Campus Connection: April 9, 2019

AACSB extends accreditation of Barton School鈥檚 degree programs

Barton School accreditation

All undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered by the W. Frank Barton School of Business continue to be accredited by AACSB International 鈥 a premier accrediting body for business schools worldwide.

The Barton School is one of 836 business schools in 55 countries that are accredited by AACSB, and one of 189 schools worldwide that have separate accreditation for both business and accounting programs. This extension of accreditation was announced by AACSB鈥檚 Board of Directors on April 1, 2019, and signifies the commitment of the Barton School to continually improve the quality of education it offers to students.

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As the largest global association for business education, AACSB is a leading voice and advocate for amplifying the positive impact that business schools have on society. Serving as a connector and convener, AACSB is dedicated to sharing diverse insights, best practices, and impactful research that advances business education and the value of AACSB Accreditation around the world. 


Delta secures top spot in 29th Annual Airline Quality Rating

Delta Air Lines is No. 1, and JetBlue is No. 2, according to the 29th annual Airline Quality Rating (AQR), released yesterday (Monday, April 8). The AQR is the most comprehensive study of performance and quality of the largest airlines in the United States. The rating is a multifactor examination of the airlines based on mishandled baggage, consumer complaints, on-time performance and involuntary denied boardings.

The AQR is a joint research project funded as part of faculty research activities at the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 成人头条 and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University鈥檚 Prescott, Ariz., campus. The 2019 AQR reflects data collected during the 2018 calendar year.

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Key findings show that three of the four AQR factors tracked -- involuntary denied boardings, mishandled bags and customer complaints -- improved for the airline industry in 2018. On-time performance, the most heavily weighted element in the AQR, slipped in 2018.

This year鈥檚 report also reveals the lowest rate of bumped passengers, the lowest rate of mishandled baggage and the lowest rate of customer complaints for the industry since the AQR started in 1991.

Delta was the only airline to improve in all four categories. Six of the airlines rated performed better in 2018 versus their 2017 AQR scores. Those carriers were Delta, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit and United. Airlines whose scores declined in 2018 were Alaska, American and Frontier.

鈥淭hese results are very needed by the traveling public, given all the recent reports of airlines losing the confidence of key consumers,鈥 said Dr. Brent Bowen, AQR co-author and professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle鈥檚 Prescott, Ariz. campus. 鈥淎s the most respected and unbiased report on airline performance, travelers can be confident that our airlines are improving.鈥

鈥淥verall, another good year of industry performance,鈥 said Dr. Dean Headley, AQR co-author and emeritus professor of marketing at the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 成人头条 State University. 鈥淭he best-ever industry AQR score for 2018 is largely due to improvements in the rate of involuntary denied boardings and the rate of customer complaints. Consumers have demanded better and the industry listened and improved.鈥

Inside this year鈥檚 rating

Below is the 2019 ranking of the nation鈥檚 largest nine airlines, according to the Airline Quality Rating, with the 2018 ranking in parentheses:

  1. Delta (2)
  2. JetBlue (3)
  3. Southwest (5)
  4. Alaska (1)
  5. Hawaiian (4)
  6. United (8)
  7. Spirit (12)
  8. American (9)
  9. Frontier (11)

The merger of Alaska and Virgin America was completed in April of 2018.  The results for Alaska reflect the performance of the merged airlines for the entire year.

An electronic version of the full report, with details on each airline, is available at .


2019-20 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs are live and online

Catalog for 2019-20

The 2019-20 成人头条 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs are live and online. Links to both catalogs can be found at .

Be sure to check out some of the features 鈥 accessible from your desktop, tablet or smartphone. Links to all of WSU鈥檚 Undergraduate or Graduate degrees, programs and certificates (look for Degrees and Academic Majors). Click on any of the column headers to sort the list the way you want it, or click on the name of the program and go right to the program information.

While we are excited to have the catalog online, we recognize that a printed catalog is still important and handy. Links to download PDFs of the full Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs are located at the bottom right of every page next to links creating PDFs of individual catalog pages.


WSU men's and women's tennis to offer free tennis clinics

Coleman Tennis Complex

The WSU men's and women's tennis programs will offer free tennis clinics for WSU faculty, staff and Innovation Campus employees at the Coleman Tennis Complex this spring.

