Step-by-Step Online Classroom Guide for Students
As your course content moves online, you may have questions about how to access these materials. A webpage has been developed with step-by-step guidance to help. Check out these instructions at .
New statewide Stay at Home Order: What you need to know
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly issued an executive order Saturday, March 28 that the entire state of Kansas will be under a Stay at Home Order starting today (Monday, March 30).
What does this mean for 成人头条?
The State Stay at Home Order supersedes the Sedgwick County Stay at Home Order that was enacted Wednesday, March 25. However, because the directive is the same 鈥� that individuals in the county must stay at home and leave their residence only to perform essential activities 鈥� the university鈥檚 are still applicable.
As we remain under stay-at-home orders, we ask that the Shocker community continue to abide by these guidelines and look for ways to limit your presence on campus to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Thank you for your continued understanding and flexibility during these difficult times. As always, our first priority is the health, safety and well-being of our entire Shocker community.
If you have any questions about what you should do as a student, faculty member or employee of 成人头条 State, go to .
A message from President Jay Golden
The following letter was provided to The 成人头条 Eagle and Kansas.com by 成人头条 State President Jay Golden.
By Jay Golden, President, 成人头条
Our campuses throughout the community may look empty, but 成人头条 and WSU Tech are educating students and supporting the region and state economy during these uncertain times. Our combined institutions are served by thousands of dedicated 成人头条ns and Kansans whose families have also been directly impacted by the current pandemic.
Our faculty and staff have made the quick pivot to provide instruction to your students online, our leading researchers continue their work focused on national security, our clinicians are serving those who have physical and mental health needs and, our residence hall staff are now sheltering those students who could not safely travel back to their homes.
Fortunately, Sedgwick County鈥檚 stay-at-home order allows us as educational institutions to continue these essential operations. The order says: 鈥淪chool buildings may be used if needed to house individuals, distribute food, provide medical care, distance learning or any other services deemed to protect life and property and other critical resources.鈥�
成人头条 State scientists and those from our sister institution, Kansas State University, are researching antiviral drugs initially for norovirus and have isolated a compound that shows promise to inhibit feline infectious peritonitis virus -- a coronavirus.
The compound has just been licensed to a third-party and is in clinical development. While there are no guarantees of the efficacy for combating COVID19, it represents the type of research underway in university labs across America to tackle this devastating pandemic.
Leveraging the expertise that exists on our campus in engineering and innovation, our researchers have designed 3-D scaffolding and frame for respirators. The frame will be reusable in conjunction with replaceable fabric filters we are developing. We have released all the intellectual property and are sharing the designs to universities across the country to use for their local needs. We are also working on additive manufacturing to apply to the manufacturing of respirators and ventilators.
Our social scientists are working to quickly quantify the financial impacts to our region and the different industrial sectors while also evaluating potential mitigation and remediation strategies. The expertise we have in regard to big data and analytics is being applied to examine trends that emerge from the current pandemic, including implications for certain demographics as well as logistics and supply chain.
This is the kind of work a national innovation university does day in and day out, to create a better world.
To meet more immediate needs of the community, both WSU and WSU Tech have organized drives to collect medical Personal Protective Equipment, known as PPE, from our labs and community industry partners such as Textron and even individual community members via GoCreate located on our innovation campus.
Thus far we have distributed thousands of respirators including one for every 成人头条 firefighter and police officer as well as to regional hospitals. This is in addition to face masks, CPR training barriers, gowns, lab coats, safety glasses, exam table paper and thousands of protective gloves. We take great pride in providing protective equipment for those who are protecting our families.
Our first responders are still in need. I encourage community businesses and organizations with spare PPE to go to and learn how you donate and drop-off the items at WSU, which is serving as a PPE community consolidation center in partnership with the Kansas Division of Emergency Management and Sedgwick County.
Even as we are fighting this pandemic, we need to be thinking about what comes next for 成人头条 and south-central Kansas.
We are blessed with a tremendously talented workforce, world-leading engineering and assembly expertise and expansive manufacturing space.
成人头条 State and WSU Tech are actively pursuing pathways to leverage the successes we have developed at National Institute of Aviation Research and National Center for Aviation Training. As we continue to strengthen the aviation industry, we are working with industry partners both based in 成人头条 and globally, to diversify into new and emerging industrial sectors to grow jobs and our economy.
This includes focusing on health care, digital transformation, computer-integrated SMART manufacturing, novel materials and sustainable technologies.
