Year: 2024

Schedule is subject to change

Thursday:

• Shawarma Urs: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Friday:

• No Ragrets – Vegan Scratch Kitchen: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-7 p.m.

Saturday:

• No Ragrets – Vegan Scratch Kitchen: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-7 p.m.

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

Dr. Cristina Castaldi, associate professor of voice, soprano, will sing for the Faculty Artist Series at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28 in Wiedemann Hall. She will sing songs and arias by composer Giuseppe Verdi in recital.

Wichita State students can request their student ticket at no additional charge in advance by going to the Fine Arts Box Office located in Duerksen Fine Arts Center during operating hours. Students must show a Shocker ID to receive their ticket.

Wichita State University has been named a recipient of the 2023 Campus Prevention Network (CPN) Seal of Prevention. The CPN Seal of Prevention is awarded to institutions of higher education that have demonstrated leadership in digital prevention programming focused on student safety, well-being and inclusion.

Each recipient of the CPN Seal of Prevention has taken action to create a safer, more inclusive campus through comprehensive, evidence-based digital prevention education. The CPN Seal of Prevention recognizes institutions making a measurable impact across critical areas including sexual assault prevention, alcohol and drug misuse, mental health and inclusion.

The CPN Seal of Prevention recipients reflect the top 10% of colleges and universities nationwide that have demonstrated their commitment and investment to not only academics but also the well-being of their students and the overall college experience. The CPN Seal of Prevention highlights the hard work WSU is undertaking to create a safe and welcoming campus community for students.

Turn the lights down and the music up for some cosmic bowling at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights. Standard bowling rates apply, and the event is open to the public.

Approximately half of Lot 41, the parking lot near Woolsey Hall, will be closed Thursday, Jan. 25 and Friday, Jan. 26 for an event in the building. Faculty and staff that typically park in this lot will need to park in other yellow lots in the area. The YMCA lot is not available for faculty, staff or event guest parking and could result in a citation.

The purpose of lot reservations is to help accommodate large groups of guests visiting campus for events or the event itself. Lot reservations are not to be used for WSU affiliates. Remember, visitors to campus can park without an ePermit up to three times each semester.

Red reserved and ADA stalls are not subject to lot closures and proper use is permitted during this time.

Non-teaching employees, it’s time to complete your self-evaluation in myPerformance. The self-evaluation step in the performance evaluation cycle is your opportunity to provide input on your job performance and accomplishments since the beginning of the current review period that began on March 1, 2023. Go to myPerformance to access and complete your self-evaluation which is due by 11:59 p.m. Jan. 31.

Helpful hints:

• You can access your performance evaluation as many times as you need during the month of January to update and complete your self-evaluation. Access will route from you to your leader Feb. 1, 2024.
• Be sure to save and submit anytime you update or make changes to your self-evaluation. You still have access to make changes after you save and submit.
• 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).

The Ulrich Museum of Art is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary in 2024 with two years of special events, commissions, exhibitions, programming and a book.

The first special event, “At The Illusionist’s Table,” is a dinner featuring a performance by internationally-renowned illusionist Scott Silven. He has a sold-out world tour and his off-Broadway performances in NYC were extended and sold out completely. Silven will host a dinner for six nights Jan. 29-Feb. 3 at Public at the Brickyard and can only accommodate a total of 24 people at the table each evening.

Tickets for 24 Wichita State students (a value of $175 each) have been reserved and will be given away in a random drawing. Those who wish to enter must fill out this form by 4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 26. Winners will be drawn and contacted that same day.

The nation’s blood supply has fallen to critically low levels, and a donation could save a life. Donate during the WSU Blood Drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 6 and 7 in the Heskett Center. All donors will receive a $20 Amazon gift card by email.

Make an appointment by visiting the Red Cross website or by calling 800-RED-CROSS (800-733-2767).

You can also streamline your donation experience and save time by visiting Red Cross RapidPass webpage to complete a pre-donation reading and health questions.

Research topic/purpose of the study: The purpose of the study is to determine whether pre- and post-tongue muscle performance measures differ following a three-week stretching protocol of skeletal muscles.

Procedures: Participants will complete two testing sessions (pre and post), six-weeks apart, assessing tongue strength and endurance using the IOPI device and assessing flexibility using the DARI MotionCapture system.

Time: Participation will include two, 45 minutes-one hour testing sessions (pre/post).

• Stretching group: will also include self-conducted stretching sessions three times per week for six weeks.
• Control group: will maintain current activity level throughout the study.

Inclusion criteria:

• Participants must be age 18 or older
• Currently not engaged in moderate to high-intensity exercise four or more days per week
• No known neurological disorder or recent oral surgery
• No known muscular, orthopedic or functional movement disorder
• Not under the influence of illicit drugs or alcohol

Location: 210 Heskett Center, Human Performance Laboratory.

For any questions or concerns, contact Jennifer Fernandez at jxfernandez2@shockers.wichita.edu, Zainab Khan at zfkhan@shockers.wichita.edu or Dr. Heidi Bell at heidi.bell@wichita.edu or call 316-978-5150.

Imagine a job applicant who speaks five languages with full proficiency. Almost effortlessly, they translate and transcribe even the most complex topics from one language to another. Their linguistic skills would make them an invaluable asset to any company, provided one invisible criterion:

One of these languages must be English.

For many refugees and asylees in the U.S. (a nation without an official language) lacking English proficiency is the unspoken penalty, the barrier preventing them from stabilizing themselves and their families in a new culture, new country and new world.

“Much of the world is Anglocentric,” said Mythili Menon, associate professor of English and linguistics. “We interpret the world through this monolingual point of view, through a language that has hegemony and imperialistic power over other communities.”