WSU Today: Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021

COVID-19 Updates

PPE supplies are still available at Facilities Services

As students return to campus, WSU Facilities Services is still available to supply personal protective equipment (PPE) to the campus community.

Customers can access the Facilities Services work order system to make their requests. Customers should also continue bringing their empty hand sanitizer and surface disinfectant bottles in for refills.

For more information or order PPE, contact our work order center at 316-978-3444.

Access the WSU Facility Services work order system

Tuesday Talks: Camille Explains COVID Vaccines

For this week’s episode of Tuesday Talks, watch as Nurse Heather, Student Health Services associate director; Camille Childers, SHS director; Dr. James Keller, SHS medical director; and Kaylee Hervey, Sedgwick County program manager, discuss the myths and facts about COVID-19 vaccination.

News

RSC closing Labor Day weekend

The Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) and its departments will alter their hours of operation Saturday, Sept. 4 in observance of Labor Day. You can view each department’s hours at the link below.

The RSC will also close Sept. 5-6 also in observance of the holiday.

View Labor Day RSC hours of operation

WSUPD Capt. Guy Schroeder will serve at interim police chief

Werner Golling, Wichita State Finance and Administration vice president, is pleased to announce that WSU Police Capt. Guy Schroeder will serve as interim police chief as of Sept. 5.

Schroeder began his law enforcement career at WSU in 2014 after serving as a police officer for the City of Wichita for 33 years. During that time, he served in many different positions of responsibility, including patrol officer, drug enforcement administration, detective work, SWAT team commander and undercover operations.

A national search will be conducted to replace outgoing Police Chief Rodney Clark, who recently accepted a position at the University of North Dakota as associate vice president for public safety and chief of police. Golling praised Clark for his incredible and dedicated service at WSU for the past three years.

The entire WSU community wishes Chief Clark and his wife, Anna, great success as they move on to the next chapter of the lives.

Prevent vehicle break-ins

As you park your cars on campus, please always remember to hide or take any valuables with you; and always lock your car doors as you leave. If you experience a break-in, call the University Police Department at 9788-3450 or 911 from a campus phone.

WSU offers wellness rooms for breastfeeding, chestfeeding

August is National Breastfeeding Month; and Wichita State is committed to supporting students, employees and visitors who are breast and chestfeeding parents. There are many policies and spaces supporting this initiative that expand on the Community Supporting Breastfeeding designation Wichita awarded by the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition in 2016.

WSU supports breast and chestfeeding students and employees with the following policies:

While Kansas law protects a parent’s right to breast and chestfeed in any place that is open to the general public, WSU offers several wellness spaces on the main campus and satellite locations designed for lactating parents to have a private, comfortable and sanitary place to express breast milk or breast and chestfeed.

For more information about breast and chestfeeding support resources or policies, contact Jolynn Dowling, Janice M. Riordan Distinguished Professor in Maternal Child Health, at jolynn.dowling@wichita.edu.

For more information, visit the lactation rooms and accessible restrooms website

Human Resources

Sign up for CourseLeaf curriculum training

Registration is now available for CourseLeaf Curriculum (CIM) training courses via Zoom.

Read more of Sign up for CourseLeaf curriculum training

HealthQuest events planned for September

Employees enrolled in 2021 coverage through the State Employee Health Plan can earn a premium discount worth $480 annually and HSA/HRA rewards dollars up to $500 per year for each employee and covered spouse, just by participating and logging healthy activities throughout the year.

Read more of HealthQuest events planned for September

Check out all currently scheduled HealthQuest events Access the HealthQuest portal

KBOR sponsors free Open Educational Resources workshops for faculty

The Kansas Board of Regents will be sponsoring free workshops for faculty to learn more about the Open Educational Resources initiative and have an opportunity to engage with OER text.

These are 90-minute workshops that are no-cost, but advanced registration is required. The dates are as follows:

For more information, visit the KBOR website. Also, check out University Libraries’ new guide on Open Educational Resources created by Open Alternative Textbook faculty fellows Victoria Koger and Maria Sclafani.

Annual appointment notices are available online

2022 fiscal and academic year annual appointment notices are available online and will not be printed and distributed to departments.

Please note that University Support Staff (USS) and Non-Benefit eligible employees (Students, Lecturers and Temporary employees) are not subject to the annual appointment notice process.

Therefore, unclassified professionals (UP) and faculty can view, electronically acknowledge, and print their 2022 Appointment Notice through MyWSU:

MyWSU (Chrome is the preferred browser)
Faculty/staff tab
Human resources links
Notice of appointment (you may need to clear the browser cache to see the link)

2022 appointment notices will be available to view, electronically acknowledge, print and revisit through Aug. 31. Because of the sensitive nature of this data, always close the browser to protect privacy.

Please contact the Help Desk at 978-4357 for assistance with logging into MyWSU.

For questions with any of the information contained on your fiscal year 2022 appointment notice, please discuss with your supervisor and they may contact HR.ServiceCenter@wichita.edu if needed.

Events

CFA School of Music announces 2021-2022 Rie Bloomfield Organ Series

Wichita State’s College of Fine Arts School of Music is excited to announce the 2021-2022 season of the Rie Bloomfield Organ Series beginning with distinguished organist Nathan Laube 7:30 pm Tuesday, Sept. 21 at Wiedemann Hall. For tickets, please call the Fine Arts Box Office at 316-978-3233 or visit the CFA Box Office. For more information about the series, click the button below.

Wednesdays in Wiedemann with Lynne Davis — WSU CFA School of Music associate professor of organ — will also continue beginning at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 8. These events are free and open to the campus community.

All performances will be conducted on the great Marcussen organ at Wiedemann Hall.

Visit Rie Bloomfield Organ Series website

Join Wednesdays in Wiedemann with Lynne Davis Sept. 8

You are cordially invited to attend the first of the 2021-2022 edition of Wednesdays in Wiedemann with Lynne Davis, WSU CFA School of Music associate professor of organ, which will take place at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 8 at Wiedemann Hall. Davis will play the great Marcussen organ at Wiedemann during these performances. These events are free and open to the campus community.

The concert will also be live-streamed on the Wichita State University School of Music Facebook page. More information can be found at the link below.

SGA presents Diversity Week: One campus, many people, embracing diversity

The Student Government Association, in partnership with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, is proud to announce that we will be hosting the first annual Diversity Week from Sept. 13-17. We invite all students, faculty and staff to join us for a week full of events and unity for the opportunity to come together and learn more about one another.

The goal is to start and continue conversations about the various groups on campus surrounding race, gender, sexuality, social economic status, disability, and political ideologies as a way to bring diversity based education to campus. We are excited to see the turnout of this weeklong event and hope to see you there.

View a schedule of Diversity Week events

Kudos

ODI employee recognized at WBJ Marketing Awards

Quang Nguyen, Wichita State’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion communications and marketing specialist, was recognized as an honoree at the Wichita Business Journal’s 2021 Marketing Awards Aug. 26.

The award honors Wichita-area senior marketing professionals who excel in making their company or organization look and perform its best.

“Marketing is heavily important to both the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Wichita State University because it allows us to tell the story of our students,” Nguyen said. “We need to allow our students to share their college journeys and experiences and it is critical to our work with stakeholders; otherwise, we have missed an opportunity to achieve our mission of being an essential educational, cultural and economic driver for Kansas and the greater public good.”