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Dr. Janet Twomey, associate dean of research, graduate studies and faculty development in the College of Engineering, will once again serve as a professor in the Department of Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering.

The College of Engineering will host a celebration of Twomey’s service to the college in the fall. Additionally, there will be a search for the next associate dean of research, graduate studies and faculty development.

Twomey was the first associate dean for research at WSU and has served in the role for seven years. She has led many important initiatives, including helping to start the cybersecurity program, ensuring the program earned designation from The National Security Academy and developing a cybersecurity graduate certificate and hub. Additionally, Twomey has won two National Science Foundation (NSF) awards totaling $2 million to address graduation for minority and economically challenged engineering students, and she has mentored faculty submitting NSF CAREER grants, six of whom have won awards.

Timesheets and leave reports are currently not available. The Payroll Office is diligently working on the position budget load for fiscal 2024.

Once completed, Payroll will send out further communication. It hopes to have timesheets and leave reports open by Monday, June 19 and will follow up with an email letting faculty and staff know when they are open and ready for entry.

Dr. Steven Skinner, associate dean of undergraduate studies, finance and administration in the College of Engineering, will once again serve as a professor and resume researching in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

The College of Engineering will host a celebration of Skinner’s service to the college in the fall. Additionally, there will be a search for the next associate dean of academic affairs.

Skinner has served in the associate dean role for 11 years and twice served as the interim dean of the college. He has led many important initiatives, including the Engineering+ Program, ABET accreditation and the planning and oversight of the John Bardo Center construction.

Learn more about the newest research and innovation coming out of Wichita State by reading the June 2023 edition of Research & Innovation News.

Learn more about research Mathew Muether, associate professor of physics, is conducting on neutrinos; a group of students who are attempting to create soundless propellers for drones; and a WSU professor, Dr. Mark Schneegurt, who is working with NASA to help evaluate the possibility of life on other planets.

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Update: The WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement thanks everyone for the overwhelming response in rehoming furniture from the Woodman Center. All furniture has been claimed.

The Office of Strategic Communications in Morrison Hall will be closed for staff development on Tuesday, June 20. The office will reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 21.

For immediate issues, contact Shelly Coleman-Martins, vice president of strategic communications and marketing, at shelly.coleman-martins@wichita.edu, or leave a voicemail at 316-978-3045 and the office will get back to you when it reopens June 21.

The campus location of Campus Credit Union has permanently closed effective Friday, June 9. All services offered at the branch will still be available at the 21st Street and the Rhatigan Student Center branches.

Accounts will not be affected by the closure, and there will be no interruption of service. Campus Credit Union’s top priority is to provide the most convenient services to fulfill all banking needs.

For any further questions or inquiries, call a representative of the 21st Street branch at 316-867-4700.

Student Conduct & Community Standards (SCCS) has compiled the data from the Academic Integrity Faculty Satisfaction Survey, and the results are ready to share.

The largest takeaway from the responses was that faculty would like to see more training opportunities in regard to academic integrity. SCCS is committed to providing more training opportunities in the next academic year virtually and in person. It appreciates the time people took to complete the survey and hopes to work collaboratively with Academic Affairs and Faculty Senate to ensure improvements are made.

Additionally, SCCS is working to provide copies of these results which will be sent to deans and department chairs in the coming weeks.

For questions or to request a hard copy of the information, reach out to SCCS@wichita.edu.

The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association chapter at Wichita State University has been awarded Gold Chapter Honors for attaining a distinguished level of achievement in the areas of member recruitment and engagement, community outreach, and service, legislative advocacy, and fundraising during the 2022-23 academic year.

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