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The Student Wellness Center, including Student Health and Counseling and Prevention Services, will close Friday, July 29, for an annual staff retreat. The office will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1.

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) will close Friday, July 22, for the Inclusive Excellence Retreat. The office will reopen Monday, July 25.

The Barton School of Business Student Success Center located at 008 Clinton Hall will close beginning Thursday, July 21, and will re-open Tuesday, July 26 at its new location at 129 Woolsey Hall.

The office will provide services remotely July 21, and will close July 22 and July 25. It will re-open July 26 for in-person and remote services July 26.

Phone availability will be limited during this time. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to contact business.advisor@wichita.edu.

The NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium (KSGC) is accepting proposals for teacher workshops for the 2022-2023 academic year through Sept. 9. The KSGC Teacher Workshop Program (TWP) supports the development and implementation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics educator workshops, especially in middle-school classrooms.

Multiple awards of $15,000-$50,000 each are anticipated to be available. A non-federal $.50 match is required for every NASA dollar requested.

For more information, contact. Dr. Scott Miller at scott.miller@wichita.edu or to nasainkansas@wichita.edu.

The 2023 fiscal year annual budget is now available online. The document can be viewed by using the following steps in myWSU:

– Go to myWSU

– Select Faculty/Staff tab

– Locate Employee Toolbox section on the left hand side of the screen

– Under Employee Toolbox, locate University Budget section

– Select 2023 Adopted Operating

The Registrar’s Office will close for a staff development event Wednesday, July 13. If you need assistance during this time, please contact Wichita State University OneStop at 316-978-7440 or visit the OneStop office 8 a.m.-6 p.m. at112 Jardine Hall.

Student Health Services is proud to announce its new clinic physician, Delane H. Vaughn, MD. Dr. Vaughn is a family medicine, board-certified doctor in Wichita, and is affiliated with multiple hospitals and other facilities in the area.

Vaughn attended Wichita State University as a first-generation college student and graduated in 2003 with her bachelor of science in nursing, working as an ER nurse. She continued her education and attended University of Kansas School of Medicine and received her medical degree in 2011.

Vaughn has a passion and commitment for promoting healthy lifestyle choices and disease prevention and is looking forward to working with our student population as our clinic physician.

The proposal deadline for the annual Michael Tilford Conference has been extended to July 15. Students, faculty, staff, and administrators at colleges and universities are all welcome to propose a paper, poster, or workshop. This year’s conference is Oct. 6-7 at Washburn University.

The Student Perception of Teaching Effectiveness (SPTE) Request Form is due July 13 for instructors teaching a second four-week or eight-week summer 2022 course. For those who have not already submitted a summer 2022 SPTE Request Form, an email will be sent to them this week with the form attached. Instructors can also download the form at the SPTE Request Forms website.

The Student Perception of Teaching Effectiveness (SPTE) Request Form is due July 13 for instructors teaching a second four-week or eight-week summer 2022 course. For those who have not already submitted a summer 2022 SPTE Request Form, an email will be sent to them this week with the form attached. Instructors can also download the form at the SPTE Request Forms website.