Campus Connection: Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023

News

Wichita State celebrates 2023 Best of Wichita wins

The Wichita Eagle has announced the winners of its annual Best of Wichita competition, and Wichita State was voted top three in multiple categories, including a gold placement as the best college/university in Wichita.

Below is a list of all of Wichita State’s placements:

Wichita State University was voted gold for best college/university.
The WSU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic was voted silver for best audiologist/hearing center.
The WSU Child Development Center was voted silver for best childcare.

And one of Wichita State’s Innovation Campus partners, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, was voted gold for best tacos in Wichita.

We thank Shocker Nation for their participation in the voting process.

Submit department, organization Welcomefest events

Welcomefest takes place during the beginning of classes each semester and features dozens of activities. This campaign highlights events and services designed to help all new and returning students navigate life at Wichita State.

Submit department or organization events for inclusion in the spring 2024 Welcomefest marketing, which includes an event calendar, web listing and more. The deadline to submit events for inclusion in all Welcomefest marketing is 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18.

Please note, Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership (SEAL) reserves the right to deny or terminate any events that are not planned completely or are deemed inappropriate for Welcomefest and/or the people in attendance.

To register an event, visit the Welcomefest website. For questions, contact SEAL at 316-978-3022 or seal@wichita.edu.

College of Engineering and Barton School of Business join together to offer an introductory AI course

The College of Engineering and Barton School of Business are joining together to offer an introductory AI course this coming spring. The new course, “Generative AI for Problem Solving,” will cover practical applications and novel use cases for generative AI tools such as ChatGPT. The course will also analyze the ethical, professional and social implications of the advancement of AI.

The class (ENGR 150A/BSAN 150A) will meet from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and is open to students from any college with no prerequisites or programming background required. To search for the course, students may use CRN 26636 and CRN 26637 respectively. For questions or override approval, contact Nathan Smith at nathan.smith@wichita.edu.

Events

Stop by the Metroplex for lunch, last-minute shopping

Stop by and join the Kansas Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the Holiday Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13 at the Hughes Metropolitan Sports Complex for some one-stop shopping.

Browse gift items from over 50 local small businesses all under one roof, hosted by the SBDC. “We really wanted to give local small businesses an extra chance to connect with holiday shoppers,” said Brandi Willet, SBDC regional director.

A wide variety of gift items or gift cards for services such as massages, pet sitting and cleaning will be available for purchase. Cash purchases are appreciated, as payment goes directly into the entrepreneur’s pocket without delays or added processing fees.

This is the perfect lunch hour outing as Taters N Toppings and Want Bierocks, two local food trucks, will be on-site. In conjunction with a Very Merry Metroplex, 1 Million Cups is moving to the Metropolitan Complex and will kick off with networking at 8:30 a.m.

WSUPD sergeant presentations for community scheduled Dec. 14

As part of their sergeant promotion process, the Wichita State University Police Department (WSUPD) will do presentations for the community starting at 8 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14 in 261 Rhatigan Student Center, Olive Room. Community members will be asked for their feedback for the applicants as a part of the selection process.

Join Healthcare Research Roundtable and Summit 2024 March 22

The second annual Healthcare Research Roundtable will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 22. This year it’s reaching out to the University of Kansas and WSU Tech as well as the community and industry partners, and it’s extending its scope to include clinical work, the arts, humanities, applied studies and all the health-related work done.

This is a great opportunity for discovery, coalition-building and strategic planning. RSVP to help event organizers prepare and to volunteer to give a flash presentation (roughly five minutes) about your work. Spread the word and share the link.

Sponsored by the President’s Innovation Advisory Council (PIAC) and the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum). Support provided by the WSU Office of the President.

RSVP to the event

Save the date: Campus community invited to play Bingo Feb. 13

The Women of WSU (WWSU) invite the campus community to play bingo Feb. 13. Registration opens in January.

Join the Women of WSU as it offers three games. Participants will select one to three cards per game at $5 per card and play for great prizes. All money raised will go towards the scholarships WWSU presents annually.

Choose from a variety of lunch choices, $14 each, or bring your own.

Kudos

Engineering Research Symposium winners announced

On Friday, Nov. 17, participating College of Engineering students presented their research during the annual Engineering Research Symposium in the John Bardo Center lobby. On Tuesday, Dec. 5, the winners were announced, including three first-place winners:

Novice category: Saket Chand Mathur (mechanical engineering doctorate student) with the research title, “Additive Manufacturing of Thermally Stable Parts for Aerospace Applications Using Polymer Derived Ceramics”
Emerging category: Sarangan Rajendran (electrical and computer engineering doctorate student) with the research title, “Locational Value of Distributed Energy Resources for Mitigating High Impact Events”
Proficient category: Anoop Krishnan Upendran Nair (School of Computing doctorate student) with the research title, “Mitigating Gender Classification Bias With Consistent Regularization”

Learn more about the annual event

Special Offers

Order $22 hoodies from Shocker Store

Missed out on a chance for a $22 hoodie a few weeks ago from the Shocker Store? There is another opportunity for to grab them.

$22 dollar hoodies are available online only through the Shocker Store. When ordering online, choose to have an order shipped or choose in-store pickup at the Rhatigan Student Center store. Some colors/sizing may be limited quantities.

Lil’ Shocker growth charts available

Have a lil’ Shocker or adding one to the family? Request a Lil’ Shocker growth chart at no additional charge to track their height as they grow, compliments of the Office of Admissions. Growth charts will be delivered to faculty and staff member campus box numbers and available for student pick-up in the Marcus Welcome Center.

Submit a request