The free Wednesday clinics will be held from noon-1 p.m. starting tomorrow (Wednesday, April 10). There won鈥檛 be a clinic on April 17, but clinics will resume on Wednesday, April 24 and run indefinitely as long as there is interest.

These clinics are for all ability levels, from beginner to experienced. Even if you've never played tennis, give it a try. Rackets will be provided if you let Nick Taylor know ahead of time. RSVP to nicholas.taylor@wichita.edu.


Student-Athlete Success Center moves forward

Student-Athlete Success Center

A plan to build a new Student-Athlete Success Center and renovate parts of Charles Koch Arena is moving forward.

成人头条-based construction firm Hutton has been awarded for the $10.4 million contract for the 成人头条 project.

The WSU project has two main components. The largest is construction of the Student-Athlete Success Center, a 36,000-square-foot facility devoted to the academic and athletic development of students in WSU鈥檚 sports programs. The two-level building, to be located just south of Charles Koch Arena, will expand study and tutoring spaces. WSU鈥檚 track and cross country programs will also move to the new facility.

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Jericho Brown poetry reading tonight (Tuesday, April 9) for Writing Now / Reading Now

Jericho Brown April 9, 2019

Jericho Brown will give a poetry reading at 6 p.m. today (Tuesday, April 9) in the McKnight Art Center Atrium. A reception will precede the reading at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Writing Now / Reading Now is cosponsored by the WSU Department of English, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Watermark Books & Caf茅 and the Ulrich Museum of Art.

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One of the most gifted and lyrical poets of his generation, Jericho Brown is the author of Please, The New Testament, and The Tradition (newly released at this reading). He was recently featured on the cover of The New York Times Style Magazine for a story on prominent black, male American writers.

The poems of Jericho Brown brim over with a transformative power rooted in both sensuality and the spirit. Exploring race, religion, sexuality, and social justice, his work illuminates the American experience and enlarges the possibilities of aliveness. Claudia Rankine says, 鈥淭o read Jericho Brown鈥檚 poems is to encounter devastating genius.鈥

Brown is the recipient of a Whiting Writer鈥檚 Award and has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University. He directs the Creative Writing Program at Emory University, and he is WSU鈥檚 2019 Distinguished Visiting Poet.


Read last week鈥檚 university update

At yesterday鈥檚 Weekly Briefing, the following university update was provided on summer and fall registration, the new SGA president, Interim President Andy Tompkins, Student-Athlete Success Center, and men鈥檚 basketball success.

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Summer/fall registration begins April 8

To start today鈥檚 briefing, we want to let everyone know that registration for summer and fall classes starts on Monday, April 8.

In addition to planning for your fall course load, we also encourage every Shocker to check out our diverse summer offerings. The university has recently expanded its summer classes to better meet students鈥 needs鈥攇iving them more opportunities to stay on track and graduate in four years.

Summer Shockers have hundreds of on-campus and online options and the flexibility of two, four and eight-week sessions. Financial aid can also be applied.

To find out more about summer classes, visit wichita.edu/summer.

 

New SGA president

Following the results of yesterday鈥檚 SGA elections, today we want to congratulate the new Student Government Association president and vice president, Kitrina Miller and Michael Bearth, on their win. In addition, we also want to thank all of the candidates who participated鈥攁nd the voters for making their voices heard.

We look forward to working closely with SGA鈥檚 new leadership moving forward.

 

Dr. Andy Tompkins

Last Thursday, the Kansas Board of Regents announced the appointment of Dr. Andy Tompkins as interim president. Tompkins, who retired as KBOR president and CEO in 2015, most recently served as Fort Hays State鈥檚 interim president from December 2016 to November 2017.

Tompkins, a 2001 inductee into the Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame, was a high school English teacher who became a principal and eventually district superintendent. He was honored as Kansas Superintendent of the Year in 1992 and served as commissioner of education for the Kansas Department of Education from 1996-2005 before going on to teach at the University of Kansas.

Dr. Tompkins begins work on Monday. We welcome him to campus and look forward to the wealth of expertise and experience he brings.

Be sure to tune in to next week鈥檚 briefing, because Dr. Tompkins will be our featured speaker.

