Year: 2024

Schedule is subject to change

Tuesday:

• Bubl Works: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Wednesday:

• Shawarma URs: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Thursday:

• Wheat Street Dogs: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

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

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.

“Kansas English,” edited by Dr. Katie Cramer, professor of English education in the School of Education, and published in WSU’s Open Journal Systems by the Kansas Association of Teachers of English, has been named a recipient of the 2024 NCTE Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award, given by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). This is the fifth year in a row that “Kansas English” has earned this distinction.

Established in 1995, this award honors outstanding affiliate journals and their editors who demonstrate excellence in these publications. The winning affiliate journal must be a magazine-type publication — print or online — and provide members with scholarly articles on issues and topics related to English language arts teaching. The journals are judged on content, organization and scholarly exploration, appeal to many different groups within the affiliate, coverage of important issues in English language arts education and inclusion of other types of writing (e.g. poetry, affiliate news, book reviews).

The Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award winners will be announced at the 2024 NCTE Annual Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, during the Affiliate Session Nov. 24.

Learn how you can become an ability ally during a training forum from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 18. Sign up now as space is limited. The training will be in 257 Rhatigan Student Center, Ashton/Bridges Room.

Ability allies are a network of faculty, staff and students who take a visible role in promoting disability awareness, supporting persons with disabilities and maintaining resources for working and interacting with people with disabilities. The training is designed to shape perspectives on ability versus disability and provide an open forum for questions and concerns for those interacting with individuals with disabilities.

To enroll, go to “myTraining” via myWSU and type in “ability ally.”

The next University Staff Senate (USS) meeting is scheduled from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 in 142 Rhatigan Student Center, Harvest Room, or via Teams. All USS meetings are open to the Wichita State campus community.

Learn more about University Staff Senate meetings, including accessing meeting links and viewing previous meeting minutes.

The Women of WSU invites you to play bingo from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 30 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center. Each Bingo card is $5 and there will be four games (limit of three cards per game). Prizes will be awarded for winners in certain categories, including cross and blackout. Come mingle, eat, play and win.

Pre-order for the 11:30 a.m. lunch for $14 or bring your own. Money raised will be used for scholarships to WSU students.

Staff, students and faculty can get flu vaccines with Student Health Services. Those interested should bring an insurance card or pay privately ($25 and administration fee). Healthy Equity Fund may assist with out-of-pocket expenses. Walk-ins are welcome or make an appointment by calling 316-978-4792. Students can make an appointment through the myShockerHealth portal. 

Join the Wichita State University Police Department sergeant candidates when they present on “Leadership and Supervision Skills” from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, Oct. 11 in room 137 of the Eugene Hughes Metropolitan Complex. Each of the four candidates will present for 15-20 minutes beginning at the top of each hour followed by a question-and-answer session.

The Academy for Effective Teaching is an organization comprised of retired faculty members who distinguished themselves in their teaching careers. Each year the current faculty is given the opportunity to nominate retired faculty for membership in the academy. This year the people chosen for membership are Dr. Wilson Baldridge, Kathy Downes, Dr. L. Scott Miller, Dr. Wei Cheng Mau, Cathy Moore-Jansen, and Dr. Donald Blakeslee.

The new members will be inducted into the academy at a reception from 3-4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 in Woolsey Hall’s Fidelity Bank Ballroom. The campus community is invited to the reception when the inductees will be honored for their outstanding teaching careers at WSU. Please RSVP to aa.student@wichita.edu or call 978-3010 by Friday, Nov. 8.

The Purple Mile annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk and Social Service Fair from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 on the north side of the RSC. Join us in remembering those impacted by dating and domestic violence, learn about resources, and connect with others over light refreshments and art. This event is hosted by Midwest Criminal Justice Institute, WSU HOPE Services,  Wichita Family Crisis Center, and Harbor House.