Author: Caelin Bragg

Finals can be a stressful week for students, but it doesn’t have to be. Using proper preparation to avoid stress by getting plenty of rest adjusting your work schedule can help you manage your workload. And don’t forget you can reach out to your success coach for more help.

Explore the wide range of events hosted by nearly 300 on-campus student organizations. The ShockerSync calendar is your go-to resource for finding activities that match your interests: wichita.edu/shockersync.

Do you have a class in Woolsey Hall and need a quick bite to eat or some fresh coffee from Reverie for a boost before your next outing? Woolsey Hall has the Cargill Café on the first floor, open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday. Cargill Café features a rotating menu of warm drinks and other breakfast items to get you recharged.

The Ulrich Museum of Art is a landmark of Wichita State’s campus and is home to roughly 7,000 unique modern and contemporary artworks.

Adorned with “Bird People” by Joan Miro, it stands as one of the most recognizable sights on the campus and is surrounded by even more gems of WSU, including Millie the Millipede and the LOVE Sculpture, both of which are icons of the campus.

You can start getting a look at Shocker basketball starting this week, with Prairie View A&M at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 in Charles Koch Arena. Remember that all students with a Shocker ID get admission to all home athletics events at no additional charge, thanks to the Student Government Association. Stay up to date on Shocker Athletics at goshockers.com.

Lots 2W, 2N and 2E, surrounding Charles Koch Arena, will be closed all day for an event Wednesday, Nov. 5.

Wichita State ended 13 qualifying matches at the top of the leaderboard in total pinfall and capped it off with a dominant 4-0 sweep in the title match as they claimed the Track Kat Klash championship at Emerald Bowl in Houston.

The Shockers (21-5) led nearly wire-to-wire in terms of total pins, posting four matches over 1,000 to put themselves in position to compete for the title, which was the only round of bracket play after eight Baker matches and five traditional matches. Wichita State went 3-1 plus a bye in Friday’s Baker matches, 4-1 in Saturday’s traditional contests, and 2-1 on Sunday in Baker play, earning the top seed and a showdown with #9 Louisiana Tech. WSU put the Lady Techsters away in four games, 189-152, 225-222, 222-131, 201-170, earning the program’s 251st tournament win all time and first of the 2025-26 season.

Wichita State’s Elkana Kipruto claimed the American Conference men’s individual title, and Mercy Jepkoech was named the American Conference Women’s Freshman of the Year at the American Conference Championships Nov. 1 at Frank Liske Park.

The Shocker men finished third, and the Shocker women took fifth of the women’s team championship. The Shockers placed five runners on the all-conference team and two on the all-freshman team.

Kipruto defeated the No. 5-ranked runner in the NCAA, Tulane’s Bernard Cheruiyot, to claim Wichita State’s first-ever American Conference men’s crown, running 23:16.6 in the 8K race.

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.

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.