Year: 2024

Schedule is subject to change

Thursday:

• The Flying Stove: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• Wheat Street Dogs: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Follow Wichita State Food Truck Plaza on Facebook for the latest updates and scheduled food trucks.

The Innovation Campus has other dining options as well, including the NetApp Café, open for breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. and for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the NetApp building.

President Rick Muma and First Gentleman Rick Case will be on KMUW starting at 7 a.m. Thursday, March 28 during KMUW’s spring pledge drive. Listen in on 89.1 FM.

They will be matching listener donations. Listeners can make a donation by calling 316-978-6700, using the KMUW smartphone app or visiting the website.

The INSPYRE research lab (directed by Dr. Samantha Slade) is currently recruiting undergraduate mentors for a three-hour course in the fall 2024 semester. Mentors spend lunch and recess with an elementary school student twice each week. In return, mentors receive three hours of course credit and many great experiences.

Mentors are required to: pass a background check, have reliable transportation to and from the elementary school, lunch availability from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at least twice a week and be available for a training at the beginning of the semester.

The class, PSY 608 – Special Investigations, does not meet regularly like a traditional class. Students will, however, have a course syllabus, class readings and paper assignments. Mentors will receive training at the beginning of the course and a grade at the end based on attendance and completion of assignments. Students from any college or major are encouraged to apply.

For more information, contact the INSPYRE research lab at inspyre@wichita.edu.

The Department of Sport Management will host the inaugural Kansas Sport Summit from 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Thursday, March 28 on the third floor of the Rhatigan Student Center in Beggs Ballroom East, Gridley Room and McKay Room.

Over 100 students from regional high schools, two-year and four-year colleges, and over 30 practitioners from regional and national organizations will be in attendance to share insights, discuss emerging trends and explore collaborative opportunities for students, practitioners and faculty/staff in sport management and related fields.

The registration will close Tuesday, March 26. For questions, reach out to Dr. Wonyoung Kim at 316-978-5445 or email at wonyoung.kim@wichita.edu.

WSU’s Corbin Education Center is temporarily out of service because of flooding caused by a chilled water line break in the basement, causing power, data and HVAC outages throughout the building. Normal operations and scheduled classes will likely not return until Wednesday, March 27 as facilities personnel work on the building.

Students: If you have classes in Corbin, please check Blackboard and/or your email for updates. Your instructors will communicate whether class will be held in another campus location or remotely until Corbin is back open. If you have questions, please reach out to your instructor.

Instructors: If you teach in Corbin, you will need to either request an alternative classroom location by contacting Michele August at michele.august@wichita.edu or move your classes to remote on Monday and Tuesday. You may need to continue with alternative plans for several more days. Please communicate via Blackboard any updates on course delivery so your students know how to access their classes. Though the power is off, the building is secure. You may enter the building to retrieve items you need for the next few days. If you have questions, please reach out to the dean’s office: cas.dean@wichita.edu.

Staff: If you work in Corbin, you will need to work remotely on Monday and Tuesday and may need to continue working remotely for several more days. Further information will be communicated. Though the power is off, the building is secure. You may enter the building to retrieve items you need for the next few days. If you have questions, please reach out to your supervisor.

All students, staff and faculty in Corbin should keep an eye on your WSU email and/or Blackboard for further updates.

We appreciate your patience as work is done to reopen Corbin Education Center as soon as possible.

Help celebrate 40 years of service from Glenn Gunnels to two Kansas universities, service to students, staff and faculty, degree and continued educational career at WSU

Join the celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, March 29 in 142 Rhatigan Student Center, Harvest Room.

Norah O’Donnell, anchor for the CBS Evening News and “60 Minutes” contributor, headlined Wichita State’s 2024 Craig W. Barton Speaker Series March 21.

O’Donnell spoke to attendees at Miller Concert Hall in Duerksen Fine Arts Center and answered questions from the audience. Earlier in the day, she met with students in the Rhatigan Student Center during her visit to WSU.

The Craig W. Barton Speaker Series is an annual Wichita State event established to expose students and the community to differing points of view and encourage critical thinking and conversation. Previous speakers include Robert Gates, 22nd United States secretary of defense (2006-2011), and Cody Keenan, former White House director of speechwriting for President Barack Obama.

Details for the 2025 Craig W. Barton Speaker Series event will be announced at a later date.

Annual non-teaching employee performance evaluations for 2024-25 are now accessible for managers to complete the planning step of the myPerformance evaluation cycle. Planning should be completed by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 31.

The 2024-25 review period begins March 1, 2024 and ends on Feb. 28, 2025. Managers should log into myPerformance to add expectations, competencies and goals for the current review period then meet with their employees to review and provide a copy of their evaluation for reference throughout the year.

Helpful hints:

• Managers have unlimited access to update and edit content on evaluations in myPerformance until the employee self-evaluation step begins Jan. 1, 2025.
• Be sure to save and submit anytime you update or make changes to an evaluation. You still have access to make changes after you save and submit.
• Employees don’t have access to their 2024-25 myPerformance evaluation until the employee self-evaluation step which is why it’s important to review and provide a copy of their evaluation for reference throughout the year.
• To find in-progress or past evaluations in myPerformance, check the small box “Show completed and expired tasks” then click “Search.”

For more information (including myPerformance training, quick reference guides, and other resources) go to the myPerformance webpage (wichita.edu/myPerformance).

Join the Department of Mathematical Sciences and Statistics for a public lecture by Lihan Wang, California State University, Long Beach, at 3 p.m. Friday, March 29 in 372 Jabara Hall.

The lecture is titled “Hear the shape at infinity.” Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in 353 Jabara Hall.

Parking Services is in the final stages of moving into the former Campus Credit Union building and should be operational in their new location in early April. Lobby and drive thru hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.