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Faculty, begin submitting your Test Information Forms for your students who utilize the Office of Student Accommodations & Testing (OSAT) for exams. You do not need to wait for your first exam to submit the forms. Forms are necessary for students to make appointments in a timely manner. You can access the online form on the OSAT website.

You may use same link/form for any make-up exams you have have during the semester. And remind students all exams require an appointment, OSAT does not accept walk-in testing. Exams are scheduled through registerblast.com/wsu

If you have any questions, email testingcenter@wichita.edu or contact Kim Bailey, testing coordinator, at 316-978-8378.

Today’s information overload world can be less stressful with a plan. In LASI 170, students tackle information overload by developing practical search strategies and critical thinking skills. It’s the key to academic success and informed decision-making in today’s digital landscape.

The eight-week, one-credit class starting Oct. 10 (CRN 11733) is designed to help students learn how to conduct research to succeed on projects, presentations and papers. Encourage your students to enroll in LASI 170: Introduction to Library Research to develop their research skills.

Over the past several years, Health, Outreach, Prevention and Education (HOPE) Services has developed and grown the peer educator Prevention Ambassador applied learning program. The purpose is to provide an opportunity for students to develop leadership, community outreach and human services skills, while also serving as change agents in promoting health, wellness and mental health awareness in the community. Ambassadors are dedicated to decreasing mental health stigma and empowering other students to engage in behaviors that promote holistic wellness.

HOPE Services is taking final applications for the program this week. Students who accept the position are eligible for a zero-credit internship. Including the weekly meetings 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays, there is a time commitment of three hours per week.

To commemorate 10 years of the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College, faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends gathered for the Honors Eras Celebration at Wichita State University Aug. 24.

As part of the festivities, Clark Shultz, the mayor of Lindsborg, Kansas — hometown of Emory Lindquist, former president of Wichita State — presented a proclamation from the city of Lindsborg celebrating Wichita State University, the Honors Program that was named after Lindquist, and the Cohen Honors College.

The day of celebration began with a Connection Brunch — where honors alumni could network and mingle with other honors college members — and campus highlight tours, ending in the Honors Eras Celebration. The celebration included a student research showcase, an interactive journey through each Honors era and remarks from Kimberly Engber, dean of the Cohen Honors College; President Rick Muma; Shirley Lefever, executive vice president and provost; and Mayor Shultz.

The honors program began at Wichita State in 1957, making it one of the earliest established in the country, and was named after Lindquist in 1978. The program officially became an Honors College and established the Honors Baccalaureate degree in 2014 and was later named after Dorothy and Bill Cohen.

“Our university has the rich sense of belonging to the past, and the exciting feeling that the future is heavy with the promise of better things,” said Lindquist in his 1963, The Idea of a University, speech. “It is a place where the present is sometimes a difficult reality but it harbors great dreams about the future.”

Did you know the Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) offers a daily study room for you? Each day, the RSC designates an open meeting room as the official “study room” of the day.

The room will be unlocked and open to students to come and go as they please to study all day. This is to be a quiet, shared space. Check out the RSC Instagram stories daily to find out which room is the study room.

Congratulations to Wichita State’s College of Health Professions for winning the 2024 Clash of the Colleges. The event was an evening of competition and spirit, with students in each academic college competing against each other in field day events like relay races and team sports.

Congratulations to the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Fine Arts for placing second and third. Another honor awarded was the Spirit Award, which went to the College of Engineering.

Wichita State’s First-Year Programs in Student Success hosted the 10th annual Clash of the Colleges Aug. 23.

Check out WSU’s social media to see photos and videos from Clash of the Colleges:

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The next Food For Fines drive will take place Sept. 3 through Sept. 6. Food for Fines let’s you pay off parking citations by supporting the Shocker Support Locker.

Please note that donations can only be accepted during the donation period and that citations can not be more than two months old. For more information on the program and what can be accepted, visit the Food for Fines webpage.

All donations for Food for Fines can be dropped off at the Student Government’s Office in 219 Rhatigan Student Center or the Parking Services building. Questions can be directed to sga@wichita.edu.

Periodically, information will be posted regarding Watermark’s Course Evaluations & Surveys (CES) tool to help users better understand Wichita State’s new course evaluation tool.

Today’s focus is on CES results.

• Results will only be available at the end of the completed semester. It does not matter when your course took place during the semester. Holding results until the end of the semester complies with KBOR policy and allows for accurate norming.
• Results will become available the Friday after grades are due to the Registrar’s Office.
• The electronic results can be found through the instructor dashboard under “Project Results.”
• There are restrictions on results. If the response rate is 0% or if the number of respondents is lower than four, then there will be no results. This restriction includes both statistics and comments.
• Results will include the mean, standard deviation, and median for the course. Reports will also show these statistics by university and division benchmarks. This benchmark data will be from the same semester as the evaluation and will not include any other data.
• Also included is a table of the “Mean of Means” by course and instructor questions.
• There is a dedicated CES website that includes additional information.

For questions, contact Sandra Ranney at evaluations@ces.wichita.edu.

Periodically, information will be posted regarding Watermark’s Course Evaluations & Surveys (CES) tool to help users better understand Wichita State’s new course evaluation tool.

Today’s focus is on response rate.

• A response rate widget will appear on the instructor’s dashboard when the semester’s project starts. However, data for a course may not appear until that course evaluation is available to the students.
• In the list below, there are some suggestions to potentially increase response rates and receive useful and constructive feedback.
  • Designate time in class for students to complete evaluations.
  • Add a blurb about course evaluations in the syllabus.
  • Let students know that you value their honest and constructive feedback and tell them how you use their feedback.
  • When evaluations open for the course, remind students that they are available.
  • Remind students that evaluations are completely anonymous, and results are not available until after grades are turned in to the Registrar’s office.
  • It is best to complete the evaluations sooner in the evaluation period rather than later. Blackboard will be affected if the student has not taken some action regarding the evaluation towards the end of the administration period.
• There is a dedicated CES website that includes additional information.

For questions, contact Sandra Ranney at evaluations@ces.wichita.edu.

Periodically, information will be posted regarding Watermark’s Course Evaluations & Surveys (CES) tool to help users better understand Wichita State’s new course evaluation tool.

Today’s focus is on the student experience.

• Students will receive an email and notification on Blackboard when an evaluation is open.
• Students can access the evaluation through Blackboard and through links provided in an email sent during the CES collection window.
• When students login to the CES system, they will see a table containing evaluation information. This table will show which evaluations are completed along with the date and time. It will also show upcoming evaluations with the dates they are scheduled to open.
• Students will see regular pop-up notifications in Blackboard during the CES evaluation time window.
• There is a dedicated CES website that includes additional information.

For questions, contact Sandra Ranney at evaluations@ces.wichita.edu.