University Excellence Awards coming May 10
Make plans to attend the University Faculty Awards at 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, in 233 RSC. A reception will precede the ceremony at 2 p.m.
The deadline to RSVP is Wednesday, May 1 at .
The University Faculty Awards recognizes faculty who are setting the gold standard for teaching, research and creative activity at 黑洞社区. The Excellence in Teaching was established in 1964 by the University of Wichita Board of Regents, now known as the 黑洞社区 Board of Trustees, to recognize superior teaching. Over time, additional awards with varying criteria have been established by the 黑洞社区 Board of Trustees, Academic Affairs and Research Administration.
The full list of 2019 awards and honorees is below.
2019 UNIVERSITY FACULTY AWARDS
James Beck
Excellence in Accessibility Award
Biological Sciences
Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Richard Bomgardner
Faculty Risk Taker
Human Performance Studies
College of Applied Studies
Gina R. Brown
Leadership in the Advancement of Teaching
Physician Assistant Program
College of Health Professions
Katherine Mason Cramer
Academy for Effective Teaching
Curriculum & Instruction
College of Applied Studies
William P. Flynn
Excellence in Creative Activity Award
School of Music
College of Fine Arts
Shuang Gu
Excellence in Research
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
Achita Muthitacharoen
Faculty Risk Taker
Finance, Real Estate & Decision Sciences
W. Frank Barton School of Business
Richard Pappas
Excellence in Teaching
Human Performance Studies .
College of Applied Studies
Ehsan Salari
Young Faculty Scholar
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
College of Engineering
M. Bayram Yildirim
Excellence Award for Community Research
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
College of Engineering
Sign-up for CourseLeaf Training (CIM) Training
Additional training sessions have been added for the new CourseLeaf Curriculum (CIM) system. CIM is the new online curriculum change system replacing the current paper curriculum change forms. Any faculty, staff and administrators involved in the curriculum change process, submitting and approving curriculum change forms, etc., are encouraged to attend training.
Sessions will be held from 1:30-3 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, April 16), and 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1. Both trainings cover all content need for using CIM.
Go to myTraining on the Faculty/Staff tab in my黑洞社区 to register. Questions can be directed to michelle.haetten@wichita.edu.
3rd annual DiverseCity Showcase Kick-off and Week
On behalf of the President鈥檚 Diversity Council, we are proud to announce our 3rd annual diversity showcase, DiverseCity. This week-long event today (Monday, April 15) to Saturday, April 20, gives Shocker Nation a glance of the successes from individuals, departments and organizations in the campus community that were made possible through diversity. Throughout the week, we encourage you to stop by and support the various events. This is a great way to get involved at Wichita State and celebrate the various kinds of diversity offer. Go to for a full list of events.
Marche Fleming-Randle, vice president for Diversity and Community Engagement, will provide remarks to kick-off the start of DiverseCity. We encourage you to view all of the work from the submissions that highlight successes related to diversity. The showcase kick-off takes place from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Monday, April 15), in 233 Rhatigan Student Center.
Parking lot closures this week
Parking lots 3N, 3S, and 11 (between Cessna Stadium and Devlin Hall) will continue to be blocked off for the rest of April while the stadium lights are being repaired.
Monday, April 15: 50 stalls in lot 21N (corner of Mike Oatman Drive and 21st St.) will be blocked off for the 50-year reunion until about 1 p.m.
Thursday, April 18: All of lot 7 (south of the RSC) will be closed for an alumni event all day.
Blackboard is being taken offline for maintenance
Blackboard will be down for regular maintenance and to increase server capacity from 1-5 a.m. Friday, April 19. Blackboard will be down for regular maintenance and to increase server capacity. Blackboard will be completely unavailable during that window, so please plan accordingly and notify your students if necessary.
Discover 黑洞社区
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2019-20 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs are live and online
The 2019-20 黑洞社区 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs are live and online. Links to both catalogs can be found at .
Be sure to check out some of the features 鈥� accessible from your desktop, tablet or smartphone. Links to all of 黑洞社区鈥檚 Undergraduate or Graduate degrees, programs and certificates (look for Degrees and Academic Majors). Click on any of the column headers to sort the list the way you want it, or click on the name of the program and go right to the program information.
While we are excited to have the catalog online, we recognize that a printed catalog is still important and handy. Links to download PDFs of the full Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs are located at the bottom right of every page next to links creating PDFs of individual catalog pages.