Working to sustain and grow the aviation and aerospace sectors is one of my top priorities in my first year as president, while we also focus on diversifying our economy for the benefit of our region and state. It will take strong and meaningful partnerships with the community to be successful. 成人头条 is dedicated to being that type of partner.
Though I know today may seem uncertain and at times scary, I have no doubt 成人头条 and Kansas will come out stronger. While 成人头条 and WSU Tech are focusing on the immediate needs of our community and nation, we continue to operate and work towards an even stronger region.
Dr. Jay Golden is the 14th President of 成人头条 and a professor of engineering
How to troubleshoot Blackboard problems
Troubleshooting in Blackboard
If you are experiencing difficulties in Blackboard, you may find these simple troubleshooting techniques helpful:
Make sure you are on the Internet: Especially if you are using Wifi, you may find that you have lost your connection.
Go to Blackboard directly: Type directly into your address bar. Do not access Blackboard through the MyWSU portal.
Switch Browsers. Good browsers to try for Blackboard include Chrome and Firefox. If you are a Mac user, Safari usually works well, too. Internet Explorer and Edge are not good choices when using Blackboard.
Check Your Physical Connections. It may seem surprising, but many of the problems we see in help tickets are related to someone's computer (microphone, camera, monitor, etc.) getting unplugged. Make sure everything is plugged in tightly, including cables at the back of your machine.
Get Help. If none of the troubleshooting steps above worked, it's time to get help by putting in a .
Educational Continuity for Students
Student Health Services is still open!
The door sticks, so pull hard! Student Health Services hours are subject to change. Hours are currently from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Staff will be screening all individuals prior to entrance, and additional visitors are asked to stay home.
Please use the southwest entrance to access the Student Wellness Center. This entrance is off the parking lot closest to the lake. Thank you.
成人头条 State Shuttle System to cease operations
Beginning today (Monday, March 30), the 成人头条 Shuttle System will temporarily cease operations. We anticipate that shuttle service will return when the campus resumes normal operations. Parking regulations continue to be in effect. Thanks for your continued patience as we continue to traverse these unprecedented changes.
The McNair Scholars Program is accepting applications for undergraduate students interested in graduate study
The McNair Scholars Program is designed to assist eligible students in preparation for graduate education, specifically doctoral studies. The program offers research participation, scholarly experiences, and preparation for graduate school. Students are encouraged to pursue graduate study in preparation for careers as college-level professors and researchers.
Applications can be found at , and will be accepted through Friday, April 3, for participation in the 2020-21 academic year. Reach out through email at mcnairscholars@wichita.edu, or phone 316-978-3139 with any questions.
To be eligible for the program, students must meet the following criteria:
- Have US citizen or permanent resident status.
- Be enrolled at WSU full-time with sophomore, junior or senior standing.
- Have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or 3.0 in the last 60 credit hours.
Students must also be:
- First generation and low income OR
- A member of a traditionally underrepresented group in graduate education, such as African American, American Indian / Alaskan Native, Hispanic / Latino and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander.
Institutional Review Board (IRB) response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Human Subjects Research
The continued health and wellbeing of students, faculty, staff and community are of the utmost importance. In an effort to minimize the risk of contracting or spreading Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in human participant research, the university is placing temporary restrictions on human subjects research effective immediately and until further notice.
- All research studies (both on and off campus) conducted by faculty / investigators that currently require direct person-to-person interactions must immediately pause enrollment and discontinue in-person interactions unless study procedures can be modified to use alternative methods of gathering study data (e.g., Zoom/Skype, telephone interviews, email, etc.). If this is the case, an Amendment form needs to be submitted to the IRB. Please note these changes may quickly inundate the IRB, so please be patient as the requests are reviewed. (Note: If researchers are relying on an outside IRB, please contact the WSU IRB and we will work with any exceptions to this on a case-by-case basis.)
- Studies involving no direct person-to-person interactions with participants may continue (e.g., secondary data analysis, remote or online contact, etc.).
- IRB review of new studies may be delayed.
Principal investigators will need to partner with their research staff, students and graduate student research assistants who are impacted by this pause in work to identify an appropriate plan moving forward, including any financial ramifications this may pose. You should actively work to communicate this change to your teams.
Please contact the WSU IRB at irb@wichita.edu, should you have any questions.
REAL ID deadline postponed to 2021
The enforcement deadline for REAL ID has been pushed back to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Thursday.
