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Provost Muma to serve as acting president while President Bardo recovers from surgery

President John Bardo is focusing on his recovery from November and December surgeries for a lung condition. During this time, he has requested Provost Richard Muma serve as acting president.

Dennis Mullin, chair of the Kansas Board of Regents, said: 鈥淲e wish Dr. Bardo well in his recovery. It is the Regents鈥� expectation that Wichita State continue to pursue the strategy, vision, mission, and goals that have brought it success in recent years.鈥� 

Muma and Chief of Staff Andy Schlapp met with President Bardo on Tuesday. In that meeting, the president emphasized sustaining momentum in enrollment, research, fundraising and addressing workforce needs to build the regional economy.

Muma will work closely with members of the Executive Team, deans, constituent group presidents and president鈥檚 staff to keep the university鈥檚 agenda on track.

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BOT meeting to be held in ASTEC facility in Park City

The upcoming Board of Trustees meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, will be held in the conference room at the ASTEC facility in Park City (1229 E. 85th Street N.).  

The Wichita State Innovation Alliance meeting scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, in 164 Experiential Engineering Building, has been canceled.

Honors College Office will be housed in Hubbard Hall for spring and summer

The Cohen Honors College will be housed on the first floor of Hubbard Hall for the spring and summer during construction on Shocker Hall. Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 9, you can find the main office in 113 Hubbard Hall.

USS and UP Fall General Meeting scheduled for Jan. 8

The USS and UP Fall General Meeting will be held from 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, in 208 Hubbard Hall.

Speakers and topics will include:

• Rick Muma  鈥� Campus infrastructure proposal
• Sheryl Propst 鈥� Professional development highlights
• John Tomblin 鈥� Update on campus expansion projects

We look forward to having you join us!

Services set for Paul Dickerson today (Thursday, Jan. 3)

A long-time admissions staff member, Paul Dickerson, 73, passed away at a local hospital last week. Dickerson was the shuttle driver for thousands of campus visitors each year and was instrumental in making their campus tour experience efficient and memorable.

Aside from getting guests around campus, he also supported the admissions team with event logistics and equipment transportation. His daughter says he really looked forward to coming to work every day to take care of the needs of visitors and the admissions staff.

His colleagues remember him for his loyalty, dedication and service, qualities that transcended the workplace.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. today (Thursday, Jan. 3) at Reflection Pointe Funeral Home, 3201 S. Webb Rd. in Wichita. For more information, go to .

Call for Fiscal Year 2020 Educational Opportunity and Student Fee funding requests

It's again time to begin the process for submission of funding requests through Student Government for the Educational Opportunity Fund and Student Services Fee for FY 20. Through student fees, these programs provide funding for financial assistance to students (Educational Opportunity Fund) or the funding of programs / activities delivered directly to students (student fees).

If you've submitted requests in the past, the Budget / Review Officer should have received an email from the Budget Office last week to kick-off the submission process. If you have not submitted requests in the past, but are considering submitting a new request, please contact Lauren Smith, Jason Post, or David Miller in the Budget Office at 978-3030 for more information.

Requests are due no later than Friday, Jan. 25.

Memories are all that remain at Fairmount Towers

All interior demolition is complete at Fairmount Towers, and most of the exterior walls have been removed. Work has commenced to take down the concrete interior structure.

In the next few weeks, the remaining parts of the towers will be torn down, materials sorted and removed from the site.

Demolition of the Fairmount Commons Building and Blake Hall will begin sometime early this year.

Satisfactory Academic Progress appeals

Each semester, the Office of Financial Aid monitors the qualitative and quantitative measures a student must maintain in order to retain eligibility for federal financial aid. These measures are referred to as Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) and include the following:

1. Pace Rate: Complete 67 percent of all attempted credit hours
2. Cumulative GPA: Minimum 2.00 required for undergraduates and 3.00 for graduates
3. Maximum Time Frame: Complete your course of study within 150 percent of the credit hours needed for your educational program.

After the first term in which a student does not complete the minimum Pace Rate and/or does not earn the minimum GPA, the student will be placed on financial aid warning. During the one-term warning period, a student may continue to receive financial aid.  Students must achieve the required Pace Rate and/or GPA by the end of that next term or their financial aid will be suspended.

Students who did not meet all of the minimum requirements of SAP will be notified through a mailed letter that their financial aid has been suspended.  If extenuating circumstances prevented a student from meeting the financial aid Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements, the student may appeal the suspension. The appeal application and instructions are available online at , or from the Office of Financial Aid.

The appeal must be typed and include documentation of their extenuating circumstances. Students must design an academic plan with their academic advisor. This academic plan allows them to show they will successfully meet the conditions of their academic plan, even though they may still be below the Satisfactory Academic Progress standards. The academic plan ensures they will meet the required standards by a specific point in time.

Shockers pace American in attendance in 2018

The 黑洞社区 volleyball team led the American Athletic Conference and finished 18th in the nation in overall attendance during the 2018 season, it was announced Thursday, Dec. 20.
 
The Shockers averaged 2,177 fans over their 10 home matches, and finished the season with a total attendance of 21,773.
 
Wichita State has been ranked in the top-25 for attendance in NCAA Division I for 14 consecutive seasons, including nine top-10 finishes.

Shocker Softball Dinner & Auction set for Jan. 12

Wichita State softball will host its Leadoff to Shocker Softball Dinner and Auction Saturday, Jan. 12 in the Aetna Multi-Purpose Facility.

Doors open at 5 p.m. beginning with a cocktail hour and meet and greet, followed by the dinner, silent auction and conclude with keynote speaker, Terri Moses. 

Individual tickets are $40 ($15 tax deductible) and can be purchased online at GoShockers.com/Tickets or by calling the 黑洞社区 Ticket Office at 978-FANS.