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Effective fall 2021, the Office of Disability Services will implement the following changes:

• University departments who require interpreting services for an event or program will be charged for services by the Office of Disability Services.
• Faculty who require interpreting services will need to contact Human Resources for accommodations.

Successful students ask for help from their instructors. Often, students don’t ask because they don’t know how. As faculty and staff, we know that student hours — or office hours — are when instructors set time aside in their office to help students. But to students, many of whom are first-generation, those may be interpreted as hours that instructors are in their offices working and should not be bothered. You can help students feel more confident in asking for help from their instructors by explaining that office hours really mean student hours, which can be found and explained on their class syllabus.

You should have received your login and instructions from Office Plus last week, and hopefully you’ve checked out the website and set up your account. Office Plus has set up a special email account for WSU customers and will quickly answer any questions that you have at wsu.orders@officeplusks.com. Please feel free to reach out to Ellen Abbey or to Angie Tucker if you feel like you are not getting the assistance that you need.

There are still several items in inventory at Central Services and ordered through wichita.edu/printing:

• Toner and inks
• Stamps (daters, self-inking, etc.)
• Select paper
• Select envelopes
• Testing answer sheets
• Blue books
• WSU logo imprinted items

Specific envelopes, paper sizes and colors can be found at wichita.edu/printing.

All office supply orders, either from Office Plus or Central Services, will be delivered and the service window will no longer be open for drop-in service. If you have an immediate need, please call for assistance at 316-978-3545.

Office hours are student hours. When is the last time you visited one of your faculty members during their office hours? Do you know what that term even means? These are specific times that instructors have set aside to meet with students in their office to answer questions about content from class, visit about research, or chat about career options in their field. Faculty and instructors want to help you succeed, so check out the hours on their syllabus and go visit them! If, for no other reason, to introduce yourself and say “hello!”

As the fall 2021 semester begins, the 21 students in the inaugural class of Adelante Scholars have begun their careers as Wichita State University students.

The Adelante Scholarship was established in 2020 through a gift from Gene and Yolanda Camarena. It’s geared toward incoming freshmen and new transfer students. Preference is given to students who are of Black, Hispanic and Latino heritage with a minimum 3.0 grade point average and demonstrated financial need.

Starting fall 2022, any qualified high school senior who is a resident of Sedgwick County will be eligible to receive a scholarship covering unmet tuition and fee costs of attending Wichita State University.

That’s thanks to a new scholarship created by Wichita State called the Shocker Promise. Previously available to qualified students who live in the Shocker Neighborhood, this scholarship has now been extended to all eligible incoming first-time freshmen living in Sedgwick County.

The Office of Strategic Communications offers headshots for WSU faculty and staff at no charge. For fall 2021, headshot events will be scheduled once a month over two days in the Rhatigan Student Center’s Harvest Room (room 142).

Headshots are available by appointment only and are now open for Aug. 25-26..

• 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25
• 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 26

At Wichita State, opportunities to learn and grow happen everywhere. Shocker 360 is an app that lets you log your beyond-the-classroom experiences, use them to earn points, and share them with potential employers. Now students can win prizes for the points they earn on Shocker 360.

• First 500 students to 100 points get a bound journal
• First 300 students to 150 points get a water flask  
• First 200 students to 200 points get Shocker Dining Dollars  
• First 100 to 250 get $50 in Shocker Store credit  
• First 10 to 300 get a party for six in Shocker Grill and Lanes
• Top 5 scores for the semester get JBL earbuds
• Top score for the semester gets an iPad

In an effort to keep software up-to-date and functioning optimally, Degree Works (Degree Audit) will be down Friday, Sept. 3. Service will be restored no later than 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 6, but may be sooner depending on the process.

As a minor upgrade, the appearance of Degree Works and the majority of functions for end users will remain the same. Please direct any questions to Sally Fiscus in the Registrar’s Office at 978-7279.

The Shocker Neighborhood Promise Scholars were congratulated and celebrated Aug. 17 at a connection dinner. Please help us welcome them to Shocker Nation.

Pictured above from left to right are (back row) Brittney Covarrubias, Sara Duong, Emily Collette and Mason Farmer; and (front row) Bryan Perez-Moreno, Aunisti Swan, Bethany Solter, Alaisjah Hoy, Nayzeth Tello-Mendoza and Adar Abdullahi. Not pictured are Bronxon Frierson, Teon Hicks, Shakaya Hutton, Zacoriana Reed, Bethany Solter, Aunisti Swan, and Nayzeth Tello-Mendoza.