Academic Convocation event agenda
Academic Convocation will be hosted at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in Wilner Auditorium. You are formally invited to attend the book signing and lite breakfast in the Ulrich Museum at 8:30 a.m., prior to the formal event.
We are excited to welcome Bill Burnett, co-author of this year鈥檚 黑洞社区 Reads book, 鈥淒esigning Your Life.鈥� He will host two lectures from 11 a.m.-noon and 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, in the CAC Theater.
All faculty, staff, students, and community members are welcome to join these festivities. For more information, contact shareika.fisher@wichita.edu.
Academic Convocation information
U.S. diplomat to speak about space exploration
The Wichita Space Initiative (WSI) kicks off the second year of its Space Exploration Lecture Series with a talk from Michael Michaud. Michaud was a Foreign Service Officer for 32 years before turning full time to writing. He is author of 鈥淐ontact With Alien Civilizations,鈥� as well as a novel and 35 articles and journal papers on the implications of possible future contact with extraterrestrial intelligence.
Michaud鈥檚 talk, 鈥淓xtraterrestrial Intelligence: Grand Thought Experiment or Possible Future Discovery?鈥�, will discuss issues related the impact of a future discovery of extraterrestrial intelligent life. It will take place at 3:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 5) in 100 Lindquist Hall. As always, WSI talks are free and open to the public.
Visit our website for more information at .
Notifications from Care Team, Disability Services, OIEC, Conduct, and Academic Integrity from notifications@maxient.com
The investigation of reported cases to the 黑洞社区 Care Team, the Office of Disability Services, the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance (OIEC), and the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards (SCCS) often requires notifications to students, staff, and faculty. The Maxient system is used by these offices to send these notifications which provide information on requests, accommodations, expectations, or requirements needed to effectively care for students and complete processes.
The Maxient system sends notification as emails with attached letters. The attached letter will be a PDF document and will always begin with a 10-digit number (the case number in the Maxient system). We have provided an example above that demonstrates the standard text used for all messages. The only difference will be the case number listed, and the name found after that case number.
Emails sent via Maxient come from notifications@maxient.com and will include the sender鈥檚 first and last name. For example, an email sent via Maxient by Teri Hall will show up as an email from 鈥淭eri Hall (via Maxient). These emails are not spam. Please do not delete them. If you have specific questions related to the content of the attached document, reach out to the person listed as the sender. In the provided example above, that would be Sandra Graybill, coordinator, Student Conduct & Community Standards.
If there are questions about the legitimacy of any email you have received, please email spamreport@wichita.edu.
Google On-Campus events
The Career Development Center is excited to host Google On-Campus for three exciting events:
Google Resume Workshop from 10-10:45 a.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 5), in 233 RSC
Game on with Google from 5-7:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 5), in 233 RSC
Resume Reviews with Google from 9:30-11:30 a.m. tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 6), on the second floor Sage Lounge in the RSC.
Students, faculty and staff are welcome. .
Graduate School Dean Coleen Pugh inducted as Fellow into American Chemical Society
Coleen Pugh
Graduate School Dean Coleen Pugh was recently inducted into the prestigious Fellows Program of the (ACS), the world鈥檚 largest scientific organization with more than 150,000 members. She was one of 70 chemists inducted in August.
The ACS Fellows Program was created in 2008 鈥渢o recognize members of the American Chemical Society for outstanding achievements in and contributions to Science, the Profession, and the Society. The honor of a Fellow designation is bestowed on ACS members who have achieved excellence in two defined areas 鈥� scientific / professional accomplishments and service to the ACS.
Pugh was recognized for contributions to synthetic polymer chemistry, including liquid crystalline polymers, controlled radical polymerizations, biodegradable polymers, fluorinated polymers, polymers from renewable sources, and polymers with arene-perfluoroarene pi-pi stacking interactions.
She also was recognized for exemplary service to the ACS polymer community through organization of symposia at regional and national ACS meetings, mentorship and promotion of equity and inclusion in STEM, and public outreach.
ACE Meetup today (Thursday, Sept. 5)
Do you identify on the asexual spectrum? Learn more about how we can improve ACE visibility on campus and develop programming from 3-4:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 5) in 007 RSC. For more information, contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at 978-3034 or go to .
Mechanical Engineering Seminar tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 6)
鈥淭he Unexpected Skills to Succeed in Engineering鈥� is the title of the Mechanical Engineering Seminar from 3:30-4:30 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 6) in 128 Jabara Hall. The lecture will be presented by Kevin Gaines, design engineer at Airbus Americas Engineering.
