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FUN series at Ulrich Museum kicks off Friday with presentations from four captivating 黑洞社区 researchers

The Ulrich Museum of Art on the 黑洞社区 campus invites you to join us from 4-5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, for the first installment of the FUN series for this new academic year.

FUN is a PechaKucha style presentation of campus-wide research on three Fridays, four presentations, seven minutes each. This program is an extension of the museum's "Solving for X" series, sharing research across campus with the community. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the presentations.

The four presenters for Sept. 27 are:

Neal Allen, associate professor and Department Chair of Political Science, whose talk is titled "The Transactional Politics of Public Art: White Supremacy Never Dies."

Nils Hakansson, associate professor of Biomedical Engineering, whose presentation is titled "Biomechanics: Quantifying the Art of Movement."

Ehsan Salari, assistant professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, whose presentation is titled "Optimizing Radiation Therapy for Cancer Patients."

Aleksander Sternfeld-Dunn, director, School of Music, associate professor of Music Composition, Technology, whose presentation is titled "The Art of Failure."

The University Assessment Committee cordially invites all to a review of 2019 NSSE results

The University Assessment Committee cordially invites interested campus community members to come together for a review of the 2019 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) results at 10 a.m. today (Tuesday, Sept. 24), in 142 RSC.

Every two years, Wichita State students complete the National Survey of Student Engagement, or NSSE. To learn more about 黑洞社区 and our involvement with the NSSE, please visit the following website.

Please share this invitation with your colleagues.

RSVP to Lydia at Lydia.santiago@wichita.edu.

Accessibility Tip of the Week: Use the 'Styles' tool and other built-in tools in Word

Instead of building your documents completely by hand. These habits will improve the accessibility of your final documents and make them beneficial to all your students.

• The 鈥淪tyles鈥� link can be found in the 鈥淗ome鈥� tab in Word. Use these styles to build your headings and sub-headings in your document.
• If you don鈥檛 like the formatting of Word鈥檚 default headings, change them in the 鈥淪tyles Pane鈥� tool, or you can change the theme or format using the choices under the 鈥淒esign鈥� tab or by right clicking on top of the styles in the 鈥淪tyles Pane鈥� and choosing 鈥淢odify.鈥�
• Use the 鈥淏ullets,鈥� 鈥淣umbering,鈥� 鈥淭abs,鈥� and 鈥淎lignment鈥� tools to structure your documents instead of typing in these elements by hand.

Have questions about how different tools work in Word or other Microsoft products? Check out the great training opportunities listed in myTraining and provided to you by ITS, and consider becoming a Microsoft Office Power User.

You're invited to the 2019 Adobe Digital Literacy Day at Kansas State University

The second Adobe Digital Literacy Day in Kansas will take place on Friday, Oct. 18, at Kansas State University as part of Science Communication Week. 

Come see how educators across the state of Kansas 鈥� and the country 鈥� are using Adobe software as a visual communication tool and for an engaging multimodal learning experience in class. Student digital assets will be showcased along with some app workshops. 

While registration is free, attendees will need to register to ensure adequate space and meals 鈥� lunch will be provided by Adobe. To register, please go to  

An Adobe XD (Experience Design) Creative Jam also is scheduled on Friday, Oct. 25, at the University of Kansas. Come learn how to design and create a prototype user experience for mobile and desktop apps. XD requires no software coding knowledge and has a relatively flat learning curve. Come see why this app will enhance your classroom experience and enrich student resumes. 

Both of these events are open to faculty, staff and students at Kansas Board of Regents schools.

SPTE request forms are due soon

Student Perception of Teaching Effectiveness (SPTE) request forms are due to the Social Science Research Lab by Friday, Sept. 27. If you do not have a form, you can download a  located on our website. You can also get additional SPTE information at .

You can email the form to sandra.ranney@wichita.edu; mail a paper form to campus box 107, or hand carry the form to 429 Lindquist Hall.

