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Connect your major with aging studies

…of all ages, and I find this course extremely helpful.” “This knowledge helps me develop empathy and provide appropriate support and care for older adults and how to take care of older adults.” Thinking about a master’s degree? Consider the Accelerated master’s degree in aging studies and take the next step toward shaping the future of aging services…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/04/07/connect-your-major-with-aging-studies/

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Learn more about financial wellness

Shocker Financial Wellness is hosting an Adulting 101 workshop from 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. April 8 in the Fidelity Bank Ballroom in Woolsey Hall. This is a come-and-go event. Students who attend four of six workshops this semester and fill out the entry and exit surveys are entered into a raffle for a full in-state fall tuition scholarship. Snacks will be…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/03/20/learn-more-about-financial-wellness/

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Know a student still needing a first-year seminar? Consider Connecting Generations

…seminar that’s anything but ordinary? FYPH 102G Connecting Generations offers a unique, intergenerational experience where students build meaningful connections with older adults at Larksfield Senior Living. Students can dive into their life stories, learn from their wisdom and create unforgettable memories; a chance to make a difference, grow…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/01/08/know-a-student-still-needing-a-first-year-seminar-consider-connecting-generations/

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Still looking for a first-year seminar? Consider Connecting Generations

… seminar, one that’s anything but ordinary? FYPH 102G Connecting Generations offers a unique, intergenerational experience where you’ll build meaningful connections with older adults at Larksfield Senior Living. You’ll be able to dive into their life stories, learn from their wisdom and create unforgettable memories. More than just a class, it’s a chance to …

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/01/08/still-looking-for-a-first-year-seminar-consider-connecting-generations/

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Flu and COVID vaccines available at Student Health Services

…be sure to click the box for “Bridge Access Program Participant” while searching for a vaccine using this site. This program provides no-cost COVID-19 vaccines to adults without health insurance and adults whose insurance does not cover all COVID-19 vaccine costs. There are 19 pharmacies or health departments in the Wichita area that are authorized…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/02/12/flu-and-covid-vaccines-available-at-student-health-services-2/

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Regional Institute on Aging request for proposals due April 1

…for graduate student or faculty projects and research, supported by a gift from the estate of Evelyn Cassat, that addresses issues related to facilitating well-being in older adults. The RIA is currently accepting applications until April 1.

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/02/11/regional-institute-on-aging-request-for-proposals-due-april-1-2/

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Flu and COVID vaccines available at Student Health Services

…be sure to click the box for “Bridge Access Program Participant” while searching for a vaccine using this site. This program provides no-cost COVID-19 vaccines to adults without health insurance and adults whose insurance does not cover all COVID-19 vaccine costs. There are 19 pharmacies or health departments in the Wichita area that are authorized…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/10/05/flu-and-covid-vaccines-available-at-student-health-services/

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Researchers seek participants for balance study

Wichita State’s Department of Physical Therapy is looking for participants between the ages of 40 and 60 for a research study comparing balance differences among middle-aged adults. Testing is one time only at either Ahlberg Hall or WSU Old Town and should not take more than 15 minutes. Please use the link below to fill out the Qualtrics survey to determine …

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/10/19/researchers-seek-participants-for-balance-study/

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Participants requested for low back pain research study

…the Wichita State Doctor of Physical Therapy program are requesting volunteers for a research study on how ball and balloon exercise variations affect chronic low back pain in adults 18-40 years of age. Participation in this study may help the field of physical therapy to be more effective at understanding and treating chronic low back pain in a simpler,…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/09/09/participants-requested-for-low-back-pain-research-study/

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Swim lessons now offered at Heskett Center

The Nitros of Kansas Swim Team is now offering group and private swim lessons for children and adults at the Heskett Center pool. To register for the lessons, please visit the Nitros of Kansas Swim Team website. Lessons will begin Sept. 6. For more information or questions, contact nitroslessons@gmail.com or visit Wichita State’s Campus Activities and…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/08/30/swim-lessons-now-offered-at-heskett-center/

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Net Generation Campus Kids’ Day set for April 16

