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Needing to knock out additional classes this summer? The application for summer financial aid is open now. Those interested must have a completed 2022-23 FAFSA and be enrolled for summer classes in order to apply for summer aid.

Apply online through myWSU under the “myFinances” tab at “Apply for Summer 2023 Financial Aid.”

The Department of Human Performance Studies in the College of Applied Studies was granted the maximum period of 10 year continuing accreditation to the Athletic Training Program by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). The university was officially informed of the vote on April 10. Compliance with CAATE accreditation standards facilitates quality outcomes, continuous improvement, innovation and diversity to enhance athletic training education.

The CAATE accreditation standards have recently evolved to require all athletic training degrees to be master’s level. WSU has taken the steps to develop a Master of Science in athletic training (MSAT) in anticipation of the revised standards and guidelines.

The MSAT degree was approved during the fall 2021 semester and will launch in June 2023. It will replace the currently offered undergraduate degree in athletic training—the first year will overlap with the final year of the undergraduate program as it is phased out.

The 62 credit-hour degree plan consists of athletic training education, applied learning clinical experience, research/statistics and board certification. Students will rotate through various clinical settings including college and high school athletics, general and family medicine, physical therapy, industrial and occupational workplace, and emergency care.

The WSU Ceramics Guild will host the Wichita Public School ceramics programs for the first annual Clay Olympics on Friday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Henrion Hall.

Eight area high schools will bring eight students each to compete in a series of events such as throwing the widest bowl or sculpting kiln guardians. Medals will be awarded to the three teams with the highest overall scores. High school student work will also be on exhibit in 105 Henrion with awards juried by members of the WSU Ceramics Guild.

A hot dog and hamburger cookout for lunch will take place at noon on the outdoor kiln pad.

The W. Frank Barton School of Business has chosen two recipients to receive the 2023 Professor Fran Jabara Scholarship in Entrepreneurship. This year’s winners are Kayla Atkinson from Andover Central High School and Caleb Lowry from Eisenhower High School.

They will each receive more than $32,500 spread over four years to attend Wichita State and major in entrepreneurship.

Wichita State has launched an online portal for our Innovation Campus partners. The portal offers a “one-stop shop” for the resources available on campus.

With the portal, you can find more information on the resources available to our partners:

• Where to find news and events at WSU
• How to access the weekly Campus Connection newsletter and where to submit posts
• What dining options are available on campus
• How to sign up for emergency communication through Shocker Alerts
• Where to park on campus
• What is happening in Shocker Athletics
• And more

For additional information, or to suggest items to include in the partnership portal, reach out to Kristin Beal at kristin.beal@wichita.edu or 316-978-6957.

The Office of Online & Adult Learning would like to congratulate seniors that are graduating in the 2023 spring and summer semesters. Any adult learner graduating with a bachelor’s degree is eligible to receive and pick up a cord for graduation.

Cords for in-person students can be picked up in Grace Wilkie Annex from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday, April 24 to Wednesday, April 26. Students should be prepared to show their Shocker ID at pick-up.

Students enrolled in a fully online program can pick up a cord from the Office of Adult Learning (OAL) at the times above or cords can be mailed to students as well. Students must be in a fully online program to receive a cord by mail. To request a cord by mail, students must fill out an online form.

For questions or those who need to pick up a cord at a different time, reach out to the OAL at 316-978-8325 or email at adultlearning@wichita.edu.

The High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster at WSU, which was initiated in 2020, provides students and faculty with the computational resources they need to succeed. Any member of the WSU community and those outside of WSU who are KBOR constituents can request access to the HPC cluster. To request account at HPC, visit the HPC website. For those who are new to HPC, they are encouraged to review the HPC Users Guide.

The HPC is also pleased to inform the campus community that WSU researchers can access the Pete Supercomputer, which is an HPC cluster at Oklahoma State University supported by OSU’s High-Performance Computing Center. It is worth noting that OSU was recently awarded a Major Research Instrumentation award by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build and develop a new supercomputer. This award was a joint effort between OSU, Arkansas State University, WSU, Kansas State University, the University of Tulsa, the University of Central Oklahoma, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, and the Great Plains Network. More information about the award can be found on the NSF’s website.

