Category: Student Resources

If you need help to finish strong this semester, reach out to a Wichita State Success Coach. Success coaches can help students make an individualized plan to help with organization, time management, motivation, study skills and accountability. To schedule an appointment, visit the WSU Success Coach website today.

As the date for spring 2022 enrollment approaches, it’s time for students to check their degree progress. Students who haven’t used Wichita State’s Degree Works to run an audit of their classes will need to before meeting with an advisor.

WSU’s Degree works is a great way for students to view the courses they have completed and find out how these courses fulfill their degree requirements. It also shows students which courses have remaining for their degree plan. If a student is considering changing their major, the audit can also help them understand how their completed classes count toward their new major.

For more information, visit the Degree Work website. Students can also contact their academic advisor or OneStop.

On Oct. 6, the United States Department of Education announced that it will make major changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) in the next few months. These changes are meant to make the PSLF process easier and to expand PSLF eligibility for all Federal Student Loans (some exceptions still apply).

Federal Student Loan borrowers may also receive credit for past payments made on loans that normally do not qualify for PSLF. This temporary waiver opportunity will expire Oct. 31, 2022.

Wichita State’s Office of Financial Aid has informational resources available for the PSLF program and the PSLF limited temporary waiver.

For more information about eligibility for the PSLF program, contact your loan servicer directly.

Student Support Services (SSS) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education to provide free academic services to a limited number of first-generation students, limited-income students, and students with disabilities.

Some of the free services include: individualized tutoring, academic advising, textbook loans, referrals to loan technology, FAFSA application assistance, and scholarships exclusively for SSS student participants.

Currently enrolled WSU students who are interested in joining the program can visit SSS in Grace Wilkie Hall 309. Call 316-978-3715 or visit our website at www.wichita.edu/sss for more information and to apply.

Swing by the Shocker Learning Center, the hub for tutoring services, in Lindquist Hall room 107 to find out more about what is available to you. Or, follow our step-by-step guide to request a tutor online from your student portal. Request a tutor now before it is too late to improve your academic performance.

If you are finding yourself lost in to-do lists, assignments, work and family obligations and feeling unproductive, take some time to get organized, reset your priorities and develop a study schedule that works for you.

There are some resources available to you on the Student Success study skills website that will help you figure out where you are spending a majority of your time and help you build an effective, organized study schedule. If you need help, reach out to your Success Coach.

It’s the time of year for our students to apply for this great scholarship opportunity. Applications are considered incomplete without the following requirements:

1. Must be fully admitted to WSU seeking a degree
2. Have a cumulative grade point average of a 2.7 or above
3. Submit a copy of your resume that includes a list of activities
4. Submit a picture of yourself for media relation purposes
5. Write a 500‐word essay or video submission (limit 5 minutes) explaining the following:
   • Why did you apply for the scholarship?
   • Where do you see yourself in five years?
   • How do you plan to give back to the community?

It is the time of year to apply for this great scholarship opportunity. Applications are considered incomplete without the following requirements:

1. Must be fully admitted to WSU seeking a degree
2. Have a cumulative grade point average of a 2.7 or above
3. Submit a copy of your resume that includes a list of activities
4. Submit a picture of yourself for media relation purposes
5. Write a 500‐word essay or video submission (limit 5 minutes) explaining the following:
   • Why did you apply for the scholarship?
   • Where do you see yourself in five years?
   • How do you plan to give back to the community?

If you sit in the back row of class or disable the camera during online classes, how will your instructors know if you are paying attention? Be an active student.

If you sit in the back row during online courses, make sure to sit up in your chair and give cues by nodding your head, taking notes, answering or asking questions. This helps your instructor know you are paying attention. If you are in an online class, turn on your camera or use reactions such as raising your hand or giving thumbs up.

Applications for the  Future Health Care Professionals (FHCP) Peter Cohen Leadership in Healthcare Scholarship are now being accepted until 5 p.m. Oct. 29. To apply, students need to meet the following Application requirements:

• Students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours for the 2019 Fall Semester at Wichita State University.
• Students must have a declared major or pre-major within the College of Health Professions.
• Students must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA minimum for any completed college courses / high school before enrollment.

Completed applications will consist of:

• A completed application information form
• An applicant essay
• An applicant activities chart
• Signed student certification statements

Applicants must send all finished applications to fchpwsu@gmail.com or deliver a paper copy to Ahlberg Hall (room 402).