Year: 2024

Lot 41, the parking lot near Woolsey Hall, will be closed at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 2 for an event in the building. Faculty and staff that typically park in this lot will need to move their vehicle to another yellow lot at that time. The YMCA lot is not available for faculty, staff or event guest parking and could result in a citation.

The purpose of lot reservations is to help accommodate large groups of guests visiting campus for events or the event itself. Lot reservations are not to be used for WSU affiliates. Remember, visitors to campus can park without an ePermit up to three times each semester.

Red reserved and ADA stalls are not subject to lot closures and proper use is permitted during this time.

The 20th annual Graduate Research and Scholarly Project (GRASP) Symposium was held on April 26 in the Rhatigan Student Center.

Well over 200 students, faculty and staff members attended the event, and 120 graduate student presenters of 73 research posters represented departments and programs from across the university.

This year’s GRASP awardees are:

• First place: Preliminary Analysis of Ground Stone Artifacts from Etzanoa (14CO3)
  K.M. Carter, anthropology master’s program with advisor Dr. Crystal Dozier
• Second place: Familiarization Training Game for Extended Reality Spacesuit User Interface
  Robert Beran, Athalee Pate, Braeden McKeown, Pranjal Nawarkar, Alexis Painter, human factors psychology master’s program with advisor Dr. Maggie Schoonover
• People’s Choice: C.O.S.M.O.S. CosmoShox On-Site Martian Overlay System
  Yumi Kikuchi Coronel, Denae Sawyer, Nathan Lewis, Elaine Duff, Marianna Fronciani Farina, innovation design master’s program with advisor Kristyn Waits

The license for Adobe Express for Students renews each year on July 15.

Students who wish to continue using Adobe Express will need to re-sign up by July 1.

If you do not renew your Adobe Express access by July 1, your account may be disabled when the license for Adobe Express renews and all your files will be removed. To prevent losing any files or assets, please back up your Adobe Express files by July 1. For instructions, see the Adobe Express Asset Management guide.

For more information and additional Adobe Express resources, visit the Adobe Express webpage.

Questions? Contact ITS Help Desk at 316-978-HELP (4357), option 1, or email helpdesk@wichita.edu.

Are you stressed about finals? Do you need a friend to get you through these tough times? Look no further than Pet Rocks for Stressed Shocks. From 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 in 264 Rhatigan Student Center, the Geology Club will host an event where you can make your very own “emotional support rock” to help you get through finals.

This is a come-and-go event, free for all Wichita State students with their Shocker ID. All supplies and rocks are provided at no charge.

Students have many options for study abroad programs through Wichita State exchange partner universities and program providers, and Sept. 15 is the deadline for spring 2025 programs.

Students can start the process by attending a study abroad information session or watch the informational video. Study abroad scholarships are available, and applications for scholarships are also due by Sept. 15. Study Abroad encourages students to start that process in the spring.

• Learn how to apply
• Learn more about study abroad scholarships

For questions, contact Study Abroad at studyabroad@wichita.edu.

The 2024 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship is being hosted by Shocker softball May 8-11 at Wilkins Stadium. The Shockers will be playing for an NCAA Tournament berth and are looking for a home-field advantage from the Shocker Faithful to help propel them into the postseason.

Students will receive a ticket at no additional charge thanks to the Student Government Association at the gate when they present their Shocker ID.

Tuition Assistance applications for the fall 2024 semester are now being accepted through the online application form. The priority deadline for fall 2024 is July 1. The final application window will close Aug. 2.

Due to the volume of applications received each semester, requests to submit late applications will be automatically denied. There will be no exceptions.

Questions may be directed to TuitionAssistance@wichita.edu.

Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Kansas is in-network with the Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. The insurance plan now covers up to $5000 per three years for hearing aids, subject to coinsurance and deductibles. Hearing evaluation is free. In addition, employees receive a 10% hearing aid discount

If you are interested in a hearing evaluation and/or a hearing aid consultation, please call the Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at 316-978-3289 to schedule an appointment.

Medication take back is now everyday at Student Health. You can bring any unused or expired medication for safe disposal to Student Health Services in the Student Wellness Center between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

You can also pickup medication disposal bags to take with you for free at the Student Wellness Center.

Students, bring in your gently used textbooks and get cash during textbook buyback at the Shocker Store. Buyback will be during normal operating hours May 6-11 in the Rhatigan Student Center store.