Category: News

Two 2023 graduates of the Barton School of Business at Wichita State, Jacob O’Connor and Jon Peterson, are opening Another Broken Egg Café, an upscale brunch restaurant, Sept. 30 near K-96 and Oliver. The two first met in high school and had other business ventures together in college, and they did extensive research and vetting before choosing to franchise Another Broken Egg Café.

“Through Jon’s and my time at WSU, we built an invaluable network of successful entrepreneurs who we’re grateful to call mentors,” said O’Connor, who was a Jabara Scholar recipient and named Entrepreneur of the Year while at WSU. “We almost exclusively met these connections in person at local restaurants. We hope for our cafe to be a regular meeting ground for WSU students to have those same meetings with their future mentors.”

They will host a special VIP opening on Sept. 28 where 100% of sales will go to their charity partner, The Shocker Support Locker.

Encourage your students to join Ablah Library’s upcoming workshop from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the Ablah Library Digital Scholars Commons (in-person and online). And with the new attendance tracking system in place, offering extra credit for student participation is now simpler than ever. There is no cost to attend.

This session will help them understand what systematic reviews are and aren’t, what makes them systematic, how to read and interpret them and how to write them. Discover why systematic reviews are rapidly becoming one of the fastest-growing forms of published scholarly research.

Rafael Guereque, a junior at Wichita State, is a first-generation college student from Hugoton, Kansas, who is already gaining real-world experience in his chosen field of forensic science. Rafael is now interning with the Wichita Police Department. His work involves riding along with police officers and collaborating with forensic scientists. For Rafael, this hands-on experience is a critical part of his education.

“I’m excited to get some real-world experience in my field of study and to see how each aspect of law enforcement works together to ensure proficient and proper results,” Rafael said. This internship allowed him to observe how theory translates into practice and provides him the chance to build strong professional connections within the police department. Rafael hopes to refine his skills in writing professional reports — an essential part of his future career. “I’m already a strong writer, but there is a clear difference between writing an essay for class and writing a report for my career. I’ve always believed the best way to learn a job is to do it yourself,” he said.

Wichita State history professor Dr. Jay Price sat down with track and field coach John Wise for a wide ranging interview.

Students are requested to provide updated information to WSU anytime there is a change to contact information. This includes mailing address, phone number and emergency contact. It is especially important that you provide and update an emergency contact.

The person you list will only be contacted in the event of a health or safety emergency in which you are personally involved. If you live on campus, this will also be the person contacted should you be reported as missing. You may list a parent, family member, spouse or other trusted individual as your emergency contact. You will find the link to your profile page on the myWSU Home tab, under Student Tools, myContact Info. A separate link there also provides an opportunity to update self-reported military affiliation.

Please take a few minutes and ensure WSU has your updated information and an emergency contact.

Shocker Printing is excited to announce that the deployment of the new copier fleet will begin the first week of October and should be completed by Oct. 31. If your department has ordered a copier, a representative from Shocker Printing will contact you to coordinate delivery to your building.

Shocker Printing is partnering with Digital Office Systems to ensure smooth delivery and setup of each copier. If you have not yet placed an order and would like to, contact copiers@wichita.edu. Copier information can be found on ITS’s Sharepoint.

Student Outreach & Support is excited to announce the promotion of Courtney Lockhart to lead case manager and advocate for the department. In this new role, Courtney will continue to provide essential support to students facing barriers to academic success and wellbeing, while overseeing his cohort in the day to day functions.

Courtney has been a dedicated staff member at Wichita State since 2003. In his 21 years of serving students, Courtney has accomplished many milestones, including serving as president and vice president of the African American Faculty and Staff Association; being an active member and staff advisor for Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.; serving as a staff senator for the 2023-25 term; and completing the inaugural Like A Boss cohort through the Division of Student Affairs this past spring. Courtney is also a proud alum of WSU, having received his Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of General Studies, Master of Counseling and is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Educational Leadership.

Help congratulate five Wichita State communication sciences and disorders (CSD) graduate students from the college of health professions who were selected for 2024 Margaret Byrne Sarricks Student Scholarships from the Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (KSHA).

MA-CSD speech-language-pathology recipients are Isabelle Wolters, Gabrielle Winter, Kenzie Craig and Jenna Gochenauer. Project research mentors are Imran Musaji and Erin O’Bryan, assistant professors, and Aaron Bowen, University Libraries.

The Doctor of Audiology recipient is Edie Reese. Her research mentor is Xiao-Ming Sun, audiology professor.

Students will present their research at the 2024 KSHA Convention at the Hyatt Regency Sept. 26 and 27. Wichita State students were selected for two out of the top three awards given. Additionally, WSU will be presenting 13 student research posters (out of a total of 30 from universities across Kansas), which approaches numbers not seen since pre-COVID.

September is nationally recognized as Parent-Student Month, and the Office of Online and Adult Learning would like to honor all Shocker parent-students who are not just managing coursework, but also navigating the demanding journey of parenthood.

Their stories inspire everyone and emphasize the importance of support systems and the critical role of empathy in the higher educational community. To offer deeper insight into the unique experiences of parent-students, read Mason Moore’s Shocker journey.

In the aftermath of a sexual assault, survivors have the choice to undergo a medical forensic exam, a procedure which collects evidence in a sexual assault kit. Most who opt for the medical forensic exam will have their kit collected and released to law enforcement to support investigation of the assault.

One in five, however, will have a medical forensic exam, but not report their assault at that time. Few of those who elect the non-report kit will ever convert their kits into a full report. This raises questions about why survivors choose to undergo an invasive, intensive and uncomfortable medical forensic examination following an assault, but then decide that they do not want to see their kit processed.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Rachael Goodman-Williams seeks to answer that very question.