Author: Caelin Bragg

It’s never too late to try new tactics in the classroom and at home to improve learning. Students can quiz themselves or other classmates on class concepts, create questions from assigned readings to ask during class or join a study group with other motivated students to improve academic performance.

Another Broken Egg Cafe is a partner of Wichita State, and that means students like yourself can get a 10% discount while using your Shocker ID. Conveniently located just two miles north of campus, its hours are 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on weekdays and 7 a.m.-3 p.m. on weekends. You can check out the menu ahead of time at anotherbrokenegg.com and then stop by at 4862 E. 35th St.

Another Broken Egg Cafe is owned and operated by Wichita State graduates Jacob O’Conner and Jon Peterson.

Amy DeVault, senior educator of journalism and media production in the Elliott School of Communication, was recognized as a 2026 Faculty Champion from the Center for Community News at the University of Vermont.

Alan Held, Ann and Dennis Ross Faculty of Distinction in Opera in the School of Music, was recognized with the 2026 Kansas Governor’s Arts Award from the Kansas Arts Commission.

This honor recognizes Held’s profound impact on the state’s cultural vitality. After a storied career performing over 80 major roles at the world’s premier venues — including the Metropolitan Opera and the Vienna State Opera — Held returned to his alma mater to cultivate the next generation of vocal artists.

Dr. Dinorah Azpuru, professor in the Department of Political Sciences, presented “Why do Latin American Citizens Support Populist Presidents?” at McGill University for the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship Speaker Series on Jan. 16, 2026.

Dr. Mark Schneegurt, affiliated faculty in the Department of History, was featured on New Books Network to discuss his book, “Everyday Holiday: A Jewish Calendar of Events and Observances.”

Janet Hartley and Shocker Financial Wellness were featured in “Students Use Vision Boards to Plan Finances” in Inside Higher Ed.

The Spero program in the Barton School of Business was recognized with a 2026 Innovation Award from the Wichita Business Journal.

To help parents sign their children up for summer camps, the Office of Strategic Communications is compiling Wichita State camp info on the 2026 Summer Camps website.

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.