Author: Caelin Bragg

Visiting muralist GLeo painted the stunning “Adelante Juntos – Forward Together” mural at the Duerksen Fine Arts Center Amphitheater. The mural was painted in conjunction with an exhibition at the Ulrich Museum of Art in May 2024.

The mural celebrates the past, present and future of Latinx culture at Wichita State, and whether you are at the amphitheater for an event or want to take in the intricate detail of the mural, it’s the perfect trip to make between your classes.

Kate Tilma and Mackenzie Wilson both earned top 10 finishes to lead Shocker women’s golf to a third-place finish in the Powercat Invitational Oct. 21 at Colbert Hills Golf Club.

Wichita State recorded rounds of 303, 303 and 319 for a total score of 925, 61 strokes over par. Host Kansas State cruised to the team title, finishing 27 strokes ahead of second-place Cincinnati.

Wichita State was topped only by Power Four opponents — the Wildcats and Bearcats — on its way to a fourth top-five team finish of the fall season. The four top-five finishes match the most for the Shockers in a single fall season since joining the American Conference in 2017-18. It’s also the most top-five finishes in any season since 2017-18, when they recorded seven total.

The Child Development Center has immediate pre-K openings for this school year. Children need to be entering kindergarten in fall 2026 to be eligible for this classroom. Call 316-978-3109 for more information.

Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes in the lower level of the Rhatigan Student Center is the perfect place for you to hang out and dine between your classes. And students with their Shocker IDs get discounted rates at both the bowling alley and at the billiards tables, so grab a bite to eat and play a few games with your classmates.

Send the week off right by wearing your black and yellow gear every Friday for Shocker Pride Fridays. Whether you’re on campus, relaxing at home, hopping on a virtual meeting or out in the community, stay connected to Shocker Nation in style. Now’s the perfect chance to grab gear as campus gets ready for basketball season, so stop by the Shocker Store in the RSC, Charles Koch Arena or at Braeburn Square and find what speaks to you.

The Sunflower student newspaper at Wichita State was awarded three Pacemakers from the Associated Collegiate Press at the National College Media Convention in October.

The team was awarded the Newspaper Pacemaker, Multiplatform Pacemaker and the Innovation Pacemaker. The Sunflower is one of two college newspapers who have been awarded five consecutive Newspaper Pacemaker awards, and this marks the first time the paper has received the Innovation Pacemaker.

The Sunflower was the only college newspaper in Kansas to have been awarded a Pacemaker and was among other prestigious college newspapers from across the United States.

Encourage your students to participate in the annual Innovation Works competition and put their classroom learning into practice Nov. 7-9. Hosted in partnership with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, Innovation Works is a fast-paced, interdisciplinary hackathon where students apply critical thinking, collaboration and creativity to real-world challenges inspired by space exploration.

This year’s theme asks students to design technologies for a future moon base, developing innovative solutions that enable life and work on the lunar surface, from habitat systems and power generation to mobility and communication. During the 48-hour, in-person event, student teams will brainstorm, prototype and pitch their concepts to judges from Lockheed Martin, WSU and industry partners. It’s an incredible opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience, strengthen teamwork skills and showcase innovation in action.

Teams must include three to four current Wichita State students from any major, and cash prizes will be awarded to the top three teams, including an exclusive Lockheed Martin facility tour with a chance to meet engineers and technologists shaping the future of space exploration for the top team.

Teams must register by Nov. 1. For more information, visit wsuinnovationworks.com or contact Jared Goering, product innovation faculty, at jared.goering@wichita.edu.

Wichita State President Rick Muma talks with Coach Paul Mills about plans for his third season with Shocker men’s basketball.

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

• The first column includes the various start/end (part-of-term) dates for fall 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 fall 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.

Periodically, information will be posted regarding Watermark’s Course Evaluations & Surveys (CES) tool to help users better understand Wichita State’s course evaluation tool.

Today’s focus is on the basic timeline.

• The CES administrator programs the pre-determined dates for each process. This pre-determined schedule cannot be modified.
• The CES tasks are sent at midnight on the scheduled start date and will end at 11:59 p.m. on the scheduled end date.
• The manage course process for instructors: Instructors have 10 days from notification of the opt-out window to delete courses from CES.
• CES evaluations will be open for students for varying lengths of time, depending upon the length of the course term:
  • Fall and spring one-week to four-week courses: Two days
  • Fall and spring five-week to 16+ week courses: 10 days
  • Summer one- and two-week courses: Two days
  • Summer four-week to 10+ week courses: Seven days
• Current CES Results will be available at the end of the semester. Results will continue to remain accessible afterwards.
  • The availability date will be the Friday after grades are due to the Registrar.
• A full timeline with specific dates is on the website. These dates will also appear as separate posts in WSU Today, with emphasis on the most relevant information for a specific date.   
• There is a dedicated CES website that includes additional information.

For questions, contact Sandra Ranney at evaluations@ces.wichita.edu.