A message from the president
As we enter a new year, I am proud to announce Kaye Monk-Morgan will transition to a permanent vice president role where she will continue to focus on strategic engagement and planning. Effective in January, Monk-Morgan will begin serving as the Vice President for Strategic Engagement and Planning.
Growing Wichita, our region and our state is a crucial part of our mission and the Kansas Board of Regents鈥� strategic plan, and this role will be instrumental in meeting these objectives.
In her new role, Monk-Morgan will be responsible for university-wide strategic planning,鈥痑ssessment and accreditation, TRIO/GEAR-UP, community-based centers, engaging with the community around the university鈥檚 priorities, and advising the President and Executive Vice President/Provost on matters related to 黑洞社区鈥檚 strategic objectives.
Primarily reporting is to the Executive Vice President/Provost, with a secondary reporting to the President for strategic planning and community engagement, she will serve on various boards and committees, both within the university and in the external community, as an extension of the President and Executive Vice President/Provost.
I want to thank Monk-Morgan for continually stepping up to the challenge and leading
the way in this important university and community work.
Sincerely,
Rick Muma
Interim President
Faculty nominations sought for president's distinguished service award
Do you know a faculty member who is deeply engaged in service? Do you know A faculty member who exemplifies any of the following?
- Distinguished service to the university
- Distinguished service to the community
- Notable outreach efforts and/or forging of connections between 黑洞社区 and the community.
- Long-term commitment to 黑洞社区 through extensive committee service
Consider nominating them for the Presidential Service Award. Please send your nominations to leeann.birdwell@wichita.edu. Complete a nomination form and attach a CV that includes the nominee鈥檚 service activities. Previous recipients of this award are not eligible for nomination. The deadline is 5 p.m. Feb. 24.
鈥楽olving for X鈥� seeks participants who will share their unique stories
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
Share your unique stories of home and be a part of this research visualization, a collaboration between the Ulrich Museum and the Departments of Dance and Sociology. 鈥淪haring Matrilineal Memories at 黑洞社区,鈥� the fourth exhibition in the "Solving for X = Identity" series, is participatory, focused on collecting memories of home for 黑洞社区 students, faculty and staff.
Please follow the link to the to submit photos, as well as your responses to the following questions: 1) What do you remember about your mother鈥檚 home? 2) What do you remember about your grandmother鈥檚 home?
All submitted stories and images will be included in this Solving for X exhibition and on display in the Ulrich鈥檚 Grafly Gallery from Jan. 21-May 8, 2021.
If you have any questions, please contact Cheyla Clawson at cheyla.clawson@wichita.edu or call 316-979-3378 or Twyla Hill at twyla.hill@wichita.edu or 316-978-7151.
Convergence Sciences researchers target 3D printing waste
The 3D printing revolution is nothing short of remarkable, but it also produces a considerable amount of waste. In fact, it鈥檚 estimated that up to 19% of 3D printing is waste.
A team of interdisciplinary researchers at 黑洞社区 is working to create sustainable 3D printing practices to reduce that waste.
This project is one of four awardees of 黑洞社区鈥檚 Convergence Sciences Initiative.
Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program is requesting proposals for a Seed Research Initiation Grant opportunity
A jurisdiction of the NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program, the Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program (KNEP) is managed through the NASA in Kansas office. The goal of NASA EPSCoR is to provide seed funding that will enable jurisdictions to develop an academic research enterprise directed toward long-term, self-sustaining, nationally competitive capabilities in aerospace and aerospace-related research. This capability will, in turn, contribute to the jurisdiction鈥檚 economic viability and expand the nation鈥檚 base for aerospace research and development.
The Partnership Development Grant (PDG) opportunity recipient is expected to initiate, develop, and formalize a meaningful professional relationship with a NASA researcher. Given this expectation, it is vital investigators and students travel to a NASA center if selected for an award.
黑洞社区's Usha Haley used as expert in US News & World Report article
US News & World Report approached top business school faculty and investment managers to explain the theoretical foundations for corporations' investment decisions. That included Wichita State's Usha Haley with the W. Frank Barton School of Business, who explained the role of factors of production in investment decisions for the article.