• Don’t let it happen to you – Last day of benefits Open Enrollment
  • Food for Fines is Nov. 3 through 7 – Donate and waive your parking citations
  • Kiah Duggins Shocker Support Locker is closed Oct. 31
  • Road striping work to wrap up Nov. 1
  • Financial Services will be closed part of Oct. 31 for staff development
  • Biological sciences seminar continues with Erika Geisbrecht, Kansas State University, Nov. 3
  • Learn about WSU’s rich history on a guided walking tour Nov. 4
  • Head over to Halloween Cosmic Frenzy at Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • Save with Friday Flash Sale at Braeburn Square Shocker Store
  • Enjoy trick-or-eat deals at Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
WSU Today: Friday, Oct. 31, 2025
  • University leaders hosted live campus-wide town hall, now available to watch on YouTube
  • Join SEB for Native American Heritage Month lunch and learn with Dr. Cornel Pewewardy
  • UReCA Lunch & Learn: Rooted systems – Exploring indigenous approaches to place, structure and sustainability
  • Math for Everyone Lecture Series: How mathematics is making Hollywood movies better
  • Learn about WSU’s rich history on a guided walking tour Nov. 4
  • Songfest is back with 2025 event: Best of Both Worlds
  • RSVP to 2025 Academy for Effective Teaching Ceremony
  • Team player and captain – a teacher’s role: Trajata Colbert’s student teaching experience
  • Encourage students to attend Savvy Scholar workshop on planning their first article for publication
  • Empower your students’ success with PathwayU
  • Road striping work to wrap up Nov. 1
WSU Today: Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025
  • Title IX & Civil Rights Training required for students, faculty, staff
  • Don’t let it happen to you – Final days of benefits Open Enrollment
  • FARE New Faculty On-Ramp will host time-management panel Nov. 5
  • CES information for the fall 2025 semester
  • Faculty and staff are invited to the first meeting of the WSU Faculty/Staff Club
  • Flu vaccines now available at Student Health Services, including pop-up clinics Oct. 29/30
  • Commencement regalia deadlines for faculty and staff are coming up
  • HealthQuest points opportunity extended at Student Health
  • Barton School students experience finance in action through national conference and Chicago firm visits
  • Food for Fines is Nov. 3 through 7 – Donate and waive your parking citations
  • Submissions for the December Academe newsletter are due Nov. 7
  • WSU will host the Ad Astra Conference for First-Generation College Students Jan. 30
  • Lot 41 by Woolsey Hall to be closed part of Oct. 29
  • Financial Services will be closed part of Oct. 31 for staff development
  • Chemistry and biochemistry hosting seminar by Professor Yu-Shan Lin from Tufts University Oct. 29
  • Join the School of Education for its fall colloquium guest speaker Dr. Karlos Hill
  • The Ulrich Museum and Kirby’s host spooky art dive
  • WSU Spark Society invites you to play bingo Nov. 18
  • Paint a pot and plant your own mini-garden with SGA’s Community Garden Showcase Nov. 6
  • Stop by for a Halloween open house at the Holmes Museum of Anthropology Oct. 30
  • Join the School of Music for its Hallow-Concert: Tricks and Treats at Duerksen
  • Suspenders4Hope hosting free Mental Wellness and Preventing Suicide Training
  • Take advantage of Wu’s Wednesday Deal at the Shocker Store
  • Trick-or-eat deals at Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
WSU Today: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025
  • Wang, Roselli win American Conference doubles title for Shocker women’s tennis
  • Shocker women’s bowling earns runner-up at Destination Orlando
  • Faculty and staff virtual town hall set for Oct. 28
  • Excellence award nominations are being accepted by the Office of Research
  • FARE Faculty Research Collaborative will meet Oct. 30
  • The Ulrich Museum and Kirby’s host spooky art dive
  • Get spooked by the Halloween pop-up exhibition at the Ulrich Museum
  • Weather update: Pick up a Student Affairs T-shirt for Student Affairs Month
  • Military and Veterans Services and AARP Kansas present: Mama Joe Project
  • SEAS the day and help track progress
  • Students can compete for cash prizes at annual Innovation Works competition
