Year: 2024

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. Tickets may be purchased through the Fine Arts Box Office.

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.

Chase Billingham, associate professor of sociology, published an op-ed in USA Today on the economy and its impact upon voters’ feelings leading up to this year’s presidential election. Examining new data on the Supplemental Poverty Measure, Billingham argued, can help contextualize the economic nostalgia expressed by many working-class voters, which may have important implications for the electoral results.

Join the Department of Geology from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 for the Environmental Science and Technology Career Expo. This is a chance to network and interact with private, state and federal employers, and open the door to countless opportunities in the field of environmental science.

The event welcomes students from all majors and anyone eager to learn more about career prospects.

WSU will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 12 and 13 in the Heskett Center Lobby. To make an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: Wichita State

All donors will receive a $10 gift card by email, and two lucky winners will win a $7,000 prize.

The Shocker Store appreciates the service and sacrifices of veterans and active duty military. In honor of Veterans Day, on Monday, Nov. 11, at both the Rhatigan Student Center and Braeburn Square locations, veterans and active duty military can take 20% off one regular priced WSU imprinted item with their military IDs. Some exclusions apply.

The Shocker Store thanks you for your service.

Lot 41, the parking lot near Woolsey Hall, will be closed Thursday, Nov. 7 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 of the building. 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.

Review the policies for Veterans Day compensation hours below or consult the Veterans Day FAQ.

Non-exempt employees:

• The “Holiday Pay Non-Exempt” earn code is defaulted on your timesheet. Do not remove or adjust this.
• If you work on Veterans Day:
  • Select “Holiday Worked Comp Earned 1.50” for comp time earned and enter the number of hours worked. There will be two entries for Nov. 11.
  • Or select “Holiday Worked Paid 1.50” for overtime paid and enter the number of hours worked. There will be two entries for Nov. 11.
• If you did not work on Veterans Day, no further action is needed.

Exempt employees:

• If you worked on Veterans Day, no action is required on your leave report. You will have eight hours of Veterans Day to use until the end of the fiscal year, June 7, 2025.
• If you did not work or worked a half day on Veterans Day, select “Veterans Day Exempt Holiday” on Nov. 11 and enter hours in half-day or full-day increments.

For additional questions regarding Veterans Day, email timekeeping@wichita.edu.

The Shocker Support Locker will be closed through Nov. 8 for Food for Fines. It will reopen with normal hours on Monday, Nov. 11.

Join the Corbin Connect Speaker Series for a panel of speakers, who are all educators from the surrounding area, on “Educators Strengthening Hispanic Students’ Pathways to Higher Education” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Wichita State Connect.

Speakers:

• Gil Alvarez, deputy superintendent, Wichita Public Schools
• Fabian Armendariz, division director of operations, Wichita Public Schools
• Joel Escarpita, principle/director, Horace Mann K-8 Dual Language Magnet
• Maria Kury, Spanish communications specialist, Wichita Public Schools
• Lauren Rust, school counselor, St. Margaret Mary

The event is free and open to area educators and WSU faculty, staff and students, and it is presented by Credit Union of America.

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