Year: 2024

Campus Recreation is excited to invite friends from Innovation Campus to participate in its annual 5k Pumpkin Run on Oct. 19. Innovation Campus partners can save $5 on registration with code: connection2024.

This event is an opportunity to come together as a community, enjoy the beautiful fall weather and promote a healthy lifestyle. Whether you’re an experienced runner or just looking for a fun way to stay active, this event is perfect for everyone. Plus, every participant will receive a finisher’s medal to commemorate their achievement.

Show your Shocker pride and sign up today. Lace up those running shoes and make this year’s Pumpkin Run the best one yet. Campus Recreation looks forward to seeing you there, ready to run, have fun and make lasting memories.

Lot 41, the parking lot near Woolsey Hall, will be closed Thursday, Oct. 17 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.

Wichita State’s Community Engagement Institute (CEI) turns 40 years old this year. Join the institute from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at NICHE (124 S. Broadway) as it commemorates the four decades of navigating the successes and lessons learned that have shaped where it is now. The evening will be filled with reflection, gratitude and excitement for the journey ahead. Special guests include President Rick Muma and Shirley Lefever, executive vice president and provost.

The Community Engagement Institute will:

• Applaud its past: Reflecting on the individuals, efforts and impact that have shaped its historical journey.
• Appreciate its “now”: Expressing gratitude for the current work, collaborative efforts and immediate impact it is making.
• Ascend to its future: Anticipating and embracing the possibilities that lie ahead as it looks forward to the future.

“We look forward to celebrating this milestone with you — our inspiring staff, both past and present, our friends and families — and our valued partners who, through our collective efforts, have helped advance CEI’s mission of building vibrant communities and dynamic organizations that are supported, connected and empowered to drive meaningful progress,” said Dr. Scott Wituk, executive director.

Join Campus Recreation for a night of frightful fun Oct. 25 at the Heskett Center. Participate in glow yoga at 7 p.m. Then enjoy a haunted house, movies, games, snacks and more from 8 to 11 p.m.

Fiber artist Ernie Kind, faculty member at WSU’s School of Art, Design and Creative Industries, will share the process of felting at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 in the Dr. Sam & Jacqui Kouri Collection Study Center at the Ulrich Museum of Art.

Attendees will create their own figure inspired by the fall Ulrich Museum exhibition “[RE]POSE: Leisure Bodies and Empowered Postures.” Refreshments will be served at 10 a.m.

The next physics seminar will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 in 226 Jabara Hall. There will also be cookies and coffee at 1:30 p.m. in 030 Jabara Hall prior to the seminar. The talk features Dr. Jason Newby from Oakridge National Lab, physics division.

Dr. Newby is an accomplished physicist with a distinguished career at Oak Ridge National Lab, physics division, heading both the Neutrino Alley low energy neutrino program and the HFIR reactor anti-neutrino program experimental area.

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

Visit the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes from noon to 2 p.m. every Friday for a new Friday escape. Activities will vary each week. For Friday, Oct. 18, play some free bingo for a chance to win a prize.

Get your flu vaccine today at Student Health, now available to students, staff and faculty. Bring your insurance card or pay privately ($25 + administration fee). Healthy Equity Fund may assist with out-of-pocket expenses. Walk-ins welcome or make an appointment by calling 316-978-4792 or students can make an appointment through the myShockerHealth portal.

Join the Military and Veteran Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 in 318 Shocker Success Center to celebrate the 249th anniversary of the U.S. Navy.

The Military and Veteran Center will host an all-day, come-and-go event to honor those who have served and those currently serving in the Navy. The Navy was established on Oct. 13, 1775. The Military and Veteran Center will have a gift basket drawing for this event as well.

At Wichita State, our most important resource is our people. Our vision is to support and empower those who serve WSU by creating a meaningful employment relationship. To achieve this, we are engaging our WSU community to gain input on revising the performance management process for staff at WSU.

We started our revision of talent management in 2023 focused on hiring and onboarding. We are excited that our new WuHire talent system will go live on Oct. 7. With this milestone, we are ready to start focusing on the second phase: performance management — an ongoing process between a leader and an employee that occurs throughout the year to ensure alignment, engagement and continual development.

We will start the performance management revision in 2025 and will focus on our non-teaching staff.

As we begin planning, we want to ensure we have diverse perspectives and understand what our leaders and staff consider priorities in performance management. We have prepared a Performance Management Survey to gather your input and ideas. Your feedback is invaluable as we work towards creating a performance management process that helps employees reach their potential and helps leaders retain talent.

We ask that you complete the brief Performance Management Survey no later than Monday, Oct. 21

We look forward to your feedback as we prepare for performance management revisioning and work together towards achieving employee success.