  • Encourage students to apply for TRIO Student Support Services for free resources and support
  • Take a Susbtance Use and Mental Wellness Training Nov. 3
WSU Today: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025
  • Benefits Open Enrollment – Final days of Open Enrollment
  • 2026 Offer and Onboarding Calendar has been finalized
  • Faculty and staff are invited to the first meeting of the WSU Faculty/Staff Club
  • WSU Libraries expands access to resources
  • Flu vaccines now available at Student Health Services, including pop-up clinics Oct. 29/30
  • Faculty and staff virtual town hall set for Oct. 28
  • Spring 2026 K-INBRE applications are due Nov. 20
  • Kansas English journal earns 2025 Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award from National Council of Teachers of English
  • Parking Services building will be closed for staff meeting part of Oct. 27
  • Parking advisory for the Rhatigan Student Center parking garage Oct. 27
  • College of Health Professions to celebrate CHP Week Oct. 27-31
  • Stop by for a Halloween open house at the Holmes Museum of Anthropology Oct. 30
  • Head over to Halloween Cosmic Frenzy at Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes
  • RSVP to 2025 Academy for Effective Teaching Ceremony
  • Weather update: Pick up a Student Affairs T-shirt for Student Affairs Month
  • CSD holding virtual open house for speech-language pathology and audiology graduate programs
  • Biological sciences seminar continues with Dr. Anuradha Ghosh, Pittsburg State University, Oct. 27
  • Get spooked by the Halloween pop-up exhibition at the Ulrich Museum
  • Become a ProjectConnect campus facilitator
  • Students can learn more about citations at next Savvy Scholar workshop
  • Attend ‘Discover Your Strengths’ workshop Nov. 20
  • Take advantage of a Shocker discount at Another Broken Egg Cafe
  • Observers are needed for the Distinguished Scholarship Invitational
  • Take a Shocker Store survey and receive $5 digital coupon
WSU Today: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025
  • Benefits Open Enrollment – Final days of Open Enrollment
  • FARE Faculty Research Collaborative will meet Oct. 30
  • Excellence award nominations are being accepted by the Office of Research
  • Vote early with the Shockers Vote Coalition
  • Register an event with SAC’s De-Stress Fest
  • Military and Veteran Student Center rededication: Honoring Captain Riley L. Pitts
  • Parking Services building will be closed for staff meeting Oct. 27
  • Parking advisory for the Rhatigan Student Center parking garage Oct. 27
  • Student Wellness Center to have altered hours Oct. 24
  • Biological sciences seminar continues with Dr. Anuradha Ghosh, Pittsburg State University, Oct. 27
  • Attend Shocker volleyball vs. North Texas, Monster Match and Team Night
  • Tie-dye a Student Affairs T-shirt for Student Affairs Month
  • RSVP for Corbin Connect Speaker Series – ‘Smart Schools: Navigating AI in K–12 Education’
  • Military and Veterans Services and AARP Kansas present: Mama Joe Project
  • Save with the Friday Flash Sale at Braeburn Square Shocker Store
WSU Today: Friday, Oct. 24, 2025
  • Understanding our weather response process
  • Register to attend wellness retreat for faculty and staff
  • Not Just rocket science: Amrutha Dasyam follows her passion in doctoral research
  • WSU will host the Ad Astra Conference for First-Generation College Students Jan. 30
  • Let your attire shout ‘Wichita State’ for Shocker Pride Fridays
  • Attend Shocker volleyball vs. North Texas, Monster Match and Team Night
  • Tilma, Wilson finish top 10; Shockers take third in Powercat Invitational
  • Join the School of Music for its Hallow-Concert: Tricks and Treats at Duerksen
  • Can you figure out whodunit? Don’t miss SAC’s Murder Mystery Dinner Oct. 30
  • RSVP for UReCA’s next lunch and learn session Oct. 23
  • Watch ‘The Princess and The Frog’ and create your dream vision board with SAC and AKA
  • Voices Together: WSU Concert Chorale in collaborative concert Oct. 28
  • Student Wellness Center to have altered hours Oct. 24
  • Students can learn more about citations at next Savvy Scholar workshop
WSU Today: Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025
  • Kansas English journal earns 2025 Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award from National Council of Teachers of English
