Category: Training Opportunities and Workshops

Leaders, are you uncertain how to navigate compensation issues at WSU? Attend one of the upcoming “Market Based Compensation Leader Education” sessions starting in mid-September. These sessions will provide leaders with the tools and resources they need to navigate compensation needs outside of the annual pay analysis process.

For information on session dates and times, visit myTraining and search for “Market Based Compensation Leader Education.”

All faculty and staff are invited to attend one of four upcoming Curriculum Management (CIM) virtual training sessions available this semester from 1 to 3 p.m. on the following dates:

• Wednesday, Sept. 6
• Tuesday, Sept 12
• Thursday, Sept. 21
• Wednesday Oct. 4

The two-hour Zoom session will provide a demonstration of how to submit a curriculum change proposal via the online CIM course and program forms, how to search for existing proposals, how a proposal moves through the electronic workflow and how to approve proposals.

Registration is required to attend the session. To register, visit the myTraining link on the Faculty/Staff tab of myWSU, then search for “CourseLeaf Curriculum (CIM Administrator & Faculty Remote Training.”

A link to the session will be emailed 24 hours in advance of the training after registering. Reach out to Corby Redington at corby.redington@wichita.edu if you do not receive a Zoom link within 24 hours of the session start time.

To log into CIM during the training session, participants will need a dual authentication (DUO) device.

Staff and faculty who are unable to attend a session can view CourseLeaf user guides on the Registrar Office’s website.

Faculty and staff making the switch from Zoom meetings to Teams meetings should check out the new Teams Meetings video series created by ITS Applications training.

Just like Zoom meetings, Teams meetings have advanced functions like breakout rooms, polls, detailed meeting permissions and more. Also, like Zoom, anyone can attend your Teams meeting via a link, including people outside WSU or people who do not have a Microsoft account.

To register for a live Teams training session, visit myTraining in myWSU.

The training, “Utilizing our Faith to Promote Mental Wellness and Prevent Suicide Workshop,” will be held 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Wichita.

The workshop will include personal stories of transforming suffering and loss into healing and positive impact from Andrew Meng, parochial vicar at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Dr. Jessica Provines, chief psychologist at Wichita State and co-creator of the Suspenders4Hope Mental Wellness program.

Suspenders4Hope shirts and lunch by Tanya’s Soup Kitchen will be provided by the Catholic Assembly of Businesses, Ascension Via Christi and WSU at no additional charge.

The Suspenders4Hope Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention Program, developed at WSU, is committed to bringing hope to people in times of despair by reducing stigma and improving emotional coping and peer support.  The program is about shifting the current culture of silence to a culture of shared vulnerability, caring, and most importantly support.  We are all connected as human beings, and we are responsible for taking care of each other.  Therefore, a goal of the program is to unite education, health care, non-profits, businesses, and faith communities to address the mental health and substance use crisis in our society with compassion, love and kindness.

Interested in learning more about the Academic Integrity Policy and Process at Wichita State? Student Conduct & Community Standards (SCCS) is hosting multiple Academic Integrity 101 sessions, 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 or instructors only. To register for any of the sessions offered through the 2023-24 academic year, go to the MyTraining section of the MyWSU portal and search for “Academic Integrity 101.” Reach out to SCCS at SCCS@wichita.edu for questions.

The Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC) welcomes Charnea Bell to their training team. Bell will offer QuickBooks Online, Training for Beginners and Intermediate Users on Tuesday, Aug. 1 and Thursday, Aug. 3, respectively. Sessions will be online and cost $149 each.

Bell has a Master of Accounting, is a certified QuickBooks online ProAdvisor, alumni of Wichita State and local business owner.

In-person sessions will be offered in October.

Classroom technology training sessions begin Monday, Aug. 14. Choose between master classroom, Woolsey Hall or bring-your-own gray box training. No appointment is required.

Ready to bring ideas to life with a patent? Join the Path to a Patent series covering the essentials of intellectual property, patent searching and the step-by-step process of drafting and submitting a patent application.

The sessions will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursdays from July 13 to Sept. 7. The topics that will be covered in the sessions:

• IP basics
• Drafting provisional patent apps
• Patent searching
• Drafting patent applications
• Understanding claims
• Protecting IP abroad
• Filing with patent center
• Common mistakes & post-filing support

Eager to grasp the intricacies of trademarks? Join the Trademark Basics Boot Camp series delving into the essentials of kickstarting the trademark process, application procedures and so much more. Attendees gain valuable insights to safeguard their brands and brand identities.

The sessions will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays from July 11 to Aug. 29. The topics that will be covered in the sessions:

• Registration process overview
• Searching
• Application requirements
• Application filing walkthrough
• Responding to office action
• Keeping registration alive
• Q&A panel

New schedule builders and department chairs are encouraged to attend the upcoming Banner Schedule Building Training session with ITS Applications Training and the Registrar’s Office on July 18 and 19. Attendees will learn to enter the course schedule for spring 2024 and view information using Banner 9 and WSU Reporting. Those who are new to Schedule Building are required to attend both Section 1 and Section 2 of the full training.

The following sessions are posted in myTraining. Please register to attend:

• Full Training for new schedule builders (required to attend both sessions):
  • Banner Schedule Building Section 1: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 18
  • Banner Schedule Building Section 2: 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 19
• Open Labs for all schedule builders:
  • Open Labs have been scheduled; please visit myTraining to register
  • Sessions are held weekly in Jabara Hall until the spring 2024 schedule is due on Sept. 1
  • Get in-person assistance from Applications Training and the Registrar’s Office
  • Stop by for a quiet place to work on your schedule

Visit the Schedule Building homepage for related information.

Contact Corby Redington in Applications Training if you have questions at corby.redington@wichita.edu or 316-978-3083.