Shocker Blast: Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023

Health and Safety Updates

Flu and COVID vaccines available at Student Health Services

2023-24 seasonal influenza vaccines and updated 2023-24 COVID-19 vaccines have arrived at Student Health Services. WSU faculty, staff and students — make your appointment now, while supplies last.

Cyber Security

Microsoft Multifactor Authentication will be implemented for current students in a few weeks

WSU Information Technology Services (ITS) will roll out Microsoft’s Multifactor Authentication (MFA) for currently enrolled students within the next few weeks. MFA enhances security by requiring the use of a secondary device at login to verify your identity, which will ensure that others cannot access your account by obtaining your password.

WSU applications impacted by MFA will be email, Blackboard and all Office 365 products.

Currently enrolled students who are taking classes are required to register and use MFA. Existing WSU employees who are taking classes are not required to register for MFA. WSU staff and faculty already use Duo for multi-factor authentication.

Next steps:

Be on the lookout for more information from WSU ITS regarding when this functionality is available and how to set up your Multifactor Authentication. Learn more about MFA.

Questions: Contact ITS Help Desk at 316-978-4357, option 1 or helpdesk@wichita.edu.

Parking and Traffic

Prepare for road closures for Pumpkin Run Oct. 21

There will be temporary road closures along the north end of campus from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 for the Pumpkin Run. Most campus building and parking lots will be accessible from the entrances off 17th Street.

Vehicles parked in the Shocker Hall loading zone, Lot 8 and Lot 14 will not be allowed to leave the lots during the run for runner safety. Individuals and residents in these lots need to move their vehicles from these areas if they need to leave during that timeframe.

Lot 4 (The Flats) will be accessible through the south entrance of the Steve Clark YMCA parking lot. During the morning of the Pumpkin Run, please do not move any barricades or cones blocking a parking lot entrance.

Prepare for game-day parking coming soon

For WSU men’s basketball games, lots in the vicinity of Koch Arena will be reserved for Shocker Athletic Scholarship Organization parking three hours before game time. On those occasions, signage will be in place the day of the game alerting drivers of the impending lot assignment changes.

Anyone previously parked in these lots will need to move their cars at this time.

Plan early for these events by visiting the men’s basketball parking page to view a map and list of game days and times and sign up for parking text alerts. Unauthorized parking in a game day lot carries a $50 fine.

Student Organizations

SGC to host Genshin Impact-themed event

Shocker Gaming Club (SGC) is hosting a Genshin Impact masquerade party from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 in the Heskett Center Lobby. Come by for masks, snacks and music.

The Shocker Gaming Club will also have a raffle to win Genshin-themed prizes, one of which is a sold-out ticket to the Genshin Impact Concert Tour. Everyone is welcome to come dressed up as their favorite character or come by just to hang out.

Enter the raffle by registering online and show your confirmation email to the front table at the event to get a raffle ticket. Winners of the raffle will be announced at 8 p.m. during the party.

Engineering student organizations invite Shockers to Halloween party

Join Wichita State’s engineering student organizations from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 in the John Bardo Center lobby for some Halloween fun.

There will be trick-or-treat tables to learn about the organizations, games and snacks. Dress up, and the best costume at the party will win a prize.

News

Student Affairs highlight: Student Engagement, Advocacy and Leadership

Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership (SEAL) is home to student activities, community service opportunities, leadership programs, fraternity and sorority life, student government, and over 200 student organizations.

The opportunities SEAL offers enhances the academic experience, builds personal and professional networks, strengthens citizenship, creates meaningful memories and provides students the skills they need for success in their future careers.

SEAL understands how important it is for students to get engaged on campus and encourages them to attend an event, serve the community, sign up for a leadership program, or even join a student organization.

Get involved on campus

Student Health Services promotes National Prescription Drug Take Back Month

Students, faculty and staff can anonymously drop off any unused or expired medications to Student Health Services (SHS) until Oct. 27 and it will dispose of them safely. Drop off any medications or prescriptions to SHS, which is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

October is National Prescription Drug Take Back Month, which is part of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) program to prevent drug misuse or abuse of prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Contact SHS at student.health@wichita.edu or call 316-978-4792, or receive assistance in the SHS office.

IBISWorld Database allows students to release academic potential

Shockers, unlock your academic potential with the powerful IBISWorld Database, available at no additional charge to all WSU students.

