Sierra Marie Bonn struggled to balance her work and education, but with the help of scholarships from the Miss Kansas Organization, she was able to earn an undergraduate and graduate degree from Wichita State University. She graduates with her Master of Innovation Design and following graduation, she will compete in the 2024 Miss Kansas Competition and continue working on the non-profit organization she founded while she was a student, Let’s Go Full STEAM Ahead.

The Veteran Center has stoles and cords for military and veteran students graduating in spring 2024. Stole choice is red or blue; cord is red, white and blue.

Come by its office 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. until May 10 in 105 Grace Wilke Hall to get your graduation regalia. Must present a Shocker ID.

Christen Brouillette came to Wichita State University from Texas, which they found hard to transition to, but with the help of peers, faculty and the resources available at WSU, they were able to find success. They hope to work as a historian or archivist following graduation.

The military brought Morgan Campbell and her family to Wichita, and she decided to make it her home. She has earned a master’s degree in social work, and she plans “to promote safety, growth and opportunities” for families in her practice.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Wear your suspender T-shirts on Fridays and support mental health awareness.

WSU employees and students can get their free T-shirt by completing the Suspenders4Hope #WSUWeSupportU Mental Wellness and Preventing Suicide training.

Free online mental health and wellness screenings are available to all.

Wear your suspenders and join Suspenders4Hope in normalizing the practice of prioritizing mental health care without guilt or shame.

Today, May 1, is the 2024-25 FAFSA priority date for Wichita State University.

If you haven’t started the new form or need help, stop by the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships in 203 Jardine Hall to help you unlock every dollar.

Lot 41, the parking lot near Woolsey Hall, will be closed at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 2 for an event in the building. Faculty and staff that typically park in this lot will need to move their vehicle to another yellow lot at that time. The YMCA lot is not available for faculty, staff or event guest parking and could result in a citation.

The purpose of lot reservations is to help accommodate large groups of guests visiting campus for events or the event itself. Lot reservations are not to be used for WSU affiliates. Remember, visitors to campus can park without an ePermit up to three times each semester.

Red reserved and ADA stalls are not subject to lot closures and proper use is permitted during this time.

The 20th annual Graduate Research and Scholarly Project (GRASP) Symposium was held on April 26 in the Rhatigan Student Center.

Well over 200 students, faculty and staff members attended the event, and 120 graduate student presenters of 73 research posters represented departments and programs from across the university.

This year’s GRASP awardees are:

• First place: Preliminary Analysis of Ground Stone Artifacts from Etzanoa (14CO3)
  K.M. Carter, anthropology master’s program with advisor Dr. Crystal Dozier
• Second place: Familiarization Training Game for Extended Reality Spacesuit User Interface
  Robert Beran, Athalee Pate, Braeden McKeown, Pranjal Nawarkar, Alexis Painter, human factors psychology master’s program with advisor Dr. Maggie Schoonover
• People’s Choice: C.O.S.M.O.S. CosmoShox On-Site Martian Overlay System
  Yumi Kikuchi Coronel, Denae Sawyer, Nathan Lewis, Elaine Duff, Marianna Fronciani Farina, innovation design master’s program with advisor Kristyn Waits

The license for Adobe Express for Students renews each year on July 15.

Students who wish to continue using Adobe Express will need to re-sign up by July 1.

If you do not renew your Adobe Express access by July 1, your account may be disabled when the license for Adobe Express renews and all your files will be removed. To prevent losing any files or assets, please back up your Adobe Express files by July 1. For instructions, see the Adobe Express Asset Management guide.

For more information and additional Adobe Express resources, visit the Adobe Express webpage.

Questions? Contact ITS Help Desk at 316-978-HELP (4357), option 1, or email helpdesk@wichita.edu.

 

As a full-time employee of Wichita State University, Gabriel Fonseca struggled to balance work, classes and a personal life while he pursued his doctoral degree; but, ultimately, the support of the university community helped him persevere.