The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences presents Lynne Seymour, University of Georgia

The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences presents Lynne Seymour, University of Georgia, in a public lecture, "Finding Atmospheric Features via Topological Data Analysis," at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, in 372 Jabara Hall.

Refreshments will be served before the lecture at 2:30 p.m. in 353 Jabara Hall.

An abstract and a list of upcoming lectures can be viewed here.

Learn about trademark basics in upcoming workshop

University Libraries is holding the workshop 鈥淭rademark Basics: Protect Your Business Name鈥� from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, in 217 Ablah Library. Discover the difference between a trademark, service mark, and registered mark. Then, learn how to search for existing marks and logos and walk through the online trademark application process.

This workshop is one in the Entrepreneurship Research Series happening throughout the semester. The workshops in this series are open to the public.

For more information about this workshop and others in the series, contact Sara Butts at 978-5017. Seats are limited, so sign up today!

Shocker Innovation Corps now accepting applications

黑洞社区 is a National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps site. The Shocker Innovation Corps nurtures and supports Wichita State entrepreneurial teams interested in accelerating their STEM ideas, research and product commercialization. Ideas / projects can originate from student or faculty work, research, and institutional / industrial projects. The application deadline for the fall 2019 cohort is Wednesday, Sept. 25.

Registration for Ability Ally Training is still available for Oct. 17

Ability Allies are a network of faculty, staff and students who take a visible role in promoting disability awareness, supporting persons with disabilities, and maintaining resources for working and interacting with people with disabilities.

This Diversity in Action interactive training, at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in the RSC, is designed to shape your perspective on ability versus disability, and providing an open forum for questions and concerns for those interacting with individuals with disabilities. Click here for more information about the .

This training 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.

Join SGA on National Voter Registration Day!

Come register to vote with SGA's Government Relations Committee! There will be opportunities from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. today (Tuesday, Sept. 24) throughout the first floor of the RSC.

Join Silent Reading Club Tuesdays during September!

Join us for a reading invasion! Bring a book or find one in the Reading Room. Join the new Silent Book Club from 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays in September, in the Reading Room, Ablah Library. #黑洞社区SilentBookClub

Call for entries: Creative Crosswalks

Call for entries: Creative Crosswalks

Submit designs to kristin.beal@wichita.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30.

Four winning designs will be selected by the 黑洞社区 ShiftSpace Student Group, and will be installed with temporary paint on the crosswalks in front of the Ulrich Museum of Art during 黑洞社区 Open House weekend Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5-6.

All entrants will be asked to join the 黑洞社区 ShiftSpace student group via wichita.edu/shiftspace.

Sponsored by the Ulrich Museum of Art and 黑洞社区 ShiftSpace Student Gallery.

Volunteers needed for Shocktoberfest 2019! 

The Campus Traditions Committee needs volunteers for several events during Shocktoberfest 2019. 

Wu's Birthday Bash - Monday, Oct. 21

Dine with the Deans - Thursday, Oct. 24

Songfest - Saturday, Oct. 26

If you are interested in volunteering or have questions, email traditions@wichita.edu.

黑洞社区 selected to host NCAA College Basketball Academy

黑洞社区 has been selected to serve as one of four hosts for the second annual NCAA College Basketball Academies, the NCAA announced Friday.
 
The event takes place July 20-26, 2020. 黑洞社区 will be joined by the University of Connecticut, which served as one of the hosts at the inaugural event two months ago, the University of Utah and Winthrop University as the sites for 2020.
 
Created as a result of recommendations made by the Commission on College Basketball, the College Basketball Academies are intended to give prospective student-athletes a glimpse into the college basketball experience while allowing college coaches from across the country to evaluate players from the high school classes of 2021, 2022 and 2023.

From the Navy to 黑洞社区, Shawn Henderson has aimed to save lives

During the late 1980s, Shawn Henderson remembers sitting in her car and staring at a brick wall. She was a young, LGBTQ individual.

