Campus Connection: Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023

Campus Safety

WSUPD offers advice for driver, pedestrian safety

The Wichita State Police Department encourages all students, faculty, staff and visitors to remain safe while driving and walking across campus.

WSUPD offers the following safety tips to both drivers and pedestrians:

For drivers:

Follow all traffic laws, including driving at or under speed limits and coming to a full stop at stop signs.
Stop for all pedestrians and offer proper clearance for them to cross the road.
Be vigilant when approaching intersections. Even if you have a green light, pedestrians may still be crossing.
Be prepared for pedestrians to cross the road if you see them approaching a crosswalk. They may not give you adequate signals they will cross before doing so.
Make sure to use your blinkers when making turns, and check that you don’t accidently have your blinker on when you don’t intend to turn.
When making turns, make sure to check for pedestrians in front of you as well as where you are turning into.
If you see a yellow light, slow down and stop if it is safe to do so. Pedestrians may start crossing as you pass through.
Be extra vigilant when visibility is low, such as at night or in heavy rain, snow or fog.
Consider using the Wichita State Transit buses when traffic is high or visibility is low, or when you have to drive a considerable distance across campus.

For pedestrians:

Follow all traffic laws and traffic signals that tell you when and when not to cross.
Always use marked crosswalks. Many drivers are not expecting pedestrians crossing elsewhere.
Check for cars coming from both directions before you begin to cross the road.
Remain vigilant for cars when crossing the road. Pedestrians have the right of way on roads, but drivers may not see you crossing in time to slow down.
Make sure drivers coming from both directions have clear sight of you before you cross the road.
When using a crosswalk, make it clear that you are about to cross before doing so to give drivers enough time to see you, slow down and let you through.
If a driver has their car blinker on, make sure they are slowing down and completing the turn before crossing the road. They may have a malfunction or left it on by mistake and may not be turning.
Be extra vigilant when visibility is low, such as at night or in heavy rain, snow or fog.
Consider using the Wichita State Transit buses when traffic is high or visibility is low, or when you have to walk a considerable distance across campus.

Learn more about the Wichita State Police Department

Events and Recreation

Elizabeth King to moderate on-campus event with Mike Pompeo

Elizabeth King, president and CEO of the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement, will moderate a conversation with former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss his new book “Never Give an Inch.”

The event is 2:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at the Marcus Welcome Center. Attendance is free but limited to 200.

RSVP for the event

Barton School sets date for executive-in-residence keynote

Tanvir Arfi, founder, chairman and CEO of Banyan Technologies Group, will provide a keynote presentation, “Future of Human Mobility: Electric Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles and Emerging Technologies,” as part of the James Schwartz Lecture Series.

The keynote event will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 in the Woolsey Hall auditorium.

Doors open at 10:45 a.m. All are welcome to attend the event.

Sustainability Research Summit hosted Feb. 3

In an effort to gain traction and move forward in a more unified way, the WSU Sustainability Steering Committee is organizing a half-day summit for discussions about enhancing education and collaborative research initiatives through sustainability.

The summit is from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3

The primary objective of the event is to learn about currently funded sustainability research efforts on campus and discover potential collaborative sustainability research avenues. The summit is designed to explore the full range of possibilities in research from microgrids, cyber-physical systems, sustainability, and resiliency, to conservation efforts, human behavior and usage, financial management, and many more areas yet to be identified.

RSVP for the summit here

WSU Math Circle for middle school students resumes Feb. 5

Wichita State’s Math Circle resumes meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 at 372 Jabara Hall. Math Circle is a program for middle school students that helps keep young people interested in mathematics and lets them explore and enjoy new topics. Fifth- through ninth-graders of WSU faculty and staff are invited to attend.

The group will not meet during Spring Break. The last meeting of the spring semester will take place April 23.

View Math Circle’s schedule: https://www.math.wichita.edu/MathCircle/schedule.html

Learn more about Math Circle and register to join

News

KMUW celebrates three years of The Range

KMUW is marking its third anniversary of the weekly local news program, The Range. The first episode debuted on Jan. 17, 2020. Since then — and through the height of the COVID-19 pandemic — a new episode has premiered every Friday on the radio, the website and a handful of podcast platforms.

Hosted by Tom Shine, KMUW’s director of news and public affairs, The Range is a program about where we live and the people who live there. The subjects and topics covered are vast. In the past month alone, they’ve heard from local business owners, a dance artist, a third-generation Black doctor, an international student, the founder of Rainbows United, Santa Claus, and a Jewish congregation.

The Range can be heard at 6:50 and 8:50 a.m., 12:50 and 4:50 p.m. every Friday on KMUW, on-demand at KMUW.org, on the KMUW app, or on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher.

Learn more about The Range

Programs and Courses

Enrollment open for spring 2023 badge courses

Enrollment is open for spring 2023 badge courses. Badges are academic short courses of one credit hour or less that are designed for working, non-degree seeking professionals.

Each badge is designed with the practicing professional in mind, so coursework can be completed online and at one’s own pace. Badges allow members to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and competency in a variety of subject areas:

Members who successfully complete a badge course will receive digital recognition of their accomplishment that they can share on social media and link to a digital resume.

Learn more about WSU's badge program