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Doctoral student requesting participants for hearing research

A doctoral student in communication sciences and disorders is conducting 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 nor had a cold or flu in the past two …

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/11/29/doctoral-student-requesting-participants-for-hearing-research/

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CETARL, WSU Foundation named Finalists in United Way Impact on the Plains Competition

…Technologies to Assist Refugee Learners (CETARL) and assistant professor of Linguistics. Marble-Flint is the co-director of CETARL and assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders. As part of the competition, Menon and Marble-Flint will give a “Shark Tank-style” pitch for CETARL’s digital educational platform, LingoLabs, Nov. 15. If…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/11/11/cetarl-wsu-foundation-named-finalists-in-united-way-impact-on-the-plains-competition/

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Project Education for All wins United Way competition

… Mythili Menon is the director of CETARL and assistant professor of Linguistics. Dr. Karissa Marble-Flint is the co-director of CETARL and assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders. They both represented CETARL at the competition. During the competition, Menon and Marble-Flint made a pitch for Project Education for All in the live…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/11/17/project-education-for-all-wins-united-way-competition/

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Last day to register for inaugural Analytics Showcase

…Showcase will take place 8 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Nov. 5 via Zoom. This exciting event is supported by the colleges of business, engineering, health professions, liberal arts and sciences, and applied studies. The showcase will provide several opportunities: Learn about innovative analytics research, curricular and applied learning activities at WSU,…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/09/20/register-for-inaugural-wsu-analytics-showcase/

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Students, colleagues invited to celebrate Dr. Raymond Hull

Please join the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) for a come-and-go event featuring hors d’oeuvres and speakers celebrating Dr. Raymond (Ray) Hull at 4:30 p.m. March 22 at the Rhatigan Student Center (Room 233). During the event, Students and colleagues will be present to share stories of his time at WSU. Hull served as a professor in …

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/02/14/students-colleagues-invited-to-celebrate-dr-raymond-hull/

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Student success spotlight: Aisha Waite

This week’s Student Success and Persistence highlight comes from Aisha Waite, department chair for the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences in the College of Health Professions. What role do you think faculty and staff play in a student’s success and persistence?“Faculty and staff are a big part of the support system that helps students succeed. We need…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/06/22/student-success-spotlight-aisha-waite/

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Constitution Week events focus on representation and citizen dialogue

…and the general public are invited to attend events celebrating Constitution Week 2022, Sept. 19-21. The week’s events are sponsored by the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Department of Political Science and student research supported by the Battin-Lester Corporate Responsibility Fellowship. This year’s theme is “Representation and…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/09/14/constitution-week-events-discuss-representation-and-citizen-dialogue/

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Student success spotlight: Sarah Taylor

This week’s Student Success and Persistence highlight comes from Sarah Taylor, director of undergraduate programs and associate educator for the Department of Public Health Sciences in the College of Health Professions. What is one small thing any faculty or staff member can do to make a student’s day or let them know they’re cared for?“As faculty, we have…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/06/23/student-success-spotlight-sarah-taylor/

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Dr. Peer H. Moore-Jansen

…Arkansas Archaeological Survey while he attended the University of Arkansas, he earned an M.A. in Anthropology in 1981. His focus in cultural resource management had switched to biological anthropology and subsequently dental anthropology. He research focused skeletal analysis and dietary reconstruction from observations of microwear using scanning…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fairmount_las/anthropology/people/faculty_peer-h-moore-jansen.php

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High-tech simulation manikins revolutionize audiology education

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders has received a gift to create the Audiology Simulation Lab at Wichita State University. The lab contains five state-of-the-art Canadian Audiology simulators for Research and Learning (CARL) manikins and auxiliary equipment — four adult heads and one infant head. Dr. William McCormick donated $25,000 in…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/10/04/high-tech-simulation-manikins-revolutionize-audiology-education/

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CSD hosting fourth annual Aphasia Awareness Night

