WSU Today: Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022

COVID-19 Updates

Molecular Diagnostics Lab temporarily halting public COVID test collection today due to extreme cold

Due to the extreme cold today, Wichita State’s Molecular Diagnostics Lab (4174 S. Oliver, Building 174H) is temporarily halting COVID-19 specimen collection for the public.

The MDL drive-thru specimen collection will be closed for drive-thru specimen collection today, Jan. 6, reopening specimen collection from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7. MDL will remain open for Community Collection Partner specimen drop-offs both days, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. All tests results will come back in 24 hours.

The decision was made in order to protect the safety of individuals with the specimen collection team, who spend hours each day outside collecting tests from community members.

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Updated COVID-19 safety reminders

Please remember the following COVID-19 safety practices to protect you and your colleagues.

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News

Fall 2021 SPTE result packets mailed Jan. 6

Fall 2021 Student Perception of Teaching Effectiveness (SPTE) packets were mailed to each department Jan. 6.

The SPTE Request Form for spring 2022 pre-session courses is also now available. To access the form, fill out the online SPTE Request Form. Faculty members can also contact the Social Science Research Lab’s office at 316-978-3384.

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College of Applied Studies accepting hall of fame nominations

This fall the College of Applied Studies celebrated the inaugural class of Hall of Fame inductees. Nominations are now open for 2022 inductees.

The CAS Hall of Fame recognizes individuals or groups of individuals who have made significant positive impact on the college at any point since its founding. This includes the full range of programs that have been associated with the college at various points in its history. The traits or qualities hall of fame members possess should be reflective of the college’s core values of collaboration, discovery, diversity, integrity and leadership.

Nominations will be accepted until Feb. 11, 2022, and can be submitted through the link below.

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Events

January Academic Resources Conference provides opportunity to reflect

The January Academic Resources Conference (ARC) will take place Jan. 10-13. Two of the highlighted events at the conference will include the following:

Building Assignments that Work, a Discussion, 10-10:50 a.m. Monday, Jan. 10 via Zoom: This discussion will include a few speakers who will share their ideas while allowing participants to speak about what works, what doesn’t work and what they plan to try for the spring 2022 semester.
What Great Courses Have in Common, 11-11:50 a.m. Thursday, Jan.13 via Zoom: This discussion is a prelude to a larger campus conversation that will attempt to lead to a home-grown course quality program that can replace Quality Matters at Wichita State.

The ARC will also host the annual mandatory accessibility update for instructors, 10-10:50 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11 via Zoom. The conference will provide other opportunities for the WSU community to come together to discuss teaching and share ideas. The full schedule is available at the January 2022 ARC Events website.

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