Extending the deadline will also allow the Department to work with Congress to implement needed changes to expedite the issuance of REAL IDs once the current health crisis concludes, Acting Secretary Chad Wolf said in a statement.
REAL ID-compliant driver鈥檚 licenses will be required to fly domestically, after legislation passed by Congress in 2005 aimed to unify security standards for the IDs across states.
鈥淭he already difficult task of bringing the country closer to REAL ID compliance is now clearly impossible due to the coronavirus crisis,鈥� said US Travel President and CEO Roger Dow.
鈥淥ver the next 18 months people will be focused on building their lives back, not going to the DMV. The economic damage of coronavirus is already massive, and as we move toward a recovery phase it would be awful if the REAL ID deadline hits and creates yet another obstacle to people traveling.鈥�
A new analysis compiled by US Travel and Longwoods International, a market research consultancy, shows that if REAL ID were implemented today, an estimated 67,400 travelers would be turned away at airport security checkpoints on the first day, and more than 471,800 within the first week.
University Libraries provides plentiful online resources
Find all of your academic needs in one place! 成人头条 Libraries will continue to provide plentiful resources online. See for more details.
Stay connected with virtual events
Stay connected to friends and classmates through virtual events and programs. Student Involvement has created a full offering of experiences from discussions on leadership, DIY at home crafts and trivia nights. Many links to programs will be posted online and through our social media platforms. Follow 成人头条 State Student Involvement on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to stay connected.
View the full schedule of events and other virtual experiences at .
Online event 鈥� Technical Recruiter Spotlight: What Google recruiters look for
Wondering how to build a strong online presence that will help you stand out? Interested in learning what recruiters are looking for on a technical resume?
Join the Career Development Center for a conversation with Google recruiters as they discuss what they鈥檙e looking for when reviewing candidates and how to avoid some common mistakes. This event takes place from 6-7 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, March 31)
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Online event 鈥� How to crack the Product Manager interview by former Facebook PM
Hop online from 5- 6 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, March 31), and listen to speaker: Valentine Aseyo, who will discuss how interviewing for a Product Manager position is never a piece of cake. She will explain how it takes experience, spectacular communication skills, and extensive prep. In this session found by the Career Development Center, you鈥檒l hear about the golden rules of interviewing that will help you score your dream job.
Main takeaways:
- How to prep for an interview
- The essentials of successful interviews
- Evaluation criteria: critical thinking, prioritization, experience, product management, teamwork, and more.
- Spectacular communication: brevity, tone, passion
- Asking the right questions
Attend this online event 鈥� Informational Interviewing Virtual Workshop
Learn how to conduct your own informational interview from 2-3:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, March 31). In this virtual workshop created by the Career Development Center, learn the steps to find out about professional real-life experience of someone working in a field or company that interests you!
It's not a job interview, so it's important to keep focused on getting information and effectively communicating with industry professionals, and find out how they got their start!
Political science internship prepares students for graduation
Politics isn鈥檛 as simple as School House Rock makes it out to be. It鈥檚 more than a bill getting passed or a politician being voted into office. While every vote matters, what鈥檚 behind the vote is what students from 成人头条 got to experience through political science internships.
The internship partnership between Topeka, Washington D.C. and 成人头条 State allow students the hands-on, applied learning experience that builds knowledge before graduation. Getting outside the classroom creates valuable understanding and expansion of what is taught in textbooks and assignments.
Legislative Update No. 10
The last two weeks of session have been fast and hectic. The capital was limited to only essential personnel last week, leaving few people in the halls except for legislators, staff and lobbyists. The legislature concluded its regular session late Thursday evening coming to agreement on a few critical issues.
- Basic budget 鈥� As the impacts of the Coronavirus begin to be felt in Kansas, most additional spending that had been planned to be added in conference committee between the House and the Senate was put off until omnibus in late April/May. The one that impacts higher education the most is a 2.5% pay increase for State workers. On the positive side, while it is reviewed at omnibus it is for ALL state workers including higher education whereas the Governor鈥檚 original budget did not include higher education. The legislature essentially gave higher education the Governor鈥檚 Recommended Budget which was $11,893,156.There was added to KDHE鈥檚 budget $50M to be appropriated to all state agencies to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. It was addressed in conference committee that higher education would be able to access those funds if needed.
