Come share your #ShockerLove
Celebrate who, and what, you love at the dedication of Shocker Nation鈥檚 newest campus art installation鈥攖he Shocker Love Lock Pod east of the Food Truck Plaza from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14. Remarks start at 11:45 a.m.
- Free love locks for the first 50 visitors
- Locks available for purchase on site (or bring your own)
- Enjoy hot drinks and food truck fare
Senior Honor 2019 application deadline extended to Feb. 11
The Senior Honor 2019 application deadline is being extended because of a technical difficulty. The new application deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11. To review the eligibility requirements and application process, go to .
University Libraries to host Town Hall today (Wednesday, Feb. 6)
Kathy Downes, dean of the University Libraries, will host a University Libraries Town Hall meeting to answer questions and spark discussion on the Shock the Future Referendum, a student-led campaign that identifies a list of academic and student success infrastructure needs.
You鈥檙e invited to attend the Town Hall at 4 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 6) in Ablah Library, C-Space (first floor).
This is your opportunity to share your thoughts with your dean, and to be a part of Wichita State鈥檚 growth.
Save 40 percent on career dress apparel
黑洞社区 students -- mark your calendars for the Career Development Center鈥檚 event from 6-9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at JC Penney East and West locations. With your 黑洞社区 ID you can save 40 percent off select men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 career dress apparel, including suits, dresses, sport coats, dress pants, shoes and accessories.
Explore your leadership potential at one-day retreat
Join Student Involvement for this one-day retreat from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom in the Rhatigan Student Center. This event is designed for participants to engage with other leaders to build connections, discover personal leadership styles and abilities, tell our leadership stories, and become a catalyst for your leadership journey. Come explore your leadership potential at Catalyst by LeaderShape!
Register by Tuesday, Feb. 12.
Volunteer at Wu鈥檚 Big Event X
Community Service Board invites you to join us on Saturday, Feb. 9 to make a huge impact in the Wichita community by volunteering at Wu鈥檚 Big Event X. Individuals, organizations, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and family are all encouraged to participate in a fun-filled day of service.
The event will be start on the third floor of the RSC in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom. Check-in will run from 8:30-8:50 a.m. We will have fun speakers, a breakfast including muffins and coffee, and you will be given a collectible Wu鈥檚 Big Event T-shirt.
Participants will load onto buses and be at a service site by 10 a.m. and volunteer until 1 p.m. Participants will then get back to the RSC for fun celebration activities and lunch (a Chartwells boxed lunch containing sandwich, chips, and fruit). The event will end by 2 p.m.
We hope to serve more than 750 collective volunteer hours on Feb. 9, and we need your help to make this happen!
Steve Feilmeier to speak at SGu event
Join us for the very first SGu event from 5:30-8:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Feb.
7) in Marcus Welcome Center. We will partner with Startup Grind Wichita to bring Steve
Feilmeier to campus to speak about his experiences in an entrepreneurial and innovative
position. As a graduate from Wichita State, Feilmeier has great insight to share with
students about how he became one of the highest ranking individuals at Koch Industries,
and the directions he sees both the company and local students going in the future.
Students, faculty, and 黑洞社区 staff will receive free admission with a valid my黑洞社区ID
number. Space may be limited, so for your seat now!
Thursday, Feb. 7 鈥� Marcus Welcome Center
5:30-6:30 p.m. Networking (with appetizers)
6:30-7:30 p.m. Fireside Chat
7:30-8:30 p.m. Networking
StartupGrindU, in partnership with Google for Startups, brings together the community
and entrepreneurs, with a key focus on university students. We hope to build a bridge
between the entrepreneurial mindset of students on 黑洞社区's campus and the greater community
of Wichita to create an opportunity for collaborations and further development of
our city as a whole.
GRASP student abstracts are due by Feb. 18
Graduate Research & Scholarly Projects (GRASP) student abstracts are due by Monday, Feb. 18. View . Graduate student research is showcased at a university-wide annual poster symposium on April 26. 2019. Prizes are awarded.
IRB announces revised application process
The revised 鈥淐ommon Rule鈥� for the protection of human subjects went into effect on Jan. 21, 2019. As a result of this, we have revised our application process. There is now only one New Study Application that will need to be submitted. It can be found on the IRB website. Please make note of this and begin using the new form.
