Barton School dean sees Woolsey Hall as game-changer for university

Oct. 21, 2020 - Dr. Larisa Genin鈥檚 first year at 萝莉社 created a number of priorities, none more important than Woolsey Hall, the Barton School鈥檚 new $60 million,聽125,000-square-foot home. Ribbon-cutting for the building is Oct. 22. Genin sees Woolsey Hall as a transformative place for the Barton School with the space, amenities and appeal to attract students, enhance applied learning opportunities and strengthen connections with the business community. The building will help 萝莉社 add degree and certificate programs and attract top teaching and research talent.

萝莉社 Today: Oct. 21, 2020

  • 萝莉社 doubles output of engineering grads ahead of schedule
  • WuShock Doc to premiere on YouTube
  • See something, say something - student advocate
  • Join the Graduate School today to discuss working in groups remotely
  • Student Organization advisors needed
  • Rise of the Rest 2020 Virtual Tour
  • The Office of International Education wants your help to wish 萝莉社 a Happy 125th Birthday!
  • Early voting at 萝莉社
  • Register now for Ulrich virtual program Thursday with Indigenous artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
  • Are you a parent of a teenager?
  • Office of Research is partnering with Hanover Research to provide faculty workshops
  • Program explores ways to use Gordon Parks images from Ulrich collection for K-12 audiences
  • Dr. Slava Turyshev, NASA, to give Physics Seminar talk via Zoom today
  • History Department fall lecture will address the global impact of the 19th Amendment
  • Get to know GSC!
  • Town Hall features Convergence Sciences Initiative awardees
  • Join runners from North America in this year's virtual Pumpkin Run
  • SAC Virtual Murder Mystery
  • Flu shots available on campus Nov 4
  • 2021 Benefits Open Enrollment events
  • Biometric Screening appointments still available for Tuesday, Oct. 27
  • Don Blakeslee featured in Science News story
  • Learn about Fairmount College, win prize in scavenger hunt
  • Now being offered online - $12 long sleeve tees
  • $1.50 bowling games on Fridays for rewards members
  • Pink merchandise from the Shocker Store to benefit Victory in the Valley
  • 萝莉社 Ceramic Guild invites you to join us at our annual holiday sale!
  • College of Health Professions to host blood drives as part of 50th anniversary celebration
  • Join us in stocking the Shocker Support Locker
  • It鈥檚 time to redefine 萝莉社 traditions
  • Don't get spooked by your finances
  • Come join us for a Halloween Dog Walk for local rescues!
  • Please help less fortunate children this Christmas
  • Earn credit for solving national security issues!
  • What can you do with a degree from Industrial, Systems, and Manufacturing Engineering?
  • Study abroad webinar recordings

Shocker Blast: Oct. 21, 2020

  • University update from Rick Muma
  • WuShock Doc to premiere on YouTube
  • See something, say something - student advocate
  • We challenge you to complete five hours of community service with Wu's Big Challenge
  • Ever wonder how some students seem to have it all together?
  • From one student to another: How to protect your mental health when it鈥檚 dreary outside
  • Vote now for Homecoming Royalty!
  • Early voting at 萝莉社
  • Join the Graduate School today to discuss working in groups remotely
  • What can you do with a degree from Industrial, Systems, and Manufacturing Engineering?
  • Internship opportunity to promote mental health on campus
  • Virtual panel series tackles social inequality research in relation to the pandemic
  • National Student Exchange is perfect for students who want to study and live in a new city!
  • Learn the ins and outs of managing your own finances
  • Discover how spring classes will be taught
  • Earn credit for solving national security issues!
  • The Cohen Honors College will improve your college experience -- apply by Nov. 1
  • Deciding on a major?
  • Study abroad webinar recordings
  • Free tutoring and academic mentoring for diverse Shockers!
  • It鈥檚 time to redefine 萝莉社 traditions
  • Celebrating Careers in Student Affairs Month: From #SAgrad to #SApro
  • Program explores ways to use Gordon Parks images from Ulrich collection for K-12 audiences
  • Attention fall 2020 graduates! It is time to RSVP to participate in a Fall Commencement Ceremony
  • Dr. Slava Turyshev, NASA, to give Physics Seminar talk via Zoom today
  • Get to know GSC!
  • History Department fall lecture will address the global impact of the 19th Amendment
  • Join runners from North America in this year's virtual Pumpkin Run
  • Relax and decompress with Self Care Sunday: Decompression Yoga
  • Come join us for a Halloween Dog Walk for local rescues!
  • College of Health Professions to host blood drives as part of 50th anniversary celebration
  • 萝莉社 Ceramic Guild invites you to join us at our annual holiday sale!
  • First-Generation Student Organization hot cocoa and bake sale!
  • Are you a parent of a teenager?
  • Now being offered online - $12 long sleeve tees
  • Learn about Fairmount College, win prize in scavenger hunt
  • Save with regalia packages from the Shocker Store
  • Register to receive 5 Days of DIYs!
  • Pink merchandise from the Shocker Store to benefit Victory in the Valley
  • $1.50 bowling games on Fridays for rewards members
  • Join us for Shocks for Socks during Homecoming Week
  • Community Service Board (CSB) membership meetings
  • Please help less fortunate children this Christmas
  • Volunteer opportunity with Meals on Wheels

