Category: News

The Office of Student Success and First-Year Programs are looking for nominations of students that you believe will make an outstanding transition mentor (TM). TMs play a vital role in guiding, supporting and motivating incoming Shockers throughout summer orientation programs and in the fall semester.

Nominations will be accepted until Oct. 31 and applications will open Nov. 1.

The Office of Student Success and First-Year Programs is inviting faculty and staff to nominate undergraduate students they believe will make outstanding transition mentors (TM). TMs play a vital role in guiding, supporting and motivating incoming Shockers throughout summer orientation programs and the fall semester.

A nomination holds the potential to significantly impact the academic journey and future success of new Shockers. Nominations will be accepted until Oct. 31 and applications will open Nov. 1.

WSU Fire Safety will conduct required annual fire alarm testing during October. Testing will be accomplished between the hours of 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. for most campus buildings. Buildings with evening classes will be tested after 10 p.m.

Persons utilizing any evening study spaces may be interrupted by fire alarms. No testing will be done in any residence hall, Rhatigan Student Center, CAC Theater, partnership buildings or Braeburn Square facilities.

Any questions or concerns can be emailed to scott.murray@wichita.edu.

Faculty and staff, don’t miss this opportunity to refresh your closet. Find everything you need for a professional wardrobe. Visit JCPenney Towne East from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8 to receive a 30% off coupon on select career wear at the JCPenney Suit-Up event. Shocker ID is required for coupon.

Want to shop online? Text SHOCKS to 67292 to get a 30% off coupon.

There are major changes and improvements coming to the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. As a result, the new form will be available in December 2023, not the usual Oct. 1 date.

The launch date will apply only for the 2024-25 FAFSA form.

The changes to the FAFSA form for the 2024-25 aid year include:

• Expanded eligibility for federal student aid
• A more streamlined application process

For more information, visit studentaid.gov

WSU Math Circle resumes meetings for the fall semester. The next meeting is at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1 in 101 Lindquist Hall. Math Circle is a program for middle school students. Sunday’s speaker is Dr. Mai Dao, who will discuss the innerworkings of QR and bar codes, along with guiding students on how to make their own during the discussion.

Math Circles are education enrichment and outreach groups that bring mathematicians and mathematical scientists into direct contact with pre-college students. These students meet with math professionals in an informal setting, after school or on weekends, to work on interesting problems or topics in mathematics. The goal is to get the students excited and passionate about mathematics.

Middle school students should bring a completed registration and consent form from the website.

Food For Fines is an initiative to serve the population of Wichita State while supporting the Shocker Support Locker. During the week of Oct. 2-6, certain parking and traffic citations can be forgiven with a designated donation to the Shocker Support Locker.

Donations can be dropped off at the Student Government Association office in 219 Rhatigan Student Center or the University Police Department.

For more information and details about the program and donation eligibility, visit the Student Advocate webpage or email our student advocates at sga.gradadvocate@wichita.edu or sga.ugadvocate@wichita.edu

The College of Applied Studies announced that Travis Yang, director of Shocker Esports, has been nominated for the Scholars – Collegiate Gaming Awards Program Director of the Year.

Since joining Wichita State in 2021, Yang has played a pivotal role in driving the growth and success of the university’s Esports program. Public voting is open for, which is open daily until Nov. 20.

Graduating students, if you are a member of any of the listed groups below and would like to order the group’s corresponding graduation stole, pre-orders must be completed by Oct. 20.

• Shocker Bowling
• Japanese Culture Association
• University Innovation Fellows
• Dental Hygiene
• Medical Laboratory Sciences
• BS in Nursing
• SOSW (Student Organization of Social Work)

The stoles are only available by pre-order, they will not be carried in store later. For questions, email shockerstore@wichita.edu or call 316-978-7021.

Watermark’s Course Evaluations & Surveys (CES) tool is Wichita State’s new course evaluation tool. Find more information over the coming weeks in WSU Today about CES.

Today’s focus is on how to use CES.

• While in Blackboard, instructors can access CES any time by choosing “Tools” from the main menu and selecting “CES Course Evaluations.” It can also be directly accessed via the links provided in emails sent to the instructor.
• The “Watermark Course Evaluation & Surveys” dashboard will appear.
• Widgets will appear on the dashboard. When a task is available for a course, it will display information. If not, it may state “No Project Found.”
• The “Manage Courses” widget will only appear when that option is open and available to instructors.
• There is a dedicated CES website that includes additional information.

For questions, contact Sandy Ranney at evaluations@ces.wichita.edu.