WSU Today: Monday, Oct. 24, 2022

Human Resources

Benefits Open Enrollment – seven days left!

2023 Benefits Open Enrollment is almost over! Log in to the Member Administration Portal at https://sehp.member.hrissuite.com to make your elections.

All benefits-eligible state employees must make their 2023 elections by the deadline on Oct. 31. Employees enrolled in medical coverage who do not make a new election will be defaulted into medical Plan N with a use-it-or-lose-it HRA.

Today’s informational event:

Online Open Enrollment Presentation at 3 p.m. via Zoom. Registration is not required. Get the Zoom link here.

Please take advantage of the scheduled virtual and in-person presentations, as well as on-demand options.

For additional information, visit the Open Enrollment Website. Any questions should be directed to TotalRewards@wichita.edu.

News

Barton School’s Alumni Advisory Board appoints new president and vice president

The Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board for the W. Frank Barton School of Business has appointed new leaders.

Erin Cummings, owner and founder of YESyoga, will serve as president, while Ryan Potter, director of Portfolio Development at Koch Investment Group, will serve as her vice president. Cummings and Potter have both sat on the board since 2020.

The Alumni Council makes recommendations to the dean on the school’s strategic direction, curriculum, student experience, business partnerships and global outreach. Members also serve as guest speakers and mentors, host alumni events and engage in community service initiatives.

Cummings is an alumna of the Barton School and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in real estate. Potter is a graduate alumnus of the Barton School and holds an MBA degree.

Featured Stories

Wichita State alum blends his love for sports and history into a podcast

Andrew Stockmann grew up with parents who loved sports and history. They created the environment for him to combine those influences into a podcast that focuses on athletic halls of fame and museums.

“A lot of our vacations growing up were around baseball,” he said. “I get a lot of my fandom from my dad (Joe). My mom (Julie) studied history in school. I want to say both of them are a little jealous of some of the stuff I’m doing, because we all have the same interests.”

Stockmann, a 2020 Wichita State University graduate and sport management major, is in his second year hosting “Hallowed Ground: The Sports Museum Podcast.”

Events and Recreation

Canceled: Physics seminar featuring NY-based Ryan Morfin

The Physics Seminar featuring Ryan Morfin has been canceled.

Learn more about the seminar

Engineering colloquium focuses on Industry 4.0

The Department of Industrial Systems and Manufacturing Engineering will host a talk by Subash Chellappan, senior manager of Energy Resources at Deloitte Consulting, from 11 a.m.-noon Oct. 28 via Zoom. His talk is titled “Industry-4.0 Introduction & Applications.”

Please contact enkhsaikhan.boldsaikhan@wichita.edu for the Zoom link.

Black Student Union plans Chipotle fundraiser

The Black Student Union is hosting a fundraiser night from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Chipotle. Come support these students at the Chipotle location at 515 N. Hillside, and be sure to show or mention the flyer linked below at checkout.

View the Chipotle fundraiser flyer

Math lecture features University of Miami researcher

Please join us for a public lecture by Dr. Bahman Angoshtari, assistant professor at the University of Miama. The lecture — “Optimal consumption and dividend policies under habit-formation constraints” — will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 in room 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in room 353 Jabara Hall.

Abstract and a list of upcoming lectures

Protecting WSU Email

Keep an eye out for phishing emails

It’s always phishing season, but with the return to classes, our campus community often sees an increase in phishing messages. Key things to look for to protect your computer: The sender’s email address is unexpected, or the style of communications is abnormal. For example, your manager emailing you asking for your cell phone number or to buy gift cards. A generic greeting is used rather than one that is more personalized and includes your name. The message includes poor grammar and misspellings. There is a need for an urgent action in the message. The message asks you to use a … Continue reading "Keep an eye out for phishing emails"

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Applied Learning

FirePoint internship showcases under-represented STEM talent

The FirePoint Innovations Center at Wichita State wrapped up the second year of its Future Innovators Program, an engineering internship opportunity that provides some of America’s brightest engineers from historically under-represented communities the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and programs that directly support the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Center and the Department of Defense.

The program is a partnership between FirePoint, AvMC, Tuskegee University and Prairie View A&M University, connecting students from historically Black colleges and universities to internship opportunities with NIAR, Spirit AeroSystems and Textron Aviation in the Wichita Area.

Read the full story about the internship program