Students, faculty and staff are invited to bring their children and adults ages 4-18 to try tennis with Wichita State’s Men’s Tennis Personnel and USTA Missouri Valley members at noon April 16 at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex. Walk-ins are welcome for this event, but RSVPS are encouraged. For more information, or to register, contact Jaren Glaser at…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/04/12/__trashed-25/

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Epsilon Tau Chapter of BAP volunteers at Exploration Place

Fifteen members of the Epsilon Tau Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) volunteered at Exploration Place Oct. 23 for their Boo’reakfast event which benefitted both children and adults. Founded in 1919, Beta Alpha Psi is an honor organization for financial information students and professionals. There are over 300 chapters on college and university campuses with…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/10/28/__trashed-4/

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Volunteers needed for fall risk monitoring study

…funded by the Regional Institute on Aging. The purpose is to develop a wireless and flexible skin-wearable electronic device with motion sensors to identify the fall risk of older adults. Procedures The research team will help participants to put the fall risk monitoring device onto the skin. Each participant will be instructed to conduct five types of…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/05/26/volunteers-needed-for-fall-risk-monitoring-study-2/

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Fall-risk monitoring study needs volunteers

…funded by the Regional Institute on Aging. The purpose is to develop a wireless and flexible skin-wearable electronic device with motion sensors to identify the fall risk of older adults. Procedures The research team will help participants to put the fall risk monitoring device onto the skin. Each participant will be instructed to conduct five types of…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/05/10/volunteers-needed-for-fall-risk-monitoring-study/

Ulrich Museum of Art

Tours

The Ulrich Museum of Art’s approach to teaching draws on museum and education-based research, which shows that children and young adults learn best in a museum context when they are encouraged to develop their own ideas, experience art through multiple senses, and actively participate in a group setting. Our teaching docents are trained to facilitate and…

https://ulrich.wichita.edu/tours/

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Lounsbery_Monica_CV

…Bungum, T.J., Thompson-Robinson, M., Moonie, S., & Lounsbery, M. (2011). Correlates of physical activity among Hispanic adults. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 8(3), 429435. Lounsbery, M., McKenzie, T. L., Trost, S., & Smith, N.J. (2011). Facilitators and barriers to adoption of evidence-based physical education in elementary schools. Journal of…

https://www.wichita.edu/administration/president/images/2024-provost-search/Lounsbery_Monica_CV.pdf

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CBDEpaper

…Center Note: The Community Oral Health Practice (COHP) course prepares students to provide care for vulnerable populations (e.g., children, older adults, homeless individuals, victims of abuse or trauma, individuals with HIV/AIDS, disabilities, mental health, or substance-related issues, low-income, low-education, and racial and ethnic minorities).…

https://www.wichita.edu/administration/president/task_forces/new_academic_institutional_partnerships/ARCHIVE_files/CBDEpaper.pdf

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CGRSAbstractBooklet_2013

… study was to investigate the effect of repetitive measurements of wideband tympanometry on EA. Seventeen adults with normal hearing and middle-ear function were recruited. Eight wideband tympanometry tests were consecutively performed in between two aER tests. Data revealed that successive testing of wideband tympanometry resulted in a frequencyspecific…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/graduate_school/cgrs/_documents/CGRSAbstractBooklet_2013.pdf

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Elementaryintermediatesciencerefined

…Type of Lesson Delivery Platform for Virtual Lesson Communications and Instructions for Parents/Adults Assessment & Criteria Content Vocabulary Students will explain an atom is very small and cannot be seen and label the parts by end of lesson 4 by explaining to me how they know an atom is so small by giving some examples. ___X____ _______…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/education/advising/documents/Elementaryintermediatesciencerefined.pdf

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Perseid Meteor Shower 2012

…West in Lake Afton County Park. It is immediately north of the lake, just off MacArthur Road. Admission Admission to the Lake Afton Public Observatory is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children ages 6-12; children under 6 are admitted free. We also have a special family admission where 2 adults and their immediate minor children or grandchildren get in…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/archive/images/Perseid%20Meteor%20Shower%202012.pdf