Category: Available Courses

The INSPYRE research lab, directed by Dr. Samantha Slade, is currently recruiting undergraduate mentors for a three-hour course in the spring 2023 semester. Mentors spend lunch and recess with an elementary school student twice each week. In return, mentors receive three hours of course credit and many great experiences.

Mentors are required to pass a background check, have reliable transportation to and from the elementary school, have lunch availability from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at least twice a week, and be available for training at the beginning of the semester.

We do not meet regularly like a traditional class; time mentoring takes the place of class time. We do, however, have a course syllabus, class readings, and paper assignments. Mentors will receive training at the beginning of the course and a grade at the end based on attendance and completion of assignments. We are interested in recruiting mentors from all colleges and majors. For more information, please contact the INSPYRE research lab at inspyre@wichita.edu.  

The INSPYRE research lab (directed by Dr. Samantha Slade) is currently recruiting undergraduate mentors for a course in the spring 2023 semester. Mentors spend lunch and recess with an elementary school student twice each week. In return, mentors receive three hours of course credit and many great experiences.

Mentors are required to:

• Pass a background check
• Have reliable transportation to and from the elementary school
• Lunch availability from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at least twice a week
• Be available for training at the beginning of the semester   

This course does not meet regularly like a traditional class. There will be a course syllabus, class readings, and paper assignments. Mentors will receive training at the beginning of the course and a grade at the end based on attendance and completion of assignments. Mentors from any college and major are encouraged to apply. For more information, please contact the INSPYRE research lab at inspyre@wichita.edu.  

Interested in obtaining a Master of Arts degree in English but need to take classes at your own pace? The Department of English now offers the MA degree both in-person and online.

Our 30-credit hour program offers a flexible course of study designed to meet the professional goals of our students. All our courses, both in-person and online, are taught by regular WSU faculty. Our curriculum includes classes in British and American literature, major authors, the genres of drama, poetry, and fiction, image literacy in film and graphic novels, publishing, teaching practicums, digital humanities, professional, technical, and scientific writing, and linguistics.

The English Department is having an informational Zoom session about the new online degree from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Department chair, Dr. Fran Connor; graduate coordinator, Dr. Rebeccah Bechtold; and assistant director of the writing program, Dr. Carrie Dickison, will be there to answer questions.

Can’t make it? Future informational sessions will be planned for spring. Email rebeccah.bechtold@wichita.edu for more information and for the Zoom invite.

If you are interested in pursuing a graduate degree to be an advanced professional in the field of education, Wichita State University’s Master of Education in Learning and Instructional Design program is now accepting applications.

Wichita State University’s M.Ed. in Learning and Instructional Design program is an innovative, dynamic, and flexible program that meets the diverse needs and goals of candidates seeking to advance their professional careers in teaching, learning, and program design.

You can learn more about this program by attending our virtual information sessions. These sessions are held at 7 p.m. every first Tuesday evening during the fall and spring semesters via Zoom. Contact Dr. Jay at jaehwan.byun@wichita.edu to get a Zoom link to the sessions or for more information.

If your students are interested in pursuing a graduate degree to be an advanced professional in the field of education, Wichita State University’s Master of Education in Learning and Instructional Design program is now accepting applications.

Wichita State University’s M.Ed. in Learning and Instructional Design program is an innovative, dynamic, and flexible program that meets the diverse needs and goals of candidates seeking to advance their professional careers in teaching, learning, and program design.

Your students can learn more about this program by attending our virtual information sessions. These sessions are held at 7 p.m. every first Tuesday evening during the fall and spring semesters via Zoom. Students can contact Dr. Jay at jaehwan.byun@wichita.edu to get a Zoom link to the sessions or for more information.

Do you advise or work with undergraduate students? Introduction to Library Research is an eight-week course that focuses on each step in the research process, emphasizing the identification of appropriate sources and critically analyzing information to apply it to a research topic.

Section 21502 begins on Jan. 17, and section 21356 starts on March 9.

For more information, let you students know they can contact angela.paul@wichita.edu.

Are you new to WSU and in a program that requires research? Introduction to Library Research is an eight-week course that focuses on each step in the research process, emphasizing the identification of appropriate sources and critically analyzing information to apply it to a research topic.

Section 21502 begins on Jan. 17, and section 21356 starts on March 9.

For more information, contact angela.paul@wichita.edu.

Do you have students looking for a right fit graduate program? Wichita State’s Master of Social Work (MSW) program is accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year. The program is open to all majors and has both full- and part-time schedule options.

The deadline to apply is January 13, 2023. Information about future virtual informational sessions will be available in future newsletters.

MSW students go on to work in mental health, forensics, health care, addiction treatment, aging, schools, international settings, child and family welfare, disaster relief, and a variety of other career fields. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job outlook for social work during the next decade is growing faster than average.

Students can register at the link below to receive the Zoom information for the virtual information sessions. For more information, contact shaunna.millar@wichita.edu.