and rehabilitative areas in health care and other occupations. PT graduates…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/health_professions/pt/dpt/careerpaths.php

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Ninnescah Reserve

The Ninnescah Reserve came to Wichita State from Ms. Louise Powell as two separate gifts. The initial 69.6 hectares (171.9 +/ acres) were acquired in 1984, with the remaining 65.1 hectares (160.8 +/ acres) in 1985. The late Ms. Powell’s generous donation came with the request that the property be restored to a prairie ecosystem and utilized for research…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fairmount_las/bioscience/fieldStation/MapNinnescah.php

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Creative Writing Courses

ENGL 285 - Introduction to Creative WritingAn introductory course; the techniques and practice of imaginative writing in its varied forms, primarily literary poetry and fiction. Prerequisites: ENGL 101, 102. ENGL 301 - Fiction WritingPrimary emphasis on student writing of literary fiction. Students study form and technique by reading published works and…

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About the Graduate MFA in Creative Writing Program

About the MFA in Creative Writing The Master of Fine Arts program at Wichita State University is the twelfth oldest in the nation and one that has earned widespread respect by producing graduates who are not only well-trained writers but also well-prepared teachers of writing and literature possessing skills in editing and other related fields. The program, …

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Vizling

Vizling Comic The Vizling demostration comic is presented as both a text version and the graphic version, page by page. If you prefer an audio version, check out our Vizling Comic Narrated Version (MP3 format). Page 1 Beneath the glowing word Vizling, we meet Aaron, a young man with a shaved head and short beard wearing glasses, and Darren, a graying man…

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Publications

PUBLICATIONS Refereed articles and maps Parcell, W.C., Dunham, J.W., 2020, Preliminary Surficial Geology of the Garden Plain Quadrangle, Sedgwick Co., KS, Open-file Report 2020, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000 Parcell, W.C., Swanson, W.J.*, Wernert, J.A.*, and Dunham, J.W., 2019, Preliminary surficial geology of the Goddard quadrangle, Sedgwick County, Kansas:…

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Schedule

… Panel #1 Faith and Mission in Kansas and the Plains Greek Room - Mark Jantzen, Bethel College, Panel Chair • Lynsay Flory, North Dakota State University, “Missionaries and Mixed Bloods: Multi-Cultural Connections in Early Kansas” • Duane Hermann, Fort Hays State University, “The Baháí Faith Comes to Kansas” Panel #2 Methods and Strategies for Historical…

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About

…Us Department Overview | Mission | Student Types | Course Function | Department Resources Department Overview Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures at Wichita State is a medium-sized department which embraces diversity by its very nature. With the founding of Fairmount College in 1895, the department offered Latin, Greek, French, and German…

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