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Wichita State University has transitioned its model release form to a digital format that can now be filled out and signed from a computer, phone or tablet, allowing users to complete them on-location or in advance more easily.

Submitted model releases are sent directly to Strategic Communications to be archived and retrieved if needed. The form can still be found at wichita.edu/ModelRelease, but users can use the direct link at wichita.edu/scModelRelease as well.

The College of Innovation & Design and the Center for Entrepreneurship have named Lance Minor as the new director of the Kansas Family Business Forum (KFBF).

The KFBF has been supporting and promoting family-owned businesses for more than 27 years.

As director, Minor envisions a deliberate growth strategy to increase KFBF’s local presence, expand membership, and deliver valuable and timely programming, regardless of the stage of growth they are in. His first day was Jan. 9.

Minor is no stranger to campus, before joining the College of Innovation & Design, he was an ecosystem and alliance manager for Deloitte’s Smart Factory @ Wichita on the WSU Innovation Campus. Prior to that, he was a partnership manager for the Shocker Career Accelerator, as well as the CEO of his own family-owned business, Aero Plains Brewing.

Minor is a military veteran, having served 21 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He earned his undergraduate degrees in English and education from The Citadel and the University of Maryland and his graduate degree in English from Florida International University. Minor’s career in higher education also includes eight years teaching for Hawaii Pacific University.

The College of Health Professions (CHP) has three patient-serving clinics that are open to the public. All clinics are accepting new patients and provide high-quality, affordable health care to the community.

• The Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic provides speech-language and hearing services to people across the lifespan. The clinic faculty specialize in speaking, hearing, swallowing and spoken and written language impairments. The clinic offers a wide variety of audiology services, including hearing aid fitting and hearing aid repair of all makes and models.
• The Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation Dental Hygiene Clinic offers a wide range of low-cost preventative, therapeutic and educational dental hygiene services.
• WSU’s General Dentistry’s services include cleanings, fillings, teeth whitening and dental implants. The dental clinic provides services in periodontics, endodontics, oral surgery and prosthodontics.

The Shocker Support Locker will be closed on Friday, Feb. 17 and Tuesday, Feb. 21 due to staff development.

There are diverse experiences all around, some people may never know exist. These invisible diversities are given a chance to shine at the Humanities Conference. Any topic under the theme “Lost Voices: Diversity in Experience,” from any major or academic level, can be submitted.

Brought to WSU by the Philosophy Society, Sigma Tau Delta (English Honors Society), the Linguistics Club and EGSA, the conference will be held in late April. The deadline to submit an abstract is Saturday, Feb. 25.

Tuition assistance applications for summer 2023 are now being accepted through the online application form. The online application will be available through April 17 and will close at the end of the application period.

Due to the volume of applications received each semester, requests to submit late applications will be automatically denied without exception.

Questions can be directed to TuitionAssistance@wichita.edu.

Thanks to COVID relief funds, Wichita State has been able to offer free human captioning on Panopto videos for the past three years. The funding has since been spent, and the service will discontinue as of the last day of February.

Human captioning services through Cielo24 will not be available in Panopto as of March 1, but AI-generated captions will remain available in Panopto. Any questions about how to access AI-generated captions can be directed to the Office of Instructional Resources at OIR@wichita.edu.

Applications are now open for the 11th annual Shocker Leadership Awards. The Shocker Leadership Awards recognize the work of student-led organizations, students, faculty and staff at Wichita State.

Official WSU student organizations, university-affiliated student groups and individuals may be nominated by a student, faculty member, staff member or organization. Nominations can also be made by an individual for themselves. Nominations are due by 11:59 p.m. Friday, March. 3.

For any questions, contact abbi.whisler@wichita.edu.

The annual Phenomenal Women Awards recognize women for their accomplishments and contributions to the community through their scholarship, activism and commitment to excellence.

Individuals are encouraged to nominate women who have made a difference in their lives. Nominations close at 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 3.

The annual Strategic Communication Seminar was held Jan. 26 in the Rhatigan Student Center. Attendees were able to choose to attend three of six sessions to gain additional insights, tools and tips to help improve marketing and communication efforts in their university departments.

Materials from the seminar are now available to view.