The deadline to submit proposals for the 2023 Tilford Conference has been extended to Saturday, July 15.

The Kansas Board of Regents’ Michael Tilford Conference on Diversity and Multiculturalism Program Committee seeks submissions for the annual conference to be held Oct. 5 and 6 at Washburn University in Topeka.

The 2023 Tilford Conference theme is “Living into Brown: Staying the Course Toward Inclusion and Belonging.”

Notices of acceptance or decline will be sent by Aug. 1. Conference registration will be available beginning July 15.

The Department of Aerospace Engineering will celebrate the career and achievements of Dr. Scott Miller, the Emylou Keith & Betty Dutcher Endowed professor of aerospace engineering, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 28 in the John Bardo Center lobby.

Miller joined the department as an assistant professor in 1988 and served as its department chair from 2004 to 2022. He is also the director of the Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program and NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium.

Miller will retire at the end of spring 2023. Come join the department in congratulating Miller on a successful career as an educator, scholar and leader, and wishing him a happy retired life.

The annual budget process for colleges and departments to submit their budget requests into the university’s budgeting system is about to start. At this stage, the University Budget Office has visited with the leadership of each division regarding the upcoming process. Budget and review officers have already received, or will receive in the near future, guidance from their leadership team regarding more specific expectations for completing the process.

As in past years, budget and review officers are responsible for completing the budget request for their organizations of responsibility, unless otherwise directed by their leadership team.

The TM1 Budgeting System will open for fiscal year 2024 budget requests beginning on Monday, April 24. TM1 can be found in the “Employee Toolbox” in the Faculty/Staff tab in myWSU or accessed online.

Training for budget and review officers this year exists through multiple options:

First, a training video titled “TM1 Training Video” is posted in the Employee Toolbox in myWSU. The video is meant to help you navigate the budget system and walk you through the various forms in order for you to view and make changes to your budget. You will not need to sign up for a class to access the training video, rather the video will be available on an ongoing basis.

Second, a training video titled “TM1 Reports Video” is posted in the Employee Toolbox in myWSU. The video will explain the purpose of each report and educate you on how the reports could be used to assist you with your budgeting and on-going business decisions. The reports are available year-around and additional reports may be added throughout the year. You will not need to sign up for a class to access the training video, rather the video will be available on an ongoing basis.

Third, a TM1 Training Guide is available in the Employee Toolbox that provides instructions on the use of the budgeting system, as well as a Budget Development Guide for Budget and Review Officers that summarizes timelines, important university budgeting practices, and common budget actions and expectations of budget and review officers.

Finally, the University Budget Office will host Open Training Labs (schedule below) for in-person training and assistance. You can register for the sessions through myTraining. If you are an experienced budget or review officer, you are likely to find the video training sufficient as a reminder of how the budgeting system works. For faculty and staff new to the process, and depending on how your college or department traditionally handles the process of entering your budget requests, the Open Training Lab is likely to be beneficial. The Open Training Labs are designed to work in conjunction with the training videos, as a result your attendance will be more effective if you’ve watched the training videos prior to attending the training lab.

Open Training Lab date:

• 9 a.m.-11 a.m. April 27 – Open Lab in Jabara Hall, Room 124.  Register through myTraining.
• 3 p.m.-5 p.m. May 3 – Open Lab in Jabara Hall, Room 124.  Register through myTraining.
• 10 a.m.-12 p.m. May 10 – Open Lab in Jabara Hall, Room 124.  Register through myTraining.

Please keep in mind that one of the most significant components of the budget are changes to existing positions. As in past years, changes to filled positions have to be made through the regular HR form process. HR forms impacting fiscal year 2024 must be submitted no later than May 19.  Submissions after this date will not be incorporated into your fiscal year 2024 adopted budget.

Planned dates for the budget calendar:

• April 24 – Budget system opens for changes.
• May 19 – Final day for budget officers and review officers to complete budget requests within TM1 prior to VP review.  Last day to submit HR forms.
• May 26 – Final day for vice presidents to review requests and enter changes in TM1.

If you have difficulty logging in to the system, please contact the Budget Office at 316-978-3030 for assistance. Note, in order to access the TM1 system off-campus, you need an active VPN connection.

As always, the budget office is happy to provide guidance and help you work through any budget questions you may have.