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A message from President-elect Golden

My wife, Dina, and I are grateful for the warm welcome we received on campus when I was elected Oct. 31 by the Kansas Board of Regents. I'm looking forward to getting to know and work with you after I formally become your President in January.

With the job comes tremendous responsibilities for ensuring that 黑洞社区 is providing the highest quality education and impactful research, both now and in the future. 

To help me prepare, I have requested the leadership of our faculty, staff and students to deliberately review important performance indicators for many crucial aspects of our operations. 

I have asked leaders to engage their teams in bold thinking about how to propel this great university to meet the demands of the new decade we are entering. 

You'll find here the very detailed questions I have put forward, including open-ended ones that I hope will lead to critical thinking about our future.

I will share the results with you once all the responses are compiled and will keep you informed of our progress, together, as a unified team.

Dr. Jay Golden

President-Elect

SEM Update: Goals 1 and 2

Carolyn Shaw, Associate Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management, shares the following SEM Update for Goals 1 and 2:

Goal 1 Foster a culture of enrollment growth

• A growing number of faculty across campus are deeply engaged in advancing enrollment initiatives on campus.  One example is our Faculty Fellows program that supports faculty in a variety of areas to recruit and retain students, and promote student success in many areas.

Goal 2 Increase enrollment of degree seeking underserved student populations

• We have been successfully growing our underserved student population in recent years (see orange line in graph).  Although this year saw a slight decrease when looking at 1^st generation, underrepresented minorities and low income students combined (see blue bars in graph), we did see a 7.2%  increase in Hispanic students, resulting in the largest Hispanic population in the university鈥檚 history. Overall, underrepresented minorities make up 20.3% of our undergraduate, degree-seeking population.
  More on SEM Update: Goals 1 and 2

  Recruitment and Retention Tips:

  • Help foster a culture of enrollment growth through social media:  Share / Re-tweet 黑洞社区 content and amplify our outreach.  黑洞社区 employees are influential recruiters when we share university successes with others in our social network.
  • Gain a deeper appreciation for the diversity we have on campus and in the classroom through diversity training opportunities.

   

  SEM Shout Outs:    

  • To Alicia Newell, Student Affairs, who welcomes parents at every orientation session and assures them that their students will be well cared for when they arrive on campus, and then makes good on this promise.
  • To Keenan Jackson, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, who goes the extra mile in visiting with prospective students. Admissions reports that he always walks visitors back to the Marcus Welcome Center after meeting with them to make sure they don鈥檛 get lost. Great student service!
  • To Sam Jones and Larry Burks, Military and Veteran Student Center, who always make time to meet with or talk on the phone with prospective students who have questions about military benefits.
  • To Kayla Jasso, College of Applied Studies, who goes above and beyond to connect with both prospective and current students. She has attended every single Discover Wichita State event and exemplifies professionalism and excitement in her role, and is an excellent representative of 黑洞社区.
  • To Holger Meyer, Physics, who connected with a prospective physics student and showed him his lab, resulting in the following comment from the student: 鈥満诙瓷缜� was on my radar but you鈥檝e moved up to the top of the list.鈥�
  • And to everyone who meets with our prospective students when they visit campus 鈥� over 1,070 visits from January to October this year!

  Strategic Enrollment Management

The next session of Managing the Employment Relationship is Wednesday, Dec. 11!

The next session of Managing the Employment Relationship Training is scheduled for 2:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, in 264 Rhatigan Student Center. To register for this training, go to myTraining through my黑洞社区.

This course is provided for leaders who supervise employees (UP, USS, students), and will focus on managing the employment relationship. It will provide guidance on setting clear expectations, listening intentionally, managing performance, identifying when an employee is not meeting expectations, and effectively addressing those concerns. This training will also introduce you to tools to use to effectively manage the employment relationship. If you have questions, contact mytraining@wichita.edu.

Join the 400 Years & Beyond Movement

You鈥檙e invited to attend Awareness, Action, and Healing Business & New Practices, from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, Nov. 5) in 130 Hughes Metropolitan Complex.

International speaker Angel Acosta presents this mindful approach, which focuses on informing and healing through action. Acosta will speak about change starts in the workplace.

