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Save the date for the HPS Chili Cookoff

Save the date for the Department of Human Performance Studies (HPS) Chili Cookoff from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Heskett Center for a festive afternoon of food and fun. Attendees can sample chili prepared by HPS faculty and HPS students, vote in the People’s-Choice Costume Contest and enter the BYO Decorated Pumpkin Contest. Student raffle drawings…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/09/save-the-date-for-the-hps-chili-cookoff/

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ME 450 Laboratory | Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering

…helps satisfy some of the ABET, www.abet.org, criteria for program outcomes as well as addresses some of the problems associated with the lack of equipment and a workshop in the department. Approach Mechanical engineering students take the new course (ME 450 Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering Creative Designs and Practice) as part of their…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/engineering/mechanical_engineering/labs/ME450.php

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Human Performance Studies students earn first and second place at GRASP 2025

Two graduate students from Wichita State’s Department of Human Performance Studies took first and second place at the 2025 GRASP (Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects) symposium. Charvi Sharma, a master’s student in exercise science, earned first place for her research on the usability of neurocognitive mobile apps among adults with and without…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/04/30/human-performance-studies-students-earn-first-and-second-place-at-grasp-2025/

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Wichita State’s Common Read program, an academic tradition, brings community together around one shared book each year

…for Wichita State’s Common Read at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 in 141 Woolsey Hall, Fidelity Bank Ballroom. Join Sean Lynott, regional fisheries supervisor with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks to learn more about fisheries management in Kansas with an eye to the future. An overview will be provided of current fisheries practices and how they…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/24/wichita-states-common-read-program-an-academic-tradition-brings-community-together-around-one-shared-book-each-year/

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Reminder: If you see something, say something – Call UPD at 316-978-3450 for emergencies

Remember that the University Police Department is available 24/7 on campus during emergencies. See something? Say something: Call UPD at 316-978-3450 for emergencies on campus. Calling 911 while on campus will connect you to Sedgwick County dispatch, which could result in delays from responders. Add 316-978-3450 to your contacts list so you always have…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/01/21/reminder-if-you-see-something-say-something-call-upd-at-316-978-3450-for-emergencies-2/

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Jeff Hayton in German Studies Review

Jeff Hayton, Associate Professor in the Department of History, published “The Path of Gratitude: East German Climbers in North Korea’s Diamond Mountains” in German Studies Review May 1. Abstract: This article investigates the origins, course, and experiences of two East German mountaineering expeditions to North Korea in the 1980s. Examining how expedition…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/03/jeff-hayton-associate-professor-in-german-studies-review/

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CSD graduate students win first place at KSHA competition

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) is thrilled to announce that its graduate student team took home the first place trophy from the 2025 Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (KSHA) Prairie Cup competition. The annual knowledge bowl was held Sept. 29 at the KSHA Convention, hosted this year in Manhattan, Kansas. The team won by…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/02/csd-graduate-students-win-first-place-at-ksha-competition/

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Gina Brown in Journal of American Academy of Physician Associates

Gina Brown, Associate Professor in the Department of Physician Associate, published “A review of Prader-Willi syndrome” in Journal of American Academy of Physician Associates (JAAPA) Feb. 15. Abstract: Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare and complex genetic disorder with multiple physical and behavioral characteristics, affecting endocrine, metabolic, and…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/22/gina-brown-associate-professor-in-journal-of-american-academy-of-physician-associates/

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Encourage students to apply for TRIO Student Support Services for free resources and support

Encourage your students to get extra support from TRIO Student Support Services (SSS). TRIO SSS is a project 100% funded by the Department of Education dedicated to empowering first-generation and limited income students, and students with disabilities to achieve their academic and career goals. Through personalized advising, tutoring, financial literacy…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/16/encourage-students-to-apply-for-trio-student-support-services-for-free-resources-and-support/

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Apply to TRIO Student Support Services for Free Resources and Support!

Are you an undergraduate looking for extra “spooktacular” support on campus? You’ll find it with TRIO Student Support Services (SSS). SSS is 100% funded by the Department of Education to provide completely free resources, guidance and support to help you navigate the path to success in college. If you’re a first-generation, limited income student, or a…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/17/apply-to-trio-student-support-services-for-free-resources-and-support/

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University Libraries offers free journal publishing

Dr. Mark Schneegurt, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, is the latest WSU faculty member to take advantage of the University Libraries-negotiated agreement with Springer and get his article published in Archives of Microbiology, a venerable journal, for free. Shockers can publish their research articles in many Springer peer-reviewed…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/10/university-libraries-offers-free-journal-publishing/

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University Libraries offers free journal publishing

Dr. Mark Schneegurt, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, is the latest WSU faculty member to take advantage of the University Libraries-negotiated agreement with Springer and get his article published in Archives of Microbiology, a venerable journal, for free. Shockers can publish their research articles in many Springer peer-reviewed…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/15/university-libraries-offers-free-journal-publishing-2/

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Dr. Stephen Lewia in Journal of the American Academy of Physician Associates

Dr. Stephen Lewia, Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education in the Department of Physician Associate, published “Characteristics and career effect on PA graduates of a doctor of medical science program” in Journal of the American Academy of Physician Associates (JAAPA) Jan. 14. Abstract: Objective: This study examined the characteristics and…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/22/dr-stephen-lewia-assistant-professor-and-director-of-clinical-education-in-journal-of-the-american-academy-of-physician-associates-2/

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Scott Hill in Analysis

Scott Hill, Assistant Teaching Professor in Department of Philosophy, published “Why people who believe in God fear death” in Analysis July 28. Abstract: People who report believing in God fear death. They also experience grief when someone they love dies. Philosophers and social scientists sometimes claim that this can only be plausibly explained by the…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/15/scott-hill-assistant-teaching-professor-in-analysis/

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Masud Chand, Gery Markova in Thunderbird International Business Review

Masud Chand and Gery Markova, Professors in the Department of Management, published “Demographic Change in High-Income East Asian Economies – Implications for Human Resource Management” in Thunderbird International Business Review May 21. Abstract: The industrialized high-income economies of East Asia – Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan – are some of the most…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/15/masud-chand-gery-markova-professors-in-thunderbird-international-business-review/

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Dr. Carolyn M. Shaw in ‘Teaching International Organizations’

Dr. Carolyn M. Shaw, Professor in the Department of Political Science, published the book chapter “Simulating International Organizations” in “Teaching International Organizations” by Kent Kille, ed. Feb. 20. Abstract: Using simulations in a class on international organizations is a wonderful way to provide students with a hands-on experience and to deepen…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/15/dr-carolyn-m-shaw-professor-in-teaching-international-organizations/

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Course Spotlight

Upcoming Courses This is a selection of our upcoming courses.

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Dr. Justin Smith in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education

Dr. Justin Smith, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, published “The effectiveness of a geriatric simulation suit for improving empathy and simulating the aging process for older adults in a DPT program: A pilot study” in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education June 4. Abstract: Enhancing empathy toward older adults among physical therapy…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/22/dr-justin-smith-assistant-professor-in-gerontology-geriatrics-education-2/

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Dr. Karissa Marble-Flint in Seminars in Speech and Language

Dr. Karissa Marble-Flint, Associate Professor and MA CSD (SLP) Program Coordinator in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, published “Turning the Page: Midwest SLPs’ Lived Experiences Providing Literacy Services in Schools” in Seminars in Speech and Language June 5. Abstract: School-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) from four…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/22/dr-karissa-marble-flint-associate-professor-ma-csd-slp-program-coordinator-in-seminars-in-speech-and-language-2/