David Levine

Join the Shockers Vote Coalition for a presentation and discussion about U.S. election and security from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Trail Room. Shockers Vote will host David Levine, senior fellow at University of Maryland’s Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement, for a discussion about U.S. election’s security and integrity with a focus on access, legitimacy and security.

The event is open to all WSU staff, students, faculty and community. For more information email CivicEngagement@wichita.edu or call 316-978-7016.

About the speaker: David Levine works to ensure that eligible voters can vote, free and fair elections are perceived as legitimate, and election processes are properly administered and secured. He is also an election security adjunct professor at George Mason University, an advisory committee member for the Global Cyber Alliance’s Cybersecurity Toolkit for Elections, an advisory council member for The Election Reformers Network, a member of the Election Verification Network and a contributor to the Fulcrum. Previously, he worked as the senior elections integrity fellow at the German Marshall Fund’s Alliance for Securing Democracy, where he assessed vulnerabilities in electoral infrastructure, administration and policies. And before that he was the Ada County, Idaho Elections Director, managing the administration of all federal, state, county and local district elections for 25% of the state’s population.

Friday Escape. Noon-2pm every Friday. March 7, $3 cosmic bowling games w/free shoes. March 14, $3 8-ball pool tournament, March 21, free pool. March 28, karaoke

Visit the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes from noon to 2 p.m. every Friday for a Friday Escape activity to start your weekend. Activities will vary each week.

For Friday, March 7, enjoy $3 cosmic bowling games with free rental shoes.

Study Abroad Information Session; Join us for our final information session this semester! Friday, April 4th at 2 p.m. in the RSC room 257

The first step to studying abroad would be to attend one of Study Abroad’s information sessions. The last study abroad information session of the spring semester will be at 2 p.m. April 4 in 257 Rhatigan Student Center, Ashton/Bridges Room.

For more information, to register or to the video option, visit the Study Abroad website.

Academic and specialized advisors who completed various eTutorials during the fall semester from NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising will host a series of professional development sessions during the spring semester for all advisors (academic advisors, specialized advisors, faculty advisors, etc.).

Ana Abente and Sara Leftwich from Shocker Career Accelerator will host a professional development session on “Career Advising” from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center, Herrman Room.

For more information or questions, contact Brett Bruner, assistant vice president for Student Success & Persistence, at brett.bruner@wichita.edu.

The STRIVE planning committee and Staff Senate have worked to create the Shocker STRIVE Conference as an opportunity that is flexible for any staff interested in learning while also making connections with others. The conference will have half-day (morning and afternoon) sessions to allow staff to attend at a time that is convenient for their schedule.

The conference will be on April 4 and feature three sets of morning sessions will be from 8:30 a.m. to noon and the three sets of afternoon sessions will be from 1 to 4:30 p.m. April 4 in Woolsey Hall. Topics include:

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Campus climate
  • Difficult conversations
  • Staff resources
  • Time management, goal setting
  • Strengths finder and leadership skills

Register by Friday, March 14. Learn more about the conference.

Wellness Expo Today March 5, 2025

Campus Recreation is hosting an educational and interactive Wellness Expo from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today, March 5 in the Heskett Center. Plan to join your fellow Shockers as you receive medical screenings and wellness tips from over 50 vendor booths from WSU departments and around the community.

Join the Student Activities Council (SAC) for a during a screening of “Tangled” at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 13 at the CAC Theater. WSU students can attend at no additional charge with a Shocker ID. Tickets are $5 for staff/faculty and $8 for the public.

Enjoy complimentary popcorn and bottled water at the event.

Event Title is Corbin Connect: Four-Part Workshop, Building Bridges: Spanish Language, Culture and Creating Welcoming Spaces in an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. Event is Fridays March 28 through April 18 at Wichita State Connect from 2-2:30 pm. Session dates are March 28, April 4, April 11, April 18. Why attend? Engage in experiences to gain a foundational understanding of Spanish language and culture, sample foods from Latin America, earn a professional development certificate upon completing all sessions.

WSU faculty and staff are invited to attend the Corbin Connect Building Bridges Workshop Series: Spanish Language, Culture and Creating Welcoming Spaces in an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution from 2 to 3:30 p.m. every Friday from March 28 to April 18 at Wichita State Connect.

  • Engage in interactive experiences to gain a foundational understanding of Spanish language and culture
  • Sample foods from Latin America
  • Earn a professional development certificate upon completing all four sessions (certificate does not bear academic credit, nor would it qualify for inclusion on an academic transcript)

Be sure to RSVP by March 20

The event is presented by Credit Union of America, College of Applied Studies, Corbin Connect, Office of Hispanic Serving Initiatives and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures in Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Congrats to the winners of the CLARION 2024 National Case Competition!

Join the College of Health Professions and KU School of Medicine-Wichita for the local CLARION competition from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, March 7 at WSU Old Town.

The interprofessional competition challenges small teams of health professions students to analyze a current public health issue at the community level. This year’s focus is on climate change. Teams will present their root cause analysis and propose a holistic improvement plan, balancing real-world budgetary constraints and standards of practice.

The winning team will represent Kansas at the national CLARION competition in Minnesota April 11-12. Last year, the WSU/KU team earned a second-place finish at the national competition.

2025 Spring Campus Climate Summit Friday, April 18 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Beggs Ballroom, RSC

Faculty and staff are invited to attend the Wichita State Campus Climate Summit from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 18 in 305/306 Rhatigan Student Center, Beggs Ballroom.

During the summit, attendees will hear updates on the work done over the past year from Campus Climate Committee members and learn from campus stakeholder groups. This will be followed by discussions on collaborative efforts to improve the campus climate. Lunch will be provided.