Year: 2024

This year, Japanese-language students from Wichita State competed in the annual Heart of America Japan-America Society’s Japanese Contest held March 9 at Johnson County Community College.

The Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures (MCLL) and Japanese program congratulates the winners:

• Caleb Buhler won first prize for the speech competition and second for the JLPT N5 Grammar and Vocabulary Quiz
• Quyen Tran placed first and Sheridan Peterson came in second for their Japanese-language tanka poem
• Eve Moore placed second in the culture quiz
• Julia Gonzalez won first place for her 4-panel manga
• Ricardo Castillo took first place and Sean Hall third in the English-language tanka poetry competition

The MCLL department thanks all of the students who entered and the hard work they put into their entries.

All Wichita State students are invited to an informal Q&A, free snacks and an opportunity to meet Norah O’Donnell, anchor for the CBS Evening News and “60 Minutes” contributor.

The event is at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 21 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center, Herrman Room.

Capacity is limited.

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O’Donnell is a multiple Emmy Award-winning journalist with nearly three decades of experience covering the biggest stories in the world and conducting impactful, newsmaking interviews. She is currently the only woman anchoring an evening news broadcast. During her career, she has covered six presidential elections and interviewed every living president of the United States.

Summer and fall course schedules are now available online. Students are encouraged to choose their classes before registration begins Monday, April 1.

Why should students take summer classes? Summer classes are a great way to catch up on credits and graduate sooner.​

• Financial aid is available for those who qualify.​
• Courses are available in two-, four- or eight-week schedules with online, hybrid and in-person formats​

Be sure to reach out to your academic advisor with any questions about scheduling your summer and fall classes.​

Do you know of a faculty or staff member who promotes student success, or a student who has been helped by a faculty or staff member through the initiative, that should be highlighted in WSU Today? Email your ideas to Caelin Bragg, newsletter editor with the Office of Strategic Communications, at caelin.bragg@wichita.edu.

The Muslim Students Association, in collaboration with Pakistani Student Association, invites the campus community to the Ramadan Iftar Banquet of 2024 starting at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24 in the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, room 180.

An event where attendees learn about the significance of the month of Ramadan and the Islamic practice of fasting from sunrise to sunset. Michael Barton, principal of Annoor Islamic School, will be the keynote speaker during this event, sharing his insights on Ramadan.

Tickets are $10 per student and $50 for faculty and families.

Bring family and friends and join the event. Everyone is welcome.

Do you want to “be the change”? Social work may be the right path for you.

Wichita State’s Master of Social Work (MSW) program is accepting additional applications for the 2024-25 school year. The program is open to all majors and has both full- and part-time schedule options.

MSW students go on to work in mental health, forensics, health care, addiction treatment, aging, human resources, schools, international settings, child and family welfare, disaster relief, athletic programs and more.  According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job outlook for social work over the next decade is growing faster than average.

For more information, contact MSW Director Shaunna Millar at shaunna.millar@wichita.edu or visit the website for prospective applicants.

Rhatigan Student Center Engraving is ready to assist with award needs for the end of the 2023-24 academic year.

Even if you are not sure who your winners are just yet, RSC Engraving can assist with getting your awards selected, in stock and ready to personalize as winners are announced. Production times average one to two weeks during the end-of-year rush, so it suggests starting the process early.

To get started, simply stop by the shop located in lower level of the RSC, email rsc.engraving@wichita.edu or call 316-978-7048.

Join the Artist Exploration Association to paint rocks during its next meeting from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, March 22 in 314 Rhatigan Student Center, Venters Room.

All majors are welcome to attend and supplies will be provided.

Wichita State’s Information Technology Services (ITS) has recently deployed Jamf Connect for WSU Mac devices.

By utilizing this software, Mac users will have the following benefits:

• After logging into Jamf Connect, it will verify that your login password is current. If not, it will ask to sync/update your password.
• Users will have access to a live countdown on the number of days remaining before their myWSU password expires.

Visit the ITS Resources website (wichita.edu/jamfconnect) for more information.

Questions: Contact ITS Help Desk at 316-978-4357, option one or helpdesk@wichita.edu.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ seminar series continues from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, March 25 with Dr. Jaina Agan, University of Central Oklahoma, with her talk “The Role and Importance of Juvenile Dimorphisms.”

As always, seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit the biological sciences webpage.