Author: Kim Sandlin

If you are a student who has a learning, mental or physical disability, make sure to register with the Office of Disability Services (ODS). ODS helps students ensure they have the accommodations they  need in all their classrooms and university activities to help students meet their goals. Students that require temporary  assistance also qualify for these accommodations.

Visit the ODS website to find out if you qualify to receive support.

Have a paper to write but you’d rather binge the next season of your favorite series on Netflix? Managing your time, priorities, life roles and academic deadlines can get overwhelming. To help you get organized and focused, visit Student Success’ Time Management website, or stop by the Shocker Learning Center at Lindquist Hall (Room 107) to meet with a peer success coach or schedule an appointment with your success coach to help you stay on track.

Were you a transfer student in college? The Transfer Student Working Group is developing a list of current faculty and staff who were or are transfer students. If you are interested in receiving more information about upcoming opportunities designed to support and celebrate transfer students or want to join the growing group of transfer advocates, fill out this quick form. You can also visit the Transfer Student Working Group website.

Are you a transfer student? The members of Wichita State Transfer Working Group want to hear about your experience as a Shocker at a virtual Transfer Student Feedback Meeting at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10. For more information or attend, please contact student.success@wichita.edu.

Have you made strong connections on campus with other students, faculty or staff? Wichita State University Student Success team is here to help students. One of the best ways to keep making progress toward your degree is connecting to the people, the resources and the services on campus.

Check out Wichita State’s Student Success website for tips on how to make successful campus connections. Students are also invited to make connections at Welcomefest 2022, which also provides easy access to  campus events  to meet other students and get connected to campus resources. If you need tips on how to show your instructors you are engaged remotely, check out the Technology and Class Involvement videos on the Shocker Secrets to Success Sessions website.

The spring 2022 semester has just begun. This is an exciting time, but it’s also a time to educate yourself about early deadlines to ensure your success as a student. To help review a list of deadlines, visit the spring 2022 semester and academic calendar website to find deadlines related to schedule changes, payment arrangements and refunds.

If you are planning to apply for scholarships to cover costs next year, you can also visit the Wichita scholarship website to view deadlines and opportunities.

Students should take time now to reflect on the past 16 weeks and think ahead about the upcoming spring and summer semester. Reflecting on what went well and what you would change are important steps in maximizing your opportunity for future success at Wichita State.

To aid with this, there are a number of resources available. Students can meet with a success coach or a peer financial coach at Student Success for assistance in setting goals, completing success plans or designing a financial plan to remain on the path to graduation.

Students should also consider future co-curricular opportunities which are also important in developing goals and plans for next year. To do this, students can meet with Student Involvement to discover applied learning experiences, social and leadership opportunities.

Don’t wait. Start planning the rest of your academic year now. Enrollment is now open for spring If you haven’t already, enroll today.

Have you thought about finals yet? Find out when your finals are scheduled and learn what kinds of exams will be offered in each class. If you are new to online exams, be sure you learn how online testing works and check your tech before your exams.

It’s helpful to know the supplies you will need so you can get them ahead of time. You may also need to manage your time differently and, if possible, consider lowering your hours at work or changing your work schedule to accommodate study time.

For more information and resources, visit the Student Success website.

Helping students develop job skills inside and outside the classroom is essential when preparing them for life after graduation. Students should be working on their career-ready competencies and strengthening them before graduation. If students need professional work experience in their field, they can explore applied learning opportunities.

Students can track their applied learning opportunities (and earn prizes) in the Shocker 360 app, which allows them to log experiences to share with potential employers. All of these resources can be found at the Shocker Career Accelerator website.

Sure, you have the academic knowledge for your job after you graduate, but what other skills do you have? Do you know what employers expect from their new employees? If you don’t, you can look through the Shocker Career Accelerator’s career-ready competencies.

Students can also create a profile and search for a job on the Shocker Career Accelerator website with the career database, Handshake. Students can also track their applied learning experiences in a new app called Shocker 360 (and earn prizes.)