Category: News

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

During the evaluations, the staff 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; however, if a patient does 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.

The Student Health Services will close temporarily Monday, Sept. 6, in observance of Labor Day.

For more information, contact 316-978-4792 or student.health@wichita.edu.

GoCreate is currently offering free memberships to Wichita State students. GoCreate, a Koch collaborative, is part of WSU’s Innovation campus. The 18,000-square foot of space is filled with a variety of machines and tools including laser-cutters, water jets, a quilt-maker, and 3D printers.

The facility is open during the following hours:

• Closed Monday
• 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday
• 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sunday
  
  For more information, contact 316-978-2738 or info@gocreate.com.

August is National Breastfeeding Month; and Wichita State is committed to supporting students, employees and visitors who are breast and chestfeeding parents. There are many policies and spaces supporting this initiative that expand on the Community Supporting Breastfeeding designation Wichita awarded by the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition in 2016.

WSU supports breast and chestfeeding students and employees with the following policies:

• Lactation Support for Nursing Employees
• Accommodations for Pregnant and Parenting Students
• Pregnancy Policies

While Kansas law protects a parent’s right to breast and chestfeed in any place that is open to the general public, WSU offers several wellness spaces on the main campus and satellite locations designed for lactating parents to have a private, comfortable and sanitary place to express breast milk or breast and chestfeed.

For more information about breast and chestfeeding support resources or policies, contact Jolynn Dowling, Janice M. Riordan Distinguished Professor in Maternal Child Health, at jolynn.dowling@wichita.edu.

The Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) and its departments will alter their hours of operation Saturday, Sept. 4 in observance of Labor Day. You can view each department’s hours at the link below.

The RSC will also close Sept. 5-6 also in observance of the holiday.

Werner Golling, Wichita State Finance and Administration vice president, is pleased to announce that WSU Police Capt. Guy Schroeder will serve as interim police chief as of Sept. 5.

Schroeder began his law enforcement career at WSU in 2014 after serving as a police officer for the City of Wichita for 33 years. During that time, he served in many different positions of responsibility, including patrol officer, drug enforcement administration, detective work, SWAT team commander and undercover operations.

A national search will be conducted to replace outgoing Police Chief Rodney Clark, who recently accepted a position at the University of North Dakota as associate vice president for public safety and chief of police. Golling praised Clark for his incredible and dedicated service at WSU for the past three years.

The entire WSU community wishes Chief Clark and his wife, Anna, great success as they move on to the next chapter of the lives.

The next Food For Fines will take place Sept. 1-3. Food for Fines is a monthly initiative supporting the Shocker Support Locker that also provides students a cheaper opportunity to pay parking citations. Parameters for this initiative include but are not limited to:

• Any person with a current WSU ID is eligible.
• Up to two citations may be forgiven per semester.
• Only citations $50 or less are eligible.
• Donate seven food items per $0-$30 ticket.
• Donate 14 items per $31-$50 ticket.
• Citations cannot be older than two months.
• The parking quiz must be completed during each donation period.
• Only the Current Donation Form can be used.

For more information and the Food For Fines schedule, visit the website below.

To add your feedback, look for the Office Strategic Engagement and Planning’s yard signs on campus and in Shocker Neighborhood with QR codes. When you scan the code, you see a survey that asks, “What kind of things would you do in your area if you felt the area was designed for you?”

You can also provide your feedback at the link below.

Editors from Fortune magazine recently approached Usha Haley — W. Frank Barton of Distinguished Chair in International Business, and director of the Center for International Business Advancement — for her views on the WH Group’s recent turmoil and its effect on the U.S. pork industry.

The U.S. pork industry is currently experiencing strategic uncertainty as the Chinese-based WH Group, which acquired the American-based Smithfield Foods in 2013, is in the middle of a family feud.

Haley has written several books on Chinese business strategy and has testified numerous times before U.S. Congress on the issue.