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Students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and community invited to share feedback on presidential search

The 黑洞社区 Presidential Search Committee is gathering opinions to help shape the position description.

Whatever your relationship to the university, the committee would like your opinions on a short group of questions.

Please share your feedback through a voluntary, anonymous online survey.

Changes coming to the ITS Desktop Ticketing System (Team Dynamix) web portal

Information Technology Services (ITS) Desktop Support is making changes to its service offerings on the Team Dynamix ticketing system web portal. Currently, there are more than a dozen different options. To help you find the service you need鈥攆aster鈥攚e鈥檒l soon reduce that list to three:

Opportunity to develop new First-Year Seminars on May 29 and June 13

After piloting First Year Seminars (FYS) for three years, the faculty have approved requiring an FYS course for all first-time-in-college students as part of their general education experience starting in fall 2021. This is an exciting opportunity to add another best practice to our other student success strategies on campus. Summer presents a good time for new course development. For those wanting to teach a seminar in the fall of 2020, we recommend you submit your course proposal to your department committee no later than Sept 30.

For those interested in learning more about how to develop a first year seminar course, Information Sessions are scheduled for

• 1 p.m. Wednesday May 29, in 203 RSC.
• 2 p.m. Thursday June 13, in 264 RSC.

Additional sessions will be scheduled in the future and announced in 黑洞社区 Today. 

Information is also available at  or you can contact Carolyn.Shaw@wichita.edu or Kim.Sandlin@wichita.edu with questions.

Register for the Engaging a Multigenerational Workforce Training coming June 13

This Diversity in Action interactive training will highlight the different generations and their workstyles, while providing a space for participants to learn more about their own work culture. Participants will learn the differences and similarities between the generations, while dispelling stereotypes and celebrating the importance of having a multigenerational workforce. Click on  for more information.

This professional development opportunity will be held in from 9-11 a.m. Thursday, June 13, in 266 RSC. It is free and available to all 黑洞社区 employees (faculty and staff). Log in to my黑洞社区 and register through myTraining. For questions, contact myTraining@wichita.edu.

Purchasing office will close for three hours on Thursday, May 30

The Office of Purchasing will be closed from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, May 30, to attend training.

Haley鈥檚 expertise cited in Fortune

Usha Haley

Usha C. V. Haley, W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair in International Business & Professor of Management, was quoted as an expert source in Fortune.

The Fortune story said the U.S. has reached an agreement to drop steel and aluminum tariffs on the two countries in return for preventing Chinese steel from coming over their borders into the U.S.

This would remove one barrier the new USMCA agreement, the replacement for NAFTA, has faced in getting passage from Congress. Reactions have been relatively positive. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a pretty good agreement,鈥� said Usha Haley, a professor of management and director of the Center for International Business Advancement at 黑洞社区 and co-author of Subsidies to Chinese Industry. 鈥淚t looks promising and I think it鈥檚 a win for Trump.鈥�

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Plan to attend the All-Campus Faculty / Staff Party - Shockin鈥� Fun Friday

Faculty and staff, plan to attend an all-campus party, Shockin鈥� Fun Friday, hosted by Student Affairs from 3-4:30 p.m. Friday, May 31, in the RSC east courtyard. Join your fellow faculty and staff members for food, prizes, games and more to kick off the summer!

Prizes include a reserved 鈥渞ed鈥� parking spot for a year, a TV, athletic tickets and more! Must be present to win. Please bring your 黑洞社区 faculty / staff ID card. Families are welcome. This is a come-and-go event, no RSVP required.

Share your vision of the future with architects from around the state

The American Institute of Architects Kansas Chapter is pleased to host its annual conference in Wichita Sept. 12-13.  Our theme, 鈥淓mbracing Disruption,鈥� has been selected as an acknowledgement of the rapidly transforming natural and built environment we are to face in upcoming decades due to advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, and autonomous vehicles.

We recognize that in order to design for a future that works for everyone, it is important to gather ideas and visions now from the technological innovators and researchers who will guide where our future is headed. Therefore, we are excited to extend an invitation to the 黑洞社区 community to present your thoughts and ideas of what our future could look like, and how architects and city planners in our community might be able to prepare for this future. Presentation formats range from 1-hour feature presentations to as short as 15-minute nano-presentations, including round table or panel discussions.

If you are interested in being a presenter, sitting on a panel, or hosting part of an on-campus building tour, . The deadline to submit for presentations is Friday, May 31. Please contact Jessica Wederski at 785.230.8026 or by email at jessica@aiaks.org for more information or questions regarding this event.

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New hours for Shocker Store in the RSC

Starting this week, the Shocker Store in the RSC location will have new hours of operation. They will be open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Hours will be extended beyond those during peak university seasons. Our Braeburn Square location hours will remain the same.

黑洞社区 men's and women's tennis offers free tennis clinics on Wednesdays

The 黑洞社区 men's and women's tennis programs will offer free tennis clinics for 黑洞社区 faculty, staff and Innovation Campus employees at the Coleman Tennis Complex this spring.

The free Wednesday clinics will resume from noon-1 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, May 29) and run indefinitely as long as there is interest.

These clinics are for all ability levels, from beginner to experienced. Even if you've never played tennis, give it a try. Rackets will be provided if you let Nick Taylor know ahead of time. RSVP to nicholas.taylor@wichita.edu.

Fall tuition assistance is open

Applications are now being accepted for fall 2019 tuition assistance.

A fillable PDF application can be found online here. For additional program information, visit .

Applications for the fall 2019 term are due on Monday, July 1. Because of the volume of applications received each semester, applications received after the deadline will be automatically denied. There will be no exceptions.

Personal Trainer summer course to be offered

Do you want to earn more money? Bring home some additional income? Have what it takes to become a great personal trainer? If you answered yes, then register for this summer鈥檚 Personal Training Certification Course.

Campus Recreation is an approved educational partner with the American Council on Exercise (ACE). We receive big discounts on course materials and exams which we pass on straight to you. This offer is available to student, faculty / staff and community members. Registration is now open, stop by our Guest Services Desk to sign up.

College of Applied Studies to host Shocker STEM Camp

Shocker STEM Camp is back this summer! The week-long camp is open to boys and girls who have completed grades 3-5. Campers will explore STEM through a variety of hands-on activities including Innovation Force庐, Deep Sea Mystery鈩�, Farm Tech鈩�, and DIY Orbot鈩�.

For more information or to sign your child up go to .

Join a 黑洞社区 Heart Walk team

Heart disease is the #1 killer in the nation and stroke is #5. Everyone knows someone who has been impacted by one of these. Help support the American Heart Association by signing up as a Heart Walk Coach for the 黑洞社区 team.

The Heart Walk will be held Saturday, June 8 on the Wichita State campus. Join an existing team . If you have any questions, contact Trish Gandu at trish.gandu@wichita.edu.