Category: News

Shocker Central is your gateway to on-campus employment, internships and full-time career opportunities. Connect with the Shocker Career Accelerator, register for career fairs and events and much more.

With Shocker Central, you can:

• Receive daily or weekly updates with new opportunities tailored to your preferences
• Access the latest schedule of workshops, career fairs and events
• Manage your resumes, cover letters and other application documents
• Schedule appointments with Career Coaches
• Search and apply for job postings

Unlock your potential at wichita.12twenty.com.

• Click on “Log in with your Shocker Central SSO”
• Log in with your myWSUID@wichita.edu and password
• Join the Shocker Central Platform and sign-up
• Complete the “Please tell us a little bit about yourself…” section

Need additional help? If you have questions or need more information about Shocker Central, call the Shocker Career Accelerator at 316-978-3688 or email us at SCA@wichita.edu.

Wichita State University is thrilled to share more about the new features and enhanced processes that WuHire, the new talent management system provides to the community.

Non-benefit eligible (NBE) hiring process will provide users with:

• Interface with Banner and fewer ePAFs
• Reduction of forms and processes related to NBE hiring (no more NBE form)
• Real-time status updates for job requisitions, applications and new hire onboarding

Benefit eligible (BE) hiring process improvements:

• Integrates with the university’s systems for seamless data flow (no more PAR form)
• Offers an interactive user-friendly application portal (alerts and notifications)
• Resume parsing (new feature that minimizes repetitive tasks for applicants)

Hiring managers and department admins: Mark your calendars and be the first to experience the power of WuHire at the introductory Show and Tell events. Gain insights into how WuHire is set to transform the talent management at Wichita State:

• 2:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7 in 313 Rhatigan Student Center, Prairie Room
• 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8 in 238 Rhatigan Student Center, Meeker Room
• 10-11 a.m. Friday, Aug 9 in 313 Rhatigan Student Center, Prairie Room

Keep watching for the upcoming announcements of additional dates and times for specified WuHire show and tell events. These sessions will cover:

• Job requisition creation and hiring process
• Offer and onboarding processes
• Non-benefit eligible hiring process
• Faculty hiring process in WuHire

The official training sessions will be scheduled for the last two weeks of September. Details will be shared in WSU Today.

Faculty and staff are invited to follow WuHire SharePoint for additional information and ongoing updates.

Shocker Central is now live for students. Faculty and staff access will be available soon — stay tuned for more details. In the meantime, help spread the word by sharing the exciting news with your students.

Shocker Central is your gateway to on-campus employment, internships and full-time career opportunities. Connect with the Shocker Career Accelerator, register for career fairs and events, and much more.

With Shocker Central, you can:

• Receive daily or weekly updates with new opportunities tailored to your preferences
• Access the latest schedule of workshops, career fairs and events
• Manage your resumes, cover letters and other application documents
• Schedule appointments with Career Coaches
• Search and apply for job postings

Unlock your potential at wichita.12twenty.com.

• Click on “Log in with your Shocker Central SSO”
• Log in with your myWSUID@wichita.edu and password
• Join the Shocker Central Platform and sign up
• Complete the “Please tell us a little bit about yourself…” section

Need additional help? If you have questions or need more information about Shocker Central, call the Shocker Career Accelerator at 316-978-3688 or email SCA@wichita.edu.

Student Engagement & Belonging, a unit within the Division of Student Affairs, is focused on creating opportunities for personal growth and real-world readiness to support an engaged campus culture where students are empowered to maximize their potential and to mobilize students, campus and community members. The unit oversees student organizations, fraternity and sorority life, civic engagement, community service programs, leadership programs and student activities. Additionally, Student Engagement & Belonging assist in off-campus student support, student advocacy efforts and mentorship programs aimed at enhancing academic and student success. It provides dynamic programs, ranging from speakers and film showings to award ceremonies, cultural festivities and LGBTQA programming, each representing a small piece of the tapestry of intersectionality displayed on the Wichita State campus.

