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.
FOCUS ON FIRST-GEN: This week we highlight Zachary Brown, W. Frank Barton School of Business, manager of academic advising and student services.
F1RST-GEN T-Shirts are available in the RSC Shocker Store for $12.
If you’re interested in being featured as a first-generation profile, contact Lydia Santiago at fgshockers@wichita.edu.
The First-Gen Coordinating Council is proud to support our first-gen graduates. We have a gift for you. We are providing a yellow and white braided cord for eligible graduates to wear on graduation day. By wearing the cord, you are celebrating your graduation as the last first-gen in your family. Those who are eligible can pick up their cords at their designated location.
The W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University is creating online flexibility for three current majors in its degree program. International business, marketing and accounting majors will now be provided online and taught by the same Barton School professors who teach in-person classes.
As of today, Strategic Communications has switched to the updated format of Campus Connection. You might not notice much difference, but read below to learn more about some upgraded features.
Those who submit items to the newsletters will now have more control over the content-creation process, including being able to add links, bullet points and notes to the Strategic Communications staff.
Each submission to the newsletter will now live on its own web page, so you can share a submission with whomever you want.
Twelve years following receiving her Master’s in Business Administration, Janet Federico decided to pursue a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Wichita State after rediscovering herself as an author, speaker and illustrator later her career.
Janet also holds an associate’s degree in general studies and a bachelor’s degree in applied management and business. She will graduate with her Master’s of Fine Arts in creative writing in May 2022.
“I fell in love with writing when I started writing down the stories I was telling my daughter,” Federico said. “I started drawing pictures with the stories and creating books for her.”
Prospective team members will be expected to learn a variety of dance skills and styles through video tutorials. The video tutorials will be available at 9 a.m. June 1. The link will be shared with the dancers that have registered using the “Jumpforward” link. Dancers who plan to audition need to register prior to June 1.
All video submissions must be received by noon June 5. All sections of required choreography and skills must be included in the video. This will include across-the-floor skills, band dance, cheer, stinger and hip-hop combo.
The 2021-2022 Shocker Dance team will be announced by 3 p.m. on June 6.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every part of our world, and the airline industry is no exception. Complaints against major U.S. airlines rose 400% last year. But there were some bright spots, too, among the chaos of the pandemic. Read more about how airlines fared and which one topped the 2021 Airline Quality Rating.
The “Walk With Wu: The Making of a Graphic Novel” panel discussion hosted virtually by University Libraries on April 22, 2021, is now available for all to view on the Libraries’ YouTube page. Enjoy the conversation from the graphic novel’s creators:
Genna Pennington, artist
Jessica Cerri, Curator and Archivist, Special Collections and University Archives at Wichita State
Darren DeFrain, Director of Writing Program, Dept. of English at Wichita State
Jay Price, Chair, Dept. of History at Wichita State
The graphic novel “Walk With Wu: The Story of Wichita State University” is available for checkout at University Libraries — searchable in the online catalog at libcat.wichita.edu.
The Office of Strategic Communications offers headshots for Wichita State faculty and staff at no charge. For the 2021 spring semester, headshot events will be scheduled once a month over two days in the Rhatigan Student Center.
Due to social distancing, you must reserve your spot with an appointment. Appointments for May are now open:
Rhatigan Student Center, Room 142 (Harvest)
3-5 p.m. Wednesday, May 12
8-10 a.m. Thursday, May 13
The W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University has launched its Executive-in-Residence program. This program will provide Barton School students, faculty and the Wichita community with vital perspectives and knowledge from industry leaders. Tom Gentile, president and CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, will serve as the program’s first resident for the fall 2021 semester.
“The wisdom of industry leaders is so vast and inspirational,” said Dr. Larisa Genin, dean of the Barton School of Business at Wichita State. “This program will tap into that knowledge. We’re honored to have Spirit AeroSystems CEO Tom Gentile as our first resident. His insights will be an unprecedented and valuable resource to our students and faculty.”