 

Student-Athlete Success Center

On Wednesday, we were pleased to announced that a $10.4 million contract to build a new Student-Athlete Success Center, and renovate parts of Charles Koch Arena, was awarded to Hutton, a 成人头条-based construction firm.

The project is completely funded through donor contributions.

The project has two main components. The largest is construction of the Student-Athlete Success Center, a 36,000-square-foot facility devoted to the academic and athletic development of students in WSU鈥檚 sports programs. The two-level building, to be located just south of Charles Koch Arena, will expand study and tutoring spaces. WSU鈥檚 track and cross-country programs will also move to the new facility.

A smaller component of the project is renovation of administrative offices inside Charles Koch Arena to create more space for the men鈥檚 basketball, women鈥檚 basketball and volleyball programs.

Groundbreaking is expected to take place in June, with completion of the project in July 2020.

 

NIT

With the Shocker Men鈥檚 Basketball season now at an end, we want to congratulate the team and coaches for their hard work and dedication resulting in a strong season finish鈥攁nd three NIT wins.   

We can鈥檛 wait to see them back on the court this fall. 


Center for Management Development welcomes new director

 

Ann Buckendahl new CMD director

The Center for Management Development is proud to welcome Ann Buckendahl as the new director for the Center for Management Development.

Buckendahl is a proud Shocker alumna, having completed her Bachelor in Business Administration, and her MBA with 成人头条. Most recently, she was the marketing brand manager at Ascension Via Christi, leading the transition to the unified Ascension brand expression. In her 13 years with Via Christi, her expertise spanned fundraising, service-line marketing, and she led the creative services team. Prior to Via Christi, Ann worked at Heartspring as the vice president of marketing and admissions, and provided leadership in their rebrand and campus relocation.

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鈥淚t is exciting to be back on the WSU campus and to see the transformation that has taken place,鈥 said Buckendahl. 鈥淚 am so honored to lead the CMD鈥檚 quality programs that link to the talent and professionalism of WSU鈥檚 Barton School of Business to professionals in 成人头条 and surrounding communities.鈥

The Center for Management Development, in the W. Frank Barton School of Business, provides quality professional education to more than 4,000 individuals and corporate clients each year, in order to enhance careers and foster workforce development. CMD acts as a strategic partner with organizations to provide current business knowledge and the best practices to develop capable leaders. Many of the participants in the CMD classroom are staff at WSU, who receive a 40 percent discount when they partner with CMD for training.


Legislative update from Zach Gearhart

Capitol building

Read the current legislative update from Zach Gearhart, director of Government Relations at WSU.

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Career Development Center Annual Report

Career Development Center Annual Report for 2017-18

The Career Development Center recently released their 2017-18 annual report. Some highlights include: 1,102 students enrolled in co-op / internships, co-op / internship students earned $4.9 million in wages, students worked with 492 employers, 136 career events were hosted, and 621 on-campus interviews conducted. 


UAS Tech Forum set for Aug. 21-22 in Salina, seeks technology pitch presentations; application deadline is April 12

UAS Tech Forum

The UAS Cluster Initiative鈥檚 UAS Tech Forum is being held in Salina, Kansas, this year on Aug. 21-22. The forum is seeking researchers, businesses, startups and entrepreneurs with advanced technology seeking investor capital, licensing or commercialization agreements to give pitch presentations.  

If you are interested in getting your company and product in front of manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and investors in the unmanned aerial systems industry, quick pitches are the most efficient way. Spots are limited, don't lose yours!

The application deadline is Friday, April 12. Those chosen to present will receive mentoring prior to the pitch session. .


Performance in the Plaza tomorrow (Wednesday, April 10)

Performance in the Plaza April 10, 2019

Performance in the Plaza brings dance, music, and performance art to you! Student Activities Council is hosting a showcase of performances from noon-3 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the WSU Plaza of Heroines in front of Ablah Library. This energetic event will immerse you into the craft, sophistication, and allure of dance, singing, and art.

For more information about SAC-sponsored events, go to  or contact us at sac@wichita.edu. 


Congratulations to Phenomenal Women Award recipients

Congratulations to the 2019 Office of Diversity and Inclusion Phenomenal Women Award recipients! Our recipients are extraordinary and courageous women who are inspiring others and making an impact in the lives of others. They are women of inspiration who overcome challenges with grace and lifts those around them. We want to honor their accomplishments, build their legacy, validate their hard work, dedication, contribution in the workplace, elevate their personal and professional profile and giving them an opportunity to be recognized. See information on this year's recipients below.

