Year: 2024

Usha Haley, W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair in International Business, was highlighted in a video promo by the Boston Business Journal on its Instagram.

Usha is a leading authority on trade with China and has been featured in a number of publications on the future of U.S.-China trade, including earlier this month, “How business owners can prepare for potential tariff hikes in 2025.”

Spectrum: LGBTQ and Allies will host a ceremony for Trans Day of Remembrance at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 at the Grace Memorial Chapel with a reception following the ceremony in 208 Rhatigan Student Center, the Student Engagement & Belonging office.

Nov. 20 is dedicated to remembering the trans lives that have been lost to homicide attacks and suicide. Spectrum: LGBTQ and Allies welcomes everyone in the community to join a commemoration of their lives and how these losses affect the trans community, along with the LGBTQ community as a whole.

Wichita State University’s GoCreate, a Koch Collaborative, was named a Literary Legacy Honoree recently at Storytime Village’s 2024 Read and Rise Breakfast Gala. GoCreate, a community makerspace on campus, worked with Storytime Village to build 40 Little Free Libraries. GoCreate technicians, mentors and student assistants then collaborated with various community organizations and advocates to personalize the mini self-serve libraries that operate on the honor system. The libraries have been installed throughout the city. The award was accepted by Kim McCollum, GoCreate assistant director, and Ken Wiseman, facility manager.

“It was a no-brainer for us to work with the Little Free Libraries program,” Wiseman said. “The program gives community members access to a variety of different types of reading materials, empowering the community and allowing us and other community members the opportunity to pay it forward.”

As a new year begins, Human Resources would like to remind you that this is a good time to review your personal information in the employee system and update information that may have changed or is missing.

Human Resources asks that you help keep your information up to date for compliance and other reporting purposes as well as ensuring you receive all mailings.

You can review your information by going to your myWSU account > “Employee Dashboard” > “My Profile” > “More Personal Information” on the left-hand side.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry invites campus to its weekly colloquium series talk at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 in 224 McKinley Hall.

Junji Iwahara, professor from the University of Texas Medical Branch, is the guest speaker and will present his seminar, titled “Direct Measurement of Biomolecular Electrostatic Potentials by NMR Spectroscopy.”

Join SHPEtinas and Society of Women Engineers as they partner to support Harbor House, a shelter for women and children escaping abusive households. Harbor House provides safety and essential resources, including personal care items, cleaning supplies and housing essentials, to help families transition to independent living.

This holiday season, they also need gifts to brighten families’ holidays. Parents can select gifts for their children (babies to teens) and vice versa.

Here’s how to help:

• Bake sale: Visit them from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 19-20 at the RSC to enjoy baked goods. They will accept both supply donations and money contributions in exchange for treats.
• Donation drop box: Drop off supplies and gifts in the Partnership 2 building. Donations will be accepted all week.

Check out Stuff the Box Wishlist for a list of needed items and help make a difference,

November is a month of celebration as it marks National Distance Learning Week and National Non-Traditional Week. Whether online and adult learner students are pursuing their studies from a distance or embracing non-traditional paths, these students are a true testament to the power of dedication, resilience and hard work. The Office of Online and Adult Learning (OAL) invites you to join in honoring their inspiring achievements and continued success.

Throughout the week, the OAL office will share the stories of these remarkable online and adult learner students making waves in their academic journeys:

• Sara Rhodes
• Scott St. Claire
• Steve Curbelo
• Mia Baldassano
• Ben Sauceda

Professional staff from Student Outreach & Support will be out of the office Nov. 17-21 attending the NaBITA annual conference in Palm Beach. The office will remain open for those needing assistance and will be staffed by student workers.

If you reach out to professional staff directly during this time, note that there will be a delay in response. If you have a concern for a student, submit a CARE report at wichita.edu/care.

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the Indigenous Student Collective is hosting an Applique Beadwork class from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25 in 265 Rhatigan Student Center, Lucas Room.

The class will be taught by local beadworker, Michelle Conine, and the class is limited to 20 people, so RSVP is required via ShockerSync. Light drinks and refreshments will be provided.

Are you interested in a career that will allow you to make a positive impact on your community? Consider earning a Master in Public Administration (MPA) from the Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs. The MPA prepares its students for positions of leadership in government and nonprofit organizations. Examples of career paths for MPA graduates include city or county manager, executive director or development director of a nonprofit, financial analyst, policy analyst or director of economic development.

Join the Hugo Wall School for an MPA information session at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4 via Zoom, where you will receive an overview of the MPA program, including admissions requirements, curriculum and the resources available to students for graduate studies. It will also discuss the career opportunities that an MPA student can pursue. A Q&A session will follow the presentation.

Students of any major are eligible to apply for the Master in Public Administration program and a graduate record examination (GRE) is not required for admission consideration.

For more information, to sign up for the Zoom session or to schedule a one-on-one meeting, contact Bethany Kennedy, student program coordinator, at bethany.kennedy@wichita.edu.