Author: Lainie Mazzullo

Wichita State’s Office of Academic Affairs will interview four dean candidates for the College of Applied Studies.

A public forum for the fourth candidate, Dr. Joan Brewer, Emporia State University The Teachers College professor and dean, is at 3:30 p.m. today in 209 Hubbard Hall. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.

Wichita State’s Office of Academic Affairs will interview four dean candidates for the College of Applied Studies.

A public forum for the third candidate, Dr. Christopher Jochum, Fort Hays University Department chair, is 3:30 p.m. today in 209 Hubbard Hall. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.

Wichita State’s Office of Academic Affairs will interview four dean candidates for the College of Applied Studies. The third candidate, Dr. Christopher Jochum, Fort Hays University Department chair, will be on campus on Oct. 5 and 6.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a public forum at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at 209 Hubbard Hall.

Wichita State’s Office of Academic Affairs will interview four dean candidates for the College of Applied Studies.

A public forum for the second candidate, Dr. Jennifer Friend, Rockhurst University associate provost, is at 3:30 p.m. today in 209 Hubbard Hall. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.

Creating a single focus on serving our adult learners, whether online or in person, the Office of Online Learning and the Office of Adult Learning are excited to announce they are merging to become the Office of Online and Adult Learning. This change will better serve our adult learners — from prospective students to current students and alumni — by merging into a single organization.

In the 10 years we have supported online learning centrally, we have consistently noted that our online program students are almost exclusively adult learners. We also know that adult learners use online classes to help make time in their already fully committed schedules for completing their degrees.

Online students sometimes like to come in person to take classes or interact with campus support units or connect to other adult students. Because of this, we are looking forward to the move to the Shocker Success Center in the to-be renovated Clinton Hall, where we will have a centrally located space where all adult students who want in-person support can come and easily connect to other student services as needed.

Dr. Anna Porcaro will continue to oversee the department and three areas of student support:

• Enrollment and Retention, overseen by Dr. Amber Anderson, associate director of Enrollment and Retention
• Online Program Academic Advising, overseen by Jacquelyn Johnston, associate director of Academic Advising
• Student Engagement, overseen by Dr. Pamela O’Neal, associate director of Student Engagement.

If you have any questions about how online and adult learning can serve you or your students, please contact online@wichita.edu.

The College of Engineering is your 2022 Clash of the Colleges winner!

The final competition to determine “who rules the school” was held Friday, Aug. 26 and included students in each academic college competing against each other in relay races and team sports. This is the fourth win for the College of Engineering.

Another honor awarded was the Spirit Award, which went to the W. Frank Barton School of Business.

Congratulations to the students and deans from all of the colleges who took part in this annual tradition.

Check out WSU’s social media to see photos and videos from Clash of the Colleges.

Have questions about the government’s newly announced student debt relief plan?

For answers and information, go to the Debt Relief Announcement on the Federal Student Aid webpage.

Additional links and content are available at wichita.edu/debtrelief.

Wichita State University is committed to preserving and supporting freedom of thought, speech and expression on our campus.

Visit the WSU Freedom of Expression web page for more information.

You can also view the Kansas Board of Regents’ Statement on Free Expression here.

Wichita State University is committed to preserving and supporting freedom of thought, speech and expression on our campuses. We strive to ensure that all members of the university community have the greatest possible latitude to speak, write, listen, challenge and learn, as allowed by law.

We fully respect and support the freedom of all members of our university community – students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, campus partners and friends – to discuss any problem or issue that presents itself.

LaWanda Holt-Fields, director of WSU’s McNair Scholars Program, died Aug. 6, 2022.

LaWanda, 54, touched many lives at Wichita State and beyond, including those she served through the McNair program, as well as the many faculty, staff and students she interacted with on a daily basis.

Details on services are still pending and will be published at LaWanda’s digital obituary when available.