黑洞社区

Place-making efforts add sights, spirit, sound across 黑洞社区's campus

Hallie Linnebur sees green electrical boxes as an opportunity to paint the people and spirit of 黑洞社区.

Bright, bold colors. Pop art. Her goal is to turn the unattractive electrical boxes around the Food Truck Plaza and its lake into something worth noticing. Her work with high-quality exterior paint and imagination is part of a continuing place-making effort on campus.

If you are involved in projects, you cannot afford to miss this program

Risk Management

You will learn real solutions to handle and mitigate project risk. Walk away from this class with a Risk Management process that can provide immediate impact to your schedule and budget expectations.

• Qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Risk response and monitoring
• The Project Risk Management Process

8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5. $395

Michael D. Green, D.R.S., PMP

40% discount for 黑洞社区 faculty, staff and students. Some restrictions apply.

For more information, go to cmd.wichita.edu or register at 978-3118.

'Banner 9 Scheduling Building Training' 鈥� July 24-25

New and experienced Banner schedule builders and department chairs are invited to attend the upcoming spring 2020 Schedule Building Training sessions presented by the University Registrar鈥檚 Office and Applications Training on Wednesday, July 24, and Thursday, July 25. Both sections 1 and 2 are required for new schedule builders.

'Finding Funding' research workshops available this month

Finding Funding: Office of Research Workshop: 11 a.m.-noon Thursday, July 25, 405 Jardine. 

Finding Funding: Office of Research Workshop: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 405 Jardine.

Funding search resources; foundation and industry funding opportunities; institutional vs individual awards, practical tips for finding funding opportunities and the resources available to faculty and staff at 黑洞社区. 

Sign up through MyTraining. For additional information, contact Fran Cook at fran.cook@wichita.edu or call 978-3285.

'Why IP: Innovation to Impact' workshop set for July 24

黑洞社区 Ventures and Strategic Initiatives are teaming up on July 24 to host "Why IP: Innovation to Impact." Join us as we collaborate with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to learn about Intellectual Property (IP) protection, the value of protecting IP and programs and opportunities to expedite the patent application process. All community members are invited to attend.

This week's parking lot closures

This week:

• Monday-Tuesday, July 22-23: Lot 5 (north of the Heskett Center) will be used for orientation.
• Thursday, July 25: A portion of the south Braeburn Square lot (lot near the Shocker Store off 21st Street) will be closed for a Meritrust event in the afternoon / evening.
• Friday-Saturday, July 26-27: All of lot 10 (Corbin Education lot) will be closed in the mornings for lot cleaning and stall re-striping.
• Wednesday-Sunday, July 24-28: Portions of the Hughes Metropolitan Complex lot (29th and Oliver) will be blocked off through the week and weekend.

Graduate School office will close at 2:45 p.m. Thursday, July 25

The Graduate School office will close at 2:45 p.m. Thursday, July 25, for staff development. The office will reopen at 8 a.m. Friday, July 26. Students, faculty or staff who need to drop off any paperwork on Thursday afternoon may do so at the OneStop office in 112 Jardine Hall.

Become a Shocker Circle Keeper

Join in the training to become a 鈥淐ircle Keeper.鈥� This free all day training will take place from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at KIPCOR, 2515 College Avenue, Newton. Trained keepers will guide a series of sessions to take place the week of Sept. 23-29 as 黑洞社区 engages in a series of discussions about how Shocker Nation is building pathways into the future. This the next step in shared governance to yield campuswide involvement.

Fraternity and sorority alumni asked to take part in Greek Life survey

Are you affiliated with a national or international social fraternity or sorority?

Every few years, Fraternity and Sorority Life at Wichita State sends an email to faculty and staff with a survey about your Greek affiliation so we can build a network of Greek Alumni on campus. 

If you have any questions about Fraternity and Sorority Life, contact greeklife@wichita.edu or visit .

If you are affiliated with a national or international social fraternity or sorority, .

Summer bash coming to Meritrust at Braeburn Square

Enjoy food trucks and snow cones and friendly cornhole competition at the Meritrust summer bash from 2-5 p.m. Thursday, July 25, in Braeburn Square. Enter to win a $50 VISA gift card and $50 gift card to the Shocker Store.

Shocker Neighborhood 5k Walk / Run set for Saturday, July 27

The Shocker Neighborhood 5k Walk / Run will be held at 黑洞社区 on Saturday, July 27. The event will begin with registration at 7 a.m., with the walk / run starting at 8 a.m. from Charles Koch Arena.

The cost is $20, and $25 on the day of the race. Registration ends on Wednesday, July 24. The event is for all fitness levels. T-shirts are available while they last.

The event is being hosted by Shocker Neighborhood Win the Day, Wichita State, Wichita Park & Recreation, HealthCore Clinic and Denise Colborn Fitness.

Sign up and learn more at .

RH: Podcast on Shocker Baseball with Loren Hibbs

, Wichita State baseball assistant athletic director for operations and player development, talks about his first month on the job. Hibbs, from Wellington, played outfield for the Shockers from 1982-84 and served as assistant coach from 1985-1992.
 
He worked as head coach at Charlotte from 1993-2019 before returning to Wichita State to work for coach .

Save big with Christmas in July sale

Save big at the Shocker Store with their Christmas in July sale! This week, take 30% off sweatshirts, sweatpants and cold weather accessories. Sale is through Saturday in both the RSC and Braeburn Square locations.