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There are diverse experiences all around, some people may never know exist. These invisible diversities are given a chance to shine at the Humanities Conference. Any topic under the theme “Lost Voices: Diversity in Experience,” from any major or academic level, can be submitted.

Brought to WSU by the Philosophy Society, Sigma Tau Delta (English Honors Society), the Linguistics Club and EGSA, the conference will be held in late April. The deadline to submit an abstract is Saturday, Feb. 25.

Tuition assistance applications for summer 2023 are now being accepted through the online application form. The online application will be available through April 17 and will close at the end of the application period.

Due to the volume of applications received each semester, requests to submit late applications will be automatically denied without exception.

Questions can be directed to TuitionAssistance@wichita.edu.

Thanks to COVID relief funds, Wichita State has been able to offer free human captioning on Panopto videos for the past three years. The funding has since been spent, and the service will discontinue as of the last day of February.

Human captioning services through Cielo24 will not be available in Panopto as of March 1, but AI-generated captions will remain available in Panopto. Any questions about how to access AI-generated captions can be directed to the Office of Instructional Resources at OIR@wichita.edu.

Applications are now open for the 11th annual Shocker Leadership Awards. The Shocker Leadership Awards recognize the work of student-led organizations, students, faculty and staff at Wichita State.

Official WSU student organizations, university-affiliated student groups and individuals may be nominated by a student, faculty member, staff member or organization. Nominations can also be made by an individual for themselves. Nominations are due by 11:59 p.m. Friday, March. 3.

For any questions, contact abbi.whisler@wichita.edu.

The annual Phenomenal Women Awards recognize women for their accomplishments and contributions to the community through their scholarship, activism and commitment to excellence.

Individuals are encouraged to nominate women who have made a difference in their lives. Nominations close at 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 3.

The annual Strategic Communication Seminar was held Jan. 26 in the Rhatigan Student Center. Attendees were able to choose to attend three of six sessions to gain additional insights, tools and tips to help improve marketing and communication efforts in their university departments.

Materials from the seminar are now available to view.

The Wichita State Child Development Center has open pre-K spots. This is for children who will be entering kindergarten in fall 2023. For more information, call 316-978-3109 or email Amy Mease at the Child Development Center at amy.mease@wichita.edu.

Dr. Sara Mata has been appointed as the executive director of Hispanic-Serving Initiatives in Academic Affairs. In the role, she will develop and implement strategies to support WSU’s initiative of being a Hispanic-Serving Institution by collaborating with campus and community partners and other institutions. She will also teach courses at WSU and serve as a graduate mentor for the Intervention Services and Leadership in Education department of the College of Applied Studies.

Throughout her career in higher education, the core of Dr. Mata’s work has been to mentor and advocate for students. Dedicated to promoting undergraduate research, Dr. Mata has mentored McNair scholars, honors scholars, and Oklahoma Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation scholars.

Dr. Mata received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sociology, her master’s degree in community counseling, and her doctorate in social foundations all from Oklahoma State University.

“We are excited to have Dr. Mata as part of our Shocker family,” said Shirley Lefever, provost and executive vice president. “She is a strong advocate with a passion to help students. She will play a lead role in WSU’s initiative of being a Hispanic-Serving Institution and to promote student success and persistence efforts here at Wichita State University.”

Due to an ongoing increased demand for its services, Shocker Printing Solutions will no longer have the available resources to take in-person orders or accommodate same-day service for non-university or personal orders.

Please submit all future orders via the Shocker Printing Solutions storefront or by email at shockerprinting@wichita.edu and email Shocker Printing Solutions for any additional questions. It apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause in the short term.

Course Evaluations are being conducted for both SPTEs and the Course Evaluations and Surveys (CES) pilot. Since CES is a pilot, not all courses will be available for administration. It’s suggested that you elect to use one or the other evaluation tool for a single course. If you are unsure which evaluation tool to use, check with your department.

The results from the CES pilot cannot be submitted for any official review process. including T&P, FAR, post-tenure review or department policies, so here are the steps needed for if you do or do not need official reviews:

If you need course evaluations for any official review:

• Submit the SPTE request form by Wednesday, Feb. 22.
• When you receive an email from evaluations@CES.wichita.edu, you will need to opt-out the courses you don’t want in the CES Pilot. This way your students will not receive two course evaluations for the same course. These emails are distributed according to the part-of-term your course(s) is assigned.

If you do not need course evaluations for any official review:

• Do not submit the SPTE request form.
• When you receive an email from evaluations@CES.wichita.edu, you will need to only opt-out the courses you do not want evaluated through the CES pilot.

All instructors who are in the pilot group will receive emails from evaluations@CES.wichita.edu.  Steps to opt-out by deleting courses in CES and additional information can be found on the Watermark Tools homepage under the section menu.