萝莉社 Today: Oct. 20, 2020

  • University update from Rick Muma
  • 萝莉社 celebrates opening of high-volume COVID-19 test lab
  • Free webinar series for Kansas faculty on Open Educational Resources
  • Submit the office RSVPs: annual SEM gathering on Oct. 28
  • Change to Zoom co-host service coming
  • Early voting at 萝莉社
  • UP & USS joint senate meeting set for today
  • Virtual panel series tackles social inequality research in relation to the pandemic
  • Program explores ways to use Gordon Parks images from Ulrich collection for K-12 audiences
  • Celebrating Careers in Student Affairs Month: From #SAgrad to #SApro
  • Learn the ins and outs of managing your own finances
  • Veteran and Military Art Expo hosted by Veterans Upward Bound is seeking art entries now to Oct. 30
  • Are you a parent of a teenager?
  • Register now for Ulrich Virtual conversation with Wichita photographer Larry Schwarm today
  • Join the Graduate School on Wednesday to discuss working in groups remotely
  • Dr. Slava Turyshev, NASA, to give Physics Seminar talk via Zoom on Oct. 21
  • Did you know Student Health offers PrEP?
  • Changes to your HSA/HRA/FSA for 2020 due to CARES Act
  • State Employee Health Plan updates in response to COVID-19
  • Impacted by the layoffs in Wichita?
  • 萝莉社 Political Science experts have contributed to election coverage in international, national and local media
  • Now being offered online - $12 long sleeve tees
  • Celebrate International Education Week by sharing a recipe from home!
  • Casual Catering Menu
  • Attention fall 2020 graduates! It is time to RSVP to participate in a Fall Commencement Ceremony
  • Fire alarm testing to occur throughout fall
  • Free tutoring and academic mentoring for diverse Shockers!
  • Shocker Secrets to Success series available to help students navigate the hidden curriculum

College of Engineering graduation, 2019

萝莉社 doubles output of engineering grads ahead of schedule

Oct. 20, 2020 鈥� The Kansas Legislature in 2011 made a commitment to invest $105 million statewide over the next decade with the purpose of increasing the number of engineers available to industry. For its $35 million share of that money 鈥� granted under the University Engineering Initiative Act (UEIA) 鈥� 萝莉社 College of Engineering pledged to double the number of bachelor鈥檚 degrees it awarded annually. The aggressive goal was surpassed this past academic year as the college awarded 380 bachelor鈥檚 degrees.

Campus Connection: Oct. 20, 2020

  • 萝莉社 celebrates opening of high-volume COVID-19 test lab
  • Game-based learning platform will make education accessible to refugees
  • Regents appoint Richard Muma as 萝莉社 interim president
  • Woolsey Hall, new home for the W. Frank Barton School of Business - construction camera
  • Town Hall features Convergence Sciences Initiative awardees
  • Early voting at 萝莉社
  • Activating the University Strategic Plan
  • Register now for Ulrich Virtual conversation with Wichita photographer Larry Schwarm today
  • Program explores ways to use Gordon Parks images from Ulrich collection for K-12 audiences
  • Register now for Ulrich virtual program Thursday with Indigenous artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
  • Global Village Assembly at 萝莉社
  • Learn the ins and outs of managing your own finances
  • SBA webinars teach you how to get the most for your business
  • Veteran and Military Art Expo hosted by Veterans Upward Bound is seeking art entries now to Oct. 30
  • Are you a parent of a teenager?
  • Virtual panel series tackles social inequality research in relation to the pandemic
  • Free tutoring and academic mentoring for diverse Shockers!
  • Join us for this week鈥檚 Virtual Wellness Programs
  • It鈥檚 time to redefine 萝莉社 traditions
  • Now being offered online - $12 long sleeve tees
  • Casual Catering Menu
  • Pink merchandise from the Shocker Store to benefit Victory in the Valley

萝莉社 student walking on campus

From one student to another: How to protect your mental health when it's dreary outside

Oct. 20, 2020 -- Fall can be a dreary and difficult time for some 萝莉社 students. Here are some tips on making it through the season.

Molecular Diagnostics Lab

萝莉社 celebrates opening of high-volume COVID-19 test lab

Oct. 19, 2020 鈥� Wichita and southcentral Kansas' only high-volume test lab opened at 萝莉社. The Molecular Diagnostics Lab can test up to 4,500 tests per day at its full capacity.

