For the 10th year straight, Wichita State University has been named as the top transfer destination for Kansas community college students.
About 900 Kansas community college students transferred to Wichita State, and one in every four students who choose to transfer from a Kansas community college to a four-year school chose Wichita State in 2019, the most recent data available.
Learning the signs of digital distress can help you recognize when students or friends might be struggling.
Change in tone: If someone you know suddenly changes their general tone or expresses hopelessness, it may be a sign of distress, especially if they starting talking about death or disappearing.
Change in frequency: If someone suddenly changes the amount they post or talk — either notable increase or decrease — it may be important to reach out.
Change in amount appearing on camera: Not appearing in a Zoom class or an online hangout isn’t always indicative of distress, but someone changing the amount they appear could be.
Distressing environment: If it appears from video calls or online classes that someone’s environment is chaotic or distressing, consider reaching out or connecting them to resources.
No show: Someone not showing up for class or online hangouts without letting others know could be a sign of distress.
Unresponsive: Not replying to the group chat isn’t necessarily a sign of distress, but a sudden change or going completely unresponsive could be a sign of distress.
Disengaged: While on a video call, someone appearing disengaged could be a sign of distress, especially if that’s a sudden change.
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.