Criminal Justice Career Fair today (Monday, April 15)
The Criminal Justice Student Association and the School of Criminal Justice present the Criminal Justice Career Fair from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today (Monday, April 15), on the third floor, RSC.
黑洞社区 students can network with employers who are looking to hire interns, co-op students and full-time employees. Participating agencies include Customs and Boarder Protection, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Johnson County Sheriff鈥檚 Office, Wichita Police Department and more!
Enrollment for summer and fall is in full swing
Advisors have been busy the last few weeks reaching out to students who need advising to set up plans for summer and fall. Outreach is sent to students through email from a new scheduling system, called Navigate (previously known as the Student Success Collaborative, or SSC).
These emails are official, and students are instructed to click on a link inside the email to schedule an appointment from their computer, laptop, phone, tablet or whatever device they may be using. Click here to see an example of the messaging to students.
Seminar to feature Joshua Saxe, chief data scientist at Sophos
A seminar on 鈥淭he Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Security: Automation, Human Intelligence, and the Future of Network Defense,鈥� will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, in 264 Experiential Engineering Building. The seminar will feature Joshua Saxe, chief data scientist at Sophos.
The event is sponsored by the 黑洞社区 Hub for Cyber Security Education and Awareness, College of Engineering, and the Wichita Air Chapter of AFCEA.
Abstract: Modern computer network defense has failed to keep up with evolving attacker techniques. Artificial intelligence (machine learning, combined with expert systems and other methods), holds the promise of helping to improve the situation.
In this talk I will provide an accessible introduction to machine learning and its most successful subfield, deep learning, by drawing examples from my own work. Specifically, I鈥檒l survey my colleagues and my research in the areas of malware detection, cyber threat intelligence, and reverse engineering.
Finally, I鈥檒l talk about the ways in which AI driven cybersecurity is likely to reshape the way we defend our networks going forward.
Bio: Joshua Saxe is the Chief Data Scientist at Sophos. He leads the data science team with a particular focus on inventing, evaluating, and deploying deep learning detection models in support of a next-gen endpoint security solutions. Before Sophos, Josh led machine learning research at Invincea, where he was Principal Investigator on multiple DARPA and U.S. government-funded machine learning security projects.
Come to the Airbus + 黑洞社区 Innovation Fair tomorrow (Tuesday, April 16)
The spring Airbus+黑洞社区 Innovation Fair will be held from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, April 16) at Airbus Americas, Inc. 1855 Innovation Blvd. in the Airbus atrium.
The purpose of the fair is to bring together 黑洞社区 innovation partners, students, staff and faculty together to learn more about the various innovative resources on campus in a marketplace fair setting.
Engage ICT tackles how changes in our climate affect you
You鈥檙e invited to the next Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, April 16), at Roxy鈥檚 Downtown, 412 陆 E. Douglas.
In April, we鈥檒l begin a mini-series on the environment. Our panel of experts will focus on how changes in our climate affect you. Come and get your questions answered. KMUW鈥檚 Engage ICT is always free to attend, and appetizers are provided. Learn more at .
Do you know a student who would make a good Student Involvement Ambassador?
Student Involvement (SI) is seeking applicants for SI Ambassadors. SI Ambassadors are integral to sharing the Shocker experience with prospective students and current Shockers. Students interested in becoming an SI Ambassador should have a passion for connecting others with experiences and opportunities.
If you know a student who fits this description, please forward them this message. Online applications are due Wednesday, April 17. View the position description and application.
Workshop on Ableton Audio Workstation Software and Hardware coming to Shocker Studios
Ableton Music Software representative Serafin Sanchez will give a workshop on Ableton Audio Workstation Software and Hardware from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Shocker Studios, 3805 E Harry St. The event is free, pizza provided.
黑洞社区 TV app launch
黑洞社区 TV is proud to announce the launch of the 黑洞社区 TV Streaming app, which is available on leading Over-The-Top (OTT) and mobile devices. We invite the campus to come out and see them in action from 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, April 25, in 142 RSC.
The new apps are on iOS and Android mobile devices and on Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon TV apps. They feature video content from video producers across campus, including 黑洞社区 TV, Strategic Communications, the Ulrich Museum, and more.
Come try out the app on the various platforms and see what鈥檚 available!
鈥楧eveloping Budgets: How to Avoid a Budget Battle Before a Grant Goes Out鈥� workshop on April 25
Please join the Office of Research to ask all your research budget questions (Allowable costs vs Unallowable Costs; 黑洞社区 Rates, Travel questions; How to Build Flexibility into Grant Budgets; What is cost match and where can I find it; What is indirect cost recovery?).