Commercial aircraft manufacturing is a competitive industry with a bewildering array of challenges. Engineers are under pressure to design components that are lighter, stronger, less expensive to manufacture, and in less time than previous designs.
When these criteria contradict each other, engineers must make difficult decisions about how to balance their priorities without sacrificing the No. 1 priority in aviation: safety.
Engineers in aerospace approach problems like these by drawing on knowledge from a variety of disciplines, like metallurgy, chemistry, CNC manufacturing and physics. However, the greatest challenges an engineer faces aren鈥檛 always just mathematical or scientific, but political, psychological, or even philosophical.
Gaines will examine the skills that benefit engineers the most, the skills that engineers often lack, and how 13 years of engineering brought him back to the same university campus where his career started.
Office of Purchasing will be closed for two hours tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 6)
The Office of Purchasing will be closed from 2-4 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 6), so that we may celebrate Doris Wells鈥� retirement.
KMUW to host mayoral candidate debate as part of Engage ICT
KMUW is hosting a mayoral debate as part of Engage ICT, in partnership with the Wichita
Eagle and the Kansas Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Candidates
Jeff Longwell and Brandon Whipple will answer questions, including those submitted
in advance by KMUW listeners, on Tuesday, Sept. 10.
To submit a question, email info@kmuw.org or use the Two-Way Radio feature on the KMUW app to send a voice message. Don't have
the KMUW app yet? It's free wherever you already get your apps, and available for
both Apple and Android.
Appetizers will be provided by Roxy's Downtown at 5:30 p.m., and the debate begins
at 6 p.m.
events are free and open to all. If you can't make it in person, the discussion is
available via Facebook Live starting at 5:30 p.m.
National Cheese Pizza Day 鈥� Free pizza!
Celebrate National Cheese Pizza Day with Student Activities Council and Campus Credit Union by stopping by from 4-6 p.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 5) on the north patio of the Rhatigan Student Center. Come and enjoy some pizza while the supply lasts.
Rhatigan Student Center celebrates 60 years
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Rhatigan Student Center, formerly the Campus Activities Center! To celebrate, from Sept. 9-13, the RSC will have a week鈥檚 worth of fun activities, sales and discounts! From $6 T-shirts, to 60 cent wings, to free cake, to build-your-own teddy bears, there鈥檚 something for everyone.
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Review and refresh your writing skills
Basic Writing and Grammar Skills for Business will be presented by Lee Schmucker, MBA, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19. The
cost is $299, with a 40% discount for 黑洞社区 faculty, staff, and students. Some restrictions
apply.
Business correspondence influences judgments about competence and professionalism.
Improve your writing skills by reviewing the essentials of good grammar, punctuation
and business writing. This seminar is designed for professionals at every level in
the organization who want to improve their writing.
* Write to increase readership
* Write to be understood
* Ways to organize a message
For more information go to or register at 978-3118.
Attend the Heartland Football Classic on Saturday
The Heartland Wichita Black Chamber, in collaboration with the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, will host the Heartland Football Classic at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at Cessna Stadium. Tickets can be purchased on purchase online at .
Group tickets also can be purchased by calling Greg Cole, Heartland Chamber President, at 316-644-9276, or Bernard Knowles, Founding Member, at 215-620-3690 Tickets will also be on sale at the Cessna Stadium Box Office the day of game.
Tailgating begins at 11 a.m.
Enroll in a #黑洞社区WeSupportU Preventing Suicide Training
September is Suicide Prevention Month. Learn how you can support your community with the #黑洞社区WeSupportU Preventing Suicide training at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9. Each training lasts 90 minutes and gives you the tools you need to assist someone in need through the Share, Ask, Support method.
To sign up, visit the myTraining tab on your my黑洞社区. If you are a student, please go to to sign up.
2019-20 Scholarship Brochures have arrived
The scholarship brochure for the graduating high school class of 2020 has arrived, and 45,000 brochures will soon be hitting every high school senior through campus visits, high school visits, college fairs, and through the mail.
This brochure highlights the scholarship competitions available to seniors this fall,
including information on the Distinguished Scholarship Invitational, the Allen, Gibbs,
and Houlik L.C. Barton Competition, the Wallace Invitational for Scholarships in Engineering,
and more. Freshman merit awards and tuition discounts through the Shocker City and
Shocker Select programs are also mentioned.
To see the brochure in entirety, .
Take an extra 10% off clearance merchandise
This week in the Shocker Store, take an extra 10% off their already-marked-down clearance items! Sale is in the RSC store only.