Category: News

The Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) and its departments will close Thursday, Nov. 25– Sunday, Nov. 28 for the Thanksgiving break. The building and departments will also have altered hours of operation Wednesday, Nov. 24. For specific hours, visit RSC Hours website.

Do you know a faculty member who is deeply engaged in service? Do you know a faculty member who exemplifies any of the following:

• Distinguished service to the university
• Distinguished service to the community
• Notable outreach efforts and forging of connections between WSU and the community
• Long-term commitment to Wichita State through extensive committee service

If so, consider nominating them for the Presidential Service Award. To do this, complete a nomination form, attach a curriculum vitae that includes the nominee’s service activities, and include a letter of support. Previous recipients of this award are not eligible for nomination.

Nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28. Please send  nominations to leeann.birdwell@wichita.edu.

Student Health Services will host a flu shot clinic for students, faculty and staff from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Rhatigan Student Center.

The shots will cost $20. Students can pay with their myShockerHealth portal or with exact cash at the location. Faculty and staff can pay with cash. Participants can also bring their health insurance cards to file with their insurance.

Take your work to the next level and submit your research on any philosophical topic for the Shocker Philosophy Conference Feb. 4, 2022.

Research on the following topics will be accepted?

• Ethics and social justice
• Critial reasoning: biases and fallacies in action
• Aesthetics and art theory
• Sustainablity and environment
• Ways of knowing
• Global perspectives on how to live
• Scientific explanation, reasoning and evidence

Philosophy majors who submit can receive an applied learning credit.  To submit, email your paper with subject line “Shocker submission” to susan.castro@wichita.edu by Dec. 15

Research on the following topics will be accepted?

• Ethics and social justice
• Critical reasoning: biases and fallacies in action
• Aesthetics and art theory
• Sustainability and environment
• Ways of knowing
• Global perspectives on how to live
• Scientific explanation, reasoning and evidence

Philosophy majors who submit can receive an applied learning credit.  To submit, email your paper with the subject line “Shocker submission” to susan.castro@wichita.edu by Dec. 15.

Wichita State Study Abroad Programs appreciates all of the encouragement, support and guidance that faculty, advisors and staff provide to students who are beginning their study abroad journey.

Faculty, advisors and staff play a vital role in internationalizing the student experience at WSU. They do this by creating unique learning opportunities for students from abroad, motivating students to seek study abroad experiences and assisting students with degrees. They also help students identify experiences that fit into degree and career planning while supporting the transfer credit process for WSU students.

Please check out our new webpage to learn more about how you can help support students in the study abroad process and request presentations for your class or student organization.

The newly installed Pickleball Courts at the Heskett Center’s Outdoor Sports Complex are now open. The four courts are located east of the Heskett Center. The courts are lighted and free and open until midnight. Equipment can be checked out in the Heskett Center at no additional charge for students and members

The new Dean’s Advisory Board (DAB) for the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University reads like the “Who’s Who” of the business world.

Are you wanting to get more involved on campus, but don’t see a student organization that matches your needs? Create a legacy at Wichita State through the creation of a new student organization.

Click here to learn more about the process or reach out to Abbi Whisler at student.orgs@wichita.edu

Faculty are encouraged to ask their students who’ve developed research on any philosophical topic to participate in the Shocker Philosophy Conference. Interdisciplinary work with philosophical content is welcome.

• Ethics and social justice
• Aesthetics and art theory
• Biases, fallacies, ways of knowing
• Global perspectives on how to live
• Sustainability and environment
• Scientific explanation, evidence, reasoning

The submission deadline is Dec. 15, and the conference is Feb. 4.

Please encourage your students to submit to susan.castro@wichita.edu with the subject “Shocker submission.”

The November issue of Teaching Today features a guest column from interim provost, Shirley Lefever. The issue also provides updates about the transition to Ultra Course Format.

To subscribe to Teaching Today, send a request to the Office of Instructional Resources at oir@wichita.edu.