鈥淵ou know, the world has not always been kind to me,鈥� Shawn said. 鈥淚n the 鈥�70s and 鈥�80s, people tried to kill me. In the 鈥�90s, people would throw things at me. In the 2000s, they would just look at you.鈥�

Shawn has spent portions of her life in neighborhoods with high crime rates and poverty. She has witnessed young people dealing with immense pain through anger and addiction.

Now a third-year in social work and criminal justice at 黑洞社区, Shawn has dedicated herself to advocating for young people trapped in the mental health and correctional systems.

Read complete story on Shawn Henderson.

Send first-gen students to TRIO Student Support Services

Student Support Services (SSS) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education to provide free academic services to students from First Generation (FG) and Limited Income (LI) backgrounds, as well as students with disabilities.

The free services include individualized tutoring, academic advising; textbook loans; assistance completing financial aid application; and scholarships exclusively for student participants.

Please refer prospective students to our program in Suite 309, third floor of Grace Wilkie Hall. For more information, go to  or call 978-3715.

Meteorologist Mike Smith makes donation to 黑洞社区 Libraries upon receiving award

The 黑洞社区 Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives has received a large gift of scientific documents and artifacts from accomplished meteorologist Mike Smith.

Smith, founder of WeatherData, Inc., and the retired senior vice president of AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions, recently received a special lifetime achievement award from the National Weather Association for nearly 50 years of creative and innovative service in the field of meteorology.
It鈥檚 that lifetime of work that vastly contributed to the collection he has given to 黑洞社区 Libraries.

Read complete story on Mike Smith

Sale at Starbucks for National Coffee Day

National Coffee Day is just around the corner on Sunday, Sept. 29, so we're celebrating all week long at Starbucks with 30% off one-pound bags of coffee now through Sept. 28, at the RSC Starbucks location only.

Women of 黑洞社区 Fall Festival event

Women of 黑洞社区's next event is a Fall Festival at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, Goerings Christmas Tree Farm in Derby Kansas.

The cost is only $5, and you provide a covered dish, salad or dessert. Details on our Website.

Go online now and sign up at .

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Women of 黑洞社区 Membership Drive

The Women of 黑洞社区 Membership Drive is only $12 for a year.

This organization includes all female staff and administrators, female faculty, and faculty wives. We are a social group, and we raise funds for scholarships.

You can find our membership form on our website along with the events scheduled for this year. Payment of dues is online at .

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8th Annual #DTTW: 24 Hour Film Race + Sunday Night Showcase

Join us for the 8th annual Down to the Wire鈩� (DTTW) 24 HR Film Race! Registered teams must write, shoot, edit a five-minute short film, and submit it in just 24 hours. Films are scored on the best use of the required elements and must have wholly original content.

Twelve hours later, teams are unaware of which films are chosen for the Top 15 until they are screened that night at the Century II Mary Jane Teall Theater on Sunday, Sept. 29th. Doors open at 6 p.m., and Showcase starts at 7 p.m.

Admission is $15 for the Sunday Night Showcase; $12 for grade school students through college.

Garba Night 2019 on Oct. 5 in RSC Shirley Beggs Ballroom

Come, dance the Indian way from 7-11:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, in the RSC third floor Shirley Beggs Ballroom. Admission is free.

Flashes of vivid colors, sounds of wooden sticks hitting each other rhythmically, laughter, dancers whirling around keeping pace with the energetic music, this is what you will experience.

AHINSA brings you 鈥淕arba Night,鈥� an interactive, participatory Indian folk dance festival. The event is free, all are welcome and no experience is needed. Introductory lessons will be provided.

What is Garba? Garba or Dandiya Raas (with sticks), is a fun, high-energy folk dance for both men and women that originated in the state of Gujarat, India. This event will have a DJ playing traditional music with a Bollywood (modern) twist 鈥� strong, rhythmic beats gradually increasing in pace and intensity, challenging us to dance.