Congratulations to the 2020 President鈥檚 Distinguished Service Award recipients!
Congratulations to the honorees of the President鈥檚 Distinguished Service Awards and the unclassified professionals鈥� Wayne Carlisle Distinguished Service Award.
For more information on each of the honorees, go to . Visit Wichita State social media channels to congratulate the honorees.
The 2020 Wayne Carlisle Distinguished Service Award recipient is Alicia Newell, assistant vice president for Assessment & Retention in Student Affairs.
The 2020 President鈥檚 Distinguished Service Award honorees are:
Angela Aubrey
Curriculum & Instruction, College of Applied Sciences
Denise Gimlin
Dean's Office, Graduate School
Deepak Gupta
Industrial, Systems & Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering
LaDawna Hobkirk
Department of Sociology, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Matthew Houston
Electrical Shop, Facility Services
Ward T. Jewell
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, College of Engineering
David Muehl
Performance Facilities, College of Fine Arts
Kennedy Rogers
Student Involvement, Student Affairs
Betty Smith-Campbell
School of Nursing, College of Health Professions
Retired B1-B will arrive in Wichita soon for Air Force research project
A new research partnership between 黑洞社区鈥檚 (黑洞社区) National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) and the U.S. Air Force will create a virtual B-1 Bomber that could help the Air Force predict the future of its supersonic bombers.
The project, sponsored by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center B1 Division, will study the effects of flight operations on aircraft structures. The NIAR team will fully disassemble the aircraft, scan every individual structural part down to the nuts and bolts, and reassemble the virtual aircraft parts to create a digital twin. The program will provide the Air Force with unprecedented information on the B-1B, allowing for the evaluation of damage or changes to aircraft usage in order to repair, modify design or structural inspection intervals, and/or reevaluate the design life of the aircraft.
Place your order by May 8 for the limited edition 125th anniversary lapel pin
In celebration of the 125th anniversary for 黑洞社区, a special edition lapel pin has been designed to mark the celebratory period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. The deadline to be part of this bulk order is Friday, May 8.
The full-color, approximately 1.25鈥� hard enamel pin, is available with a butterfly (military) or magnet fastener. Please note that the price point for the magnet fastener is slightly higher than the butterfly fastener.
The price point breakdown based on the quantity ordered is noted. For example, if all combined orders for lapel pins with magnet fasteners total 10,000, then the cost per unit will be $1.12. However, if all combined orders for magnet fasteners is 100, the cost per unit will be $1.18.
Each department will only be invoiced for the quantity requested. The deadline to submit orders is Friday, May 8.
Care Team has published its May newsletter
Though social distancing measures have been necessary and effective tools for slowing the spread of COVID-19 and preventing the number of cases from exceeding the capacity of our healthcare system, those same measures have had a negative impact on our community鈥檚 mental health.
JoVE Science Library streaming free for 黑洞社区 students and faculty
Find innovative instructional streaming collections at JoVE Science Library! Through University Libraries, 黑洞社区 faculty and students have free access to JoVE through June 15. This online resource has videos on a variety of STEM subjects. More information is .
Pandemic series speaker to discuss his work on COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics
Bill Groutas
Making sense of the issues surrounding the coronavirus can be challenging. Faculty experts in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at 黑洞社区 are helping clear the confusion.
The last talk in the Perspectives on the Pandemic series is "In search of a COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutics," by Bill Groutas, 黑洞社区 Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. His presentation at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, will briefly review coronaviruses, their life cycle, and state-of-the art progress in the development of vaccines and immunotherapeutics, as well as the use of repurposed drugs. Lastly, progress by his research group related to the discovery of inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease, an enzyme essential for viral replication, will also be discussed briefly.
Kansas businesses can learn about the new cybersecurity rules for selling to DoD
Cybersecurity certification auditing will be required of all companies selling to the Department of Defense (DoD) and to prime contractors beginning later this year. The Kansas Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) at 黑洞社区 is bringing one of the first training sessions on this certification to Kansas business in a Thursday, May 14 program. The program will be presented by Project Spectrum, which has been chosen by the DoD to make presentations across the country regarding the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.
Senior Cybersecurity Expert Nathan Magniez will lead the program to begin educating Kansas businesses on what they need to do to make their business comply with the audits to that will be done by approved auditors, before a company can sell their goods or services to the DoD.
