Year: 2024

Exterior entrances into Beggs Hall, Wallace Hall and the Aviation Testing Laboratory buildings from the north courtyard area will be temporarily closed for the replacement of an underground utility line. The work is anticipated to be completed in November. Emergency exiting will still be allowed from all doors, but other building doors should be used for entry purposes.

Lucille Portley, a Wichita State staff member of more than 23 years, passed away Aug. 3. She held varying roles within the Office of Admissions over her career and had most recently served as an admissions evaluator, reviewing applications and admitting students to the university.

Lucille’s longevity on the admissions team was a reflection of her loyalty to the university and dedication to student service. She’d annually hold the crown for answering the greatest number of incoming phone calls from students and parents, and would manage the largest volume of tickets from prospective students. Lucille was also the teammate who would be the first to remind the staff to celebrate upcoming ultra-important days like “National Ice Cream Day” or “National Cookie Day.” The staff could always depend on her for a stocked candy and chocolate jar, which made her workstation a popular destination for staff and any of their children visiting the office. Over the years she was a reliable presence in the office, provided a valued historical perspective and would keep service to students and parents paramount to her work every day. From being involved in orientation to supporting admissions representatives with their duties to processing applications, she had an impactful career and the team will greatly miss her as a colleague and friend.

The university community is invited to her homegoing service at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 at New Life Church, 1156 N. Oliver.

The Shocker Inventive Minds Challenge is seeking applications. What’s the challenge? Gamify a factory line. Applications close Monday, Sept. 16.

Your challenge will be to create a video presenting a pitch deck along with its reference architecture; make connections with industry partners at the Smart Factory by Deloitte @ Wichita; and have chances to win prize money.

The first Faculty Senate meeting for the 2024-25 academic year will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26 in 211 Hubbard Hall.

To learn more, visit the Faculty Senate webpage or email the Faculty Senate.

Life during the 16th century in France afforded few opportunities for women to make their voices heard. Its rigidly patriarchal culture expected them to be dutiful wives, mothers and daughters, not opinionated politicians, poets and painters, like their male counterparts.

But buried in the pages of manuscripts, annotating the margins, exists a historical record that, until recent decades, had gone undiscovered. Here, women could take part in literary production, if only privately and tangentially.

“Living in a patriarchal world, women learned to creatively negotiate a landscape that forbade them from writing,” Brigitte Roussel, associate professor of French, said.

As thanks for your commitment to WSU’s students, join the Strategic Enrollment Management recognition reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 1 in 141 Woolsey Hall, Fidelity Bank Ballroom. Your hard work and contributions are greatly appreciated.

Reception is come and go. Remarks begin at 1:30 p.m.

tudent Conduct & Community Standards (SCCS) is raising awareness regarding certain policies in the Code of Conduct at WSU. For the month of August, it is discussing hazing.

Did you know that hazing is any act or action which:

• Has the potential to endanger the mental or physical health or safety of any individual
• Interferes with an individual’s responsibilities
• Explicitly or implicitly encourages or requires participation in activities that violate the law or university policy

Hazing can occur by anyone in any organization.

More details regarding hazing and other policies in the Student Code of Conduct can be found in Section VI: Prohibited Conduct in the Student Code of Conduct Handbook.

SCCS is here to help ensure that all student’s experience is safe. As a faculty or staff member, if you need to report any potential conduct issues to to office through the school year, use the conduct incident response form. If you want to explore other reporting forms (such as the Academic Integrity Reporting Form) at Wichita state, visit wichita.edu/reportit.

Student Conduct & Community Standards (SCCS) is raising awareness regarding certain policies in the Code of Conduct at WSU. For the month of August, it is discussing hazing.

Did you know that hazing is any act or action which:

• Has the potential to endanger the mental or physical health or safety of any individual
• Interferes with an individual’s responsibilities
• Explicitly or implicitly encourages or requires participation in activities that violate the law or university policy

Hazing can occur by anyone in any organization.

More details regarding hazing and other policies in the Student Code of Conduct can be found in Section VI: Prohibited Conduct in the Student Code of Conduct Handbook.

SCCS is here to help ensure that your student experience is safe. To report any potential conduct issues to the office through the school year, use the conduct incident response form. If you want to explore other reporting forms at Wichita state, visit wichita.edu/reportit.

If you are passionate about public health, have experience building and supporting community coalitions focused on improving health and quality of life, and are ready to lead impactful projects, the WSU Community Engagement Institute wants to hear from you.

The WSU Community Engagement Institute Center for Public Health Initiatives is looking for a dynamic individual to hit the ground running to leverage their public health expertise to inform and guide coalition-connected activities, ensuring alignment with the latest trends, issues and services. In this role, you will have the opportunity to inspire and energize others to reimagine and engage in a new way for health-focused coalitions in Kansas. You will collaborate and interact with funders and other partners to make systems level changes in how public health occurs in the state. You will be responsible for monitoring and tracking multiple project budgets and deliverables to ensure successful outcomes. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential as you coordinate efforts across diverse stakeholders. Additionally, you will engage and mobilize external partners to address challenges and advance coalition goals, utilizing your facilitation skills to guide discussions, build consensus and drive collaborative action.

Credit Union of America has partnered with Wichita State Connect for its Teacher Financial Literacy Session from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 at Wichita State Connect.

Refreshments will be provided as well as several giveaways and a $100 Amazon gift card raffle.