Author: Caelin Bragg

The Wichita Biomedical Campus is using a $1 million grant to purchase audiology equipment for assessment, teaching, and research, supporting workforce training for in-demand jobs. 

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration recently announced the grant, which will be matched by $1 million in local funds.  

“Wichita State University is equipping students with the skills they need to excel in their careers,” Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran said. “This investment from the Economic Development Administration will deliver state-of-the-art technology to WSU to provide students with top-notch training.” 

James Gregory, dean of the College of Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, is the first candidate for Wichita State’s senior executive vice president and provost. He will be on campus for a public forum at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 in 141 Woolsey Hall, Fidelity Bank Ballroom.

The second candidate for the position will be on campus for an open forum at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 in 141 Woolsey Hall.

The third candidate for the position will be on campus for an open forum at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 in 110 Woolsey Hall, Boettger Auditorium.

Stay tuned for more information on the other candidates.

James Gregory, dean of the College of Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, is the first candidate for Wichita State’s senior executive vice president and provost. He will be on campus for a public forum at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 in 141 Woolsey Hall, Fidelity Bank Ballroom.

Construction work on the Wichita Biomedical Campus site continues. Pile drilling began on the site, and crew began installation of the auger cast piles Oct. 1. This week, crew will continue to install auger cast piles and remove old foundation from the site.

You can watch a live broadcast of the construction online at: bigview.ai/wichitabiomedicalcampusliveview.

Join the Student Government Association (SGA) Student Senate for a meeting at 7:30 p.m. today in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Trail room. The meeting will be recorded and available on the SGA YouTube by end of day Thursday.

The Wichita State SGA is the governing entity for the student experience at the university. SGA is charged with promoting and stimulating student participation in the university’s activities and providing an official channel of communication between the students, faculty, staff and administration.

Important message: Due to rising costs of captioning services, effective Sept. 11, SGA will no longer be livestreaming regular meetings. SGA will only livestream select meetings such as Student Fees and other meetings as determined by SGA Leadership. All meetings will be recorded and uploaded to the SGA YouTube by end of day Thursday. If you have feedback about this, email sga@wichita.edu.

Schedule is subject to change

Tuesday:

• Bubl Works: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Wednesday:

• Shawarma URs: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Thursday:

• Wheat Street Dogs: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Follow Wichita State Food Truck Plaza on Facebook for the latest updates and scheduled food trucks.

Schedule is subject to change

Monday:

• Kindness Canteen: 7-9:30 a.m.
• Bubl Works: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Tuesday:

• Bubl Works: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Wednesday:

• Shawarma URs: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Thursday:

• Wheat Street Dogs: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Follow Wichita State Food Truck Plaza on Facebook for the latest updates and scheduled food trucks.

At WSU, we believe in the importance of creating a safe and healthy environment for all of our community members. To that end, we have partnered with Catharsis to provide Title IX & Civil Rights Training. This training is highly interactive and engaging, and is based on research around best practices for healthy communities. As you complete your training, we invite you to reach out to the many referenced resources in order to join the larger discussion of these topics on our campus.

What is the duration of the training?
The duration of the training is approximately 40 minutes for employees, 40 minutes for graduate students and athletes and approximately 45 minutes for undergraduate students.

When is the training deadline?
Jan. 10, 2025

How do I access the training?
If you do not see the notification in your myWSU profile under the Faculty/Staff or Home tabs, you can access the training through the Office of Civil Rights, Title IX & ADA Compliance (CTAC) website (wichita.edu/ctac). Scroll down to 2024-2025 Title IX & Civil Rights Compliance Training and select your training. Only select the training that applies to you.

Thank you for your participation and for helping us to build the best campus possible. The CTAC office is now located in 017 Shocker Success Center.

For more information or if you have any questions or issues accessing the training, contact CTAC at 316-978-3186 or ctac@wichita.edu.

Kansas is home to more than 15,000 archaeological sites containing arrowheads, ceramics and bison bones. Some of those sites, and people’s ability to learn their stories, are in danger.

Dr. Matthew D. Howland, assistant professor in Wichita State University’s Department of Anthropology, is in the early stages of modeling risks posed by erosion caused by rivers, flooding and agricultural plowing.

Funded by a $49,955 grant from the University of Kansas Center for Research and the Kansas Board of Regents, Howland is first modeling erosion risk at every archaeological site in the state, including Etzanoa near Arkansas City, using satellite imagery and spatial analysis. Kansas is home to 15,835 archaeological sites, according to the Kansas Historical Society.

“How many of these sites are at risk, and what’s the level of risk from these factors? That’s the goal of the project,” Howland said. “When you look at (Kansas), we have a whole lot of agriculture, and we have a whole lot of rivers that are crisscrossing the state. It leads self-evidently to try to understand the impact of erosion on the archaeological record.”

Join Airbus for its come-and-go Volunteer Marketplace from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 in the first floor atrium of Partnership Building 1 on the Innovation Campus.

Visit with local organizations to learn more about their work and discover what volunteer opportunities are available to give back to the community, including:

• Cosmosphere
• Exploration Place
• Freedom Hooves
• Kansas Aviation Museum
• Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Society of Women Engineers
• The Pando Initiative
• Wichita Children’s Home
• Wichita Habitat for Humanity