  • Register an event with SAC’s De-Stress Fest
  • Military and Veteran Student Center rededication: Honoring Captain Riley L. Pitts
  • The Sunflower recognized as Pacemaker from Associated Collegiate Press
  • Episode 37 of ‘Forward Together’ podcast features men’s basketball coach, Paul Mills
  • Volunteers needed for fall 2025 commencement
  • Provide feedback to WSU Dining and enter to win prize
  • Child Development Center has pre-K openings for this school year
  • Register to attend wellness retreat for faculty and staff
  • CES information for the fall 2025 semester
  • FARE Faculty Support Network meets Thursday to discuss academic freedom
  • Chemistry and biochemistry hosting seminar by Professor Saswata Dasgupta from Kansas State University today
  • Tie-dye a Student Affairs T-shirt for Student Affairs Month
  • Can you figure out whodunit? Don’t miss SAC’s Murder Mystery Dinner Oct. 30
  • Save the date and RSVP for F1RST GEN Week event ‘Bridging the Gap: Supporting First-Gen Success’
  • Students can compete for cash prizes at annual Innovation Works competition
  • Learn more about services on campus this October during ADHD Awareness Month
  • Take advantage of Wu’s Wednesday Deal at the Shocker Store
WSU Today: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025
  • University Staff Senate meeting set for Oct. 21
  • 2026 Offer and Onboarding Calendar has been finalized
  • Upcoming 2026 benefits Open Enrollment events
  • Supervisors asked to help with 2026 benefits Open Enrollment
  • FARE Faculty Support Network meets Thursday to discuss academic freedom
  • Learn more about the course evaluation tool: CES
  • Flu vaccines now available at Student Health Services
  • Faculty and staff are invited to the first meeting of the WSU Faculty/Staff Club
  • Faculty Senate Executive Committee recognized as the next recipient of Rick Rewards
  • Campus construction update for October 2025
  • Fix Your Content Day is coming – Help Wichita State reach number one
  • October myShockerhealth newsletter available
  • Wang, Roselli reach doubles quarters, Shockers finish play at Central Regionals
  • Kline shines, shorthanded Shockers finish 10th at Mid-States
  • RSVP for UReCA’s next lunch and learn session Oct. 23
  • Join Chartwells Catering for annual Catering Showcase
  • Learn more about services on campus this October during ADHD Awareness Month
  • Students can learn more about research and the UReCA Hub at event Oct. 22
  • Take a Naloxone Administration training Oct. 28
WSU Today: Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025
  • Key findings from spring Docking Institute UPS/USS satisfaction survey
  • Supervisors asked to help with 2026 benefits Open Enrollment
  • Commencement regalia deadlines for faculty and staff are coming up
  • Flu vaccines now available at Student Health Services
  • Faculty and staff are invited to the first meeting of the WSU Faculty/Staff Club
  • Faculty and staff virtual town hall set for Oct. 28
  • Watch ‘The Princess and The Frog’ and create your dream vision board with SAC and AKA
  • RSVP for Corbin Connect Speaker Series – ‘Smart Schools: Navigating AI in K–12 Education’
  • Don’t miss the final two Common Read activities
  • Join the Political Science Department for pizza and politics
  • Employees reaching service milestones will be honored at upcoming service recognition events
  • WuHire training is required for WSU employees in hiring manager or department admin roles
  • Help keep campus safe and sustainable and avoid feeding wildlife
  • Fix Your Content Day is coming – Help Wichita State reach number one
  • Celebrate National Transfer Student Week with a story from one of our students
  • Ablah Library lower level reopening Oct. 20
  • Are you affiliated with a fraternity or sorority organization? Let Student Engagement & Belonging know
  • Biological sciences seminar continues with George Wang, East Central University, Oct 20
  • Wichita State University Opera Theater presents ‘Scenes and Songs’ Oct. 24
  • From Bach to Chaplin: An evening with David Briggs at Wiedemann Hall
  • HPC training event – Learn to harness high performance computing
  • Students can learn more about using AI for research at next Savvy Scholar workshop
  • Take a Shocker Store survey and receive $5 digital coupon
WSU Today: Monday, Oct. 20, 2025