Wichita State University’s efforts to improve vaccine equity are reaching throughout Kansas with the Increase the Reach grant program.
In recent months, the community engagement phase of the Vaccine Equity for Guatemalan Indigenous Communities project took Wichita State representatives to places such as Coffeyville, Arkansas City and Dodge City. They represent Alce Su Voz (Spanish for “speak out”), a coalition of Spanish-speaking Latinx families, interpreters, health care providers, community leaders and university faculty and students whose mission is to improve health equity for Spanish speakers and speakers of indigenous languages in Kansas.
“This is critically important due to the changing demographics of our state,” said Monique Garcia, community initiatives manager for the Public Policy and Management at WSU. “We have a lot of opportunity to engage with these communities and recognize the existence of barriers and be proactive to remove barriers so these folks are able to access quality health care.”
Strategic Communications has hired Caelin Bragg as its next newsletter editor. He will be in charge of putting together many of the newsletters the office distributes, including Campus Connection.
A fall 2022 graduate of Wichita State, Bragg received his bachelor’s degree in communication from the Fairmount College of Liberal Art and Sciences.
Strategic Communications has hired Caelin Bragg as its next newsletter editor. He will be in charge of putting together many of the newsletters the office distributes, including Shocker Blast.
A fall 2022 graduate of Wichita State, Bragg received his bachelor’s degree in communication from the Fairmount College of Liberal Art and Sciences.
Strategic Communications has hired Caelin Bragg as its next newsletter editor. He will be in charge of putting together many of the newsletters the office distributes, including WSU Today.
A fall 2022 graduate of Wichita State, Bragg received his bachelor’s degree in communication from the Fairmount College of Liberal Art and Sciences.
The W. Frank Barton School of Business has hired three new faculty members, all of whom bring a wide breadth of industry knowledge and innovative research to their departments.
Justin Keeler, clinical associate professor of business analytics: Before joining the world of academia, Keeler spent 15 years in corporate analytics and finance leadership, as well as small business ownership.
Murtaza Nasir, assistant professor of business analytics: As a former manager and entrepreneur in various industries, Nasir is a proponent of application and theory when it comes to academics.
Mohammad Najjar, assistant professor of management information systems: Najjar joins the Barton School after eight years of teaching experience and five years of practical experience in systems analysis and development.
Faculty, staff and administration can provide feedback on the rpk Group academic portfolio review section (pages 5-11) of the final written report* by completing this online form. Feedback will be accepted until 5 p.m. Feb. 17.
The board will discuss taking action on the recommendations made in the academic portfolio review section of the final written report at their March 22 meeting.
* This feedback is limited to the academic portfolio review section because the board will not take action on the teaching workload section of the final written report (pages 12-16). The teaching workload section is for campus review only.
Fall 2022 Student Perception of Teaching Effectiveness (SPTE) results are being mailed to departments this week. Additionally, information regarding spring 2023 course evaluations has been included in the result packets.
The Barton School of Business has appointed Mel Whiteside as the inaugural executive director of the school’s Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD).
The new OCPD was announced in fall 2022 along with a $540,000 gift from Meritrust Credit Union to expand the career efforts of the Barton School. Many of the college’s career programs are now housed within OCPD including Executive-in-Residence, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Widener Global Leaders Program, Professional Edge and others.
Whiteside has more than 15 years of higher education experience and more than 20 years of private industry experience with FlightSafety International, Koch Industries and others. He most recently served as the dean of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at Butler Community College.
Measuring the social impact of academic research has become a major topic of discussion among social scientists, accreditation bodies (such as the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), and grant-bestowing agencies. A new globally distributed, peer-reviewed white paper from SAGE adds to the discussion.
The white paper is co-authored by Dr. Usha Haley, W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair in International Business and Kansas Faculty of Distinction, and Andrew Jack, a global education editor for the Financial Times. “Measuring Societal Impact in Business & Management Research: From Challenges to Change”, which is free to download, examines the challenges of measuring societal impact in business research.
Pulling from surveys of business school academics from the Academy of Management, SAGE, Financial Times and Times Higher Education, the authors review the commonly used measures of scholarly impact and address their concerns, including policies and practices of academic journals. They conclude with recommendations for a more responsible research environment within the business school ecosystem.
