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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.

Mikrokosmos, Wichita State University’s premier literary journal, is seeking art submissions for its print and online journal issues. Submissions will be accepted until Friday, March 11. The art submissions should embody the following:

• Any form of art (paintings, photography, sculptures, etc.) is acceptable.
• There is a limit of three submissions per person.
• Selected art will be used for cover art and placed intermittently inside the issue.

For more information or to make a submission, contact mojoeditors@gmail.com.

To close African American History Month, The Office of Diversity and Inclusion partnered with The Office of Engagement, University Libraries and fifth-graders from Gordon Parks Academy Feb. 28 for the National African American Read-In (AARI). The read-in featured the children’s book, “Royalty is Fed Up,” written by local author, Misty Colbert.

The AARI is a grassroots effort to encourage communities to read together, centering African American books and authors. It was established in 1990 by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month.

During the event, the children met Colbert book author and connected with WSU Black and Brown students over lunch. The students also toured the Ablah Library and viewed the Special Collections Library.

Meet with professors and students, and interview for available graduate positions at Division of Student Affairs during Grad Weekend 1-7 p.m. April 1 and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 2 at the Rhatigan Student Center. The positions are designed for students aspiring to get a master’s degree and graduate assistantship in higher education.

For more information, contact carley.enyart@wichita.edu.

Spring 2022 Applications for the Women for Women Innovation Fund are due at noon March 10. Awarded to female Wichita State students, the Women for Women Innovation Fund provides recipients with capital to advance their business ideas.

The fund has supported women with varied business ideas like:

• Angelique Bahn-Applied with the desire to create a sustainable retail fashion boutique.
• Michele Valadez-Applied to help people in the event of a car crash with a 360 Car Cam.
• Devon Creasman-Applied to help connect local businesses with more consumers.
• Madeline Shonka-Applied to help people suffering from chronic illnesses with CoVstat.