Hello Shockers! I’m Monica Lounsbery, your new provost starting this semester. You may be wondering what a provost does, and to summarize it into one sentence: A provost is here to support your academic careers at the highest level.

I’m still learning the ins and outs of Shocker Nation, so I look forward to you all teaching me what it means to be a Shocker as we get to know each other. The Provost’s Office in 109 Morrison Hall is here to welcome you and help you thrive and succeed!

Go Shockers!
Monica

You’re reading Shocker Blast, Wichita State’s newsletter made just for students. Shocker Blast gives you regular updates about Shocker Nation every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, sent directly to your official student email.

We know no one likes to read emails — but there’s a lot of information in Shocker Blast that’s useful to you as a student, like special deals on campus, maintenance and construction updates, events with your peers, important deadlines and more.

Due to the inclement weather, classes will be held remotely Tuesday, Jan. 21. If you have questions regarding your classes today, please reach out to your instructor.

The rest of this edition is your guide to starting your spring 2025 semester off strong.

Cynorra Jackson, manager of Library Access Services, was interviewed by KSN about her eight years of service in the Air Force. Jackson discussed her responsibilities in the Air Force in helping her other services members and how she made it to Wichita.

Hear more from her in the feature, “Air Force veteran who ‘hates’ flying fell in love with the Air Capital.”

Dr. Stanley Longhofer, Stephen L. Clark Chair of Real Estate and Finance in the Barton School of Business and director of the Center for Real Estate, recently spoke to U.S. News and World Report to discuss the current financial struggles for people in their 20s.

Read more of Dr. Longhofer’s expertise in the article, “These Are the Biggest Financial Hurdles for 20-Somethings – Here’s How to Navigate Them.”

Students jump in front of the Wichita State sign on 21st and Oliver

You’re reading Shocker Blast, Wichita State’s newsletter made just for students. Shocker Blast gives you regular updates about Shocker Nation every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, sent directly to your official student email.

We know no one likes to read emails — but there’s a lot of information in Shocker Blast that’s useful to you as a student, like special deals on campus, maintenance and construction updates, events with your peers, important deadlines and more.

Stay tuned for the Jan. 21 edition for everything you need to know about campus to succeed.

For more information about Shocker Blast, reach out to Caelin Bragg, newsletter editor in the Office of Strategic Communications, at caelin.bragg@wichita.edu.

Dr. H. Edward Flentje, professor emeritus and former director of the Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs, and Dr. Chase Billingham, associate professor and graduate program coordinator in the Department of Sociology in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, recently cowrote a new foreword for Dr. Flentje’s 1984 article, “The Political Roots of City Managers in Kansas,” which was featured in the fall 2024 Kansas History.

The original article from Dr. Flentje researched the origins of the manager form of government in cities across Kansas, including Wichita, in the early 1900s. The implementation of the manager plan, despite its promise of nonpartisanship, became highly politicized and faced substantial resistance. The new foreword from Drs. Flentje and Billingham provides further context to the research and how it fits in with the greater understanding of urban historical scholarship in Kansas.

The table below is to assist instructors with certain dates regarding CES. The dates shown are for the spring 2025 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.

If your course is in bold, then your spring 2025 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.

Course start/end datesInstructor CES process datesStudent CES access dates    
Jan. 6-11Dec. 25-Jan. 8Jan. 9-10
Jan. 6-18, Jan. 13-18Jan. 1-15Jan. 16-17
Jan. 21-Feb. 22Jan. 28-Feb. 11Feb. 12-21 
Jan. 21-March 12Feb. 16-March 1March 2-11
Jan. 7-March 13Feb. 17-March 2March 3-12
Jan. 21-April 4, Feb. 24-April 4                     March 10-24March 25-April 3
Feb. 24-May 8, March 13-May 8, April 7-May 8April 13-27April 28-May 7
Jan. 21-May 15, Jan. 25-May 15April 14-28April 29-May 8
Jan. 6-June 20May 26-June 9June 10-19

The table below is to assist instructors with certain dates regarding CES. The dates shown are for the spring 2025 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.

If your course is in bold, then your spring 2025 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.

Course start/end datesInstructor CES process datesStudent CES access dates    
Jan. 6-11Dec. 25-Jan. 8Jan. 9-10
Jan. 6-18, Jan. 13-18Jan. 1-15Jan. 16-17
Jan. 21-Feb. 22Jan. 28-Feb. 11Feb. 12-21 
Jan. 21-March 12Feb. 16-March 1March 2-11
Jan. 7-March 13Feb. 17-March 2March 3-12
Jan. 21-April 4, Feb. 24-April 4                     March 10-24March 25-April 3
Feb. 24-May 8, March 13-May 8, April 7-May 8April 13-27April 28-May 7
Jan. 21-May 15, Jan. 25-May 15April 14-28April 29-May 8
Jan. 6-June 20May 26-June 9June 10-19

The table below is to assist instructors with certain dates regarding CES. The dates shown are for the spring 2025 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.

If your course is in bold, then your spring 2025 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.

Course start/end datesInstructor CES process datesStudent CES access dates    
Jan. 6-11Dec. 25-Jan. 8Jan. 9-10
Jan. 6-18, Jan. 13-18Jan. 1-15Jan. 16-17
Jan. 21-Feb. 22Jan. 28-Feb. 11Feb. 12-21 
Jan. 21-March 12Feb. 16-March 1March 2-11
Jan. 7-March 13Feb. 17-March 2March 3-12
Jan. 21-April 4, Feb. 24-April 4                     March 10-24March 25-April 3
Feb. 24-May 8, March 13-May 8, April 7-May 8April 13-27April 28-May 7
Jan. 21-May 15, Jan. 25-May 15April 14-28April 29-May 8
Jan. 6-June 20May 26-June 9June 10-19

The table below is to assist instructors with certain dates regarding CES. The dates shown are for the spring 2025 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.

If your course is in bold, then your spring 2025 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.

Course start/end datesInstructor CES process datesStudent CES access dates    
Jan. 6-11Dec. 25-Jan. 8Jan. 9-10
Jan. 6-18, Jan. 13-18Jan. 1-15Jan. 16-17
Jan. 21-Feb. 22Jan. 28-Feb. 11Feb. 12-21 
Jan. 21-March 12Feb. 16-March 1March 2-11
Jan. 7-March 13Feb. 17-March 2March 3-12
Jan. 21-April 4, Feb. 24-April 4                     March 10-24March 25-April 3
Feb. 24-May 8, March 13-May 8, April 7-May 8April 13-27April 28-May 7
Jan. 21-May 15, Jan. 25-May 15April 14-28April 29-May 8
Jan. 6-June 20May 26-June 9June 10-19