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Join Campus Recreation for $40

Sign up for a spring 2022 membership at Campus Recreation for only $40. The membership is for the entire spring 2022 semester and will include access to the following: F45 classes, Glide Fit, cardio machines, pool, weights, indoor track, basketball courts, Esports Hub, the outdoor sports complex, various events and deals on massages. To apply, visit the…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/01/12/join-campus-recreation-for-40/

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Shocker alum breaks Guinness world paper airplane record

Julian Chee has been fascinated with airplanes and flight since he was a child growing up in Malaysia. “I’ve always been interested in anything that flew as a kid,” he said. “Flying is a very alien concept, so anything that flew captivated me.” That fascination grew into an adult-sized hobby and eventually earned him a place in the Guinness Book of World…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/06/22/shocker-alum-breaks-guinness-world-paper-airplane-record%ef%bf%bc/

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Save-the-date for Kansas Community Health Worker Symposium

…9 at the Rhatigan Student Center (third floor). The keynote speaker will be Dr. Edward P. Ehlinger, Master of Science in Public health, former Minnesota commissioner of health, and past president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. For more information, please contact JaNeshia Wilson at JaNeshia.Wilson@wichita.edu.

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/04/13/save-the-date-for-kansas-community-health-worker-symposium/

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Haley quoted in Fortune about big data, algorithms

Usha Haley, W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair in International Business and professor of management, completed an article for a medical journal on misapplications of statistical data and techniques to make recommendations to fix this issue. The research indicates that 80% of medical doctors do not understand the assumptions underlying the statistics that…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/02/03/haley-quoted-in-fortune-about-big-data-algorithms/

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Let the Honors College enhance your WSU experience

…State students who want to experience what it’s like to be an honors student. It will include an overview of the Honors College, a mock class taught by an honors faculty member and a question and answer panel with honors students. To attend, please RSVP. For more information, please contact honorsoutreach@wichita.edu.

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/10/22/let-the-honors-college-enhance-your-wsu-experience/

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Join the Global Village Assembly

Listen to poetry and drums, share your thought, and read your creative pieces at t an evening of cultural sharing at 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at 209 Hubbard Hall. The theme of teh event is ethnic studies: What does ethnic studies mean to you? Is your ethnic or cultural identify important? Should we study ethnic studies at WSU? For those who prefer to partcipate…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/10/04/join-the-global-village-assembly/

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Cousin with autism inspires WSU student to write children's book

Cousin with autism inspires WSU student to write children's book Jamie Stoskopf 10/17/2017 09:37:14 AM Communication Sciences and Disorders student Amy Lightfoot has authored a children's book titled “My Cousin Lili.” The book is based on herself and real-life cousin with autism, Lili. Lightfoot's book features a Latina child with special needs – a character…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2017/10-oct/autism_children_book.php

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Become a transfer student advocate

Were you a transfer student in college? The Transfer Student Working Group is developing a list of current faculty and staff who were or are transfer students. If you are interested in receiving more information about upcoming opportunities designed to support and celebrate transfer students or want to join the growing group of transfer advocates, fill out…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/01/24/become-a-transfer-student-advocate/

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Wichita State seniors partner with McConnell’s Innovation Lab

Two Wichita State University seniors have partnered with the McConnell Air Force Base Innovation Lab to help fight COVID-19 – by using robotics. Computer science majors Lucy Hoang and Lydia Melles are creating an autonomous robot that uses ultraviolet C-lights (UVC) to clean grocery stores. The project is part of a senior design class taught by Andy…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/05/13/wichita-state-seniors-partner-with-mcconnells-innovation-lab/

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Course Offerings Summer Semester

Certificate Program Course Offerings Summer Semester 2014 The following course(s), applicable to the 18-credit-hour Mediedval and Renaissance Studies Certificate, which is available to both undergraduate and graduate students, will be offered this summer on WSU's main campus. For more information, please contact the department that offers that course.…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fairmount_las/medieval_renaissance/CourseOfferingsSummer.php

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View Graduate School changes for fall 2022

In addition to a new staff, Wichita State’s Graduate School has made a number of changes to policies and procedures effective the fall 2022 semester. Perhaps the most significant being that catalog year will now be determined by entry semester rather than by when the plan of study is approved. To read more about this change and other news about the Graduate …

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/09/21/view-graduate-school-changes-for-fall-2022/

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Become a transition mentor

…efforts by assisting with the transition of new students to Wichita State. Transition mentors will have the opportunity to build relationships, interact with university staff and faculty and work with a team of peers during these unique leadership experiences. Applications are due Oct. 31.

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/10/18/become-a-transition-mentor/

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Office of Research offering Pivot workshop Feb. 3

…Workshop: Using Pivot to Search for Funding will take place at 4 p.m. Feb. 3 via Zoom. During the class, Fran Cook, WSU Office of Research senior grants/contracts administrator and training manager, will demonstrate tips and tricks for using Pivot to search for funding opportunities. To receive a link to the Pivot workshop or to request instructions for…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/01/26/office-of-research-offering-pivot-workshop-feb-3/

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Inside Higher Education publishes essay by Keith Pickus

Inside Higher Education recently published an opinion essay by Dr. Keith Pickus, vice president for corporate and foundation relations, Wichita State University Foundation about the similarities between managing professional employees and teaching university students. Pickus, who recently returned to a full-time faculty role after serving in various campus…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/01/14/inside-higher-education-publishes-essay-about-teaching-by-keith-pickus/

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President Muma stresses importance of Suspenders4Hope training

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. To highlight the importance of this month, President Rick Muma is encouraging students, faculty and staff to engage with Wichita State’s nationally recognized Suspenders4Hope Preventing Suicide training. The training helps amplify efforts at WSU to reduce the stigma around mental health and to normalize…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/09/07/president-muma-stresses-importance-of-suicide-prevention-training/

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Shocker Neighborhood Coalition produce giveaway taking place May 27

The Shocker Neighborhood Coalition is teaming up with New Life Church and the Kansas Food Bank to provide a produce pantry 4:45-5:45 p.m. Friday, May 27 at the New Life Church back parking lot (1156 N. Oliver). Anyone in need of food assistance is encouraged to attend. Guests will check in with their ZIP codes and the number of people living in their…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/05/10/shocker-neighborhood-coalition-produce-giveaway-taking-place-may-27/

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STEM workshop at WSU creates unique corporate partnership opportunity

…middle school girls. The Expanding Your Horizon’s program at WSU provides girls with the opportunity to explore the many possibilities of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) career. With the help of sponsorships from UnitedHealthcare and Boeing, the program allows these young women to learn about careers they are often not exposed to.

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/05/02/stem-workshop-at-wsu-creates-unique-corporate-partnership-opportunity/

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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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Did you break up with Ultra? We want to hear from you

Are you an instructor who tried teaching in the Ultra Course format and then went back to old Blackboard? If so, the Office of Instructional Resources is putting together a focus group of instructors who tried Ultra and decided against it. The focus group will meet on Zoom for about an hour. This is a great opportunity for you to tell us what you did not…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/05/06/did-you-break-up-with-ultra-we-want-to-hear-from-you/

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Adelante Scholar talks about her journey to WSU

…won the Adelante Scholarship in 2021, which has helped her pursue a degree in social work at Wichita State. After a couple of weeks, Valeria received a call. She picked it up and learned that she had won a $20,000 Adelante Scholarship to attend Wichita State University. She is part of the first group at Wichita State University to receive the Adelante…

https://news.wichita.edu/2022/01/24/adelante-scholar-talks-about-her-journey-to-wsu/