Year: 2024

Payroll has grown as well as the opportunities it has to offer, including hiring a senior payroll specialist.

This position is an integral part handling audits, reporting and various other payroll tasks. Assisting divisions across the university including international ones will keep you on your toes and learning. Customer service comes in all forms in this role, inquiries, researching discrepancies and deadlines that have to be met, so you will get to shine based on your approach and resolution. If you want to showcase your skillset while also still learning and have a supportive place to come to everyday, then apply now.

The WSU Child Development Center has open pre-K spots for the upcoming school year. To be eligible for its pre-K classroom, children need to be entering kindergarten in the fall of 2025.

Call 316-978-3109 for more information or email Jillian Hoefer at jillian.hoefer@wichita.edu.

With dozens of brightly colored origami figures decorating the shelves and sketches covering the whiteboard in the corner, Catherine Searle’s office looks more like an art studio than a space to do fundamental research in mathematics. 

Searle’s field of study has a bad rap, a fact of which she is fully aware. 

“I get it – Math can be terrifying at times,” Searle, professor of mathematics, said. “But there’s so much to discover and create, and there’s still so much to solve.”

Shocker Athletics continues its partnership with the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement for the Shocker Summer Caravan this July 15 and 25.

Director of Athletics Kevin Saal will join members of Wichita State’s coaching staff for events in Overland Park and Wichita. The events are open to the public and will feature an official program with the opportunity to interact with coaches, student-athletes and WSU and Shocker Athletics staff. Fans in attendance will also be able to win door prizes, take photos with special guests and shop Shocker apparel.

• Kansas City: July 15 at Overland Park Chicken N Pickle (5901 W. 135th St., Overland Park) – Doors open 5:30 p.m. Program begins 6 p.m. – RSVP to the event.
• Wichita: July 25 at Wichita Chicken N Pickle (1240 N Greenwich Rd.) – Doors open 5:30 p.m. Program begins 6 p.m. – RSVP to the event.

Usha Haley, W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair in International Business, had her research on China’s solar sector covered in the prestigious Economist magazine: “China’s Giant Solar Industry is in Turmoil” on June 17. Usha has published widely on the subject and her research was used to support US tariffs against imports of Chinese solar PV panels.

Sonya Cotton, 67, passed away June 16. She worked at WSU for 30 years in the Registrar’s Office before retiring in May 2022.

Sonya always had a smile on her face and a soft-spoken voice as she helped countless students over the years. She was a kind, caring and loving soul that will be dearly missed and lovingly remembered.

The Shocker Store, Rhatigan Student Center location, will be closed for year end inventory from Wednesday, June 26 to Sunday, June 30. The location will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday, July 1.

The Braeburn Square Shocker Store will remain open to serve patrons. Web order processing may be delayed during this time.

KMUW’s free calendar stickers are back for the 2024-25 academic year. To request a calendar, send your name, campus box number and the quantity requested to cooper@kmuw.org. KMUW has limited quantities, please only order what you need.

Calendars available while supplies last.

The American Institute of Architects has recognized the Youngmeyer Ranch building as a recipient of its prestigious Small Projects Award. The low-profile, off-grid facility, located in Elk County and owned by the Youngmeyer Trust, opened in the summer of 2022 and was immediately put to use by Wichita State faculty and students for applied learning and applied research opportunities.

“Our goal was to construct a facility that would support the teaching and research of field biology,” Greg Houseman, professor of biological sciences and field station director, said. “For many of our students, these field experiences are pivotal to understanding how prairies work and discovering the best ways to manage these at-risk habitats.”

The Airbus/WSU Aerospace Engineering Wing Box Design Competition gives students and the public an opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of structural analyses and design.

There are three categories participants can compete in:

• High school: Open to high school student teams. Competitors will design and construct wingboxes and also create a poster display describing their design philosophy and contest-related activities.
• Open category: Open to the public at large. Practicing engineers in the local aviation industries and hobbyists also are encouraged to compete.
• AE 525 category: Open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in AE 525: Flight Structures I at WSU. The wing-box design challenge will be mandatory for students enrolled in this course.

Reach out to Dr. Suresh Raju at suresh.keshavanarayana@wichita.edu with any contest or technical questions.