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College students use their skills to help fight the pandemic

More than two dozen Wichita State students are using their skills to fight the COVID-19 pandemic through applied learning.

Nominate an adult learner for Adult Learner of the Year Award

In March 2021, the Office of Adult Learning will host the 2nd Annual Adult Learner of the Year (ALOTY) awards ceremony. In this ceremony, we will not only celebrate six years as an office, but we will also name an ALOTY, two finalists, a community partner and a 黑洞社区 partner. We are calling on the 黑洞社区 community to help us find an adult learner at Wichita State deserving of the title, Adult Learner of the Year. The deadline to nominate an adult learner is Friday, Jan. 29.

A student is considered an adult learner at Wichita State if they are a current undergraduate earning their first bachelor鈥檚 degree and is either: 24 years or older; a military or veteran student; or independent status.

Save the date: Hanover Research Faculty Workshop and Consultations on Jan. 22

黑洞社区 is partnering with Hanover Research to provide faculty with webinars and consultations designed to increase your grant-writing success and research competitiveness.

Good vs Fundable Proposals Webinar, 10 a.m.-noon Friday, Jan. 22.

This training will explore the difference between a good project and a fundable one, with particular emphasis on how to speak to funders鈥� expectations around innovation. A panel of grant consultants from a range of backgrounds will follow.

Faculty Consultations, Friday, Jan. 22

If you registered and attended one or more of the Hanover webinars on Oct. 30 or Jan. 22, 2021, you will have a chance to receive a one-on-one consultation with a grant consultant expert from Hanover Research, who specializes in your area of research. Only eight slots are available and faculty (or groups of faculty with similar interests); must provide a white paper in advance of the Faculty Consultation to be considered for this opportunity.

Email proposals@wichita.edu to register for either of these Hanover Workshops.

Research Workshops

Toner replenishment program update

The toner replenishment program is now fully in place. All printers with a DEX MPS tag on the printer will receive an auto-replenishment of toner when your printer gets down to 30% toner life. If your printer was below 30% when the program went into effect, it will not auto-replenish. If this is the case for your printer, please call the phone number on the tag and tell the operator that you need toner; this will be a one-time process, all future orders will be automatic.

The operator will need the Equipment ID # on the label. The program also covers service and parts such as drum kits, fuser kits and toner collection units. When your printer notifies you that you need one of these parts, call the number on the label and order the part. At the end of each monthly cycle, you will receive an invoice from Central Services detailing your toner use for the month. You are only billed for toner use, nothing else. The detailed usage and rate per printer will give you the data you need to determine which printers should be replaced or taken out of service.

Please contact Ellen Abbey if you have any questions regarding this program or if you need assistance in ordering supplies: ellen.abbey@wichita.edu

SPTE Request for 1, 2 or 4 week pre-session courses

If you would like to request a SPTE (Student Perception of Teaching Effectiveness) evaluation to be administered to your pre-session course, . You also have the option of contacting the office at x3384. SPTE information and additional services the Social Science Research Lab offers can be found at www.wichita.edu\sslab.

Learn about Fairmount College, win prize in scavenger hunt

Have fun learning more about Fairmount College鈥檚 role in establishing Wichita State University during a scavenger hunt created by the Department of Anthropology to learn about Fairmount College's 125-year history. 

From now through the end of January 2021, faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate in this fun event that begins on campus and ends at Maple Grove Cemetery at 1000 N. Hillside, where many faculty and staff from the early years of Fairmount College are buried. 

Students who complete the scavenger hunt will be entered into a drawing for an iPad on Feb. 1, 2021. Faculty and staff participants will be entered into a monthly drawing for a Shocker Store gift card.

Have fun, stay safe and good luck! For more information, go to .

Save the date: Strategic Communications annual seminar

Save the date for Strategic Communications' annual seminar, 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, Jan. 21. The virtual seminar will focus on the 125 years of education and innovation campaign. An RSVP for the event will be in 黑洞社区 Today soon.

Kansas SBDC webinars available

The Kansas SBDC presents no-cost webinars for small businesses. Register at www.wichita.edu/ksbdcworkshops

Startup and Start Right, noon-1 p.m. today (Monday, Jan. 4); noon-1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29
Protect all your hard work by starting your business legally. Learn how to quickly startup in just 10 steps. This webinar will cover licenses and permits, federal and state tax IDs, business structure, funding, marketing and other essentials.

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GRASP 2021 abstract submission closes Feb. 11

The Graduate School is now accepting abstract submissions for the 17th annual Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) Symposium. GRASP 2021 will be held on Blackboard again this year with video presentations open for 黑洞社区 Community viewing starting on April 2. Please encourage your graduate students to take advantage of this opportunity to showcase their research. Abstract submission closes on Feb.  11.

Make submissions here

Nominate your GTA for the 2021 SGA Graduate Teaching Award of the Year

Started in Spring 2019, the 黑洞社区 Student Government Association awards the SGA Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year. The purpose of this award is to acknowledge and recognize outstanding graduate teaching assistants for their contributions to the mission of 黑洞社区.

If you know any outstanding GTAs, nominate them today! Nominations for the 2021 SGA Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year are now open and will close at 5 p.m. March 12, 2021. Click here to nominate your academic advisor today.