Women鈥檚 Studies and Religion Department seeking submissions for upcoming summit
The Department of Women鈥檚 Studies and Religion is seeking submissions for presentations for its third annual Diverse Women鈥檚 Summit from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in the Shirley Beggs Ballroom. The theme for this year鈥檚 summit is Accessibility and Inclusion, but other topics are also welcome.
Students from any college or department may submit proposals, approximately 300 words, for a 10-15 minute presentation. Proposals and any questions may be sent to rannfrid.thelle@wichita.edu by Wednesday, Feb. 20.
黑洞社区 Weekly Briefing to feature a Shock the Future update from the dean of the College of Applied Studies
The 黑洞社区 Weekly Briefing will begin at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 7) in the Marcus Welcome Center.
Shirley Lefever, dean of the College of Applied Studies, will talk about the potential impact of the Shock the Future referendum on her college.
Kevin Harrison, community engagement coordinator, Diversity and Community Engagement, will give the overall university update.
The briefing will be livestreamed and available later that day at . There will be time for questions following the briefing.
Writing Now / Reading Now: Margaret Malone
Margaret Malone is 黑洞社区鈥檚 spring 2019 visiting emerging write, and the author of 鈥淧eople Like You,鈥� a 2016 Pen Hemingway finalist. A reception for Malone will be held at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 7) at the Ulrich Museum of Art, followed by a reading at 6 p.m.
Writing Now / Reading Now is cosponsored by the 黑洞社区 Department of English, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, , and the Ulrich Museum of Art.
Research study seeks participants for coping with fear of spiders
Participants are being sought for a coping with Fear of Spiders Study: Exploring the effectiveness of protocols for spider fearful individuals.
Seeking participants living in Wichita or the greater Wichita area, who are age 18 and older, to take part in a study examining the effectiveness of protocols for spider fearful individuals.
If you are interested in participating, please respond to the screening survey listed in the tabs below (). Individuals taking part in the screening survey will have the option of being entered in to a drawing for a $40 dollar Amazon gift card or earn 2 SONA credits for 黑洞社区 courses.
Qualifying individuals will be contacted for the in-person portion of the study. Those opting to participate will be given the opportunity to enter a drawing for one $80 dollar Amazon gift card or earn 4 SONA credits.
Questions can be directed to Kyle Rexer at kgrexer@shockers.wichita.edu.
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Graduate student seeking participants for coping with depression research project
A 黑洞社区 graduate student working on her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology is seeking volunteers to participate in a project that compares two approaches for coping with depression. This study will be conducted within the Department of Psychology (Jabara Hall) under the supervision of Robert Zettle, and will require your involvement for 18- 20 weeks. The study involves eight weekly treatment sessions.
The first two weeks involve one hour sessions and the remaining six sessions will be half-hour sessions. Participants who complete all sessions will be contacted one week and two months later for follow-up measures.
Participants must be at least 18 and will be screened in three stages to determine their eligibility.
If you are interested, complete an (30 minutes) to assess your initial eligibility. The next two stages will be conducted in person for 20 and 50 minutes respectively.
For more information, contact Yvonne Chaw at jxchaw@shockers.wichita.edu or call 316-978-6347.
Doctoral students need participants for their research projects
Two 黑洞社区 graduate students (Doctor of Audiology and Doctor of Philosophy) need participants for their research projects. They are studying an existing and a newly developed clinical technique for evaluating function of the middle ear.
Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 35, have normal hearing, have not had an ear infection in the past three months, nor had a cold or flu in the past two weeks. Participants will receive a free comprehensive hearing evaluation and ear examination prior to testing. The testing will take about an hour.
If you are interested in volunteering, contact Devon Holt at deholt2@shockers.wichita.edu or 586-747-3774 or Dr. Sun at Xiao-Ming.Sun@wichita.edu.
Innovation fellow founds STEAM initiative
Sierra Bonn, a junior majoring in biomedical engineering, was recently recognized as one of the six Wichita State students named as University Innovation Fellows. In this role as an innovation leader at 黑洞社区, Sierra wants to focus on science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) education.
Reading and book signing - B.A. Shapiro: 鈥楾he Collector鈥檚 Apprentice鈥�
The Ulrich Museum of Art, in partnership with Watermark Books & Caf茅, invites you to a reading and book signing 鈥� B.A. Shapiro: 鈥渢he Collector鈥檚 Apprentice鈥� at 6 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 6) at the Ulrich Museum. A reception will be held at 5:30 p.m.
