Campus Connection: Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022

News

Wichita State wants to hear from you

Wichita State University is participating in the 2021 Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities Innovation and Economic Prosperity Universities Designation Program (APLU) and would like to hear from its university constituents and partners via a five-minute online survey.

This program is awarded through APLU’s Commission on Economic and Community Engagement (CECE). The designation is conferred to APLU member universities that demonstrate excellence and leadership in planning, implementing and evaluating programs and initiatives that support innovation and regional economic development.

WSU is committed to the ideals of this designation which are embedded in its culture and its mission, as well as the strategic plans put forward by the Kansas Board of Regents and the State of Kansas Department of Commerce.

The application process is rigorous and demands working through an intensive process of institutional self-study. The key to the self-study is the online survey to capture the activities, discover the perceptions and measure the experiences from our university constituents and partners.

For more information, contact Diane.Tinker-Hurst@wichita.edu.

Take APLU survey Contact ShockStarter

Prevent vehicle break-ins on campus

To help prevent items in your vehicles from being stolen, please hide any items left in your vehicle in the trunk or somewhere out of sight. You should also take your keys and anything of value with you and lock your vehicle.

If you see any suspicious activity or experience a break-in, call the Wichita State Police Department at 316-978-3450.

Mikrokosmos accepting Creative Writing Submissions, offering cash prizes

Wichita State’s English Department is currently seeking creative writing fiction and poetry submissions for their print publication Mikrokosmos and online publication mojo.

Cash prizes are available in both the fiction and poetry categories:

First prize $200
Second prize $100
Third prize $50

Writers can submit their work via submittable. Writers are encouraged to submit in both categories.

Submit writing for Mikrokosmos

Kudos

Design chosen for CubeSat mission patch

Students in grades 6-12 recently participated in a design contest for a CubeSat mission patch—part of a NASA grant project that includes Dr. Nickolas Solomey’s research on solar neutrinos. Patch design entries included themes and elements to represent Wichita State, NASA and particle physics. The runners-up and winning design were chosen by Solomey and his team of graduate students working on the solar neutrino project.

Winning designer: Rylee Salts, Topeka High School

Runners-up :

Aaralyn Spencer, Altamont Grade School
Samantha Chestnut, Topeka High School
Cora Ambrose, Topeka High School
Elly Han, Altamont Grade School

This design contest was in partnership with the Ad Astra Kansas Foundation. The winning design will be used as the patch for the NASA mission.

Vice President Fleming-Randle inducted to Black Educators Hall of Fame

Dr. Marche Fleming-Randle, vice president and chief diversity officer at Wichita State, will be inducted into the Black Educators Hall of Fame at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Rhatigan Student Center.

Fleming-Randle is the first African American female vice president for Military and Veterans Affairs at WSU. Her research and academic interests include mental health, child and youth programs, educational leadership and diversity. She is an educator, author, motivational speaker, and public intellectual.

The event is sponsored by the Art That Touches Your Heart foundation and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

Performances

Student soloists featured in WSU Symphony Orchestra concert

Six student soloists will combine with Wichita State’s Symphony Orchestra for the annual Concerto-Aria Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22 at Miller Concert Hall. The program includes music by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Richard Strauss, Kabalevsky, Donizetti, Gounod, Eric Ewazen, and Frank Martin. Director of orchestras Mark Laycock will lead the performance.

Chosen by competitive auditions, the soloists include I-Cheng Che, marimba; Kathryn Ensey, flute; Anne Yap I-Shyuen, piano; Ethan Manlove, tenor; Madison Roths, soprano; and Tyler Tuncy, horn. Graduate student conductor Clem Pearson and guest conductor Dr. Nathaniel Parker from Kennesaw State University will also appear.

WSU students with ID will be admitted free. Tickets are $12 with discounts available. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the WSU Fine Arts Box Office at 316-978-3233 or visit the Fine Arts Box Office website.

Purchase tickets for annual Concerto-Aria Concert

Events and Recreation

Wichita State’s University Village initiative moves to feedback stage

In the next steps toward the creation of the University Village, Wichita State University is seeking public feedback and engagement on the lead proposals.

Public meetings will be on Wednesday, Feb. 23 in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom of Wichita State’s Rhatigan Student Center. These sessions will be offered in-person and virtually via Zoom (Meeting ID: 956 5059 0889, Password: 598259). There will be three meetings:

2 to 3 p.m. for Wichita State students, faculty and staff
4 to 5 p.m. for everyone on Wichita State’s main campus and Innovation Campus
6:30 to 8 p.m. for the Wichita community

Join University Village feedback sessions via Zoom Read more about the University Village feedback sessions

Learn basics of intellectual property protection

Learn the basics of intellectual property protection with “Intellectual Property Basics,” workshop 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22 at the Ablah Library (second floor, Room 217). Inventions, designs, original works of authorship and trade secrets can provide you with economic benefits.