Join the 400 Years & Beyond Movement and hear from other speakers on topics around diversity and inclusion, mindfulness, and developing stress resilience just to highlight a few. Inequality is a threat to our health and democracy. Nearly 400 years of division have created an apartheid society: we need a new social infrastructure to carry us through the challenges of climate change, decaying physical infrastructure, rapidly evolving jobs, underperforming schools, uneven access to health care and lack of affordable housing.

Communities and organizations across the country are already observing the call, and addressing these inequalities in bold and impactful ways. Get in engaged through attending this program. The program is free and open to 黑洞社区 students, faculty, and staff. Learn more at  or contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at 978-3034.

Nov. 6 - Learn more about Mexico over an authentic Mexican meal

Learn more about Mexico and their business practices and customs. On Wednesday, Nov. 6, the International Business Studies Association (IBSA) and Professional Edge is sponsoring 鈥淎n Evening in Mexico,鈥� with an authentic Mexican Meal and comments from Mr. Carlos Wreidt, VP of Finance, The Mirror. The dinner and program begin at 6 p.m. at Pioneer Balloon Corporate headquarters at 5000 E. 29th St. North.

Student reservations are $8 and adult reservations are $25. You may make a reservation by calling 316-978-3176.

KMUW to convene mental health conversation with Sheriff and Chief of Police

The intersections between mental health and other aspects of our community are endless, from law enforcement to homelessness, medical responders to nonprofit support.

A panel of local experts will discuss the pervasiveness of mental health issues in our community at KMUW's Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap. Join us at 5:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, Nov. 5) at Roxy's Downtown, 412 1/2 E. Douglas, for this free event.

Our panelists include Jeff Easter, Sedgwick County Sheriff, and Gordon Ramsay, Wichita Police Department Chief of Police.

As always, we welcome your questions and stories, which you can share with us in advance using the two-way radio feature on the KMUW app. The discussion will be streamed via Facebook Live starting at 5:30 p.m. for those who can't make it. All past Engage ICT discussions can be found at .

Project Management Summit 2019 hosted by 黑洞社区 this Friday, Nov. 8

Information Technology Services is sponsoring a Project Management Office (PMO) summit for Project Managers and Project Management Offices featuring presenters from regional colleges and universities to include presentations on Governance for Project Management from KU, Strategic Planning Initiatives from 黑洞社区, Agile Projects using Amazon Professional Services from KSU, and KITO changes from KSU.

The event will be held from 9 a.m.-noon Friday, Nov. 8, in 264 RSC. All students, faculty, staff, and partners are encouraged to attend to share in ideas from our Region's Institutes of Higher Learning.

Please RSVP or submit questions to PMO@wichita.edu.

Flu shots available on campus

黑洞社区 HR Total Rewards team is once again hosting on-site flu shots, available to State of Kansas employees and their spouses who are currently enrolled in SEHP medical insurance from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, in 319 RSC.

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Please download and complete the to bring with you to your appointment.

If you participated in a clinic last year and completed a profile, you will be prompted to reset your password.

Note: Employees located in Kansas in a city other than Wichita can select a different on-site location by using the same registration link. However, individuals are encouraged to contact the alternate site in advance to confirm access, as not all sites are open to the public.

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Leading art historian and curator will discuss works by women artists in Ulrich Museum collection today (Tuesday, Nov. 5)

Catherine Morris, senior curator at the Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum, and a leading feminist art historian and curator, will discuss works by women artists in the Ulrich collection, the collection's roots in 1970s art historical sensibilities, and the ways in which smaller institutions that have historically existed on the periphery of the Art World can become invaluable resources for telling the previously unexplored and undervalued "minor" histories that contemporary audiences increasingly want to hear.

A public reception for Morris will begin at 5:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, Nov. 5), followed by a program at 6 p.m. at the Ulrich Museum of Art. Admission is free.

Continue celebrating First-Gen Week with the First Generation Coordinating Council

Two Tuesday festivities are scheduled today (Nov. 5).

The College of Applied Studies will have a reception for first-generation faculty, staff, students and supporters from noon-1:15 p.m. today (Tuesday, Nov. 5) in 165A Corbin Connect. No activities are planned, just conversational come-and-go. First-generation trivia will also be displayed.

