Year: 2024

Nominations for Excellence Awards in Research, Creativity Activity and Community Research are now being accepted by the Office of Research.

All full-time faculty, including distinguished professors and endowed chairs, who have served at WSU for at least three years are eligible. Faculty who hold an administrative position above that of chair are not eligible.

Previous winners of the award are ineligible to be nominated for a period of five years following the award. See the Office of Research website for additional details and online nomination forms. Nominations must be received by Dec. 6 to be considered.

Attend a come-and-go training session for faculty who want to learn more about Watermark Faculty Success, the new platform for the Faculty Annual Activity Report (FAAR). Learn how to get started or bring your questions to these open labs. All sessions are offered in remote format through Microsoft Teams. If you have questions, contact Rachel Crane at rachel.crane@wichita.edu.

Get started:

• Entering activity data
• Importing citations
• Running reports

Schedule:

• 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5
• 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7
• 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8

National First-Generation Day is just around the corner and join Shocker Financial Wellness and the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships in their “First-Gen Finances” workshop from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8 in 261 Rhatigan Student Center, Olive Room.

Lot 2W, the parking lot near Charles Koch Arena, will be closed Thursday, Nov. 7 for an event at Koch Arena. The lot needs to be completely clear for this closure. Students, faculty and staff who typically park in this lot will need to park elsewhere at this time.

Due to the nature of this event ADA stalls in this lot will not be available during this time.

Are you needing Student Conduct & Community Standards (SCCS) staff to present in a classroom, at a conference, at a departmental meeting or for a program?

SCCS staff are always happy to present on any of the following topics, to provide more education for students, staff and faculty on campus regarding the office or policies it oversees:

• Overview on academic integrity
• Overview on submitting incident reports
• Overview on specific conduct policies found in 05/student code of conduct
• Overview of specific data from the office
• Hazing prevention
• Classroom management
• General information about Student Conduct & Community Standards

Fill out the online “Request a Presentation” form if you would like SCCS staff to create a specific presentation for you. A member of the SCCS team will be assigned to work with you to meet the presentation goals and will be available to present on the topic as well as answer any questions.

Ensure there is ample of time between the request and the presentation due date, as presentations will take time to create. The office will do its best to accommodate presentation dates, and staff will work with you if there are conflicts.

If there are any questions, feel free to reach out to SCCS@wichita.edu.

Do you know a faculty member who is deeply engaged in service? Do you know a faculty member who exemplifies any of the following?

• Distinguished service to the university
• Distinguished service to the community
• Notable outreach efforts and/or forging of connections between WSU and the community
• Long-term commitment to WSU through extensive committee service

Consider nominating them for the Presidential Service Award. Complete a nomination form, attach a CV that includes the nominee’s service activities and include a letter of support. Previous recipients of this award are not eligible for nomination. Nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. Jan. 24, 2025. You can send your nominations to leeann.birdwell@wichita.edu.

The Office of Online and Adult Learning is thrilled to introduce the Students Who Are Parents (SWAP) Group. This initiative is dedicated to fostering a welcoming, inclusive and supportive space for WSU students who balance academics with the responsibilities of parenting or caring for young dependents. SWAP will be hosted online through Blackboard, creating a focused community where student caregivers can connect, share resources and find support.

To learn more or join the group, visit the WSU SWAP Group website.

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.

The next physics seminar will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 in 226 Jabara Hall. The talk will feature Dr. Ohana Benevides Rodrigues, senior research associate from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, and is titled “Short-Baseline Neutrino Oscillations with the PROSPECT-l Detector at HFIR.”

Dr. Benevides Rodrigues has been completing her Ph.D. degree Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. She has worked extensively on low energy neutrino experiments, most notable the Oak Ridge National Lab Prospect experiment and is now preparing a new follow on measurement in an experiment called Prospect-II. Watch a pre-seminar interview with the speaker with Dr. Nick Solomey.

The physics seminar series brings several speakers to campus each semester and is sponsored by the Eddy and April Lucas Fund, Wichita.

The Students Activities Council is hosting a special Veterans Day celebration social for all veterans, CHAMPVA family members and active-duty members from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes.

Vets are welcomed sit back and relax and enjoy free bowling, billiards, concessions and socializing.