Graduate students in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) speech-language pathology (SLP) program will host their fourth annual Aphasia Awareness Night from 3-5 p.m., Tuesday, July 19 at the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex (5015 E. 29th St. North). The event is geared toward health professions students, but anyone (especially…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/06/28/csd-hosting-fourth-annual-aphasia-awareness-night/

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F1RST-Gen Shocker Friday: Carrie Wyatt

… week we highlight Carrie Wyatt, who graduated with a bachelor of science in business management with a minor in art. Carrie is Wichita State’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders; academic data manager and website and social media coordinator. F1RST-GEN T-Shirts are available in the RSC Shocker Store for $12. If you’re interested in being…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/06/23/f1rst-gen-shocker-friday-carrie-wyatt/

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Child participants requested for writing study

Dr. Karissa Marble-Flint, assistant professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and her team of students in speech-language pathology are requesting participants who have completed the fourth and fifth grades for a study about typically developed children and children who struggle with writing. The study will help provide information to…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/11/08/child-participants-requested-for-writing-study/

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RSVP for CSD Alumni Award, retirement ceremony for Dr. Julie Scherz

Please join the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) for hors d’oeuvres, presentations and speakers to celebrate in celebration of Dr. Julie Scherz and her amazing achievements at Wichita State from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, April 8 at the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex (Zoom option also available). During the event, administrators,…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/02/25/rsvp-for-csd-alumni-award-retirement-ceremony-for-dr-julie-scherz/

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Perspectives series returns to examine legacies of racism in American culture

… series will give their perspectives on religion, immigration, business, supremacist thought and labor economics. Andrew Hippisley, dean, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will host the series. Presentations will be delivered at 3 p.m. Nov. 3, Nov. 17, Dec. 1 and Dec. 8 via Zoom. Login information will be the same for each talk (Meeting ID: 998…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/10/26/perspectives-series-returns-to-examine-legacies-of-racism-in-american-culture/

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Perspectives series returns examining legacies of racism in American culture

…will give their perspectives on religion, immigration, business, supremacist thought and labor economics. Andrew Hippisley, dean of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will host the series. Presentations will be delivered at 3 p.m. on the following dates below via Zoom. Login information will be the same for each talk (Meeting ID: 998 4330 …

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/10/19/perspectives-series-returns-examining-legacies-of-racism-in-american-culture/

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WSU hosting North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad today

The Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wichita State University is excited to host their first North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO) Competition for high school students 9 a.m.-noon today, Jan.27 at the Rhatigan Student Center (Lucas Room). The NACLO is a contest where high-school students solve linguistic puzzles. In…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/01/26/wsu-hosting-north-american-computational-linguistics-olympiad/

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View Perspective videos on Fairmount College YouTube channel

Campus and community members who missed Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Perspectives talks can now access them on YouTube. Each of the Perspectives series addressed current topics of interest and featured experts from a variety of fields. Fairmount College Dean Andrew Hippisley hosted each series. All the talks can be viewed on the Fairmount…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/01/14/view-perspective-videos-on-fairmount-college-youtube-channel/

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Perspectives series examines ‘Who Can Become an American? U.S. Immigration Policy, Racism and Civil Rights Struggle in the 20th Century’

…Passcode: 441316). Laila Ballout, Wichita State assistant professor of history, will present on the subject while Andrew Hippisley, dean, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will host the event. During this edition, the U.S. immigration laws that define which peoples of the world should be admitted to the United States and who should be barred or…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/11/09/perspectives-series-examines-who-can-become-an-american-u-s-immigration-policy-racism-and-civil-rights-struggle-in-the-20th-century/

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Perspectives series examines “Jim Crow’ in the Business World: The Birth, Growth, and Disappearance of Black-Owned Insurance Companies’ today

…Willard W. Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History since 2011, will present on the subject while Andrew Hippisley, dean, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will host the event. Many people associate Jim Crow racial segregation with the discriminatory treatment of African Americans in the realms of public accommodations, education …

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/11/24/perspectives-series-examines-jim-crow-in-the-business-world-the-birth-growth-and-disappearance-of-black-owned-insurance-companies/