Author: Sara Ornelas

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced four provisions on March 13, 2020, that have been extended until further notice when provided by a network provider for employees and dependents enrolled in medical insurance through the State Employee Health Plan.

Sign up for the 2021 LEAD Conference on May 28 in the RSC! This conference is free for students and will cover a range of leadership topics — including development, student organizational leadership, and diversity and inclusion!

Featuring Kaylon Blake as our keynote speaker, we are excited to talk about leadership, connecting with others, and gaining transferrable skills and insight for the future!

Masks are recommended for this in-person event. Food and gear will be provided.

Please reach out to Kennedy Rogers if you have any questions at kennedy.rogers@wichita.edu.

WWSU scholarship applications for the 2021-2022 academic year must be received by May 31.

Candidates must apply for consideration to this scholarship. The fillable form can be found at www.wichita.edu/WWSUscholarship, and should be submitted by email to WWSU@wichita.edu, along with all other required attachments (see application for additional materials).

Candidates will receive written notification of their award status in late June.

Recipients are encouraged to attend at least one WWSU event during the 2021-2022 school year as our guest.

For more information, go to www.wichita.edu/WWSUscholarship. If you have questions please contact Shannon Koehn, scholarship chair at shannon.koehn@wichita.edu.

Five students in Ph.D. program for physical therapy area looking for participants 50 years of age or older with chronic low back pain. Your participation may help physical therapists understand and treat chronic low back pain in a technological age using at-home therapy services.

If chosen to participate and are placed in the experimental group, you complete an eight-week home exercise program that will be monitored via e-mail. The exercise program will not require external resistance (weights or resistance bands). You will fill out one questionnaire prior to starting the program and three questionnaires eight weeks later. If you are placed in the control group, your only responsibility will be to complete one survey at the beginning of the program and two surveys eight weeks later.

If interested, please complete the survey below. It will only take about 10 minutes. After returning the survey, you will receive an email with further information.

Your participation is greatly appreciated, voluntary, and your responses will remain confidential. If you have questions or concerns, please email Austin Foley at amfoley1@shockers.wichita.edu.

You have almost completed the semester. Are you ready for summer break? While we hope you take time to relax and take care of yourself, remember that summer can be a great opportunity to gain some ground toward graduation. Use your summer wisely

• Consider enrolling in a summer course or two
• Research what applied learning experiences you could complete
• Create next year’s academic, financial and student experience plans
• Set goals for next year.

We wish you the best during finals. If you are graduating, congratulations. We look forward to seeing the rest of you this summer and next fall!

Is sexual harassment problematic in your public service organization?

Important public conversations about workplace sexual harassment have been taking place nationally and locally. Women in Public Service wants to know how the issue affects public service organizations in Kansas. WPS invites you to participate in a brief, anonymous survey.

Responses are confidential and are part of a broad gathering of data, which will only be shared as part of consolidated findings during the WPS conference on July 29.

#WichitaStateEngaged is a five-part series of conversations to highlight and elevate some of the engagement work happening on and off campus.

• Engaged Business was in March, and we talked with WSU SBDC and the Wichita Area Black Dollars Matter group.
• Engaged Culture happened in April with The School of Performing Arts and Mulberry Art Gallery.
• Engaged Youth is up next at 1 p.m. May 5 with the Youth Advocacy Coalition. The topic is youth engagement and retention.
• Engaged Education will be in August.
• Engaged Neighbor will be in September.

The honorees for the 2021 University Faculty Awards will be recognized at 2 p.m. Friday, May 7 in Lowe Auditorium at the Eugene Hughes Metropolitan Complex. The university faculty awards recognizes excellence in teaching, research and creative activities.

To RSVP for in-person attendance or view the livestream visit Wichita.edu/facultyawards.

2021 University Faculty Award honorees:

• Academy for Effective Teaching: Sergio Salinas
• Excellence Award for Community Research: Michael Birzer
• Excellence in Online Teaching: Amy Chesser
• Excellence in Research: Michael Rogers
• Excellence in Teaching: Aaron Rife
• Young Faculty Risk Taker: Mythili Menon
• Young Faculty Scholar: Patrick Bondy

The Leadership in the Advancement of Teaching, Excellence in Accessibility Award, Excellence in Creative Activity Award and the Faculty Risk Taker awards were not awarded for 2021.

Join SAC for the Finals Frenzy virtual bingo night. Check out our classic games and challenge rounds for the chance to walk away with a fabulous prize. Everyone is welcome to play, but only students are eligible to win. For more information about SAC and to register to participate, go to wichita.edu/SAC. 

Student Success First-Year Programs is pleased to announce the 2021-22 Common Read book, “What the Eyes Don’t See,” by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha.

We are excited to welcome our new students using the themes of this book throughout the year! If you have a program, student organization or course that may be interested in using the book, or have any questions, contact First-Year Programs at 978-5420 or Tahrima Musa at tahrima.musa@wichita.edu. Go to www.wichita.edu/commonread for more information.