Author: Caelin Bragg

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.

During periods of inclement weather, the university closely monitors weather conditions to make informed decisions about campus operations.

University leadership reviews local weather, evaluates transportation conditions, and assesses campus facilities and operations in relation to:

• Weather forecasts and environmental conditions
• Road and campus safety
• Availability of essential services on campus
• Impact on campus education and research activity, residential students, clinical and field education experience, and paid applied learning

In the event of severe weather, the university may determine that it is necessary to adjust the university’s normal operations. Notifications will be communicated one or more of the following ways: WSU email, text message, the university website, WSU social media and campus newsletters. Individual class information will be sent by instructors through Blackboard and/or may be included in course syllabi.

No decision can perfectly fit the circumstances of every member of the community. That is why the university emphasizes shared and personal responsibility. It is important to be, and stay prepared for, inclement weather throughout the school year. Examples of things you can do:

• Dress in layers and limit time outdoors during extreme cold.
• Stay hydrated and take frequent breaks inside air-conditioned facilities during extreme heat.
• Know the locations of tornado shelters in case of an emergency during storm season.
• Keep your devices charged and check your email regularly for updates.
• Review and bookmark the university’s Weather Emergencies page for the latest information.

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 student experience.

• Students will receive an email and notification on Blackboard when an evaluation is open.
• Students can access the evaluation through Blackboard and through links provided in an email sent during the CES collection window.
• When students login to the CES system, they will see a table containing evaluation information. This table will show which evaluations are completed along with the date and time. It will also show upcoming evaluations with the dates they are scheduled to open. 
• Students will see regular pop-up notifications in Blackboard during the CES evaluation time window.
• Students will receive a certificate of completion for each evaluation that is submitted.
• There is a dedicated CES website that includes additional information.

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