Category: Resources

The Library Research Award recognizes students who have effectively utilized University Libraries’ resources for their research or creative projects during the past academic year (summer through spring semesters). There are two $1,000 prizes, one for undergraduate students and one for graduate students awarded annually at the conclusion of the spring semester. You do not need to have a completed project before you apply.

Come to the informational session from 11:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 12 either in 225 Ablah Library or virtually to help you plan how you should proceed with assignments and research projects this semester. Learn more about this financial award on the web guide. Registration is required for the virtual link and optional for in-person attendance. Those who register will get a reminder 48 hours before the event.

Explore the library’s secrets in a tour of Ablah Library from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3. Meet by the Circulation Desk for a tour of:

• 24-Hour Study Room and other study areas
• Tech Hub,
• Other services, collections and spaces throughout Ablah Library

After the tour, in 217 Ablah Library, you will:

• Explore the library website
• Locate online articles and books through SmartSearch, A-Z Databases page and interlibrary loan
• Identify your personal librarian

RSVP is not required, but will provide you with an email reminder the day before the event. This event is part of Welcomefest and Savvy Scholar Workshops.

The Student Wellness Center in the Steve Clark YMCA houses Student Health Services (SHS) and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), both designed for students’ well-being in mind. You can schedule an appointment for your medical needs with SHS at studenthealth.wichita.edu or schedule counseling with CAPS at wichita.edu/caps.

Are you ready to find a career fit for you and your major? Check out these resources from the Shocker Career Accelerator:

PathwayU is your assessment tool to explore different majors and careers, whether you are currently undecided or looking to change. Go to wichita.pathwayu.com, sign up using your WSU email (first initial, middle initial, last name and maybe a number, @shockers.wichita.edu) and click “Start Assessment.”

What Can I Do With This Major? hosts information on more than 100 different majors and fields, including potential careers, advice on how to get the most out of your major, professional organizations related to your major and more.

Want to get more personalized guidance while getting started? You can schedule an appointment with an SCA career coach through Shocker Central, emailing sca@wichita.edu or calling the office at 316-978-3688.

The College of Health Professions 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 repairs 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 WSU General Dentistry Practice offers a discount for dental care to WSU students and their spouses and children.

Kurzweil 3000 is a powerful reading, writing, studying and test-taking tool available to all WSU students for free. Stop by the Assistive Technology Lab in 106 Shocker Success Center either between 8 a.m. and noon Monday, Feb. 2 or between 1 and 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3 for open training on Kurzweil 3000.

Questions? Contact the Office of Student Accommodations and Testing at osat@wichita.edu or 316-978-3309.

Students, have you been to student hours yet? If your answer is no, take the opportunity this week to visit at least one of your professors in their office during their student hours. Only a handful of students each semester use this opportunity to get to know their professors outside of the classroom. You might even gain an advisor, mentor or get the answer to your questions from your text.

Join the very first SSS STEM cohort at Wichita State. This program provides academic support, financial guidance, tutoring, conference travel opportunities and graduate school prep for eligible STEM majors.

Who’s eligible?

• First-generation college students
• Income-eligible students
• Students with a documented disability

Why join?

TRIO SSS STEM is more than a program — it’s a community. It helps you stay on track academically, explore career paths and prepare for graduate school, all while connecting you with resources and opportunities that make your college experience richer.

Looking to meet new people and make friends? ProjectConnect is a six-week program that connects students with fellow Shockers to begin building their campus community. Connection is essential to the college experience. There are a variety of small groups to choose from focused on building friendships and connections to resources, involvement opportunities and to people.

Still on the fence? Come check out the Connection Cafes. It’s a great time to learn more about the event, learn more about the groups and connect with other people:

• Virtual Connection Cafe: 4-5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26
• In-person Connection Cafe: 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27 in 266 Rhatigan Student Center, Pike Room

Check out the Connect groups and sign up for one today by visiting the ProjectConnect website.

Secure your spot and register by Jan. 31.

Interested in completing undergraduate research? The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (UReCA) Hub, a unit of the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College, provides the Connect Database, which connects undergraduate students and faculty members for mentored research opportunities.

Interested in learning more about the Connect Database? Learn more on the UReCa website or email undergraduateresearch@wichita.edu if you have any questions.

UReCA is located in the Ablah Library on the first floor and is open to all WSU undergraduate students, from freshmen to seniors, for all programs and majors.