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Second EVP/provost search forum scheduled for April 5

The EVP/Provost search committee welcomes the WSU community to attend an open forum Tuesday, April 5 with candidate Dr. Glen Krutz, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, professor of political science, and Puterbaugh Foundation Chair at Oklahoma State University. The one-hour forum is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. in 208 Hubbard Hall. If you are unable…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/04/04/second-evp-provost-search-forum-scheduled-for-april-5/

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Enrique Navarro named associate dean of WSU Graduate School

Enrique Navarro, Fairmont College of Liberal Arts and Sciences associate professor of Spanish, has been named the new associate dean of the Graduate School, effective June 13. Navarro holds a doctorate in Hispanic Literature, a master’s in Spanish, and has a law degree from Spain. He has served as the Latin American and Latinx Studies certificate coordinator…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/06/08/enrique-navarro-named-associate-dean-of-wsu-graduate-school/

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Air Force awards $100 million to continue WSU NIAR’s B-1 Digital Engineering program

…Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) to continue the B-1’s Digital Engineering (DE) transformation. The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) helped form the strategic partnership and created a flexible contract structure, which allows NIAR and the B-1 SPO to adapt requirements real time to meet critical…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/03/09/air-force-awards-100-million-to-continue-wsu-niars-b-1-digital-engineering-program/

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Grant provides children’s books for clients at WSU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic

… Melissa Vagts — master’s in speech-pathology, Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, associate clinical professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. The children’s books will be given to pediatric clients at the end of each semester to promote literacy, language development and foster child-caregiver…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/11/08/grant-provides-childrens-books-for-clients-at-wsu-speech-language-hearing-clinic/

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CSD faculty author chapters in communication disorders casebook

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) congratulates Dr. Trisha Self, associate professor; Terese Conrad, clinical professor; Dr. Cynthia Richburg, professor; Dr. Karissa Marble-Flint, associate professor; and emerita faculty Dr. Kathy Strattman and Dr. Barbara Hodson, on their recent authorship of three chapters in the second edition…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/10/19/csd-faculty-author-chapters-in-communication-disorders-casebook/

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COVID antiviral research will expand through WSU’s acquisition of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer

Wichita State’s Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentations program (NSF MRI) for a 500 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer. With the money from the grant, WSU is acquiring a high-tech NMR machine that — instead of providing traditional medical…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/08/30/covid-antiviral-research-will-expand-through-wsus-acquisition-of-nuclear-magnetic-resonance-spectrometer/

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AGE and HP courses now designated as PHS in Banner

Aging Studies (AGE), Leadership, and Health Professions (HP) courses subject and prefix codes have been changed to PHS in Banner. If students are searching for Public Health Sciences (PHS) general education courses, the following are now listed as PHS designated courses: Intro to Public Health Psychology of Aging Leadership in Self and Society U.S. Health…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/08/17/age-and-hp-courses-now-designated-as-phs-in-banner/

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Fairmount College announces new associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion

Following an internal search, Dr. Andrew Hippisley, dean of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has appointed Dr. Jean Griffith as the associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion for the college. Griffith’s position is a new one that follows recommendations made by the National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant team, whose goal was to…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/07/29/las-dean-andrew-hippisley-announces-new-associate-dean-for-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/

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Fairmount College staff awarded for contributions

Two members of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences staff were honored with awards for their contributions to the college. Kristin Brewer, from the School of Criminal Justice, received the Fairmount College Ripple Effect Award, which acknowledges a staff member’s unique level of service to students, the department and Fairmount College. Marsyl …

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/07/07/fairmount-college-staff-awarded-for-contributions/

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Panel today will focus on internships with humanities majors emphasis

Are you majoring in the humanities and wondering what kind of internships are available for you? Do you have questions about other liberal arts and sciences majors and how they lead to internships? If so, join the Fairmont College Student Advisory Council for a panel at 1 p.m., today, Dec. 2 at the Rhatigan Student Center (Room 264) or via Zoom (Meeting ID: …

