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The Barton School of Business will host alumna Erin Cummings as she begins to showcase her first published work, “The Possibility Project: A Guided Journal for Creating What’s Possible.”

The kickoff event will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 27 in Woolsey Hall. It will feature a presentation by Cummings titled “Moving With Purpose and Unlocking Possibilities” followed by a book signing opportunity for attendees along with a networking reception.

Cummings is a Barton School graduate, president of the school’s dean’s Alumni Advisory Board and owner of YESyoga.

The Teacher Workshop Program, part of the NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium, supports the development and implementation of STEM educator workshops. NASA is especially interested in helping teachers bring NASA-relevant material and content into middle-school classrooms.

Multiple awards between $15,000 and $50,000 each are anticipated. Proposers must identify a 50 cent commitment for every NASA dollar requested (use of federal matching funds is not allowed). The majority of activity should be planned for between June 2023 and March 2024. Follow-up activities, such as reporting and program evaluations, can take place within three months following a workshop.

For more information, email nasainkansas@wichita.edu or visit the KSGC homepage.

The Student Activities Council is searching for executive board members for the 2023-24 school year. Members have the opportunity to build skills in leadership, teamwork, event planning and collaboration.

Students who are selected will receive a stipend of up to $1,000 each semester. Officer applications will close at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, April 9, and chairperson applications will close at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, April 16.

Two faculty members from the Department of Biomedical Engineering within the College of Engineering at Wichita State are serving on BioKansas committees for 2023. Dr. Anil Mahapatro, chair of the department and an associate professor, is serving on the BioKansas Workforce Committee, and Dr. Lindsey Ott, assistant teaching professor, is serving on the BioKansas Engagement Committee.

The mission of BioKansas is to lead the effort of supporting and growing Kansas’ bioscience ecosystem including bioscience research, commercialization, training and business development. Through organizational and collaborative efforts, the organization provides meaningful content, connections and advocacy to advance the state’s bioscience industry.

The W. Frank Barton School of Business is launching its Business Hall of Fame to recognize, honor and celebrate the industry executives and business leaders who have gone above and beyond in making a significant impact on their communities and advancement of the Barton School.

The honoree(s) will be inducted into the Barton School of Business Hall of Fame during an event on Feb. 17, 2024 at Mark Arts.

Stephanie Luetters, a distinguished member of the Barton School’s dean’s advisory board, has been named the 2023-24 hall of fame chair. Luetters is an active philanthropist working for causes and projects that can make a difference in the community.

The Rhatigan Student Center will be closed on Sunday, April 9. Regular hours will resume on Monday, April 10.

Likely due to a email filter issue, the most recent edition of the WSU INSIDE Research and Funding Opportunities newsletter may have ended up in readers’ junk email folders. Check the folder for the most recent edition of the newsletter.

Additionally, this and previous editions of the newsletter can be found on the Research Office website.

The Research Office congratulates those who have received external funding in the past month, and it continues to wish them and future recipients success.

The 2023-24 Wichita State undergraduate and graduate course catalogs are now live and online.

Be sure to check out everything that’s new at WSU. Look at the “Degrees and Academic Majors” page to browse through all of WSU’s undergraduate and graduate degrees, programs and certificates. Click on any of the column headers to sort the list, or click on the name of the program and go right to the program information.

Curious about admission, financial aid, advising or commencement ceremonies? The information is available in the catalog.

The catalogs are accessible from a desktop, tablet or smartphone.

Links to download PDFs of the full undergraduate and graduate catalogs or specific pages in the catalogs are located at the bottom right of every page.

The Stephanie Mott Living Authentically Award recognizes the leadership, vision and commitment of a faculty member, staff member or graduate assistant to the LGBTQ+ communities at Wichita State. This award was formerly known as the Harvey Milk Award.

Individuals are encouraged to nominate a deserving individual who has demonstrated a commitment to inclusive excellence. Nominations close at 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 31.

President Rick Muma and Shirley Lefever, provost and executive vice president, will be at KMUW from 6:50 to 9 a.m. Friday, March 31 to help wrap up its spring pledge drive. Listen in on 89.1 FM.

They’ll be matching donations during the appearance. Listeners can make a donation by calling 316-978-6700, using the KMUW app or visiting the website.