The College of Health Professions will also has something planned from 1-3 p.m. in the main lobby of Ahlberg Hall.

Wind up Wednesday, Nov. 6, with a mid-week First-Gen Shocker celebration and open house with the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in 115 Grace Wilkie Hall.

Join the growing list of First Gen Shockers. Email FGshockers@wichita.edu for more information.

First-gen events.

黑洞社区 Office of Research is hosting a workshop on applying to the American Chemical Society鈥檚 Petroleum Research Fund Grant Program

The 黑洞社区 Office of Research is hosting a Research Workshop on applying to the American Chemical Society鈥檚 Petroleum Research Fund Grant Program from 2:30-4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in 313 RSC.

Coleen Pugh, 黑洞社区 Graduate School Dean and Associate Vice President for Research & Economic Development, will share information about this grant program. Pugh has more than 30 years of experience in the research field of Polymer Science. She serves on the Board Standing Committee of the American Chemical Society鈥檚 Petroleum Research Fund, making funding recommendations in Polymer Science as a member of Science Committee 7. Please attend this research workshop to learn more about this funding opportunity, to refine your research ideas, and / or to have more success in applying to the ACS-PRF grant program.

If you see an accessibility problem on campus, please report it.

Accessibility is an ongoing part of everyone鈥檚 job at 黑洞社区. If you see an accessibility problem of any kind, please report it using this accessible web form. Help 黑洞社区 serve all students, faculty, staff, and guests as well as we possibly can.

Litigation attorney to speak about case involving lost Apollo 11 samples

The Wichita Space Initiative welcomes litigation attorney Christopher McHugh, who will give a talk "The Legal Battle Over Apollo 11 Samples," at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in 319 RSC.

In 1969, the United States met the impossible challenge leveled by President John. F. Kennedy eight years earlier, to land a man on the moon and return him safely to earth. The heroism of the moment culminated in Neil Armstrong鈥檚 collection of the first lunar rocks into the Apollo 11 Lunar Sample Contingency bag.

Embodying the self-sacrifice, courage, ingenuity and fortitude of an entire nation, the Lunar Contingency bag was the ultimate trophy for the winner of the space race. It was like the Lombardi trophy, the Stanley Cup, and every Olympic Gold Medal, all rolled up into one and multiplied by a thousand ... and NASA lost it! This is the story of the Chicago woman who found it almost 50 years later, and her battle with NASA over a national treasure."

As always, WSI talks are free and open to the public.

Learn about flavorful neutrinos in physics seminar on Nov. 6

Please join us for the next Physics Seminar at 2 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov. 6) in 128 Jabara Hall, featuring Alexander J. Stuart, from the Universidad de Colima. Professor Stuart's talk will be titled "Neutrinos and the Problem with Flavor". Refreshments & discussion afterwards. Supported by the Eddy and April Lucas Fund, Wichita, Kansas.

Center for Management class: How to Delegate and Empower Your Employees

Come hear from an expert how to successfully and comfortably delegate in a workshop led by Don Hackett, DBA, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19. The cost is $299. A 40 percent discount is available for 黑洞社区 faculty, staff, and students. Some restrictions apply.

Delegation is considered, by many management gurus and practicing professionals, to be the most important skill set an ambitious leader can develop. It is also considered to be the least developed skill of most supervisors and managers.

Delegation has two incredibly important benefits. First, it ensures the employee is focusing on responsibilities at their level. This obviously has time management as well as resource benefits. Secondly, it is one of the basic methods of growing and developing our direct reports.

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

Stop by and see the Career Development Center for Resume Rx on Nov. 6

Need your resume or cover letter reviewed but don't have time to make it to an appointment? The Career Development Center has you covered! Students are invited to come see us from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, on the RSC first floor, for help with a resume, a cover letter, interview tips, and general information about our office. No need to register; just stop by and see us!

What is it like to come to the U.S. as an international student?

Paperwork. Money. Language barriers. These are just a few challenges international students face when applying to universities in the United States.