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/12/01/xdec-2-panel-will-focus-on-internships-with-humanities-majors-emphasis/

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Doctoral student needs participants for a hearing research study

A doctoral student in communication sciences and disorders is conducting a study evaluating the auditory nervous system using clinical techniques. Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 35, have normal hearing, have not had an ear infection in the past three months, nor had a cold or flu or nasal allergies in the past two weeks. Participants will…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/02/21/doctoral-student-needs-participants-for-a-hearing-research-study/

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Academic Advising

…Arts Advising Health Professions College of Health Professions 402 Ahlberg Hall 316-978-3304 Website: College of Health Professions Advising Center Liberal Arts and Sciences LAS Advising Center 115 Grace Wilkie Hall 316-978-3700 Website: Liberal Arts and Sciences Advising Center Graduate School Graduate School 107 Jardine Hall 316-978-3095 Website:…

https://catalog.wichita.edu/undergraduate/wichita-state-resources/academic-resources/academic-advising/

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MFA Graduates in Creative Writing to give reading May 1

…Yates and Luke Ulatowski will read from their poetry. Writing Now/Reading Now is cosponsored by the Wichita State Department of English, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Watermark Books and Café, and the Ulrich Museum of Art.

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/04/28/mfa-graduates-in-creative-writing-to-give-reading-may-1/

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WSU community invited to attend second EVP/provost search forum today

The EVP/Provost search committee welcomes the WSU community to attend an open forum today with candidate Dr. Glen Krutz, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, professor of political science, and Puterbaugh Foundation Chair at Oklahoma State University. The one-hour forum is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. in 208 Hubbard Hall. If you are unable to attend …

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/04/05/wsu-community-invited-to-attend-second-evp-provost-search-forum-today/

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Participants requested for hearing research

A communication sciences and disorders doctoral student is requesting volunteers for a study comparing existing and newly developed clinical techniques for evaluating the function of the middle ear. Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 35, have normal hearing, have not had an ear infection in the past three months or had a cold or flu in the past …

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/10/20/participants-requested-for-hearing-research/

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WSU Office of Research Workshops are available online and on-demand

…can be found at www.wichita.edu/researchworkshops. For example, if you missed the K-State University webinar on the National Science Foundation Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate, the zoom link and password for this presentation is listed on our WSU Research Workshop webpage. Other recorded presentations include: Introduction to the…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/04/26/wsu-office-of-research-workshops-are-available-online-and-on-demand/

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Azpuru delivered talks on democracy in Latin America

…The event included more than 250 attendees. Catholic University Rafael Landivar in Guatemala — Sole speaker for the 60th anniversary of the college of political and social sciences. Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Germany — One of two speakers at a conference organized by the foundation. The audience was primarily in Germany.

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/07/28/wsu-political-science-professor-discusses-democracy-in-latin-america/

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Doctoral student seeks participants for hearing research

A doctoral student in communication sciences and disorders is conducting a study on comparison of an existing and a newly developed clinical technique for evaluating function of the middle ear. Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 35, have normal hearing, have not had an ear infection in the past three months, nor had a cold or flu in the past two…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/10/05/doctoral-student-seeks-participants-for-hearing-research/

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Doctoral student needs participants for a hearing research

A doctoral student in communication sciences and disorders is conducting a study on comparison of an existing and a newly developed clinical technique for evaluating function of the middle ear. Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 35, have normal hearing, have not had an ear infection in the past three months, nor had a cold or flu in the past two…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/04/21/doctoral-student-needs-participants-for-a-hearing-research/

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Doctoral students requesting participants for hearing research

A doctoral student in communication sciences and disorders is conducting a study comparing an existing and a newly developed clinical technique for evaluating the function of the middle ear. Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 35, have normal hearing, have not had an ear infection in the past three months, nor had a cold or flu in the past two…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/11/10/doctoral-requesting-participants-for-hearing-research/