Author: Kim Sandlin

If you would like to provide feedback about new student Orientation, please complete the anonymous Orientation feedback form by Oct. 31.

The form offers students an opportunity to share their experiences about what they would like to see in future programs involving First-Year Programs in Student Success. Please note that these programs serve our new, domestic degree-bound students.

For more information, contact kim.sandlin@wichita.edu.

Wichita State transfer students and one guest are invited to a dinner with President Rick Muma at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 at the Rhatigan Student Center. The event is part of  National Transfer Student Week Oct.18-22.

Reservations are required as space is limited for this event.

If you need help to finish strong this semester, reach out to a Wichita State Success Coach. Success coaches can help students make an individualized plan to help with organization, time management, motivation, study skills and accountability. To schedule an appointment, visit the WSU Success Coach website today.

As the date for spring 2022 enrollment approaches, it’s time for students to check their degree progress. Students who haven’t used Wichita State’s Degree Works to run an audit of their classes will need to before meeting with an advisor.

WSU’s Degree works is a great way for students to view the courses they have completed and find out how these courses fulfill their degree requirements. It also shows students which courses have remaining for their degree plan. If a student is considering changing their major, the audit can also help them understand how their completed classes count toward their new major.

For more information, visit the Degree Work website. Students can also contact their academic advisor or OneStop.

Swing by the Shocker Learning Center, the hub for tutoring services, in Lindquist Hall room 107 to find out more about what is available to you. Or, follow our step-by-step guide to request a tutor online from your student portal. Request a tutor now before it is too late to improve your academic performance.

If you are finding yourself lost in to-do lists, assignments, work and family obligations and feeling unproductive, take some time to get organized, reset your priorities and develop a study schedule that works for you.

There are some resources available to you on the Student Success study skills website that will help you figure out where you are spending a majority of your time and help you build an effective, organized study schedule. If you need help, reach out to your Success Coach.

If you sit in the back row of class or disable the camera during online classes, how will your instructors know if you are paying attention? Be an active student.

If you sit in the back row during online courses, make sure to sit up in your chair and give cues by nodding your head, taking notes, answering or asking questions. This helps your instructor know you are paying attention. If you are in an online class, turn on your camera or use reactions such as raising your hand or giving thumbs up.

Help students prepare for spring 2022 enrollment. Many degree programs require meeting with a faculty member or an advisor before enrolling in courses, so encourage students to check their student accounts to help them ensure nothing is preventing them from enrolling.

Early enrollment for spring 2022 classes begins Nov. 8. Have you checked your myWSU account recently? Do you have any active holds preventing you from enrolling? If so, you will need to use the time between now and the first day of enrollment to clear your holds and complete your requirements so you are eligible to enroll as early as possible.

Depending on your degree program, you may be required to meet with a faculty member or an advisor before enrolling. Don’t know where to go? Visit Wichita State’s Academic Advising website for contact information and locations of our advising centers.

Don’t delay. Schedule an appointment with an academic advisor today.

Each semester, University Libraries offers a variety of programs and services for students such as Savvy Scholar Workshops, spaces for group projects. The libraries also offers a variety of equipment including laptops and iPads, private study rooms, scanners, 3-D printing and library liaisons to assist with research topics and the research process.