Year: 2024

Student Engagement & Belonging, a unit within the Division of Student Affairs, is focused on creating opportunities for personal growth and real-world readiness to support an engaged campus culture where students are empowered to maximize their potential and to mobilize students, campus and community members. The unit oversees student organizations, fraternity and sorority life, civic engagement, community service programs, leadership programs and student activities. Additionally, Student Engagement & Belonging assist in off-campus student support, student advocacy efforts and mentorship programs aimed at enhancing academic and student success. It provides dynamic programs, ranging from speakers and film showings to award ceremonies, cultural festivities and LGBTQA programming, each representing a small piece of the tapestry of intersectionality displayed on the Wichita State campus.

Through intentional growth, unique experiences and inclusive excellence, Student Engagement & Belonging cultivates a vibrant campus community that inspires world-ready leaders.

Master Classroom technology training sessions are available Monday, Aug. 12 through Friday, Aug. 16. These open-lab training sessions will cover a demonstration of the room’s media cabinet, touch panel, use of classroom camera and microphone. Bring any personal devices you may use throughout the semester, along with your adapters as needed. No appointment is required. Visit the classroom training schedule webpage for dates, rooms and times.

The Office of Strategic Communications will offer headshot photos to WSU faculty and staff at no additional charge. These opportunities are quick and walk-in only without needing to schedule an appointment.

The next headshot photo event is from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7 in 266 Rhatigan Student Center, Pike Room.

Additional dates will be announced in the future.

The sidewalk between the CAC Theater and Human Resources buildings will be closed for repairs starting July 31. The northeast accessible entry to the parking garage is also affected by this project and will be closed as well.  The anticipated reopen date is Aug. 16.

As August approaches, it’s a great time for students to consider investing in a successful school year. Shocker Pre-Season programs are a proven way to get connected to campus and start the academic year with a good vibe.

“The data shows Shocker Pre-Season programs make a significant impact on student success,” said Brett Bruner, assistant vice president student success and persistence at Wichita State. “Our Shocker Pre-Season programs are events that prepare new Shockers for the academic year. We focus on building social and academic connections and building resource awareness.”

The programs give students an opportunity to work on skills such as college-level writing, presentations and research. They also help familiarize students with the campus and the people and offices available for information and guidance.

Full list of Shocker Pre-Season programs

• Shocker Promise Academy
• Passage 2 Success
• Shocker Engineering Academy (full)
• Pre-Nursing Success Academy
• Immersive Leadership Institute
• First-Steps
• “When Everyone Leads…in sport!”
• Shocker Rowing
• Math Launch
• School of Performing Arts

Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 in October 2025. In order to meet security compliance, all university Windows machines will be required to be on Windows 11 by that date.

To facilitate an orderly transition, Wichita State’s Information Technology Services (ITS) will start pushing upgrades from Windows 10 to Windows 11 starting Aug. 1 2024 on a phased approach. This will be an “in place” upgrade and should not affect your data. Please note, your machine will reboot after the upgrade. ITS will endeavor to contact you prior to your scheduled upgrade period with more precise timing.

If your device is not compatible with Windows 11, ITS will contact you letting you know that the device will need to be replaced.

ITS understands that upgrading to a new operating system can be stressful. Please check out this site to familiarize yourself with Windows 11: Meet Windows 11 – Microsoft Support.

If your computer is already on Windows 11, no changes will be made, and you will not receive communication from ITS regarding this upgrade.

If you have any questions, contact Jessica Wolf with ITS Desktop Support at Jessica.Wolf@wichita.edu or the ITS Help Desk at Helpdesk@wichita.edu.

Shocker men’s basketball is right around the corner. As a WSU faculty/staff member, you receive discounted season tickets and can take advantage of payment plan options to fit your budget. Commit to purchasing 2024-25 season tickets and enroll in a four-month payment plan option by Wednesday, July 31.

Lock your seat in today and get ready for an exciting season — call the Shocker Ticket Office at 316-978-3267 or fill out the ticket interest form and a representative from the ticket office will contact you directly.

Starting fall 2024, the Master of Education in sport management program will be available fully online, offering students nationwide access to its low in-state tuition rates. With expert faculty, comprehensive student support and affiliations with leading industry networks, this program provides an exceptional path for careers in sport management. This program is recognized for its top-tier quality and affordability, recently ranked as the nation’s most affordable in-state graduate sport management tuition and number six overall by Intelligent.com.

WSU TV has begun a new series looking back through the history of WSU and the WSU TV channel. Each week, it will feature a new video showcasing a piece of that history.

This week, WSU TV features a WSU 13 recording of the 1988 Big Band Jazz competition hosted by WSU. It features bands from the surrounding states and commentary by Gary Chew. The episode premieres at 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 8 on YouTube.

WSU TV has begun a new series looking back through the history of WSU and the WSU TV channel. Each week, it will feature a new video showcasing a piece of that history.

This week, WSU TV looks back at a WSU 13 broadcast of the Faculty String Quartet playing pieces by Haydn and Mendelssohn from 1987. The episode premieres at 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1 on YouTube.