Year: 2024

The previous foundation on the site has been mostly removed from the location, and the hole has been partially filled back in with dirt. Next steps are to remove the side foundations around the perimeter the hole.

Electrical work will continue along English Street, and pile drilling on the site is scheduled to begin Sept. 23.

You can watch a live broadcast of the construction online at: bigview.ai/wichitabiomedicalcampusliveview.

Join KMUW for a listener appreciation event at Brickyard from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 from at the Brickyard for free ice cream from Hiland Dairy Foods and live music from Charlie Wilks. The event is free and open to the public. It’s KMUW’s way of saying, “Thanks for listening.”

Wichita State Connect will host an open house on from 3-5:30 p.m. Oct. 24. The event will take place at the Wichita State Connect Building next to the Wichita State Police Department and Parking Services Building. Guests should enter through the east entrance. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be provided.

WSU Reporting will be upgraded on Tuesday,  Sept. 24. WSU Reporting will be unavailable from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Sedgwick County Health Department has three AmeriCorps for Public Health positions available.

• Part-time animal control assistant
• Part-time Community Health Assessment (CHA) / Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)
• Part-time workforce development assistant

If you know someone who would be a great fit and would love to gain some experience in public health, share these positions. Questions? Contact Chantal Nez at Chantal.Nez@wichita.edu.

To check out the available positions, check out my.americorps.gov. Search “SCHD.”

Join the Military and Veteran Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18 to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. The Veteran Center will host an all-day come-and-go event in room 318 of the Shocker Success Center to honor those who have served and those currently serving in the Air Force. The Air Force was established on Sept. 18, 1947, under the National Security Act of 1947. The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight and win — airpower anytime, anywhere.

In preparation for our WuHire transition, the HR Talent Acquisition team will implement the following deadlines related to the hiring of all positions (excluding Division of Industry and Defense Programs). These deadlines will assist us in transitioning from PeopleAdmin to WuHire and provide a more positive experience for candidates.

Posting of benefit-eligible positions

• PAR forms: Fully approved forms will be accepted by employment@wichita.edu through Friday, Sept. 20.
• Intake meetings: The last day to complete this process is Friday, Sept. 20.
• Job posting language: The last day for the hiring manager to approve the job posting language is the end of the day on Monday, Sept. 23.
• Posting of jobs: The last date to post jobs in PeopleAdmin will be Monday, Sept. 23. Jobs must be fully processed, including intake consultation, to be posted by this date.
• Any PAR that is fully approved, but not yet posted by Monday, Sept. 23 will be held and posted in WuHire beginning Friday, Oct. 4
• PAR forms: No PAR forms will be accepted after Friday, Sept. 20. Any requisitions for new positions will be created and processed in WuHire beginning Monday, Oct. 7.

Current benefit-eligible posted positions in PeopleAdmin

• If involved in an active search process (have interacted with applicants and have a viable candidate pool), the position will be fully hired and on-boarded in the PeopleAdmin system.
• If a position is not in an active search process (no interaction with applicants or there is not a viable candidate pool), the positions will be closed in PeopleAdmin and re-opened in WuHire. (Note: Applicants will have to reapply to the new posting.)
• The last day applicants can apply in PeopleAdmin is Tuesday, Oct. 1.
• All positions in PeopleAdmin will close on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Hiring non-benefit-eligible (NBE) positions (i.e., student/grad, lecturer, temp):

• NBE hire requests: The last day to submit forms to employment@wichita.edu is noon on Friday, Sept. 27.
• After noon on Friday, Sept. 27, non-benefit eligible positions will need to be created in WuHire beginning Monday, Oct. 7.
• Any NBE hire requests received by noon on Friday, Sept. 27will be processed and completed using current practices with ePAF and PeopleAdmin onboarding.     

Onboarding of new hires (Both benefit-eligible and non-benefit-eligible)

• For candidates hired in PeopleAdmin, onboarding will continue in PeopleAdmin until Friday, Dec. 13.

If you have any questions, email with subject line “WuHire” to employment@wichita.edu.

Join the Rhatigan Student Center for Wildlife Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 in the RSC’s east atrium and interact with Tanganyika’s Wildlife Park’s ambassador animals. A different animal will be featured every 30 minutes.

The Faculty Senate meeting will be held 3:30 p.m. today, Sept. 23 in 211 Hubbard Hall. To learn more, visit the Faculty Senate webpage or email the Faculty Senate.

Today is Wichita State’s annual Founders’ Day of Giving, and we want to invite you to participate in supporting student success alongside all of Shocker Nation. With more than 80 programs seeking support this year, there are many ways your gift can make a difference. 

Join us today and help create even more opportunities for the students who need it most. There are several matching gifts committed today that will make your generosity go even further. 

Every gift, no matter the size, helps shape the future of Wichita State.  

We hope you’ll be a part of this year’s success story!