Year: 2024

The VP for Finance & Administration Office is hiring an administrative specialist. Take 20% front desk charm and it meets 80% billing brilliance, what do you have? Well, your next career opportunity, that’s what.

Weekly rundown:

• Be the welcoming face at the front desk, creating a positive first impression that enhances the office atmosphere.
• Keep the office in tip top shape by preparing the conference room, materials, orders or other administrative requirements.
• Dive into software program to ensure monthly bills are paid on time from various departments.
• Process bills with precision, readying them for their journey to finance, landlords and tenants.
• Go into discovery mode when reaching out or handling billing questions from leaders about submissions.
• Manage databases and tracking items processed regularly like utilities, term dates and square footage are crucial.

The office needs someone who:

• Is a devotee of digits
• Delights in the details of debits and credits and revels in the satisfaction of a day’s checklist transformed into achievements
• Basks in the freedom of a workspace where your autonomy is celebrated and your individuality fuels the office’s collective success
• Is customer service focus, who enhances the office environment regardless of interactions being digital or face to face
• Is confidential keeper who can be trusted to handle data with care
• Is a curious yet solution seeker, adept at unraveling billing mysteries.

If you’re ready to step into a role that’s more than just a job, the office want to hear from you.

Are you a small business leader feeling stuck in your marketing efforts or a hopeful entrepreneur, student or faculty curious about what insights local experts have to share? You can join the Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC) for the 2024 Small Business Marketing Meetup from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 17 at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex.

Here’s what to expect:

• Unlock marketing expertise: Learn from industry experts on content creation, website optimization, video marketing, AI for business, and much more!
• Mastermind with movers and shakers: Network with fellow entrepreneurs and share successful strategies.
• Fuel your hustle: Discover fresh ideas and recharge your creativity.

There is no cost to attend, and the KSBDC asks that attendees show some love and grab lunch from Honey and Rue’s or Argentina’s Empanadas.

Space is limited. Registration will close at noon Monday, July 15 or when sold out.

In an alternate universe, Tom Luhring’s interest in biology might have led him to a career in medicine, where he would be working indoors at a medical office or hospital.

“I am a first-gen student, so I thought if you liked biology, you have to be a medical doctor,” Luhring said. “It wasn’t until I started to take some classes that I saw that there were other career paths. When I took herpetology, I realized that I could work with frogs, salamanders, snakes and turtles — and actually do that for a living. That was the moment for me when I was finally passionate about doing something as opposed to just feeling like I have to make a living.”

That passion helped Luhring, assistant professor of biology, secure nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation to study the effects of drying and warming on aquatic systems, such as lakes, rivers and streams, and how these changes impact the waterbodies themselves and the organisms that dwell within them.

CARE Team had a total of 27 CARE cases for the month of June. In comparing June 2023 and June 2024, the number of cases were similar with no major spikes or drops in incoming cases. The top three concerns reported were students experiencing distress, lack of access to basic needs and family concerns.

Within one-on-one meetings with case managers, 40% of the cases referred to CARE Team disclosed housing instability, food insecurity or familial concerns relating to barriers to meeting their basic needs. CARE Team connected students to campus resources such as the Shocker Support Locker and community resources such as United Way, food pantries and hygiene closets. Overall, CARE Team case managers provided 124 electronic outreaches (78 emails, 46 texts) and 57 phone calls in the month of June to students, ensuring resources were provided and needs were met.

CARE Team can predict the number of CARE cases for July will stay close in number; however, CARE Team has seen an increase in the number of first year, first time freshmen reaching out to coordinate services for the fall 2024 semester. CARE Team can assume this is related to interactions at freshman orientation over the summer. Knowing this, it can predict July CARE Team cases will have a higher population of freshmen requesting services.

If you have questions regarding services CARE Team can provide or would like to know of helpful campus or community resources to share with students, reach out to CARE Team member Katie Davidson, director of student outreach & support, at katie.davidson@wichita.edu or 316-978-6122

Student Health Services is offering current WSU faculty and staff the ability to schedule their HealthQuest physical exam and lab work June 1 through July 31.

If you do not have a primary care provider and currently have private insurance through your employment with WSU, call to schedule your appointment with Student Health providers at 316-978-4792.

You’re reading Shocker Blast, Wichita State’s newsletter made just for students. Shocker Blast gives you regular updates about Shocker Nation every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, sent directly to your official student email.

We know no one likes to read emails — but there’s a lot of information in Shocker Blast that’s useful to you as a student.

On the first Monday of every month, expect to find a Special Edition of Shocker Blast just like this one, focused on a topic we think you’ll find interesting.

In this month’s edition is everything you need to know about campus so you can succeed from orientation to graduation. If you keep the email or web version of this newsletter saved, it can be a handy reference throughout the semester.

Find the support you need to navigate college life.

• Student Support Services
• Office of Disability Services
• TRIO Disability Support Services
• Office of Diversity and Inclusion
• Military and Veteran Services
• Student Ambassador Society

Gain professional work experience, learn resume writing and interviewing skills and more through Shocker Career Accelerator.

• Shocker Central
• Career Events
• Career Management
• Career Closet
• Professional Student Photos

The Student Wellness Center in the Steve Clark YMCA on campus supports your physical and mental health needs.

Student Health Services serves all students and treats your medical concerns. Visit studenthealth.wichita.edu to learn more and schedule an appointment.

Counseling and Psychological Services offers mental health resources to all Shockers through its Counseling Services and HOPE Services.

College is more than just classes. We want you to enjoy the tons of recreational and academic events hosted on campus. That starts with Welcomefest, a series of events starting right before the first week of school to welcome Shockers to campus. Check out the schedule of events on the Welcomefest webpage, and register to represent your college in the headlining event, Clash of the Colleges — a field day full of events and competitions with your fellow Shockers — by Aug. 21.

You can also attend on-campus Wichita State Fine Arts and Shocker Athletics events at no additional charge with your Shocker ID, thanks to the Student Government Association. Check out the Fine Arts calendar and learn more about Shocker Athletics.

See the events calendar for upcoming events of the week or look out for Shocker Blast in your email throughout the week for more events to attend. And check out the Campus Recreation webpage for other programs on campus, including aquatics, intramural sports/sports clubs, Shocker Rowing and Shocker Fit, or make use of the Heskett Center or our top-tier Steve Clark YMCA on campus for even more recreation and fitness opportunities.

Get involved with your peers and give back to the campus community with Student Engagement & Belonging: Join a student organization (we have more than 200) or create your own; participate in fraternity and sorority life; volunteer through the Community Service Board; become a member of the Student Government Association; and more.