Author: Kim Kufahl

The Deloitte Smart Factory at Wichita State is sponsoring a storage container commission design contest for Wichita State students. Please help spread the word to your students. Submissions must be submitted no later than 10:59 p.m. Feb. 13.   

The student whose design is chosen will be awarded a $1,500 commission to create The Smart Factory container design. The Smart Factory will also put the student’s name, and their container design across a number of influential channels including the following:

• Promoting the design:  The design and the artist will be promoted on The Smart Factory @ Wichita website, the social media channels for both The Smart Factory, and Deloitte and to Deloitte’s 100,000-plus employees in the United States.
• Featuring the container: The design will be featured at The Smart Factory @ Wichita location (1960 Innovation Blvd).
• Collaborating with WSU to showcase the finished container and its creator: The finished container will be featured in WSU’s communications to students, alumni and community partners—as well as on its social media channels
• Inviting the student to The Smart Factory launch celebration: The artist will get to rub elbows with a who’s who of Smart Factory, university and local business leadership. 

The Deloitte Smart Factory at Wichita State is sponsoring a storage container commission design contest for Wichita State students. It doesn’t matter if you’re an art student, a business student or a graduate student—you just need to be a WSU student with a flair for design. Submissions must be submitted no later than 10:59 p.m. Feb. 13.   

The student whose design is chosen will be awarded a $1,500 commission to create The Smart Factory container design. The Smart Factory will also put the student’s name, and their container design across a number of influential channels including the following:

• Promoting the design:  The design and the artist will be promoted on The Smart Factory @ Wichita website, the social media channels for both The Smart Factory, and Deloitte and to Deloitte’s 100,000-plus employees in the United States.
• Featuring the container: The design will be featured at The Smart Factory @ Wichita location (1960 Innovation Blvd).
• Collaborating with WSU to showcase the finished container and its creator: The finished container will be featured in WSU’s communications to students, alumni and community partners—as well as on its social media channels
• Inviting the student to The Smart Factory launch celebration: The artist will get to rub elbows with a who’s who of Smart Factory, university and local business leadership. 

Shocker Career Accelerator (SCA) is excited to host the Virtual Business, Engineering, and Technology Career Fair 1-5 p.m., Feb. 8, via Handshake. To double our employer network and reach, SCA has partnered with Fort Hays State University, Butler Community College and WSU Tech for this event.

Encourage your students to register on Handshake and attend. All majors are welcome.

Thirty-two employers are attending, and the list growing every day. Students can speak with employers from BG Products, Building Controls and Services Inc., Evergy, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-FDIC, Koch Industries, Inc., Kohl’s Corporation, K-Coe Isom, NetApp, Textron Aviation and more.

Students, faculty and staff are all invited to join Wichita State’s Shocker Career Accelerator for its JCPenney Suit-Up event 4-7p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6 at the JCPenney located in Towne East Mall (7700 East Kellogg Drive). A valid WSU ID is required for participation.

The event will include up to 60% off select men and women’s career dress apparel and shoes when participants use the extra 30% off Suit-Up coupon available at the event. A valid WSU ID is required for participation. Other incentives at the event will include the following:

• Salon: Participants can receive a free hair consultation, haircare mini or schedule an appointment.
• JCPenney mobile app: Participants can download the JCPenney mobile app be before the event for a chance to win $10 rewards.
• Shop career dress apparel: Members can check out the newest seasonal items including career dress apparel, fashion, jewelry, handbags and luggage.
• Sephora Inside JCPenney:  Members can receive a free beauty consultation, trial size samples and 15% off Sephora collection items in store.
• Shop online: If you prefer to shop online, text SHOCKS to 67292 to get your coupon.

For more information, contact 316-978-3688 or SCA@wichita.edu.

Graduating seniors, whatever the next step is in your journey, the Shocker Career Accelerator is interested in knowing your plans after graduation. Please take a couple of minutes to let us know where you are headed or if we can help with your job search.

Upon completion of the survey, participants will be entered into a draw to win a $250 Amazon gift card. Use the link below to access the survey. Even if you aren’t quite sure what your future holds, we still want to hear from you.

The Shocker Career Accelerator is launching the First Destination Survey (FDS) to all undergrad and graduate students who have filled out an application for a degree for fall 2021. The FDS is completed by graduating students online and, based on national standards, captures how new college graduates fare in their careers within six months of graduation. The information collected from the FDS provides precise, concise and consistent data on the outcomes associated with a college education on a national scale. Outcomes include: (1) types of employment—full or part-time, contract, freelance, (2) additional education, e.g., accepted to graduate or professional school, (3) still seeking either employment, further education or military and (4) starting salary for those employed full time (not a required field).

Encourage your graduating students to complete the survey starting Nov. 14. 

As the fall 2021 semester continues, the members of Shocker Career Accelerator want to remind Wichita State students about the key student employment services they offer.

For students seeking employment in co-op, internships, and applied learning opportunities, Mark Bengtson, Mariem Berrada and Lance Minor are the primary contacts. The three also oversee enrollment in co-ops and internships and can field questions regarding student learning objectives and final projects for enrolled co-op and internship students.

Henry Ford famously said, “Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you’re right.” Ford’s adage highlights the power of positive thinking, warns of the danger of negative thinking, and reminds us how much mindset matters.

While we may think that success leads to happiness, studies consistently demonstrate that the reverse is actually true: happiness leads to success. Happiness promotes success in health, work, and relationships.

• Check out LinkedIn Learning’s May Challenge, kicking off May 11. The focus for this challenge is the power of positive thinking and how to foster a growth mindset.
• Challenge yourself to participate every day — it takes five minutes or less. Try keeping a journal or print the calendar and initial each day when you’ve completed it to stay on track. Happy learning!
• Start the May LIL Challenge. 
• Get started with LIL.