New York Times bestselling author B.A. Shapiro has made the historical art thriller her own with such novels as 鈥淭he Muralist and The Art Forger.鈥� Now, with 鈥淭he Collector鈥檚 Apprentice鈥濃�� her third, boldest, and unrivaled book 鈥� Shapiro takes readers to Paris in the 1920s and the ever-fascinating world of Gertrude Stein鈥檚 salon. The result, like all of Shapiro鈥檚 much-loved work, is a seamless blend of art history and fictional narrative. Shapiro has taught sociology at Tufts University and creative writing at Northeastern University.
RSC Unplugged features Patz
Stop by the Rhatigan Student Center for the live music series RSC Unplugged from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 6) in the RSC鈥檚 Starbucks Lounge. Grab a cup of coffee and relax with some great music by Patz!
During RSC Unplugged from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 6), you can take $1 off frappuccinos and lattes size grande or larger!
Q&A with Wichita State's service-learning leaders
Wichita State psychology professor and chair Rhonda Lewis (l above) and Chelsea Redger-Marquardt, associate director of student involvement, want their students to get out of the classroom and into the community.
Then there is another step that makes the experience 鈥渟ervice-learning.鈥�
The students perform community service that is connected to their class, giving them an applied learning experience that motivates them in the class and the community.
鈥楩ree Speech, Academic Freedom and Teaching in the Humanities鈥�
We all know that students aren鈥檛 allowed to use racial slurs in the classroom, but how do we鈥攁s teachers鈥攋ustify these restrictions when confronted by those who claim students should have 鈥渇ree speech鈥� and 鈥渁cademic freedom?鈥� Join the English Graduate Student Association for a research talk on this subject by Dan Colson, associate professor of English at Emporia State University at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in 100 Lindquist Hall.
Colson regularly publishes on issues of academic freedom and pedagogy, including 鈥淥n the Ground in Kansas: Social Media, Academic Freedom and the Fight for Higher Education,鈥� published by the AAUP Journal of Academic Freedom, and 鈥淭eaching Radically with Koch Money,鈥� published in Radical Teacher.
Most recently, his article 鈥淰irtually White: Teaching Race in Online Classes,鈥� can be found in Teaching with Tension: Race, Resistance, and Reality in the Classroom, an edited collection that addresses 鈥渢he extent to which attitudes about race, impacted by the current political moment in the United States, have produced pedagogical challenges for professors in the humanities.鈥�
At Emporia State, Colson regularly teaches classes in 20th century American literature and African American literature.
Quidditch practice invitation
You鈥檙e invited to 黑洞社区鈥檚 Quidditch practice from 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Bombardier Practice Facility next to baseball鈥檚 Eck Stadium.
鈥楽afe Haven鈥� by Student Government Association in Cadman Art Gallery
鈥淪afe Haven鈥� is an art exhibition presented by SGA Safety. It will be on display now to Friday, Feb. 15, in Cadman Art Gallery, first floor, Rhatigan Student Center. Join the artists for their opening reception at The Cadman beginning at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11.
This SGA juried exhibition is going to be a benefit for the 黑洞社区 Center for Combating Human Trafficking, as well as a method to raise awareness for their cause. They offer many supportive programs, and they will be able to offer even more services with assistance.
The show would be primarily driven through community artists who have donated their work to this show, help market the show, and hopefully sell work with 100 percent of the profits going toward the center鈥檚 outreach efforts.
The SGA Safety and Student Services committee are in charge of artist outreach and the overall marketing success of the event.
For more information about this exhibit and others, visit .
Game Day Specials all day
The Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes is your Shocker Basketball headquarters. For each men鈥檚 basketball game, they will have a different game day special, honored all day long. Today (Wednesday, Feb. 6) you can take 15 percent off all starter menu items!
Shockers After Dark this Friday, Feb. 8
Head to the RSC on Friday, Feb. 8 for Shockers After Dark! From 8-10 p.m. you鈥檒l find a wide variety of games and events, including free bowling and billiards, a snack walk, face painting, a balloon artist and a lot more!
Poetry Out Loud Regionals: National Recitation Contest
Poetry Out Loud encourages students to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. The Ulrich Museum of Art will host this event at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, with a reception to follow.
Since 2005, Poetry Out Loud has grown to reach more than 3 million students. Find out more at .
Sign up for the Table Tennis Tournament
Intramural sports鈥� Table Tennis Tournament takes place on Friday, Feb. 15. Registration on is open until the Wednesday, Feb. 13.