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As the fall 2021 semester begins, the 21 students in the inaugural class of Adelante Scholars have begun their careers as Wichita State University students.

The Adelante Scholarship was established in 2020 through a gift from Gene and Yolanda Camarena. It’s geared toward incoming freshmen and new transfer students. Preference is given to students who are of Black, Hispanic and Latino heritage with a minimum 3.0 grade point average and demonstrated financial need.

Starting fall 2022, any qualified high school senior who is a resident of Sedgwick County will be eligible to receive a scholarship covering unmet tuition and fee costs of attending Wichita State University.

That’s thanks to a new scholarship created by Wichita State called the Shocker Promise. Previously available to qualified students who live in the Shocker Neighborhood, this scholarship has now been extended to all eligible incoming first-time freshmen living in Sedgwick County.

The Office of Strategic Communications offers headshots for WSU faculty and staff at no charge. For fall 2021, headshot events will be scheduled once a month over two days in the Rhatigan Student Center’s Harvest Room (room 142).

Headshots are available by appointment only and are now open for Aug. 25-26..

• 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25
• 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 26

At Wichita State, opportunities to learn and grow happen everywhere. Shocker 360 is an app that lets you log your beyond-the-classroom experiences, use them to earn points, and share them with potential employers. Now students can win prizes for the points they earn on Shocker 360.

• First 500 students to 100 points get a bound journal
• First 300 students to 150 points get a water flask  
• First 200 students to 200 points get Shocker Dining Dollars  
• First 100 to 250 get $50 in Shocker Store credit  
• First 10 to 300 get a party for six in Shocker Grill and Lanes
• Top 5 scores for the semester get JBL earbuds
• Top score for the semester gets an iPad

In an effort to keep software up-to-date and functioning optimally, Degree Works (Degree Audit) will be down Friday, Sept. 3. Service will be restored no later than 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 6, but may be sooner depending on the process.

As a minor upgrade, the appearance of Degree Works and the majority of functions for end users will remain the same. Please direct any questions to Sally Fiscus in the Registrar’s Office at 978-7279.

The Shocker Neighborhood Promise Scholars were congratulated and celebrated Aug. 17 at a connection dinner. Please help us welcome them to Shocker Nation.

Pictured above from left to right are (back row) Brittney Covarrubias, Sara Duong, Emily Collette and Mason Farmer; and (front row) Bryan Perez-Moreno, Aunisti Swan, Bethany Solter, Alaisjah Hoy, Nayzeth Tello-Mendoza and Adar Abdullahi. Not pictured are Bronxon Frierson, Teon Hicks, Shakaya Hutton, Zacoriana Reed, Bethany Solter, Aunisti Swan, and Nayzeth Tello-Mendoza.

Student Support Services is funded by the U.S. Department of Education to provide free academic services to a limited number of first-generation students, limited-income students, and students with disabilities.

Some of the free services include individualized tutoring, academic advising, textbook loans, referrals to loan technology, FAFSA application assistance, and scholarships exclusively for SSS student participants.

Currently enrolled WSU students who are interested in joining the program can visit SSS in Grace Wilkie Hall 309, call 316-978-3715 or visit our website at www.wichita.edu/sss for more information.

The Department of Defense (DoD) has designated South Kansas as a Defense Manufacturing Community (DMC), making the region eligible for $5 million through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation’s Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program. The initiative is led by Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR).

The Inauguration of President Richard D. Muma will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 29  at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex’s Lowe Auditorium. As part of the Inauguration, we cordially invite each recognized student organization at Wichita State to have one official delegate as part of the program. This delegate will wear a cap and gown, provided by the university, and participate in the processional and recessional.

If your organization would like to have a delegate, please fill out the form below by Friday, Sept. 10.

If you have questions about this invitation, please contact Student Involvement at 978-3022 or student.orgs@wichita.edu.

Looking to spruce up your walls? The Ulrich Museum of Art is giving away free wall posters of the Romare Bearden print “Tidings,” which is part of the museum’s permanent collection.

Attend the at discussion at 6 p.m.on Aug. 19 with Curator Sylvie Fortin and artists Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens and pick up a free 18-by-24-inch wall poster. On the backside, you’ll find a handy calendar of our upcoming programs and events.

The talk with Ibghy, Lemmens, and Fortin is related to the Ulrich’s exhibition, “Look, it’s daybreak, dear, time to sing,” which is on display at the museum from Aug. 19 through Dec. 4. The exhibition features the works of Canadian artists Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens as they explore points of contact between birds and humans in an effort to expand the meaning of hospitality, care, communication, and attentiveness between species.

Come check out this interesting talk and pick up a lovely wall poster while you’re there.