Utilize IBISWorld:

Comprehensive coverage: Access industry intelligence covering 98% of the U.S. economy relevant to your field of study
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Career boost: Elevate your academic journey and enhance your career prospects.

For additional help with the database tailored for your studies, contact Meghann Kuhlmann, business librarian, at meghann.kuhlmann@wichita.edu for expert help.

Explore the IBISWorld database

Meritrust chief growth officer joins Widener Global Leaders Program advisory board

The Widener Global Leaders Program (WGLP) has announced that Jamie Harrison, chief growth officer at Meritrust Credit Union, will be joining its advisory board. WGLP is led by the Barton School of Business in collaboration with the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Fine Arts. It is an interdisciplinary program designed to create, nurture and empower the next generation of global female leaders, and to provide a transformative multidisciplinary educational experience in business, communication and arts during college that enables these leaders to be ahead-of-the game upon graduation.

“As a female leader in the banking industry, the heart of the WGLP’s mission aligns so closely with who I am and what I believe in,” Harrison said. “I wish this program existed when I was in school at WSU. The participants in this program are changing the world and I am happy to be a small part of their personal and professional growth and development.”

Presentations and Talks

Kepling Xie, Michigan State University, to speak at next physics seminar

Join the Department of Physics for its next physics seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 in 226 Jabara Hall and via Zoom.

The seminar features Keping Xie from Michigan State University.

Learn more and find the Zoom link

Mathematics lecture series presents Dr. Yen-Chang Huang, National University of Tainan, Taiwan and visiting researcher, University of Georgia

Join the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for a public lecture by Dr. Yen-Chang Huang from the National University of Tainan, Taiwan and visiting researcher from the University of Georgia.

The lecture, titled “Geometric integral formulas in the Heisenberg groups,” will start at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20 in 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in 353 Jabara Hall.

Find the abstract of the lecture

RSVP for Department of Sport Management’s fall 2023 SMART Lab speaker series

Sport Management, Recreation and Tourism Lab (SMART Lab) in the Department of Sport Management invites the campus community to attend a complimentary speaker session with Marshall Cho to learn more about leadership and resilience to embrace diversity, equity and inclusion at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 in 010 Devlin Hall.

Reservations will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis as only 40 seats will be available. RSVP by Sunday, Oct. 22. For questions, contact Dr. Wonyoung Kim at 316-978-5445 or wonyoung.kim@wichita.edu.

CHP presents nationally recognized cardiac surgeons discussing medicine in age of AI, digital transformation

The College of Health Professions is pleased to host Drs. Brett Grizzell and Bassem Chehab with Ascension Via Christi for the presentation "Medicine in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation" at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 at the CAC Theater. The event is open to everyone at no additional charge.

The College of Health Professions is pleased to host Drs. Brett Grizzell and Bassem Chehab with Ascension Via Christi for the presentation “Medicine in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation” at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 at the CAC Theater. The event is open to everyone at no additional charge.

Drs. Grizzell and Chehab are nationally renowned experts in heart surgery and are founding members of the Structural Heart program at Ascension Via Christi. Learn more about the exciting new technologies that are transforming medicine and healthcare.

Brett Grizzell, MD, with Wichita Surgical Specialists, is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon, skilled in minimally invasive surgery and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). He is a founding member of the nearly 10-year-old Structural Heart team at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, where he also serves as medical director of its Lung Cancer Screening program. Dr. Grizzell was raised in Wichita and in 2004 received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Kansas School of Medicine, where he did his residency in general surgery. He completed his fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Medical Center in 2011.

Bassem Chehab, MD, with Cardiovascular Consultants of Kansas, is board-certified in internal and cardiovascular medicine and specializes in complex coronary interventions and structural cardiology interventions. Dr. Chehab received his medical degree from Lebanon University in Beirut. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine; in 2012, he completed his fellowship in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. During his training, he developed an extensive background in research, having worked on multiple pivotal clinical trials and research projects and being involved in pioneering work on TAVR and other minimally invasive procedures. Dr. Chehab was recruited to Wichita by CCK and Ascension Via Christi to join Dr. Grizzell in the development of a multidisciplinary Structural Heart program at St. Francis, where he now serves as medical director for the hospital’s Heart Valve Clinic and Structural Heart program.

