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The Student Wellness Center in the Steve Clark YMCA on campus supports your physical and mental health needs.

Student Health Services serves all students and treats your medical concerns. Visit studenthealth.wichita.edu to learn more and schedule an appointment.

Counseling and Psychological Services offers mental health resources to all Shockers through its Counseling Services and HOPE Services.

College is more than just classes. We want you to enjoy the tons of recreational and academic events hosted on campus. That starts with Welcomefest, a series of events starting right before the first week of school to welcome Shockers to campus. Check out the schedule of events on the Welcomefest webpage, and register to represent your college in the headlining event, Clash of the Colleges — a field day full of events and competitions with your fellow Shockers — by Aug. 21.

You can also attend on-campus Wichita State Fine Arts and Shocker Athletics events at no additional charge with your Shocker ID, thanks to the Student Government Association. Check out the Fine Arts calendar and learn more about Shocker Athletics.

See the events calendar for upcoming events of the week or look out for Shocker Blast in your email throughout the week for more events to attend. And check out the Campus Recreation webpage for other programs on campus, including aquatics, intramural sports/sports clubs, Shocker Rowing and Shocker Fit, or make use of the Heskett Center or our top-tier Steve Clark YMCA on campus for even more recreation and fitness opportunities.

Get involved with your peers and give back to the campus community with Student Engagement & Belonging: Join a student organization (we have more than 200) or create your own; participate in fraternity and sorority life; volunteer through the Community Service Board; become a member of the Student Government Association; and more.

Enjoy the many dining options available across the entire campus, from the Rhatigan Student Center to the Innovation Campus.

The Shocker Dining Hall in Shocker Hall hosts cafeteria-style dining with many different options to choose from. Pay, grab a plate and dig in to food from around the world.

Visit the Rhatigan Student Center Food Court and enjoy eating at a multitude of restaurants, including Freddy’s Frozen Custard, Chick-fil-A, Panda Express, Starbucks and the recently opened FujiSan. Or head downstairs to the Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes for food and bowling. Check out the WSU Dining Services website for more information.

Over on the Innovation Campus is the Cargill Café in Woolsey Hall; the Food Truck Plaza; the NetApp Café in the NetApp building; and Braeburn Square with Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, Social Tap, Sungrano Pizza, Wheatly’s Burgers, Sesame Mediterranean Kitchen, Jersey Mike’s, Two Hands and Starbucks.

Don’t want to walk across campus? Download the Starship delivery app (Apple, Android) on your phone and have food delivered straight to you anywhere on campus from many of the restaurants above.

Get involved with your peers and give back to the campus community by joining an existing organization or starting your own. Learn more by checking out Student Engagement & Belonging and the numerous student organizations fraternities and sororities

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Visit the new Shocker Success Center in the heart of campus, between the Rhatigan Student Center and Ablah Library. Instead of walking all over campus, you can now find 18 student support services all in one spot. Plus, you can use it as a place to relax and study in between classes.

Unsure where to go for your specific question or request? Visit OneStop Student Services on the first floor of the Shocker Success Center or go to wichita.edu/onestop for help with all things Wichita State.

Other services located in the Shocker Success Center are:

First floor: The Office of Student Accommodations and Testing

Second floor: Shocker Learning Center, including the Math Lab, Physics Help Room and Writing Center; Office of Student Success; and TRIO Disability Support Services

Third floor: TRIO Student Support Services; Hispanic-Serving Initiatives; CARE Team; Adult Learning; Tech Help Desk; and Military and Veterans Services

Lower level: Civil Rights, Title IX & ADA Compliance; Shocker Support Locker; and Career Closet. And the Office of International Education will join the Shocker Success Center in September.

Wichita State’s Office of Instructional Resources was a winner of the Anthology’s 2024 Catalyst Award for Training and Professional Development.

The award recognizes those driving innovation and excellence within higher education, and WSU was specifically celebrated for displaying an organization-wide dedication to innovative training and development programs for their educators and staff. WSU Tech was also recognized for Leading Change.

Jeremy Kohn, ChFC, TIAA financial consultant, will be available for in-person meetings at Wichita State July 16 and 17. At these meetings, Jeremy can help you confirm that you are on track for retirement and provide specific investment recommendations for your TIAA accounts.

If you are interested in meeting with Jeremy, schedule a time to meet, and have your TIAA login credentials handy. If you need scheduling assistance, you can call the TIAA scheduling team at 800-732-8353.

If you are not able to schedule a meeting with Jeremy because appointments have filled and you do not see a virtual option on another day, you can email Jeremy directly at jeremy.kohn@tiaa.org to schedule another appointment and his team will assist you.

Wichita State’s Adult Learner Community and Connections program was featured in an article from Inside Higher Ed. The program will enhance WSU’s bridge programs to help adult learners transition to college life.

Wichita State is the first higher learning institution in Kansas to be a member of the Age-Friendly University Global Network.

The larger-than-life Adelante Juntos (Forward Together) mural celebrates the past, present and future of Latinx culture at Wichita State. Dive into the intricate journey of the mural’s creation with its creator Nathalia Gallego (GLeo) and directors Ulrich Museum of Art and Armando Minjárez (Del Norte Studio).