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July 31 is the last day to see the summer exhibitions at the Ulrich Museum of Art on the Wichita State University campus. Art Is a Superpower! and On Vacation! will be removed to make way for other installations.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday. Admission is free.

The summer exhibition includes sculpture pieces by Tom Otterness, whose works are featured on the Ulrich’s TikTok “U Views” series; a mask series by artist and activist Ai Wei Wei; and photography Ayana V. Jackson. Works from the Ulrich’s permanent collection featuring the Moscow Ballet and a tour of American roadside diners are also included.

Come check out these wonderful exhibitions while you still can.

Wichita State University students in a badge course by Wednesday, Sept. 8 will be eligible for a scholarship to cover tuition and fees for one badge course (fall 2021 semester only).

Enrollment is open now. You can begin badge courses between Aug. 16 and Nov. 10. All coursework must be completed by Dec. 9. Enrollment is open now. Students can begin badge courses between Aug. 16 and Nov. 10. All coursework must be completed by Dec. 9.

Scholarships will be available on a first-come basis until all funds have been awarded.

Badges are academic short courses of one credit hour or less that are designed for working, non-degree seeking professionals. They are online and self-paced. Badges allow students to demonstrate to employers their knowledge, skills and competencies in a subject area. Students who complete a badge will receive digital recognition of their accomplishment that they can share on social media and link to a digital resume.

For more information, contact workforce@wichita.edu or 316-978-7579.

Looking for ways to prepare for the fall semester? Talking to someone about suicide can be intimidating, but the #WSUWeSupportU Preventing Suicide Training can help make you more comfortable initiating these important conversations.

Parking lots 3N and 3S, located by Cessna Stadium, will close for repairs July 19-24. The lots are scheduled to reopen Monday, July 26, provided there are no weather delays. Lot 11, located in front of Devlin Hall, will remain open until completion of lot 3.

With the goal of furthering its mission to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship among the campus and community, Wichita State’s Center for Entrepreneurship has changed its reporting structure.

Formerly part of WSU’s Barton School of Business, the center is now under the operation of the College of Innovation and Design, led by Dean Jeremy Patterson.

This new reporting structure will continue to move the Center for Entrepreneurship forward as it seeks to grow WSU’s legacy as an entrepreneurship leader in our community. The entrepreneurship major and the associated private academic scholarships will remain with the Barton School.

Additional key decisions will be announced in the coming months.

“The Center for Entrepreneurship’s value to the university and our business community is immeasurable and will remain as we moved forward,” Patterson says.

Wichita State will be offering ten new Lifelong Learning courses for senior citizens this fall. Classes will be offered both in-person and online, making the courses available and accessible to senior citizens statewide.

All in-person classes will be held at Wichita State University’s Metropolitan Complex located at 5015 E. 29th St. N., Wichita, KS 67220. No Lifelong Learning classes will be held at senior centers or retirement communities this semester. In-person registrations will be accepted on a first come basis.

Students who select the online option will receive a link via email each week to view the class on their own devices. Students can watch the recorded course at their convenience.

Residents and members of the community 60 years of age or older can audit these courses without paying tuition.  WSU has scholarship money available to cover course fees for students enrolling before Sept. 8. After Sept. 8, some course fees may apply. Although geared toward the senior citizen population, anyone less than 60 can enroll in the courses if they pay regular tuition and fees.

Courses for fall 2021 include:

• From Melting Pot to Salad Bowl
• Mass Extinctions: Are we in a Sixth?
• Humans and Epidemics
• Global Politics
• The Story of Latinx Immigration to Wichita
• Shakespeare III
• Philosophy of Humor
• The Geology of Kansas State Parks
• Behind the Exhibit Case
• The People of the Plains

For more information contact 316-978-3731 or email lifelonglearning@wichita.edu.

This month’s issue of Forward Together starts off with a message from Dr. Rick Muma about how Wichita State fits into the New University model. Additional items include the following:

• Wichita State names new College of Engineering dean
• Air Force to develop F-16 digital twin with NIAR’s help
• Center for Entrepreneurship announces new reporting structure
• Sanchez earns Kansas Human Rights Commission appointment
• Wichita State freshman targets Paralympics in rowing time trials
• Shocker alum helps engineer NASA’s return to the Moon and more
• Shocker students’ innovation represented at Make48
• Wichita State named No. 1 most affordable, LGBTQ-friendly school in Kansas

The class of 1934 sundial will rededication is scheduled for Monday, July 19. Remarks are at 11:30 a.m. on the east side of Hubbard Hall.

The late George Platt (1931-2017), associate professor emeritus from the Hugo Wall School, worked with Mary Nelson, Wichita State University Libraries Special Collections and University Archives, to learn the story of the sundial.

The sundial was a gift to the university from the class of 1934. Photos in the Parnassus yearbook from the 1950s show the sundial just west of Jardine Hall. The sundial had been missing for many years and resurfaced in summer 2014.

The Wichita State School of Music is excited to announce the premiere of its 2021 “Oratorio Concert” on KPTS at 8 p.m. July 23 (Wichita channel 8.1), with repeat performances at 9 p.m. July 24 (channel 8.2) and 8 p.m. July 26 (channel 8.2).

The premiere includes recordings of Dan Forrest’s “Requiem for the Living” and Joel Thompson’s “Seven Last Words of the Unarmed.” The concert will have an encore performance on the WSU School of Music social media channels immediately following the July 23 premier. It will also be archived and available on the WSU School of Music YouTube   and Facebook page.