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Join KMUW’s Carla Eckels, host and producer of Soulsations, in conversation with chart-topping jazz artist Skinny Hightower. The interview will premiere at 6 p.m  on Tuesday, June 29, on Soulsations’ Facebook page.

From Wichita, Hightower is a record producer, bass player, drummer and jazz pianist with a reputation for trekking his own path. With two No. 1 Billboard singles (“Blue Moon” and “Taboo”) and four Top 5 Billboard singles (“Blue Moon,” “Taboo,” “Bittersweet,” and “Sample That”), Hightower is no stranger to mass appeal.

KMUW’s Carla Eckels will host Hightower in conversation about his craft and his latest effort “Blue Moon,” a two-disc collection of lively yet edgy ’70s-clad instrumentals. More than 100 songs were recorded, all produced by Hightower, and a team was carefully selected to determine the best 24 songs of the bunch, forming what is now an album of considerable proportions.

Due to State of Kansas policy requirements, starting the weekend of July 2, a new log-on warning will be rolling out over the course of the weekend to all university devices

What is a log-on warning? Prior to logging onto any device on campus, a log-on warning will appear on the screen. The log-on warning defines that the system is monitored for improper use and directs users to read the acceptable use policy located at www.wichita.edu/aup. This does not impact the usage of the device and will appear before every log-on.

Who will get this message? All WSU-owned devices, including Apple macOS and Windows. There will be no change to NIAR’s warning as part of the deployment.

Why do we need this? The state policy has made log-on warnings a requirement among institutions and agencies. Additionally, this helps to ensure we meet compliance obligations undertaken by many areas of the university.

When will this happen? Starting July 2, the change will go into effect across campus. It may take a few days to appear on your WSU-owned device, or longer if you are off campus.

Have questions or concerns? Let us know @ askinfosec@wichita.edu

What is a first-gen student? A first-generation college student is defined as a student whose parents/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.

• FORM-A-LINE: Become a subcommittee member of FGCC. The First-Generation Coordinating Council (FGCC) is looking for individuals to join in the work. Currently seeking subcommittee members for the following:
  • Marketing
  • Faculty and staff engagement
  • Data and assessment
  • Graduate school
• FOCUS ON FIRST-GEN: This week we highlight Carrie Wyatt, who graduated with a bachelor of science in business management with a minor in art. Carrie is Wichita State’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders; academic data manager and website and social media coordinator.
• 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 food distribution that is scheduled for this upcoming Saturday, June 26 has been canceled. We recognize the inconvenience that the cancelation of this distribution will cause and sincerely apologize for that. The food drop-offs will be paused for the rest of the summer and will start again with the school year.

Other resources that students, staff, and faculty can utilize in the meantime include the Shocker Support Locker, the ICT Community Fridge, and Wichita State’s Community Garden.

The Heskett Center will be closed July 3-5 in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

When the Make48 invention and maker challenge comes to Wichita State University on June 24, two of the eight Wichita teams are comprised entirely of Wichita State University students.

Team Baby Cactus consists of Juan Blasetti, junior in computer science; Jerome Teoh, a recent aerospace engineering grad; Grant Johnson, a freshman in computer engineering; and Katie Hefner, a senior in engineering technology and general business.

The second team — Veni, Vidi, Vici — is comprised of Felipe Lima de Oliveira, a junior in mechanical engineering; and Rafael Leite, a graduate student in mechanical engineering. Both Felipe and Rafael are from Brazil.

Joe Jabara doesn’t call his class Hacking 101, but his students do learn how to develop effective attacks on computer systems.

The course is actually called Applied Computing Intermediate Design Project, and this past spring its students carried out phishing attempts against a targeted group of Wichita State faculty, staff and students.

Working in teams, students created emails based on the same principles that hackers use to get recipients to open an email, click on a link and enter log in credentials. Student efforts were successful: Out of 128 targets, 40 opened a phishing email, 10 clicked on a link and four entered log in credentials.

Adding to its myriad points of pride, Wichita State University has been named the most affordable, LGBTQ-friendly college in the state. 

Student Loan Hero, a company that helps student loan borrowers make well-informed repayment decisions, took its statistics on the most affordable colleges and universities and paired it with information from Campus Pride, which developed an Index to examine LGBTQ acceptance on college campuses based on policies, administrative support, campus community involvement and other factors.

A widely acclaimed program for aircraft inspection, maintenance and airworthiness research is landing at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) after a 30-year history at Sandia National Laboratories.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airworthiness Assurance NDI Validation Center (AANC) is focused on aircraft safety and reliability; development of advanced design and maintenance; evaluation of new and enhanced techniques; technology transfer; and rulemaking guidance. It will move to NIAR’s Advanced Technologies Laboratory for Aerospace Systems, maintaining its name and affiliation with the FAA. The planned move supports shifts in structure at both Sandia and the FAA.