Category: News

Season 2 of the “Let’s Talk About It” podcast has begun. Today’s subject is the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath and will feature commentary from Camille Childers, Student Health Services director; Tasha Parker, WSU therapist and doctoral candidate; and David Nevarez and Chase Biswell, WSU undergraduate students.

About “Let’s Talk About It”: The mission of the FUSE ICT is to prepare and inspire students to achieve their true passion and purpose while providing the tools, opportunities, and diverse programming options for them to grow. One of the most effective tools that we have to spark dialogue and unearth passion is dialogue. Our goal with “Let’s Talk About It” is to create a safe, comfortable and casual environment that will foster connection with diverse people in an effort to create meaning, ask questions and start honest conversations about the topics that matter most to college students today.

The Office of Human Resources will close at 1:30 p.m. on Friday Aug. 27 for a department meeting.

Shocker Printing Solutions will be closed on Thursday, Aug. 26, for training. You may continue to submit your print orders online at shockerprinting.wichita.edu.

For this week’s Tuesday Talks, watch Nurse Heather Stafford; Randi Beggs, coordinator for student activities; and Abbi Whisler, WSU student, as they discuss how new students can get involved on campus.

Each of your classes has a syllabus that serves as the map for the course. In it you will find the learning objectives for the course as well as the schedule of assignments, papers, exams, and other important academic information.

When you have a question about an assignment, revisit the syllabus. Also, understand the grading scale used in each class. Wichita State operates on a plus/minus scale, which is important to know when you are setting goals and study schedules for the semester.

Need help? Attend the Syllabus Party at from 11 a.m.  to 1 p.m. Tuesday in the RSC Harvest Room (142). Can’t make the event and still need help? Connect with a success coach at the link below.

Suspenders4Hope will hold its first 5K run and one-mile walk at 8 a.m. Sept. 11, starting at the Rhatigan Student Center. Dr. Teri Hall will provide a staff lunch for the campus team that raises the most money for local suicide prevention efforts. Help support local suicide prevention efforts by registering for this event.

All proceeds will go to StopSuicideICT, a local collaborative and non-profit.

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!”