To help the 黑洞社区 community better understand these challenges, the Office of International Education will host ACIREMA on Friday, Nov. 15. ACIREMA is an interactive workshop that walks you through the challenges international students experience as they seek an American education. Join us on this international journey and see if you will make it to 黑洞社区! Multiple sessions are available.

For more information and to register visit . Questions? Contact fai.tai@wichita.edu.

Our office believes this event is an important step in helping our community understand how hard our international students have worked to come to our university.

Attention fraternity and sorority life alumni!

Fraternity and Sorority Life is looking for alumni members of social Greek-letter fraternities and sororities to update their contact information. With your contact information updated, we are able to send you our monthly newsletter so you can be informed about what our community is doing.

WalletHub uses 黑洞社区鈥檚 Harpool as expert source

Dotty Harpool

Wichita State's Dorothy Harpool was recently featured in WalletHub's piece about Capital One credit cards.  on WalletHub. Scroll down to read the story.

Audiology doctoral students need participants for their research projects

黑洞社区 graduate students in the Doctor of Audiology program need participants for their research projects. They are studying clinical techniques in audiology for evaluating function of the ear.

Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 35, have normal hearing, have not had an ear infection in the past three months, nor had symptoms of cold, flu, or nasal allergy in the past two weeks.

Participants will receive a free comprehensive hearing evaluation and ear examination prior to testing. The testing will take about one hour. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Brigid Derby at brderby@shockers.wichita.edu or 816-405-4969, or Professor Xiao-Ming Sun at Xiao-Ming.Sun@wichita.edu.

Faculty and staff regalia orders at the Shocker Store in RSC

The Shocker Store is taking regalia rental orders from faculty and staff members who are planning to attend the fall 2019 commencement. The deadline to place your order is 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15. Please email Julie at shockerstore@wichita.edu or call 978-7021.

Payment is due when you place your order. 

Psychology Colloquium to feature presentation by Megan O'Brien

Megan O鈥橞rien, Ph.D., MPH, will present 鈥淚ntegrating Rewards Cards into Children's Savings Programs,鈥� from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, in 261 Jabara Hall.

O'Brien is a Research Area Specialist at the University of Michigan School of Social Work's Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion. Her work has focused primarily on improving access to services for Medicaid and Medicaid-eligible youth from underserved areas, ranging from sparsely populated rural counties to youth attending school in the urban core of Kansas City, Kansas.

This has led to a primary focus on improving communication between families and providers in the children鈥檚 mental health and intellectual / developmental disabilities systems. O鈥橞rien鈥檚 interest in improving access to health services also extends to the study of factors contributing to disparities in utilization of clinical preventive services among adults with disabilities.

90's Lunchtime Bingo with the Student Activities Council

Needing a way to spice up your lunch? Instead of asking for spicy chicken at Chik-Fil-A, join your friends in our fast-paced lunchtime bingo! 

Each lunchtime bingo will be an opportunity to win some awesome prizes during your lunch break. Sounds like a win-win! Maybe you have that 90s nostalgia, or maybe you wish you were born in the era of Nintendo and N鈥橲YNC. Either way, we鈥檙e here to hook you up with some 90鈥檚 inspired gear. All you have to do is score a Bingo! 

Grab a bingo card 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Tuesday, Nov. 5) at the RSC Starbucks. For more information about Student Activity Council sponsored events, visit  or contact us at sac@wichita.edu.

Koskei repeats as champion, leads Shockers to runner-up finish

Winny Koskei claimed her second consecutive conference title as the Wichita State men's and women's cross country teams competed at the American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships last week.
 
Koskei won this meet a year ago, and she repeated her success this year, finishing in first. She crossed the line in 20:15, which nearly beat her season-best time of 20:14.5 from the Bill Dellinger Invitational.
 
Rebekah Topham finished as the conference runner-up. She outkicked Tulsa's Caitlin Klopfer down the stretch to finish the 6K in 20:29. That time is a new season best for the steeplechase All-American.

Sale on drinkware at the Shocker Store

This week at the RSC Shocker Store, take 20% off all drinkware. They have everything from coffee mugs, to wine glasses, to water bottles and more. Sale is through Saturday in Rhatigan Student Center location only.