This program will focus on Level 1 of the five-level certification model with the training to include information on access control, physical protection, system/communications protection. The webinar is scheduled for 45 minutes, beginning at 11 a.m. CDT Thursday, May 14, to be followed by a question-and-answer period. There is no charge for this presentation. Registration is required prior to the presentation at .
The DoD is planning to begin implementing this auditing program later this year. It will be a program that will be rolled out over several years to be required for all business selling any item to the DoD. It will also be required of companies in the supply chain for businesses that sell to the DoD.
The Kansas PTAC assists Kansas companies with in locating, obtaining and performing federal, state and local government contracts. It has offices at 黑洞社区, GO Topeka and Johnson County Community College.
This Procurement Technical Assistance Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency. It is funded additionally by Wichita State University, Pittsburg State University, GO Topeka, and Johnson County Community College.
Wichita State benefactor R.D. 鈥楧ee鈥� Hubbard dies
黑洞社区 benefactor R.D. 鈥淒ee鈥� Hubbard, for whom Hubbard Hall is named, died April 29 in Palm Desert, California.
Hubbard, 84, was born in Smith Center and attended Butler Community College. He supported Wichita State in numerous ways and, in 1981, the university named the Life Sciences Building in his honor.
With his wife, Joan Dale, Mr. Hubbard established the R.D. Hubbard and Joan Dale Scholarship for Horatio Algers Scholars to support students selected to participate in the national Horatio Alger Scholars program.
Hubbard served as president and part owner of Service Auto Glass and its parent company, Safelite Corp. He moved to Kingsport, Tennessee, where he developed AFT Industries into one of the largest flat glass manufacturers in the country and a Fortune 500 company.
According to the Associated Press, he was the former owner of Hollywood Park, Ruidoso Downs and The Woodlands in Kansas City. Hubbard was a member of the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame, the Ruidoso Downs鈥� Racehorse Hall of Fame, and was a board member of Breeders鈥� Cup and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.
Hubbard was a member of the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame, Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame, and the National Baseball Congress Hall of Fame.
'My (Home) Research Experience' by Graduate Student Council on May 8
Have you ever been curious about how your peers conduct their research? Their methods? Their work environments? How they balance between their family and excel sheets?
Please join Jacob Armstrong, the Graduate Student Council President, as he shares his research experience from 3-4 p.m. Friday, May 8, right before Graduate School's Happy Hour! Link to the live stream will be published on GSC's .
Join our Virtual Academic Excellence Celebration tomorrow
Join the 黑洞社区 Office of Diversity and Inclusion for our Virtual Academic Excellence Celebration at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 6. This event honors multicultural students who earned a 3.0 or higher in fall 2019, and are currently enrolled in spring 2020.
You can join us by watching at at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 6.
Please email diversity@wichita.edu with any questions.
University Libraries is helping with State Library Card signup
Get a State Library of Kansas card easy! Email us at librarystaff@wichita.edu with your full name (including middle initial), email address and date-of-birth.
See all the online resources available at .
Fun new Zoom backgrounds for professors and students
Are you and your students tired of the standard Zoom backgrounds? Or would you like to change yours, but you are unsure how? Instructional Design and Access has put together a new training page with tips on uploading Zoom backgrounds along with several new ones for you and your students to try. Check it out at , and please tell your students as well.
Mother's Day Brunch Kit
黑洞社区 Dining is offering a Mother鈥檚 Day Brunch Kit with contactless delivery to your house on Saturday, May 9! It includes a DIY quiche, cheesy hashbrown casserole, cinnamon rolls and more, plus additional add-on options available.
For more information, . To order, call 316-978-5863 or email wsucatering@compass-usa.com.
CAPS is online @ShockersCAPS
Get support for your mental health and connect to your community with Counseling and Prevention Services online. Find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with @ShockersCAPS or with #黑洞社区WeSupportU, and join us for our Facebook Live streams, Keep Calm & Breathe On at 4 p.m. Mondays and 1 p.m. Wednesdays, and The Day of the Week at 11 a.m. Fridays.
Counseling and Prevention Services
Tuition Assistance applications for fall 2020 now being accepted
Tuition Assistance applications for fall 2020 are now being accepted through the Online Application Form. The online application will be available through July 1, and will close at the end of this application period.
The fillable PDF form will no longer be accepted. Due to the volume of applications received each semester, requests to submit late applications will be automatically denied. There will be no exceptions.
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Questions may be directed to TuitionAssistance@wichita.edu.