Author: Lainie Mazzullo

Students: If there’s a current WSU faculty member you think deserves to be recognized for their excellent teaching, now’s your chance to nominate them for WSU’s annual Academy for Effective Teaching Award. Winners of the award will receive university-wide recognition. 

To be eligible to vote, you must be either: an undergrad student with 30 or more hours of credit at WSU; a graduate student with 15 or more hours of graduate credit at WSU; or have 30 hours or more combined of undergraduate and undergraduate credit at WSU.

To nominate your favorite faculty member, log into myWSU. Under Student Tools, click on “Vote for Outstanding Faculty” under Surveys.

Voting ends Monday, Oct. 31. 

As we head into the mid-point of the fall semester, please remember these tips to continue to have a safe and productive year. 

• Hide any valuable items that are in your vehicle, take your keys and lock your vehicles. 
  
• Be alert and aware of your surroundings and utilize the buddy system when walking at night or very early in the morning.  
  
• WSU Police are here for you. If, at any time, you feel unsafe or would prefer to have an escort on campus, you can contact the WSU Police Department at 316-978-3450, dial 911 from an on-campus phone, use the emergency call boxes (blue lights) or use the RAVE Guardian App.  
  
• Please report any suspected criminal activity on campus to the WSU Police Department. 

The university has resources available to support victims of crime, including confidential counseling support available through Counseling and Prevention Services (CAPS). CAPS can be contacted at 316-978-4792.   

As we head into the mid-point of the fall semester, please remember these tips to continue to have a safe and productive year. 

• Hide any valuable items that are in your vehicle, take your keys and lock your vehicles. 
  
• Be alert and aware of your surroundings and utilize the buddy system when walking at night or very early in the morning.  
  
• WSU Police are here for you. If, at any time, you feel unsafe or would prefer to have an escort on campus, you can contact the WSU Police Department at 316-978-3450, dial 911 from an on-campus phone, use the emergency call boxes (blue lights) or use the RAVE Guardian App.  
  
• Please report any suspected criminal activity on campus to the WSU Police Department. 

Last week, the WSU Foundation welcomed faculty, staff and donors to the grand opening celebration of Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall, the first new academic building on WSU’s campus in more than 25 years.

The $60 million, 125,000-square-foot building on the Innovation Campus would not be possible without the efforts and sacrifices of every college and unit at Wichita State, in addition to the commitment of the Woolsey family and the generosity of the 215 donors who supported the project.

If you missed the grand opening, you can see all the action and learn more here.

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.