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Beginning June 14, beverage vending machines will be cleared from the Wichita State University main campus to prepare for the installation of new machines in July. Satellite campus vending machines will also be replaced, but the replacement date is yet to be determined.

Please direct any vending-related questions to Rich Renollet.

The Office of Strategic Communications in Morrison Hall will be closed for staff development on Friday, June 25. The office will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday, June 28.

The Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at Wichita State University is open during the summer. The clinic provides services to people of all ages who have communication difficulties including speaking, hearing, swallowing and spoken and written language impairments. It is open to the general public and faculty, staff and students at Wichita State. 

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

This year marks 246 years of the U.S. Army serving and defending our country. No matter the challenges the Army has faced along with our nation, Soldiers and civilians have had the courage and patriotism to answer the call and serve.

Join the men and women of the Wichita State University family who are currently serving, or have served in the past, in this great institution of our freedom and democracy.

The College of Engineering is offering a limited number of camps this summer including the popular LEGO Robotics I camp for fourth- through eighth-graders.

Camps begin June 21. Space is quite limited, and there are no scholarships are available this year.

If you have any questions please contact Dr. Perlekar Tamtam.

Wichita State’s Esports director Courtney Calder played soccer more often than video games growing up in California.

Those experiences, however, helped prepare her for running the esports program, as did her time working in sales for Apple after graduating from Northwestern University. Wichita State’s varsity program, housed in the Heskett Center, offers four teams competing in Overwatch, League of Legends, Rocket League, and Valorant.

This June issue of Teaching Today explores Ultra and the Academic Resources Conference events in May. To view the highlights from each session, check out the May ARC schedule page.

To get a leg up on Ultra training, you can visit Ultra training pages and click “In This Section” to see the index.

The Heskett Center will close on June 18 to fix the sprinkler system in the basement, which will require the water service to be interrupted.

For any questions, call the Heskett Center at 316-978-3082.

Karla Burns’ legacy of music and drama is one of Wichita State University’s most prominent contributions to the performing arts.

Burns, 66, died June 4 in Wichita. She attended Dunbar Elementary School and graduated from West High School. At Wichita State, she earned bachelor’s degrees in music education and in speech/theater, both in 1981.

Wichita State University has entered an agreement with the University of Kansas School of Law to offer the Legal Education Accelerated Degree program, with an anticipated launch of fall 2021.