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In celebration of the Inauguration of President Richard D. Muma, the 15th President of Wichita State University, the Cadman Art Gallery in the Rhatigan Student Center will host an exhibit in the Looking Glass available through Friday, Oct. 29.  The area features photos and mementos from President Muma’s family life and time at Wichita State.

For more information about this exhibit and others, visit the Cadman Art Gallery website.

The Student Health Center (SHS) wants to hear from you. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey found in your student emails. This is your chance to help SHS improve its care.

Join the StreamYard broadcast of Saint Mark United Methodist Church’s Ignite podcast 7 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 20. The broadcast will feature President Rick Muma and vice president for Military and Veteran Affairs Dr. Marche Fleming-Randle and co-hosted by President’s Diversity Council member, Yolanda Oliver.

Presenters in the “Legacies of Racism in American Culture” series will give their perspectives on religion, immigration, business, supremacist thought and labor economics. Andrew Hippisley, dean of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will host the series.

Presentations will be delivered at 3 p.m. on the following dates below via Zoom. Login information will be the same for each talk (Meeting ID: 998 4330 8081, Passcode: 441316).

The series includes:

• Nov. 3: “The Bible and Race in American Christian Cultures,” by Rannfrid Lasine Thelle, associate professor of religion
• Nov. 17: “Who Can Become an American? U.S. Immigration Policy, Racism, and Civil Rights Struggle in the 20th Century,” by Laila Ballout, assistant professor of history
• Dec. 1: “‘Jim Crow’ in the Business World: The Birth, Growth, and Disappearance of Black-Owned Insurance Companies,” by Robert E. Weems Jr., Willard W. Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History
• Dec. 8: “Labor Economies in the Forces of Insurrection,” by Chuck Koeber, associate professor of sociology

Videos of the previous perspectives series are archived on the Fairmount College YouTube channel.

In collaboration with Student Health Services and Student Affairs, the Student Government Association (SGA) will sponsor a free flu shot clinic 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 26-27 at the Rhatigan Student Center (Room 142). No registration is required. Shots are available while supplies last.

Students, keep an eye on your emails. A Student Health Services (SHS) Needs Assessment survey is on its way to your inboxes. The survey will help SHS improve the quality of care provided to students.

What is a first-gen student? A first-generation college student is defined as a student whose parents or legal guardians have not completed a bachelor’s degree — a student who is the first person in their immediate family to attend a four-year college or university to attain a bachelor’s degree.

• The First-Generation Honor Society, Tri-Alpha (Alpha Alpha Alpha) is now accepting applications from all first-gen Wichita State faculty, staff, alumni and students. The intent of membership is to build support and advocate for the academic excellence first-generation college students.
• Focus on first-gen: This week we highlight Teri Hall, vice president for Student Affairs.
• First-gen T-shirts are available in the Rhatigan Student Center Shocker Store for $12.

The northern roads of campus will close temporarily 8:40-10:30 a.m. Oct. 23 before and during the Pumpkin Run race for the safety of runners and volunteers. Drivers are asked to find alternate routes during this time.

Spirit AeroSystems Inc. held a grand opening event and ribbon cutting ceremony for its National Defense Prototype Center (NDPC), a joint project with Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) Oct. 15. This new research center will significantly expand Spirit’s capabilities and production efficiencies in the defense and space market.

“NIAR has been a tremendous partner in the development of the National Defense Prototype Center and enabling Wichita as a center for defense growth,” said Duane Hawkins, Spirit AeroSystems executive vice president; president, Defense and Space. “The NDPC provides secure space for development, prototyping, industrialization and testing of emerging high temperature materials and is directly aligned with Spirit’s growth strategies to achieve $1 billion of defense revenue by the mid-2020s.”

The October issue of Teaching Today features a guest column from Wichita State President Rick Muma. The issue also provides teachers information about many future and existing training opportunities including several webinars and a free virtual instructional conference.

To subscribe to Teaching Today, send a request to oir@wichita.edu.