Year: 2024

The Capitol Graduate Research Summit took place in Topeka March 21. Over 40 graduate students from six Kansas public universities presented their research and how it contributes to the economic development of the state.

Two Wichita State students were awarded at the summit, including Jade Driggs, human factors major, for her poster on the “reverse fundamental attribution error for automated systems: implications for Kansas agricultural operations,” and Jorge de la Hoz, Spanish major, for his poster on “Spanish heritage learners in Kansas: students neglected by the education system.”

Their advisors were Dr. Carryl Baldwin and Dr. Rocío del Águila respectively.

Don’t let the mid-semester blues get you down. Join University Libraries for a night of support at its late-night study event, designed for students like you, from 6 p.m. to midnight Wednesday, March 27 at Ablah Library.

The night features workshops, tutoring sessions, arts and crafts, mindfulness activities and more. You’ll have all the tools you need to conquer the rest of the semester.

Plus, enjoy coffee and snacks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the night.

Sponsored by the Shocker Learning Center and University Libraries.

Don’t let the mid-semester blues get your students down. Encourage them to join a night of support at a late-night study event, tailored just for them, from 6 p.m. to midnight Wednesday, March 27 at Ablah Library.

The night features workshops, tutoring sessions, arts and crafts, mindfulness activities and more. Students will have all the tools they need to conquer the rest of the semester.

Plus, students will have coffee and snacks to keep them fueled and focused throughout the night.

Sponsored by the Shocker Learning Center and University Libraries.

To help parents sign their children up for summer camps, the Office of Strategic Communications is compiling Wichita State camp info on the 2024 Summer Camps website.

Visit the Rhatigan Student Center Shocker Store March 27 through March 30 for an Easter Egg hunt. Each day, eggs with discounts from 20%-50% will be hidden throughout the store.

One egg/discount per person, per visit. There will be a limited number of eggs allocated for each day.

Wichita State Fire and Safety and Meyers Automatic Fire Protection will conduct annual testing on the fire sprinkler systems throughout the campus. The testing will begin the week of Monday, March 25 and continue until completed.

Annual fire sprinkler testing is required by state law and is vital in keeping WSU safe.

Interruptions to classes and daily business will try to be avoided but may occur. If an alarm is sounded, occupants should treat it as an actual alarm unless informed by Fire and Safety or the contractor that evacuation is not necessary.

Questions can be directed to WSU Fire Safety Inspectors Scott Murray at 316-978-5803 or Dennis Moore at 316-978-5531.

Join the Department of Physics for its next physics seminar will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 in 128 Jabara Hall and on Zoom.

Kaladi Babu, University of Oklahoma, will present the talk, “Dirac or Majorana, That is the Question.”

The next Faculty Senate meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 25 in 110A Woolsey Hall.

To learn more, visit the Faculty Senate webpage or email the Faculty Senate

Jolynn Dowling, Faculty Senate president and Kennedy Rogers, Staff Senate president, invite faculty and staff to watch the virtual spring 2024 university town hall with university leadership at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 1 via YouTube.

For Darren DeFrain, associate professor of English and director of the writing program, research is all about finding the narrative.

Take, for example, graphic novels, a subject of DeFrain’s research for some ten years.