Entrepreneur-in-Residence Keynote by Chef Pyet DeSpain scheduled Nov. 2

Pyet DeSpain — award-winning and global private chef, the first winner of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef and the fall 2023 entrepreneur-in-residence at the Barton School of Business — will provide a keynote presentation, “Recipe for Success: When Business Meets Passion,” as part of the James Schwartz Lecture Series.

The keynote event is at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 in the Woolsey Hall Auditorium.

Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Following the presentation, a reception will be held in the Woolsey Hall Fidelity Bank Ballroom. All are welcome to attend the event at no additional charge.

RSVP for the keynote event Learn more about Pyet DeSpain

Shocker Athletics

Volleyball to host Dig Pink night, camper reunion, during games against Tulsa

Join Shocker volleyball when it takes on the University of Tulsa Oct. 20-21 in Charles Koch Arena and attend special events both days.

Shocker volleyball continues its annual Dig Pink match to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. This year, the Dig Pink match will be against Tulsa at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the Side-Out Foundation, and the first 500 fans will receive a pink rally towel.

All kids who participated in the summer Shocker volleyball camps receive admission to the 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 match against Tulsa at no additional charge when they wear their camp T-shirt, and they will get to take part in the post-game serves. The first 250 students also receive a ‘Shockblock’ T-shirt at no additional charge.

All WSU students can attend Shocker Athletics events at no additional charge with their Shocker ID, thanks to the Student Government Association.

Events

Community invited to Wichita Mayoral Candidate Forum on campus Oct. 18

Join the Mayoral Forum from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 in the CAC Theater, in partnership with the Wichita Beacon, Loud Light and the League of Women Voters.

The forum will host both 2023 mayoral candidates. The forum will provide an opportunity for each candidate to answer a series of ten questions. Each candidate will be allowed 90 seconds for their answer and an additional 30 seconds for a rebuttal. Content for the question has come from WSU students as well as from Beacon readers who were invited to submit questions in September.

The forum will be moderated by Neal Allen — associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science — and a Wichita State student selected to represent student voices.

The event is open to the public and tickets are not required. For additional questions, reach out to the Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership office by either calling 316-978-7016 or emailing civicengagement@wichita.edu.

Attend upcoming fall 2023 Shocker Financial Wellness workshops

Stop by the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships workshops and get engaged with financial wellness. The more sessions students attend during the semester, the more entries they’ll receive to enter a giveaway for a full in-state tuition scholarship in spring 2024.

Buying or Leasing a Car – Noon-2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 in 142 Rhatigan Student Center, Harvest Room
Living On and Off Campus – Noon-2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25 in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Trail Room
Black Friday Shopping – Noon-2 p.m. Nov. 17 on the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center
Coffee Chat – 8-10:30 a.m. Dec. 4 at Cargill Cafe in Woolsey Hall
Coffee Chat – 8-10:30 a.m. Dec. 5 at Starbucks in the Rhatigan Student Center

To make an appointment with a peer financial coach or learn more about the program, visit the Shocker Financial Wellness webpage.

Join CAPS for Mindfulness and Meditation session Oct. 18

Join Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) for Mindfulness and Meditation at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 in 240 Rhatigan Student Center, Mayfield Room.

Mindfulness is focusing one’s awareness on the present moment by intentionally noticing thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations without any judgement. The sessions offer various meditation exercises designed to develop mindfulness and promote holistic wellness.

Future Sessions will be held on Nov. 1, Nov. 15, Nov. 29 and Dec. 13 and on Facebook Live on Oct. 25, Nov. 8, Nov. 22 and Dec. 6.

Student Government Association presents the 3rd annual Diversity Week

Student Government Association is proud to present the third annual Diversity Week, starting Monday, Oct. 30. The week is designed to not only increase student engagement on campus, but also decrease incidences of bias, harassment and discrimination.

Diversity Week is in partnership with several offices and student organizations and offers programs and experiences that build an inclusive culture amongst the student body at Wichita State. This year’s theme is “A Different World: Learn from Others and Value Everyone (L.O.V.E.).”

During Diversity Week, the SGA will highlight religion, self value (identity), tradition and ability. SGA will also focus on loving, valuing, respecting and finding belonging within each other.

Learn more about events at Diversity Week

Community Invited to bike or walk Redbud Trail with honors faculty Oct. 19

Bike enthusiasts among the Cohen Honors College faculty invite the community to experience fall on the Redbud Trail at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19.