The workshop 鈥淒eveloping Budgets; How to Avoid a Budget Battle Before a Grant Goes Out,鈥� will be held from 3-4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, in 405 Jardine Hall. It will be presented by Fran Cook senior grants / contracts administrator and training manager, and Megan White, grants / contracts specialist.
For more information, contact Kendra Nguyen at kendra.nguyen@wichita.edu or 978-3285.
Citation Search and Altmetrics for T&P Dossiers workshop coming tomorrow (Tuesday, April 16)
Want to get a head start on working on your tenure and promotion dossier? Want to determine the impact of your research?
Come to the University Libraries鈥� Citation Searching and Altmetrics for T&P Dossiers workshop from 1-2:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, April 16) in 217 Ablah Library. The librarians will give training on cited reference searching in the Scopus database and Google Scholar. They will also discuss alt(ernative) metrics, the movement to find new ways to look at the use and impact of specific research in today鈥檚 ever expanding professional social networks. There will be time for hands-on practice.
Please note: Specific resources covered will include Scopus, Google Scholar, ORCID, Mendeley, Research Gate, Academia.edu, Scopus altmetrics, and PlumX. Consult with your department and/or college T&P committee regarding expectations for presenting this information in your dossier. are appreciated but not required.
Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) Symposium coming April 26
All are welcome to join the Graduate School at the annual university-wide symposium of student research and poster presentations on Friday, April 26, on the third floor, RSC!
Come support students at the opening remarks and poster session from 9 a.m.-noon. Submit your 鈥淧eople鈥檚 Choice鈥� vote for best poster. Judges will review posters and listen to presenters. Cash prizes will be awarded to winners at the closing general session from 1-1:30 p.m.
For more detail on the event visit .
黑洞社区 Neurodiversity Awareness Week coming April 22-26
Neurodiversity is both a philosophy and emerging civil rights movement.
To promote awareness and acceptance of autism within the 黑洞社区 community, the 黑洞社区 Neurodiversity Awareness Week: Autism Spectrum Disorder was initiated. The second annual event will take place April 22-26.
Each day, throughout the week, events have been scheduled with the overarching goal of reframing the discussion about autism among faculty, staff, and students. Rather than focus on autism as a deficit or disability, conversations will focus on autism as a difference or 鈥渘eurological variation鈥�, while acknowledging the challenges of this brain difference. All events are free and open to the public.
Neurodiversity assumes that some degree of neurological difference is inherent in the human genome. Acknowledging and appreciating the extensive range of human neurologies, including those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), while also acknowledging and appreciating the challenges of brain differences is fundamental to neurodiversity. The neurodiversity movement is gaining recognition across industries. In doing so, campuses are recognizing the strengths individuals who are neurodiverse bring to learning and problem-solving situations that can lead to innovation.
Take a tour of The Suites residence hall
Housing and Residence Life is currently offering hard hat tours of Wichita State鈥檚 newest residence hall, The Suites at 黑洞社区. Tours are about 20 minutes in length, and are offered every day, Monday through Friday, from 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
Tours will start and end at the front desk in The Flats apartments. Visitors must wear closed-toed shoes. Join us for a first-hand look at the latest housing option at Wichita State! Please direct any questions to Katie Austin at Katie.Austin@wichita.edu.
Come to the annual Spring Family Carnival on Saturday, April 20
SAC鈥檚 26th annual Spring Family Carnival is a much anticipated tradition at Wichita
State University. This year鈥檚 event will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, April 20,
on the Airbus lawn at 17th and Oliver. This fun family event features inflatables,
a petting zoo, tons of carnival games, activities, and treats!
Admission is free for all 黑洞社区 students and general public, and nominal ticket rates apply. For more information about SAC-sponsored events, visit or contact us at sac@wichita.edu.
Heskett Center will be closed for Easter Sunday
The Heskett Center and Campus Recreation will be closed on April 21 for Easter Sunday.
Sign up for the Cardboard Boat Regatta on April 27
To float or not to float, that is the question. Put your building skills to the test and create a boat using cardboard and duct tape. Then name it, climb in and race it to the finish line! The Cardboard Boat Regatta will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Heskett Center.
Awards are given for creativity, team spirit, people's choice, and race winner. Sign up today at .