- Below are some of the key items that were included in the adopted budget this week:
- $11.9M increase to the base for the universities
- $11.1M increase to 2-year colleges
- $2.5M to the comp grant that would require a match from private funds
- bonding approval, with KBOR approval first, for WSU to purchase flats and suites
- Here are some of the key items that were put off to omnibus:
- 5% pay increase for all state employees including university employees
- $10M addition to the base for universities
- $5M grants for WSU, and KSU
- $363K for FHSU military Education pathway
- $1.5M increase in 2020 and 2021 for Excel in CTE
- $1.75M increase for CTE capital outlay
- Highway Plan 鈥� Since the end of the last session, the legislature has worked on a new ten-year highway plan. While it is a ten-year plan, it breaks the projects into two-year increments to provide some flexibility as projects are added and deleted. It does place priority on T-Works projects that were not completed from the last highway plan. The plan spends approximately $1B over the ten-year period and does factor in decreasing transfers from the highway fund to the SGF. Given the almost certain economic fallout from the spread of Corona, it鈥檚 possible those transfers will continue.
- Executive Emergency Powers 鈥� Last week, the Governor declared a state of emergency in order to free up agencies to address the spread of the virus. That culminated in her executive order to close K-12 schoolsfor the rest of the year. That prompted the Senate to pass an amendment to renew her emergency powers limiting them to a potential restriction if the Legislative Coordinating Council (LCC) votes to nullify her action(s) up to three days after she announces that action. LCC is made up of legislative leadership without representation from the Governor鈥檚 office.
- Response to Coronavirus 鈥揟he legislature last minute added $50M depending on approval of LCC to deal with financial impact of Coronavirus on State agencies. The budget will take a couple of weeks to be reviewed by the Governor, and then LCC will likely develop a process to handle request to deal with those impacts.
Given the uncertain future of travel, it is very unclear if there will be a Veto Session in late April or May. Currently they are scheduled to return on April 27 and could come back as late as May 21 if the LCC determines that is necessary. If there is no Veto Session, the above amounts will be the only enhancements higher ed receives for FY21. We likely won鈥檛 know for at least a couple of weeks if that is the case.
Phenomenal Women Award nominee highlights
The annual Phenomenal Women Awards recognizes women for their accomplishments and contributions to our community through their scholarship, activism and commitment to excellence.
Due to the ongoing concerns of COVID-19 and the impact it has made to 成人头条 State University, this year's Phenomenal Women Awards Reception has been canceled. However, we will highlight each nominee (in no particular order) for this year's Phenomenal Women Awards through our social media platforms.
The recipients of the 2020 Phenomenal Women Awards will be announced on after Monday, March 30. To read all of the nominees' bios, go to .
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Webinar to be conducted for Transgender Day of Visibility March 31
Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is an annual event occurring tomorrow (Tuesday, March 31), dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, and their contributions to society.
GLSEN Kansas, Spectrum: LGBTQ & Allies and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion are teaming up to present a Transgender Day of Visibility panel discussion. Hear from our panelists talk about their experiences around everything from why, how and when they came out (and continue to come out), to their experiences with the process of legal name and gender marker changes, and much more! There will be a Q&A portion at the end of the panel, if time allows.
This webinar will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 via Zoom Video Conferencing Services. . Please make sure to bookmark this link.
For more information, contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at 316-978-3034.
Trivia Tuesdays
Gone are the days of joining HQ trivia only to get booted on the fifth round. Join SAC each week for a quick HQ / Kahoot style trivia game. Awesome e-giftcards are awarded each game to 1st and 2nd place finishers. At the end of the semester, the top scoring player will receive a $100 Amazon gift card.
Trivia Tuesday begins at 8 p.m. and will occur on March 31, April 7, April 14, April 21, April 28 and May 5.
Follow 成人头条 State Student Activities Council on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for game links.
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KMUW's COVID-19 Resource Center is a trusted source for up-to-date local and national news
KMUW, 成人头条's NPR station, is thoroughly committed to monitoring COVID-19 activity and its impact on our lives. The latest news and updates can be found at KMUW's COVID-19 Resource Center at .
成人头条 State Common Read call for nominations!
Have a book that you would like to suggest for consideration for the 成人头条 State Common Read program? Send in your nominations for the next common read book for the 2021-22 school year.
成人头条 State Common Read is the university's common read program designed to spark conversation between students across majors on campus. This program strives to take educational concepts learned in the classroom and provide meaningful connections with out-of-the-classroom programs and activities. The Office of First-Year Programs is currently reviewing nominations.
