Category: Resources

Are you feeling overwhelmed prioritizing, studying and juggling multiple roles while trying to meet your academic deadlines? Time management will always be one of the biggest challenges for college life, but students can find resources for improving their time management skills at wsu.news/SuccessTip3 from Student Success.

In collaboration with PPMC, the Office of Research and the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Hub (UReCA), the WSU community is invited to attend an upcoming grant writing workshop from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3 in Ablah Library, focused on the key strategies that strengthen any successful proposal: alignment, relationships and storytelling.

Learn how to:

• Align your project with the goals and mission of funding agencies
• Build meaningful relationships that support and elevate your proposal
• Use powerful storytelling to communicate your project’s purpose and impact

Whether you’re new to grant writing or looking to sharpen your skills, this workshop will help you craft compelling proposals that resonate with reviewers and increase your chances of funding.

Curious about getting involved in research at WSU? Come join the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Hub (UReCA) for an exciting panel event featuring three undergraduate researchers — Zoie Liska, Garett Knight and Lauren Hughes — at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 8 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center, Herrman Room.

You’ll hear firsthand about their experiences in the FYRE program, McNair Scholars and K-INBRE. Whether you’re just starting out or already exploring research opportunities, this is your chance to learn more and get inspired. Open to all undergraduate students.

Undergraduate students can earn a $500 stipend by participating in a water science communications fellowship. The program will allow you to learn about careers in environmental science and communication, enhance your resume and network with professionals in the community.

Participants will attend around five to seven project meetings and three field trips and complete a group project. Students from all majors, including STEM fields and the humanities, are encouraged to apply.

For more information, join the Q&A session 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 in 238 Rhatigan Student Center, Meeker Room. This is a come-and-go event where you can stop by to learn more and ask questions.

This fellowship is organized by the Environmental Finance Center at WSU and is funded by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Got a writing assignment this semester? Maybe a literature review? Join University Libraries from 3 to 4 p.m. Sept. 16 online for a workshop that simplifies the process. There is no cost to attend.

Librarians will guide you through researching, pulling together different perspectives and presenting your findings — so you can tackle your paper with confidence.

Wichita State students and faculty have access to a wide range of computational resources, locally and through regional and national partnerships. Make the most of these powerful tools to boost your research and projects at no cost.

Local resources:

• BeoShock – Wichita State University: The BeoShock High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster at WSU provides computational resources to students and faculty, as well as KBOR constituents outside of WSU. To request an HPC account, visit the HPC user access request page. For further information, visit the HPC website or contact Dr. Terrance Figy, HPC director at WSU, at terrance.figy@wichita.edu.

If you are new to HPC, the best resource to start with is BeoShock HPC system. Once you educate yourself about HPC and your computing needs grow, you are welcome to explore the following large-scale computing clusters.

Regional resources:

• Pete – Oklahoma State University: The Pete Supercomputer at Oklahoma State University offers advanced computational resources and data storage, accessible to students and faculty at WSU to support diverse research initiatives.
• New computing resource coming soon
  This is an outcome of a collaborative effort among Wichita State University, Oklahoma State University and six other institutions in the OAK region, resulting in the MRI award for the “Acquisition of a High-Performance Computational System for OAK Region to Enable Computing and Data-Driven Discovery.”
• BeoCat – Kansas State University: Beocat, a high-performance computing cluster at Kansas State University operated by the Institute for Computational Research, offers free access to any educational researcher in Kansas and their collaborators.

National resources:

• Open Science Grid: The Open Science Grid facilitates high-throughput computing, enabling the parallel execution of numerous tasks or simulations that demand substantial computational resources over extended periods.
• ACCESS: ACCESS (Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support) supports computational- and data-intensive research with resources like HPC clusters, virtualization clusters and massive storage clusters. For account creation and resource information, contact Figy at terrance.figy@wichita.edu.
• NRP: The National Research Platform (NRP) is a heterogeneous, nationally distributed, open system that includes different types of processors: standard CPUs, GPUs optimized for different precision levels and FPGAs. It has two types of setups at three locations: one for high-performance tasks and two optimized for specific types of GPUs. This setup supports various tasks like data science, simulations and machine learning or AI. It also allows easy data access through a large, connected network that shares content across the country.

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.

There are still a few spots left in some of the connection groups. Last chance to sign up before they kick off next week. Check out the Connect groups and sign up for one today by visiting the ProjectConnect website.

Looking to meet new people and make friends? ProjectConnect is a six-week program kicking off in September 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.

If you are needing to make up an exam/quiz or if you have accommodations for testing, you will need to make an appointment. All make-up exams and accommodated exams require an appointment with the Office of Student Accommodations and Testing. Schedule your exams at RegisterBlast.com/WSU.

For questions regarding the process, contact OSAT at testing.center@wichita.edu or call 316-978-8378.

Now, more than ever, it is important to make connections with your fellow classmates, instructors and helpful WSU staff. Try arriving a little early to class to get to know other students and your instructors. Don’t know what to say to your instructor? Check out wsu.news/SuccessTip1 from Student Success for tips on meeting with your professors.