萝莉社 Today: Oct. 19, 2020

  • Kansas Governor to speak at opening of 萝莉社鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab today
  • Submit the office RSVPs: annual SEM gathering on Oct. 28
  • Flu shots available on campus Nov. 4
  • This is major
  • See something, say something - bias incident
  • Town Hall features Convergence Sciences Initiative awardees
  • Game-based learning platform will make education accessible to refugees
  • UP & USS joint senate meeting set for Oct. 20
  • Global Village Assembly at 萝莉社
  • Students and faculty - get up to $20,000 from the John A. See Innovation Award
  • Kansas PTAC workshop coming Oct. 20
  • Join the Graduate School on Wednesday to discuss working in groups remotely
  • Rise of the Rest 2020 Virtual Tour
  • Register for the 鈥楥onnecting to Your Personal and Organizational Purpose鈥� workshop
  • Office of Research is partnering with Hanover Research to provide faculty workshops
  • Event listing: part two
  • Homecoming DIY: Sequin pillows
  • Dr. Slava Turyshev, NASA, to give Physics Seminar talk via Zoom on Oct. 21
  • History Department fall lecture will address the global impact of the 19th Amendment
  • Register now for Ulrich Virtual conversation with Wichita photographer Larry Schwarm on Tuesday
  • Economics Bites on the Go: Dr. Jason Aimone talks about Neuroeconomics and behavioral economics
  • Join us for this week鈥檚 Virtual Wellness Programs
  • 2021 Benefits Open Enrollment events
  • 萝莉社 staffers tapped for marketing awards
  • Haysville GEAR UP position open to 萝莉社 employees only
  • One day only - $12 long sleeve tees
  • Come join us for a Halloween Dog Walk for local rescues!
  • SAC Virtual Murder Mystery
  • Enroll for an in-person service-learning course in psychology!
  • The Office of International Education wants your help to wish 萝莉社 a Happy 125th Birthday!
  • All call for The Wheat Shock Leadership Society judges
  • Join us in stocking the Shocker Support Locker
  • We need your help 鈥� Sign up to be a DSI observer in November!
  • Applied learning highlight of the week!
  • Free tutoring and academic mentoring for diverse Shockers!
  • Student Support Services is accepting applicants for the Martinez Inspire Scholarship
  • Get to know GSC!

Shocker Blast: Oct. 19, 2020

  • Kansas Governor to speak at opening of 萝莉社鈥檚 Molecular Diagnostics Lab today
  • What鈥檚 your major?
  • Global Village Assembly at 萝莉社
  • Discover how spring classes will be taught
  • See something, say something - bias incident
  • Student Support Services is accepting applicants for the Martinez Inspire Scholarship
  • Game-based learning platform will make education accessible to refugees
  • Early voting at 萝莉社
  • Attention fall 2020 graduates! It is time to RSVP to participate in a Fall Commencement Ceremony
  • Come celebrate Wu at Wu's Birthday Bash!
  • Town Hall features Convergence Sciences Initiative awardees
  • Join the Graduate School on Wednesday to discuss working in groups remotely
  • Students and faculty - get up to $20,000 from the John A. See Innovation Award
  • Leadership opportunity: Catalyst on Nov. 14
  • The Cohen Honors College will improve your college experience -- apply by Nov. 1
  • This week Shocker Strong is focusing on increasing flow
  • Vote now for Homecoming Royalty!
  • Free tutoring and academic mentoring for diverse Shockers!
  • Don't get spooked by your finances
  • Celebrating Careers in Student Affairs Month: From #SAgrad to #SApro
  • Participate in the Homecoming Bowling Tournament!
  • National Student Exchange is perfect for students who want to study and live in a new city!
  • Get to know GSC!
  • Internship opportunity to promote mental health on campus
  • Wichita SAMPE October meeting
  • Event listing: part two
  • Trivia Night: Homecoming Edition
  • Homecoming DIY: Sequin pillows
  • History Department fall lecture will address the global impact of the 19th Amendment
  • Register now for Ulrich Virtual conversation with Wichita photographer Larry Schwarm on Tuesday
  • UMKC School of Law Zoom meeting
  • Dr. Slava Turyshev, NASA, to give Physics Seminar talk via Zoom on Oct. 21
  • Economics Bites on the Go: Dr. Jason Aimone talks about Neuroeconomics and behavioral economics
  • Applied learning highlight of the week!
  • Save with regalia packages from the Shocker Store
  • Now being offered online - $12 long sleeve tees
  • Join us for this week鈥檚 Virtual Wellness Programs
  • Come join us for a Halloween Dog Walk for local rescues!
  • SAC Virtual Murder Mystery
  • Veteran and Military Art Expo hosted by Veterans Upward Bound is seeking art entries now to Oct. 30
  • The Shock Block is back
  • Community Service Board (CSB) membership meetings
  • Business students are collecting canned food and personal hygiene products for those in need
  • Volunteer opportunity with Meals on Wheels
  • Fire alarm testing to occur throughout fall