Category: News

Wichita State University President Rick Muma has launched a new podcast, called “Forward Together,” where the president speaks with guests from throughout Shocker Nation to highlight the people and priorities that guide WSU.

The podcast drops monthly, with the March edition releasing March 9. Some of the guests so far include Hollywood director Dean Hargrove, WSU basketball coach Isaac Brown and WSU research vice provost Coleen Pugh.

Through his guest interviews on “Forward Together,” Muma gives the audience a glimpse of the aspirations and inspirations that drive Wichita State.

In the March issue of the Forward Together newsletter, Wichita State President Rick Muma talks about some of the initiatives that are helping Wichita State reach record enrollment numbers during a time when most universities in the United States are struggling.

Recreational Rowing will be open every Monday beginning April 4. Students can participate by bringing their student ID and paying a $10 fee at the Shocker Rowing Boathouse located at 150 N. McLean Blvd.

For more information, contact the Rec Rowing advisor at rachel.tuck@wichita.edu or 316-973-868-1961.

Information Technology Services (ITS) is migrating the Wichita State antivirus platform from Sophos to Microsoft Windows Defender March 17. ITS has successfully tested the Windows Defender deployment with multiple pilot groups and is ready to deploy it to the rest of the campus.

WSU Employees should not notice any impact on computer performance, as the deployment will be executed in the background. During this process, Sophos will still be the active antivirus for a brief period until we are confident that the Windows Defender service has been successfully deployed.

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

Dr. Kaye Monk-Morgan, vice president for the Office of Strategic Engagement and Planning, has accepted a new role as the chief impact officer for the Kansas Leadership Center. Her last day at Wichita State will be May 13.

Wichita State will explore options on filling Monk-Morgan’s current responsibilities and will communicate that information when it’s available.

Monk-Morgan has been a member of WSU’s campus community since earning the Gore Scholarship as a student in 1989. Since then, she has served in leadership roles across campus and has served the academic and student affairs divisions, and led the development of the Office of Strategic Engagement and Planning.

“I’ve grown up here, and the formal and professional experiences enjoyed at Wichita State have taken me all over the world in service to others,” she said. “It will be hard to leave, but I can say with pride that I did my absolute best to make WSU the university that I needed as a student and one where my own children could thrive. It’s my hope that some of those efforts were successful and others will come.”

There will be a celebration of Monk-Morgan’s 30 years of service at 3:30 p.m. April 28 in the 262 RSC.

The Department of Women’s, Ethnicity, and Intersectional Studies, formerly the women’s studies department, has reorganized and expanded its curriculum to reflect growing nationwide interest in gender issues and ethnicity.

“We are excited about the new name and the programmatic changes it brings in placing women, gender, and ethnicity at the center of studies, especially in their intersection with race, class, sexuality, disability, and other hierarchies of power and relations of power,” said Chinyere Okafor, professor and chair of women’s, ethnicity, and intersectional studies, said.

Testing Services at Grace Wilkie Hall will close at 5 pm Wednesday, March 16 and will reopen at 8 pm. Monday, March 21 for a staff spring break. For more information, contact 316-978-TEST or testingcenter@wichita.edu.

Glide Fit is coming back to the Heskett Center for the spring 2022 semester. Glide Fit is a great way to test your balance, core strength, coordination and more. This 45-minute class welcomes all fitness levels.

Students can sign up through the WSU Campus Recreation App.

Academic Affairs supports several Faculty Fellows programs. The programs provide faculty with the opportunity to learn new skills. If you are interested, check out the details linked below.  All applications are due Friday April 1.

• Tilford Incentive Grant – Develop new diversity infused curricula or advance pedagogy to teach diverse populations.
• Recruitment Faculty Fellows – Provide direct outreach to prospective students in high school and community colleges.
• Retention Faculty Fellows – Identify and implement strategies to promote student success and retention.
• Service-Learning Scholars – Incorporate service-learning pedagogy in your curricula.
• Honors College Fellows – Develop independent or collaborative projects to advance Honors education and high-impact practices across campus.

For more information about submission details, visit WSU’s Academic Affairs webpage.

The Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at Wichita State offers free hearing evaluations to faculty and staff.

During the evaluations, an audiologist will test the patient’s hearing to determine if there is hearing loss and the type and severity of the loss. Hearing evaluations will last approximately one to two hours. If a patient does appear to have hearing loss, the appointment may last longer.

To schedule an appointment, call 316-978-3289. The clinic is located at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex at the intersection of 29th and Oliver streets.