Year: 2024

Storytime Village celebrates Dr. Kim Wilson as its 2024 Literacy Champion. Wilson is a leader in literacy in Kansas who has been lauded for her research expertise in early literacy, self-efficacy, executive function and mentoring.

Dr. Wilson has received numerous awards and dedicates her life to improving the lives of students through her love for research and language. She is the co-founder of the nonprofit Prime Fit Youth Foundation as well as a professor in the College of Applied Studies.

Need to practice for the Putnam Mathematics Competition? Head over to 372 Jabara Hall at 3:15 p.m. every Friday to practice for the competition on Dec. 7.

Wichita State’s Open/Alternative Textbook (OAT) Committee would like to congratulate:

• Moriah Beck
• Susan Castro
• Crystal Dozier
• Doug English
• Linda Grossman
• LaDonna Hale
• Matthew Howland
• James S. Johnson-Schwartz
• Alyssa Lynne-Joseph
• Mindy McKinley
• Trevor R. Nelson
• Jacy Pederson
• Yumi Suzuki
• Lisa Wray

For their successful creation and approval of 22 new OAT-Z (zero-cost) and OAT-L (low cost of under $50) courses for spring 2025 and on their commitment to making higher education within reach for more students.

If you would like more information on OAT courses, visit the Open/Alternative Textbook Initiative, where you can also access the OAT course designation request forms.

The deadline to submit OAT designation request forms for fall 2025 is Feb. 15, 2025.

Student Health is hosting a pop-up flu vaccine clinic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 in 203 Rhatigan Student Center, Lancelot Room, for the WSU community. Staff, faculty and students are encouraged to come get vaccinated.

If you have insurance, bring your insurance card; flu vaccine and administration fees may be free with WSU employee health insurance plans. If you are a student, fees can be applied to your myWSU student account.

Hear from Isabella Grabell about her experience in WSU’s International Buddy Program. Isabella was paired this fall semester with her buddy, Karin from Japan.

Faculty and staff can request a presentation from the University Police Department for their department, organization or classroom.

Police Chief Guy Schroeder, officers and other staff in UPD can sit down and discuss their duties on campus, the resources available to the campus community and answer questions from faculty, staff and students. UPD officials and staff are also open to hearing feedback or other concerns from campus.

Want to request a presentation? Email police@wichita.edu with the subject “Presentation request,” and staff with UPD will work with you on topics to cover and schedule a time and date.

UPD wants to remind the campus community that it is available 24/7, 365 days of the year. And remember: See Something? Say Something; call UPD at 316-978-3450 for emergencies while on campus.

The Office of Online & Adult Learning is hiring for multiple academic advising positions. The main focus of each position will be to provide academic advisement to undergraduate students in the fully online Teacher Apprentice Program within the College of Applied Studies.

The position is open to both internal and external candidates. Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree and at least one year in student services or a related field.

Braden Webb, senior studying computer science and mathematics in the College of Engineering, has been fascinated by transportation since a young age.

Nearly four years ago, he came to Wichita State with this unique passion for public transportation, but little knowledge about how to turn it into a potential career. Last summer, he had an incredible experience of working as an intern with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in Washington, DC.

Throughout the summer, he connected with dozens of industry professionals and made lifelong friends with the other interns in the department. His experience with WMATA was everything that he hoped it would be and more. Braden encourages students to seek out applied learning opportunities saying, “If you are unsure about the industry you want to work in or the type of work you want to pursue, applied learning is a great way to test the waters and help guide your career choice.”

Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for its next weekly seminar at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 6 in 224 McKinley Hall where Tiglet Besara, associate professor from Missouri State University, will present a talk titled “Intermetallics via Flux Growth: Grounds for Discovery.”

The Rie Bloomfield Organ Series is presenting its second Distinguished Guest Organist, James O’Donnell, in its 2024-25 season at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 in Wiedemann Hall. WSU students can get a ticket at no additional charge with their Shocker IDs, thanks to the Student Government Association.

O’Donnell will be performing a recital of English, French and German organ music, particularly Franz Liszt’s epic on “Ad nos ad salutarem nostram.” Don’t miss the Conversation with the Artist following the intermission in which Professor Lynne Davis interviews Dr. O’Donnell about his many experiences.

O’Donnell, currently professor of organ at Yale University, is the former organist and music director of Westminster Abbey in London. His last duty there was to organize the music for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.