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Faculty/Staff Dr. Karen Countryman-Roswurm
Faculty/Staff Dr. -Carreno
Student Recipient 

Once again, congratulations!

For more information about the Phenomenal Women Awards, go to .


WSU Neurodiversity Awareness Week coming April 22-26

Neurodiversity Awareness Week April 2019

Neurodiversity is both a philosophy and emerging civil rights movement.

To promote awareness and acceptance of autism within the WSU community, the WSU Neurodiversity Awareness Week: Autism Spectrum Disorder was initiated. The second annual event will take place April 22-26.

Each day, throughout the week, events have been scheduled with the overarching goal of reframing the discussion about autism among faculty, staff, and students. Rather than focus on autism as a deficit or disability, conversations will focus on autism as a difference or 鈥渘eurological variation鈥, while acknowledging the challenges of this brain difference. All events are free and open to the public.

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Neurodiversity assumes that some degree of neurological difference is inherent in the human genome. Acknowledging and appreciating the extensive range of human neurologies, including those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), while also acknowledging and appreciating the challenges of brain differences is fundamental to neurodiversity. The neurodiversity movement is gaining recognition across industries. In doing so, campuses are recognizing the strengths individuals who are neurodiverse bring to learning and problem-solving situations that can lead to innovation.

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WSU alum and NASA flight controller to speak at 成人头条 State

Steve Carothers

Steve Carothers

Join the 成人头条 Space Initiative (WSI) as we welcome Steve Carothers, a WSU alum and former NASA flight controller, who will speak to us about his time at Mission Control at NASA鈥檚 Johnson Space Center at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in 261 RSC.  His talk, 鈥淪pace Shuttle Ascent Aborts,鈥 will look at his primary duties while at NASA-JSC, which included real-time support as an ascent / entry guidance and procedures officer during launch, deorbit, and landing. Talks in WSI's Space Exploration Lecture Series are free and open to the public.

For more information about the WSI and the Space Exploration Lecture Series, visit .


Sign up for the Cardboard Boat Regatta on April 27

Cardboard Boat Regatta April 27, 2019

To float or not to float, that is the question. Put your building skills to the test and create a boat using cardboard and duct tape. Then name it, climb in and race it to the finish line! The Cardboard Boat Regatta will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Heskett Center.

Awards are given for creativity, team spirit, people's choice, and race winner. Sign up today at . 


Donate life- it鈥檚 the best gift you can give!

WSU Blood Drive April 2019Did you know blood donations save 4.5 million lives each year, yet less than 1 out of every 10 people donates? A decision to donate blood can save a life, or even several when separated into its components 鈥 red blood cells, platelets and plasma. Here are five of the most common lifesaving transfusions and how much blood they require. Another reminder that every donation counts!

The 成人头条 State Blood Drive will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, and Wednesday, April 17, in the Heskett Center lobby. All presenting donors will receive a free T-shirt, while supplies last.

To schedule your appointment visit ; Sponsor code: 成人头条 State or call 1-800-Red-Cross.

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  1. Car Accidents: A patient with serious injuries from a car wreck needs approximately 50 or more units of blood.
  2. Organ Transplants: Organ recipients require varying amounts of blood. A liver transplant requires the most blood at up to 50 units, while others transplants require about 10.
  3. Trauma Patients: Bleeding after an injury is responsible for over 2 million deaths each year worldwide. Trauma patients may need up to 50 units of red blood cells, and additional units of plasma and platelets.
  4. Bone Marrow Transplants: They are performed to replace bone marrow that has been damaged or destroyed by disease, infection or chemotherapy. Bone marrow transplant patients need up to 20 units of red cells, and 25 units of platelets.
  5. Burn Victims: Blood transfusions (approximately 20 units) help burn victims maintain oxygen levels, reduce anemia, support tissue healing and preserve organ function.

Mark your calendars for the Shocker Store鈥檚 Spring Patio Sale

Spring Patio Sale

Save the date for the Shocker Store鈥檚 Spring Patio Sale. From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 and Wednesday, May 1, on the RSC north patio, you will find great deals on Shocker gear for all the Shockers in your life!