Attendees will meet in front of the John Bardo Center for an hour of biking or walking. Students, faculty, staff and friends are all welcome to join.

Attend Pee for Pizza event Oct. 19

Student Health Services (SHS) is hosting its next Pee for Pizza event. It will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Student Wellness Center in the Steve Clark YMCA.

Pee for Pizza is a sexual health awareness event that allows participants to test for sexually transmitted illnesses such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV and hepatitis C and know their status at no additional charge. Pizza is also provided to participants.

Co-sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Positive Direction and Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes, Pee for Pizza is by reservation only. No walk-ins will be accepted. Participants must not use the restroom at least one hour before testing.

For more information or to make a reservation, contact SHS at 316-978-4792. Other testing is available upon request.

WSU Symphony Orchestra presents Music of the Movies

There’s something magical about the way music and film come together, creating memorable moments that stay with audiences long after the credits roll. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 in the Miller Concert Hall in Duerksen Fine Arts Center, WSU Symphony Orchestra (WSUSO) invites the campus community to celebrate the compositions of renowned movie composers such as Alan Menken, Joe Hisaishi and John Williams.

As the highlight of the evening, WSUSO will present Charlie Chaplin’s classic, “The Rink,” accompanied by the musicians of the WSUSO. The live music will add a new dimension to Chaplin’s humor and charm, highlighting the profound connection between music and cinema.

Students can receive tickets at no additional charge with their Shocker ID, and they can be pick up tickets in advance at the Fine Arts Box Office in Duerksen Fine Arts Center during operating hours.

Grab tickets to the event

Learn more about veteran benefits at information seminar

Join Disable American Veterans (DAV) and Veterans Upward Bound for an information session about veteran benefits, DAV information and more at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 in 164 John Bardo Center. All veterans are welcome to attend.

Contact Gage Dowling at gage.dowling@wichita.edu or 316-978-6742 with any questions.

Students can learn more about local government jobs at discussion

Join the conversation during Poli-Sci Perspectives: Careers Unveiled with featured panelists DJ Gering, public health analyst for the CDC Foundation; Breea Clark, former mayor of Norman, Oklahoma; and Ben Nelson, former assistant director of public works for the Wichita, to discuss how to put your degree to work in local government.

The session is open to all students interested in local government jobs. The event starts at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20 in 334 Woolsey Hall.

All are welcome to attend Fall Flannel Festival

The English Honors Society presents its annual Flannel Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23 in 319 Rhatigan Student Center, McKay Room.

Wear flannels and join the event for crafts, cozy readings, treats, a raffle and fun. The event is come and go for all students at no additional charge.

Audition signups are open for WSU’s Got Talent

Students are invited to audition for WSU’s Got Talent and showcase their unique gifts. Auditions will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 in the Duerksen Fine Arts Center.

A seven-minute allotted slot will be assigned for each group. Performance date is at 6 p.m. Nov. 4. There is a $3 fee per person to audition as well as an entrance fee of $3 per person to attend.

For questions, email sacruzjackson@shockers.wichita.edu.

Learn about WSU’s Community Psychology doctoral program

Learn more about the Psychology Department’s community psychology doctoral program at its virtual information session from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25 via Zoom.

Community psychology is a growing field that conducts social justice-focused, action-oriented research. There are only twenty community psychology doctoral programs in the U.S., and one of them is at Wichita State. Students are accepted at both a bachelor’s and master’s level and frequently come from a variety of undergraduate majors, including psychology, social work, criminal justice, public health, sociology, women’s, ethnicity, and intersectional studies, and more.

Join the Zoom meeting

Campus community invited to School of Education Halloween party

The School of Education invites the campus community to its Halloween party at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Corbin Education Center patio. Attendees can enjoy treats, games and a costume competition (with prizes).

WSU PD invites campus community to conversation with officers

Wichita State University Police Department badge coin

The Wichita State University Police Department (WSU PD) invites students, faculty, staff and Innovation Campus partners to join a conversation with its department members from 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Nov. 8 in the Rhatigan Student Center foyer.

WSU PD officers, dispatchers and Parking Services personnel will be available to speak with members of the campus community about the department, campus safety or a variety of other topics. Donuts will also be provided to attendees courtesy of WSU PD and Parking Services.