Shocker women's bowling pose with its 2024 Intercollegiate Teams Championship trophy
Sara Duque holds her 2024 Intercollegiate Singles Championship trophy

The Shocker women’s bowling team finished first place at the Intercollegiate Teams Championship (ITC), and Sara Duque finished first to take home the Intercollegiate Singles Championship (ISC) national title.

The Shocker men’s bowling team also finished third in the men’s division of the ITC, and Braden Mallasch finished second in the ISC men’s division.

The finals took place April 20. This is the 11th time Shocker women’s bowling has been the national champion.

This marks the final championship for the Shocker women’s bowling team before it moves to the NCAA under Shocker Athletics this summer.

Are you ready to witness students in action as they work to build a business? Watch the Shocker New Venture Competition from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 26 in Charles Koch Arena. With exciting events lined up throughout the day, there’s a lot to enjoy:

  • 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Trade show
    Explore a diverse range of startup ideas, engage with the teams behind them and discover the next big thing in business innovation.
  • 1-2 p.m.: Lunch and keynote
    Enjoy a delicious meal while gaining insights from our keynote speaker, Chase Curtiss. As an innovative product designer, entrepreneur and start-up executive, Chase brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table.
  • 2-4:30 p.m.: Finals
    Be front and center for the climax of the competition as teams compete in the finals. Watch as they present their business pitches to a panel of judges, treating them as potential investors.

The paid faculty training will take place 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 23 and 8 a.m. to noon May 24 in 135 Woolsey Hall. Compensation for faculty who complete the training and agree to implement the content learned (in summer/fall 2024 courses) will receive a $500 stipend. Breakfast and snacks provided both days and lunch the first day. Faculty must register before May 6, space is limited.

The program creators and presenters are Dr. Alexandra Strong, Florida International University, and Dr. Meagan Kendall, The University of Texas at El Paso. In the training, faculty will examine how to better leverage educational theory to deepen their understanding of students’ strengths and assets; explore intrinsic motivation framework for supporting students’ engagement and foster motivation through the design of courses; explore the concept of servingness; and create transformative learning experiences that support the integration of students’ assets into courses.

A paid virtual follow-up opportunity will be available for a number of faculty who complete this training. The follow-up will take place the week of June 3 (three days, 75 minutes each day).

Shocker Store. Bark in the Park Sale. Saturday, April 27. 50% off All Star Dogs merchandise. Valid in all stores and shockerstore.com

In honor of Shocker baseball’s Bark in the Park game Saturday, April 27, visit the Shocker Store for a Bark in the Park sale.

That day only, take 50% off All Star Dogs merchandise, from leashes, to toys, to dog apparel. Sale is valid in all stores and through the online store. All sales are final and not valid with other discounts or promotions.

SVO Pancake Day When: 25 April from 8am-12pm Where: front steps of Grace Memorial Chapel

Come and get a plate of freshly made pancakes, brought to you by the Student Veterans Organization, from 8 a.m. to noon Thursday, April 25 in front of Grace Memorial Chapel, just north of the Rhatigan Student Center.

WSU Cares 5 senses grounding techniques. A grounding technique that helps you be present by exploring your five senses.

During the month of March 2024, CARE Teams’ number of CARE reports appropriately reflected the number from previous year, March 2023. Reports that came in from staff and faculty make up the majority of reports for the month of March.

The most common concerns that are reported mid semester include repeated absences due to mental health decline, deterioration in quality of work and students voicing distress. One way CARE Team has been assisting students who report distress is by walking them through a grounding technique of utilizing their five senses. The 54321 senses method is designed to manage acute stress, regain focus and reduce anxiety:

  • Five things you can see
  • Four things you can touch
  • Three things you can hear
  • Two things you can smell
  • One thing you can taste

By focusing one’s attention to the power of their five senses, it helps redirect the attention away from their state of distress, allowing them to regain control over their thoughts and emotions and be present in the moment.

CARE Team encourages staff and faculty to try the technique out and find a way to apply it in their own wellness routine at work.

SVO Town Hall When: 25 April from 6pm-7:30pm Where: RSC Room 264

Members of, and students interested in, the Student Veterans Organization are invited to attend its monthly town hall from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 26 in 264 Rhatigan Student Center, Spencer Room.

The officers will talk about the organization, what it means to be a member as well as the opportunities and community it hopes to offer anyone who decides to sign up.

The meeting will be available online as well as in person and is open for anyone to attend, regardless of status as a military or veteran student.

Join the Department of Physics for its next physics seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 in 128 Jabara Hall and also on Zoom.

The speaker this week will be Dr. Rajasekaran Namakkal Soorappan from the Department of Pathology, Division of Molecular & Cellular Pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His lecture will be on “Redox Signaling – Concept of Reductive Stress and Associated Mechanisms for Proteotoxic Diseases.”

The physics seminar series brings several speakers to WSU each semester and is sponsored by the Eddy and April Lucas Fund.

The Japanese Culture Association will host its annual Japan Festival starting at 1 p.m. Friday, April 26 on the second floor of the Rhatigan Student Center.

Dance and traditional Samurai-style martial arts performances begin at 1 p.m. At 1:30 p.m., additional festivities will start and include student presentations, games, karaoke, arts, crafts, giveaways, Japanese food, flower arrangement, calligraphy, origami and much more.

All faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in the 2024 Wichita State Police Department Community Perceptions Assessment. Emails have already been sent to Wichita State email addresses, and reminder emails are scheduled periodically. The survey link will come from “Whitney Crager (on Behalf of the WSU Police Department).”

The survey will help guide the Wichita State Police Department to better serve the campus community.

Reach out to Whitney Crager at whitney.crager@wichita.edu if you have any questions or concerns.