Please visit Common Read to submit your book.
If you have any questions, email tahrima.musa@wichita.edu.
Nominate an advisor for the Excellence in Academic Advising Award
Do you know of an advisor who goes above and beyond for students? The Advising Network (TAN) is proud to support student success by recognizing academic advisors at 成人头条 State University. Anyone who provides advising services in any role (faculty or staff) is eligible for nomination.
These awards recognize individuals who demonstrate qualities and practices that make significant contributions to the improvement of academic advising at WSU and beyond.
Participants wanted for a study on self-advocacy
I hope to learn whether students who participate in college TRIO programs at WSU are more likely to self-advocate than their non-TRIO participating peers.
You can complete a questionnaire called the College Student Mentoring Survey (CSMS), which will ask questions related to your mentoring experiences at WSU and the General Self-Efficacy Scale, which will be used to examine your self-decision making. The questionnaires will take between 20-35 minutes.
If you are interested in a follow-up for advocacy scenarios, you will be able to continue the survey and respond to the scenarios; otherwise, at the end of the questionnaire when it asks if you would like to complete the scenarios, you may select 鈥渘o.鈥� The scenarios will take between 5-10 minutes and will consist of problem-based scenarios where you will be asked to create a solution to the problem.
To be eligible to participate:
- Must have a fluent understanding of English
- Must be an undergraduate at WSU
Contact: If you are interested in participating in this study or have any concerns, contact Mercedes Lubbers at mercedes.lubbers@wichita.edu or my Faculty Advisor, Mara Alagic at mara.alagic@wichita.edu. You may .
Child Care for First Responders
As larger local childcare centers announce closures in response to the COVID19 pandemic, there is growing public concern about availability of childcare for first responders and other workers who are keeping the community healthy and supplied with necessities. The demand for childcare to date does not show a critical shortage yet.
Calls from parents seeking childcare in 2020 are down 50% from the same month in 2019. 鈥淭he majority of our calls have been from childcare providers trying to fill vacancies created as parents have withdrawn their young children from childcare, either because older siblings are out of school and a parent needs to be home with them, or because parents are without jobs and are home with their children, complying with the stay-at-home order,鈥� says Tanya Bulluck, director of Early Childhood Connections for Child Start.
Many of the vacancies are in family childcare homes, which are licensed by KDHE and serve no more than 10 children, a positive consideration at a time when group sizes should be limited. Bulluck says that Early Childhood Connections has also received many calls from caregivers who usually limit enrollment to five or six children, but are volunteering to open their enrollment to serve eight or 10 in order to support first responders and medical personnel.
Child Start鈥檚 Early Childhood Connections program helps maintain a statewide database of childcare providers and has just completed contacts with all licensed providers in Sedgwick, Butler, Cowley, Harvey and Sumner Counties, so the local information on that database is accurate as of this week. Parents searching for child care are encouraged to go to to begin an online search for vacancies or to call 1-877-678-2548.
鈥淲e are staying on top of the changes in the availability of childcare,鈥� says Bulluck. 鈥淎lthough our own staff are working remotely, we are in constant touch with providers and updating vacancy information on the database daily.鈥�
About Child Start
Child Start is a local non-profit organization focused on early learning for lifelong success. We work with child care providers to ensure quality care for our community鈥檚 children and administer Head Start.
One dollar invested in high quality early childhood education produces a 7 to 10 percent return on investment. This helps our children do better in school while making them more likely to attend college and less likely to be involved in the criminal justice system. They also earn more in wages and pay more in taxes. Support Child Start today with your time, talent and treasure. Our kids can鈥檛 wait one more day for your help.
Save 25% on Shocker apparel online
From today (Monday, March 30) to April 5, you can save 25% on Shocker apparel online at . Plus, enjoy free shipping on orders over $25. Not valid with other discounts or promotions, some exclusions apply.
Rhatigan Student Center updated information
成人头条 is encouraging limited operations and remote working to promote social distancing. Keeping our students, faculty and staff safe remain our top priority. As a result, the Rhatigan Student Center will be temporarily closed until further notice. But don鈥檛 worry! We are available to assist you remotely through email and phone calls, as well as with curbside pick-up options and more.
For information about various RSC operations 鈥� Shocker Store, WSU Dining, Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes, Event Services, and Shocker Card Center 鈥� .
The Rhatigan Student Center thanks you for your support and flexibility during this time!