Author: Gretchen Holthaus

The Faculty and Staff Senate would like to thank Wichita State employees for the monetary and food donations made during the Stock the Shocker Support Locker Challenge in September and October. Congratulations to WSU staff for leading the competition this year!

There was a 25% increase in food donations this year. A total of 439 items were donated and $945 was collected. The top three collection sites were Morrison Hall, the Ablah Library and the Office of International Education. The Faculty and Staff Senate like to extend a special thank you to University Police Officers Madison Smith, Mike Colvin and Wyatt Pulver for transporting donations from 12 collection sites on campus to the support locker.

The University Staff Senate would like to highlight free professional development opportunities through the Community Engagement Institute available at Wichita State University.

There is a choice of six programs, which are available from Oct. 18 to Nov. 22. Program topics include navigating vonflict and difficult conversations, telling your program’s story through a logic model, and fostering essential self-care in the workplace. You can register for as many sessions as you would like.

The Staff Senate has again challenged the Faculty Senate to a friendly contest: Stock the Shocker Support Locker. Participants can make a monetary donation to contribute items on the locker’s wish list or bring food donations to a collection site on campus through Oct. 15.

Collection sites are located at Ahlberg Hall (room 500), Clinton Hall (room 201), Jabara Hall (120), Jardine Hall 112, the John Bardo Center (room 162), Morrison Hall (room 010), the Rhatigan Student Center (room 219), and the reception desks at the Partnership 2 Building, the Ablah Library, the Marcus Welcome Center, and the Office of International Education.

Donors should identify their items with a sticker at the dropbox so that they can be counted properly for the  Faculty/Staff tallies. Donations can also be made outside the competition.

If your office would like to host a donation site, please email gretchen.holthaus@wichita.edu to participate.