Category: Training Opportunities and Workshops

Join University Libraries for its navigating IP and tech transfer workshop from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Ablah Library Digital Scholars Commons (in-person only).

Curious about intellectual property and tech transfer? Rob Gerlach, executive director of Tech Transfer and Commercialization, will guide you through the key concepts. Whether you’re a student innovator, creator or just interested in protecting your ideas, this workshop is for you.

Come with questions and enjoy some snacks and refreshments while you learn. Open to all, with no cost to attend.

Curious about intellectual property and tech transfer? Join University Libraries from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Ablah Library Digital Scholars Commons (in-person only), where Rob Gerlach, executive director of Tech Transfer and Commercialization, will guide you through the key concepts.

Whether you’re a student innovator, creator or just interested in protecting your ideas, this workshop is for you. Enjoy snacks and refreshments while you learn — this event is free and open to all.

The WSU Community Engagement Institute invites you to join one, several or all of its fall 2024 interactive and free workshops centered on enhancing organizations. All five, 60-minute sessions are open to everyone and via Zoom. Register for each session below:

• 11 a.m. Oct. 23: Adding AI to your Daily Toolbox
• 11 a.m. Oct. 30: Who’s the Fairest Board of All? The Self-Evaluation Approaches for Nonprofit Boards
• 11 a.m. Nov. 6: Generative Conversations: Don’t be Bored with your Board
• 11 a.m. Nov. 13: Solution-Focused Problem Solving
• 11 a.m. Nov. 20: Preserving Team Integrity

For questions, contact Zane May at zane.may@wichita.edu.

Faculty interested in learning more about the academic integrity policies and process at Wichita State can join one of the next academic integrity 101 sessions of the fall 2024 semester from Student Conduct & Community Standards (SCCS), where it will discuss:

• Policy 2.17/student academic integrity
• Reporting academic integrity violations to SCCS
• Academic integrity processes
• Helpful resources for faculty and instructors

The course is intended for faculty only. To register for any of the remaining sessions offered through the 2024-25 academic year, go to the myTraining section of the myWSU portal and search for “academic integrity 101.” The next session will be hosted Tuesday, Oct. 22. For questions, reach out to SCCS at SCCS@wichita.edu.

Join the next Entrepreneurship Workshop on intro to intellectual property noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 in the Ablah Library Digital Scholars Commons (in-person and online).

Discover how to safeguard your inventions, designs, creative works and trade secrets in the informative session. Whether you’re a student with a big idea or an artist building your portfolio, this workshop will equip you with the tools to secure your future.

Bring your lunch for a productive break. Open to all, with no cost to attend.

Fiber artist Ernie Kind, faculty member at WSU’s School of Art, Design and Creative Industries, will share the process of felting at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 in the Dr. Sam & Jacqui Kouri Collection Study Center at the Ulrich Museum of Art.

Attendees will create their own figure inspired by the fall Ulrich Museum exhibition “[RE]POSE: Leisure Bodies and Empowered Postures.” Refreshments will be served at 10 a.m.

Students are invited to participate in a special MATLAB training session, starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 in 301 RSC, Gridley Room. The training offers an excellent opportunity to enhance your skills in MATLAB and Simulink, with a focus on practical applications and teaching tools.

Schedule:

• Session one: Introduction to MATLAB – Low Code Data Analysis – 10-11 a.m.
• Session two: Modeling and Simulation of Dynamical Systems with Simulink and Simscape – 11 a.m.-noon

For more information, contact Terrance Figy at terrance.figy@wichita.edu or Ryan Doll at ryan.doll@wichita.edu. 

Join University Libraries for its “Intro to Intellectual Property” workshop from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Ablah Library, Digital Scholars Commons (in-person and online). Discover how to safeguard your inventions, designs, creative works and trade secrets in this informative session. Feel free to bring your own lunch and make it a productive break. This session is free and open to all.

Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose from opioids. Health, Outreach, Prevention and Education (HOPE) Services is presenting DCCCA’s one-hour naloxone administration course to the WSU community from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18 in 257 Rhatigan Student Center, Ashton/Bridges Room.

The training equips participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and respond to an overdose crisis using naloxone and other available resources. Students can sign up for trainings on the HOPE Services website and staff/faculty can register via myTraining in myWSU.

Faculty and staff are invited to participate in a special MATLAB training session, starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 in 301 RSC, Gridley Room. The training offers an excellent opportunity to enhance your skills in MATLAB and Simulink, with a focus on practical applications and teaching tools.

Schedule:

• Session one: Introduction to MATLAB – Low Code Data Analysis – 10-11 a.m.
• Session two: Modeling and Simulation of Dynamical Systems with Simulink and Simscape – 11 a.m.-noon
• Session three: Teaching with MATLAB and Simulink in the Modern Classroom (educators only) – noon-1 p.m.

Session one and two are open to students, researchers and professionals looking to sharpen their MATLAB and Simulink skills. Session three is exclusively for educators and TA’s seeking to integrate modern tools into their teaching methodologies.

For more information, contact Terrance Figy at terrance.figy@wichita.edu or Ryan Doll at ryan.doll@wichita.edu.