Through intentional growth, unique experiences and inclusive excellence, Student Engagement & Belonging cultivates a vibrant campus community that inspires world-ready leaders.

Starting fall 2024, the Master of Education in sport management program will be available fully online, offering students nationwide access to its low in-state tuition rates. With expert faculty, comprehensive student support and affiliations with leading industry networks, this program provides an exceptional path for careers in sport management. This program is recognized for its top-tier quality and affordability, recently ranked as the nation’s most affordable in-state graduate sport management tuition and number six overall by Intelligent.com.

WSU TV has begun a new series looking back through the history of WSU and the WSU TV channel. Each week, it will feature a new video showcasing a piece of that history.

This week, WSU TV features a WSU 13 recording of the 1988 Big Band Jazz competition hosted by WSU. It features bands from the surrounding states and commentary by Gary Chew. The episode premieres at 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 8 on YouTube.

WSU TV has begun a new series looking back through the history of WSU and the WSU TV channel. Each week, it will feature a new video showcasing a piece of that history.

This week, WSU TV looks back at a WSU 13 broadcast of the Faculty String Quartet playing pieces by Haydn and Mendelssohn from 1987. The episode premieres at 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1 on YouTube.

All new Wichita State courses are now in the Blackboard Ultra Course Format. All instructors need this vital information:

• Your old courses will still be in their original course format. Please do not convert Classic Blackboard courses directly to Ultra. Remember: copy, don’t convert.
• Your existing course material can be copied directly into an Ultra Course Format class. Please follow these directions to copy your existing course materials to your new Ultra course area.
• If you use Panopto, your videos will have to be relinked in your Ultra Course Format class.
• If you need help, instructors can email the Office of Instructional Resources at OIR@wichita.edu for help. OIR staff runs that email during the week and checks it on the weekends for emergency needs.
• All instructors of any rank and all WSU staff are invited to attend the free Academic Resources Conference (ARC) being held online Aug. 5-9. The ARC will provide technical training in Blackboard, and that’s not all. ARC will also have sessions on pedagogy, mindfulness and generative AI. It’s also a great time to meet your accessibility training requirement for AY 24-25. Most sessions are also recorded, so if you miss one, you can grab the link directly from the schedule page and watch later.

The College of Health Professions (CHP) recently held its third annual Kansas High School Health Science Teacher’s Workshop, aimed at enhancing high school educators’ knowledge and teaching strategies related to the healthcare industry. The workshop featured speakers Dr. Sam Smith, Brittni Mayagoitia and Dr. Rhonda Williams, who provided insights into mastering the nervous system through active learning, transitioning from healthcare practice to classroom teaching and utilizing a hands-on approach for teaching clinical skills.

Participants engaged in interactive skill-building exercises and toured the college’s cutting-edge laboratories, including the Gross Anatomy, Human Simulation, and School of Nursing Simulation labs. These experiences were designed to equip teachers with innovative methods and resources to inspire their students to pursue healthcare careers.

In addition, travel scholarships were offered to support teachers from outside the Wichita area in attending the workshop. The college extends its gratitude to Ascension Via Christi for co-sponsoring the event and contributing to its success.

Wichita State University is excited to announce a significant advancement in its journey towards excellence. This initiative strengthens the university’s ability to streamline various hiring processes and positions WSU at the forefront of talent market expectations with the implementation of the newly named talent management system, WuHire.

WSU is delighted to share that Julie Brin from KMUW 89.1 FM and Hollie Johnston from Human Resources are the winners of the naming contest with their creative submission, “WuHire.” Congratulations to Julie and Hollie for their innovative and memorable contribution, and a big thank you to everyone who participated.

The WuHire system will feature:

• Integration of multiple systems
• Updated career site with new mobile functionality
• Process automation and reduced user data entry
• Robust reporting and enhanced compliance capabilities

Stay informed on key milestones:

• July/August: WuHire Show and Tell events
• September: Training sessions (both in-person and virtual)
• October: WuHire goes live

Faculty and staff are invited to follow the WuHire SharePoint for additional information and ongoing updates.