Author: Caelin Bragg

Students working on their final spring 2026 assignments have access to a variety of success resources in the Shocker Success Center, including tutoring and other supplemental instruction on the second floor through the Shocker Learning Center, Writing Center, Math Lab and Physics Help Desk.

The table below is to assist instructors with certain dates regarding CES. These dates are for the spring 2026 semester.

• The first column includes the various start/end (part-of-term) dates for spring semester courses.
• The second column includes dates meant for instructors. This is the timeframe when instructors will receive emails about the CES process and procedures that they should complete. Instructors will receive additional emails during and after the student CES access dates.
• The last column includes the dates that CES will be available for the students to complete course evaluations.

The full CES administrative schedule can always be found on the website.

If your course is in bold, then your spring 2026 CES evaluation process will start soon. Review the start/end dates in each column so you know when your access to the CES system will start and end.

Whether looking at a classroom setting, office training or on-site learning, the online summer course Emerging Educational Tech (CI 787), CRN: 30111, provides practice in using different online and offline technologies for educational or instructional use. Students will see cutting-edge uses of different GenAI programs along with other tech and toys.

Explore the AI behind search engines, recommendation systems and conversational tools. Information Retrieval (CS 775), CRN: 31275, covers core techniques — like web search, document ranking and recommender systems — and how LLMs boost accuracy and personalization. You’ll also build hands‑on information‑retrieval applications. Course meets from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in Jabara Hall

The table below is to assist instructors with certain dates regarding CES. These dates are for the spring 2026 semester.

• The first column includes the various start/end (part-of-term) dates for spring semester courses.
• The second column includes dates meant for instructors. This is the timeframe when instructors will receive emails about the CES process and procedures that they should complete. Instructors will receive additional emails during and after the student CES access dates.
• The last column includes the dates that CES will be available for the students to complete course evaluations.

The full CES administrative schedule can always be found on the website.

If your course is in bold, then your spring 2026 CES evaluation process will start soon. Review the start/end dates in each column so you know when your access to the CES system will start and end.

When Joshua Geisler registered as a stem cell donor, he did not expect the decision would lead to a call telling him he was a match for a patient with leukemia. 

Geisler, a second-year physician associate student at Wichita State, said his education helped prepare him to step into the role. 

“I felt prepared to be a stem cell donor, based on the experience I had at Wichita State. Our professors teach us that one of the values of our program is compassionate care,” Geisler said. “I thought this was kind of a unique way to live out one of the program’s values of compassionate care. Not only can we give medicine and do different procedures, but we can give ourselves.” 

Stop by the Food Truck Plaza on campus to enjoy cuisines from local food truck vendors.

Wednesday:

• OurFolk Coffee: 7-9:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• Desi Fusion: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• The Flying Stove: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Thursday:

• Desi Fusion: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Schedule is subject to change. Visit the Food Truck Plaza website for the most up-to-date information.

Wichita State University has selected two recipients for the Richard D. Smith Scholarship, the university’s largest scholarship award. Sallie Longwell of Valley Center, Kansas, and Caroline Love of Norfolk, Nebraska, will receive more than $80,000 over four years.

The 2026 recipients of the Smith Scholarship have been active in their schools and communities.

Dr. Christopher Leonard, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, published the book, “Leadership is Love: A Practical Guide for a Radical Idea” in March 2026.

Wichita State has been recognized by the U.S. News & World Report rankings for Best Graduate Schools in the following categories:

• #58 in Engineering
• #67 in Speech Language Pathology
• #92 in Public Affairs
• #97 in Physical Therapy