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As part of our campus-wide migration to using Microsoft Defender, Information Technology Services (ITS) is scheduling a process to remove the old platform (Sophos) from Windows computers beginning at 11 p.m. May 6.This will continue until May 10 until Sophos is uninstalled from all machines.

The removal will be executed in the background. Faculty and staff will still be able to continue working while the uninstall process happens.  However, after the removal of Sophos, the computer will still need to be rebooted. There will be a pop-up message alerting members to reboot, with a delay of 15 minutes. It is highly recommended that members save and close their work at the end of the day to prevent data loss during the reboot.

To receive this update, please leave office computer powered on and connected to the network, with the screen locked.  If the computer is off-campus, members must have it powered on and connected to the network and VPN.

For more information, contact the ITS Help Desk at 316-978-Help, Option 1.

Wichita State students who have studied abroad at Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt in Austria shared their experiences during a panel discussion podcast. The panel includes Jason Forbes, who studied abroad 2006 to 2007, Whitney Fowler, who studied abroad in 2007, Garin Egerton, who studied abroad in 2018, and Brayden Hosman, who also studied abroad in 2018.

The group discussed tips and tricks for studying abroad and information about studying abroad in Austria. They also reminisced about their time abroad. The panel was moderated by WSU assistant educator Jessica Newman.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Marcus Welcome Center will close from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3 for an all staff activity. For more information, contact 316-978-3085.

University Libraries’ Maria Sclafani, coordinator of Library Instructional Services and assistant professor, and Victoria Koger, coordinator of Collection Acquisition and assistant professor will continue to serve as OAT faculty fellows at Wichita State for the 2022-23 academic year. To learn more about Open Educational Resources (OER) at Wichita State visit the following:

• Faculty guide to OER
• Recordings from the 2022 Kansas OER Summit are available on the KBOR website
• “Getting Started with OER” May Academic Resources Conference: 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 25

For more information, contact maria.sclafani@wichita.edu or victoria.koger@wichita.edu.

First-year students Brylea Schmidt, Aerospace Engineeringand Ethan Keller, Computer Science, will travel to Dallas to compete in the VEX Robotics World Championship May 5-7. A livestream of the competition will be available.

Both students participated in the robotics program at Maize Career Academy before graduating from high school in December 2021. Brylea Schmidt will be in charge of team 67101V’s award winning notebook and served as the robotics club president. Ethan Keller is the team’s programmer and driver.

The Office of First-Year Programs in Student Success is pleased to announce the 2022-23 Common Read book, “Notes from a Young Black Chef,” by Kwame Onwuachi.

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 316-978-5420 or Tahrima Musa at tahrima.musa@wichita.edu. 

Faculty, advisors and staff play a vital role in internationalizing the student experience at Wichita State by creating unique learning opportunities, motivating students to seek study abroad experiences, and assisting students with degrees. They also help students identify experiences that fit into degree and career planning while supporting the transfer credit process for WSU students who study abroad.

If you would like to help support study abroad programs at WSU or request a classroom presentation, please go to the Study Abroad page to learn more.

The Heskett Center will close at 5 p.m. Friday, May 6. This is due to the Campus Recreation Recognition Banquet. The building will reopen Saturday, May 7 at 10 a.m.

The staff of Wichita State’s Conferences and Non-Credit Services received a visit and cookies as part of the Rick Rewards Presentation on Thursday, April 21.

Rick Rewards is a program by President Rick Muma that launched in December 2021. The program allows President Muma to show his appreciation for the efforts of a member, or members, of the campus community.

WSU’s Conferences and Non-Credit Services staff was recognized for their efforts to make events, especially commencement, both successful and impactful.