Category: Resources

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.

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.

Did you know students like you can use the bus routes on campus for free with your Shocker ID? These buses can take you to your classes or to the Innovation Campus during bad weather or during busy times of the semester.

The buses also can take you to our other campuses, including WSU South/Shocker Studios, WSU West, WSU Old Town or WSU Tech, or simply to downtown Wichita.

Learn more and find the route maps at wichita.edu/transit.

SEAS (the Student Early Alert System) is a tool used by faculty to identify students who, if they continue with their current academic behavior, are in danger of not doing well in their course.

Instructors may go into the system at any time during the semester to flag your academic behavior for attendance, participation, assignments, quizzes and exams. The instructor will then send you an email encouraging you to seek assistance from them or other university resources.

When you get the email, you are not in trouble. It is a nudge for you to look at your current habits and see how you can improve. This message will also include a link to “raise your hand” virtually for assistance from the Student Success team if you need it.

Remember, your best resources for success in the classroom are your instructors.

As a Shocker, you’re equipped with numerous resources at Wichita State to support your academic journey. Some highlights include:

• The Shocker Success Center right next to the RSC is the hub for most of the resources you’ll need as a Shocker, including the Shocker Learning Center, or as a place to relax and study between classes. Additional support includes the Office of International Education on the lower level; and Adult Learning, Military and Veterans Services, and Hispanic-Serving Initiatives on the third floor.
• With your Shocker ID, you have access to the Student Wellness Center, which can treat both physical and mental well-being. Schedule a medical appointment with Student Health Services at studenthealth.wichita.edu or a counseling session with Counseling and Psychological Services at wichita.edu/caps.
• All students can get a free membership to the YMCA both on campus at the Steve Clark YMCA and to 11 other YMCA in the greater Wichita area. Head over to the Steve Clark YMCA and set up your account. Remember to bring your Shocker ID.
• In case of an emergency, the Wichita State Police Department is on call 24/7. You can call 316-978-3450 to reach WSUPD directly. Calling 911 will connect you with Sedgwick County dispatch, which may result in delays, so make sure to save WSUPD’s number on your phone. Additionally, there are emergency phones located across campus that connect you straight to WSUPD, and even if you are unable to talk to the dispatcher, an officer will be sent to the location.