Spring 2022 Applications for the Women for Women Innovation Fund are due at noon March 10. Awarded to female Wichita State students, the Women for Women Innovation Fund provides recipients with capital to advance their business ideas.

The fund has supported women with varied business ideas like:

• Angelique Bahn-Applied with the desire to create a sustainable retail fashion boutique.
• Michele Valadez-Applied to help people in the event of a car crash with a 360 Car Cam.
• Devon Creasman-Applied to help connect local businesses with more consumers.
• Madeline Shonka-Applied to help people suffering from chronic illnesses with CoVstat.

Were you a transfer student in college? The Transfer Student Working Group is developing a list of current faculty and staff who were (or are) transfer students. The group is also seeking advocates and can provide faculty and staff information about upcoming opportunities designed to support and celebrate transfer students. Participants for these events do not have to be former transfer students.

For more information, visit Wichita State’s National Transfer Student Week website.

Summer 2022 course schedules are now available online. Students are encouraged to choose their classes before registration begins on Monday, April 4. 

Why should students take summer classes? 

• Summer classes are a great way to catch up on credits and graduate sooner. 
• Financial aid is available for those who qualify. 
• Courses are available in two-, four-, or eight-week schedules with online or in-person formats.

For more information or before scheduling summer courses, reach out to your academic advisor.

Focus on first-gen: This week we highlight John Perry, Barton School of Business associate dean.

• Sign up to join the First-Gen Affinity Shockers -This group is designed to foster a community of first-generation professionals, build a group that offers professional development and networking opportunities. It’s also meant to foster an environment where common experiences can be shared while addressing the needs of first-gen professionals at Wichita State University webpage.

Due to the increase in exam traffic during mid-terms, Wichita State’s Testing Service at Grace Wilkie Hall will require all students to have appointments before arrival. Walk-ins will not be accepted.

Please also note the following:

• WSU’s Testing Service hours are 8-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Early morning or evening appointments are available if notice is provided  72 hours in advance and if staff is available.  Testing outside of business hours is not guaranteed.
• A photo ID is required to test at the center.
• The make-up exam fee is $10 per exam unless a student is registered with the Office of Disability Services.
• Video cameras are in use at all times at the testing center.

We ask for your patience during this busy time, and we thank you for allowing us to help you with your exams.

To make an appointment please visit the WSU Exam Registration website or email testingcenter@wichita.edu. Emails will be answered within 48 hours, so students are advised to use the WSU Exam Registration website for same-day or next-day appointments.

In conjunction with the National Weather Service, the State of Kansas will participate in the National Weather Service Severe Weather Preparedness Week March 7-11, 2022. At 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, Sedgwick County Emergency Management Services will sound the severe weather sirens throughout the county.

In the past, Wichita State has used this annual drill to have all students, faculty, staff and visitors report to their severe weather shelter area. However, this year WSU will not report to the designated severe weather shelter areas. Instead, the Shocker community should use this time to review the location of the severe weather shelter area is in their building.

For more information please contact Andrew Clem, Environmental, Health and  Safety department director at 316-978-7904 andrew.clem@wichita.edu.

Each year, Wichita State’s Academic Affairs is accepting faculty fellow applications through April 1. Academic Affairs supports faculty fellows in a variety of areas. Faculty fellows have the opportunity to learn new skills and serve students in different ways through these fellowships:

• Tilford Incentive Grant–Develop new diversity infused curricula or advance pedagogy to teach diverse populations.
• Recruitment Faculty Fellows–Provide direct outreach to prospective students in high school and community colleges.
• Retention Faculty Fellows–Identify and implement strategies to promote student success and retention.
• Service-Learning Scholars–Incorporate service-learning pedagogy in your curricula.
• Honors College Fellows-Develop independent or collaborative projects to advance Honors education and high-impact practices across campus.

For more information about submission details, visit WSU’s Academic Affairs webpage.

The committee for Wichita State’s University Village held three meetings Feb. 23 with the potential developer, Lane4 Group and the architecture firm, GMLV Architecture. In these meetings, feedback was received from students faculty, staff, and WSU’s campus community. The feedback has been gathered and posted on the WSU University Village web page.

Feedback is still be taken, visit www.wichita.edu/uvfeedback.

All student, faculty, staff, and WSU’s campus community can visit the UV frequently asked questions web page to review the questions and answers that were assembled. Wichita State University’s Village committee plans to make an announcement of the developer selected in early spring 2022.

Wichita State’s Fire Safety and contractors will be conducting fire alarm system testing and maintenance throughout March beginning March 7. These tests cause little to no interruption of business and classes during this period.   

For more information, contact Scott Murray at scott.murray@wichita.edu.