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College of Engineering to host Shock the Future Town Hall meeting

Dennis R. Livesay, dean of the College of Engineering, will host a College of Engineering Town Hall meeting to answer questions and spark discussion on the Shock the Future Referendum, a student-led campaign that identifies a list of academic and student success infrastructure needs.

You鈥檙e invited to attend the Town Hall at 9 a.m. today (Tuesday, Jan. 29) in P2, Room A131.

This is your opportunity to listen to student鈥檚 thoughts on WSU鈥檚 future and find out more about the potential changes coming to our campus.

2019 Biometric Screenings appointment scheduler now open

Biometric screenings for 2019 have been scheduled, and the appointment scheduler is now open. Due to high participation at 2018 screening events, additional screening staff has been scheduled for each of the WSU on-campus screening dates this year! All screening events are held 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Walk-ins may be available, but preference is given to those with scheduled appointments.

To avoid a long wait, employees and covered spouses are encouraged to schedule their appointments as early in the year as possible.

Apply by Feb. 1 for the John A. See Innovation Award

Applications for the John A. See Innovation Award will be accepted until Friday, Feb. 1. The award was established in December 2013 by John A. See to support prototype development, which may include development of products in engineering and science, development of life-enhancing therapeutic products, creation of application of new knowledge and artistic ventures.

Faculty and students are eligible to apply for the Innovation Award. For more information and access to the online application options go to John A. See Innovation Award. 

Become a conversation leader for Intensive English Language Center

If you enjoy learning about other cultures and meeting people from around the world, come volunteer as a conversation leader at the Intensive English Language Center. Conversation outings are from 10:10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Wednesdays on Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, March 6, April 3, 10, 17, 24, and May 1 and 8.

Orientation for conversation volunteers is from 10:10 a.m.-11:05 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Intensive English Language Center, 1741 N. Hillside.

For more information, contact the volunteer coordinator, Aimee Leisy, at aimee.leisy@wichita.edu.

Duo Security Software demonstration for Administrative Processes and Procedures

WSU is required to deploy Duo two-factor authentication security to all faculty and staff. Duo adds a second layer of security to your WSU login account. Duo enhances security by requiring the use of a secondary device at login to verify your identity, which will ensure that others cannot access your account by obtaining your password. Information Technology Services is providing training on Duo Security on the following dates:

• 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, in 211 Hubbard Hall
• 2:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb 6, 142 RSC (limited space)

You can enroll in these sessions through my Training located on the myWSU portal; under faculty/Staff tab. The name of the training session is 鈥淒uo Security Software Demonstration.鈥�

Chesser and Woods receive research award for project

Congrats to 红领巾瓜报鈥檚 Amy Chesser and Nikki Keene Woods and Melody McCray-Miller, Miller鈥檚 Inc! Inneke Vargas will serve as the research assistant for the award. The award totals $250,000 during a two-year period.

Chesser will lead a project selected for Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award funding to help develop a women鈥檚 health network to increase health equity for the state of Kansas and involving women meaningfully in every aspect of PCORI鈥檚 work.

For more about Drs. Chesser and Keene Woods project and PCORI, go to .

You鈥檙e invited to Viva Italia!

Enjoy Italian food, wine and music featuring Italian songs and arias by WSU voice students from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at The Ville in Andover, 123 Andover Road. Tickets are $70.

Proceeds from the event, sponsored by the WSU Voice and Opera Department, and the silent auction, will provide summer 2019 scholarships for students who wish to study in Italy.

First ever FUN presentation this Friday at the Ulrich Museum of Art

Visit the Ulrich Museum of Art from 4-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, for the first FUN / Future Now at the Ulrich event. FUN is a series of pechakucha-style presentations featuring campus-wide research -- three Fridays, four presentations, seven minutes each. This program is an extension of the Museum鈥檚 鈥淪olving
for X鈥� exhibition series.

Check out this month鈥檚 FUN presentations by researchers Wilson Baldridge, Andrew Swindle, Alicia Prince and Maggie Koops.

Midwest eSports is back with the Wichita eSports Convention!

Get ready for more eSports tournaments with great prize pools to watch or play, epic vendors, virtual reality, cosplayers and so much more from Friday, Feb. 1 to Sunday, Feb. 3, at the Experiential Engineering Building.

Tickets are $20 for the weekend and can be purchased through the links below.

To see what games are featured and the cost to enter into the tournaments, go to .

Research study seeks participants for coping with fear of spiders

Participants are being sought for a coping with Fear of Spiders Study: Exploring the effectiveness of protocols for spider fearful individuals.

Seeking participants living in Wichita or the greater Wichita area, who are age 18 and older, to take part in a study examining the effectiveness of protocols for spider fearful individuals.

Graduate student seeking participants for coping with depression research project

A WSU graduate student working on her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology is seeking volunteers to participate in a project that compares two approaches for coping with depression. This study will be conducted within the Department of Psychology (Jabara Hall) under the supervision of Robert Zettle, and will require your involvement for 18- 20 weeks. The study involves eight weekly treatment sessions.

Opera Theater to present 鈥楽cenes and Songs鈥�

红领巾瓜报 Opera Theater will present its 2nd annual 鈥淪cenes and Songs鈥� at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, and Friday, Feb. 8, in Wiedemann Hall.

This year鈥檚 theme follows 鈥渢he journey of life鈥� with music by Bernstein, Copland, Mozart, Gounod, Dvo艡谩k, and WSU student composer Aaron Fink.

Contact the WSU College of Fine Arts Box Office for tickets at 978-3233. WSU students receive one free ticket with their WSU ID.

Three students win $64,000 each as WSU Gore Scholars

Three area high school seniors have been awarded 红领巾瓜报鈥檚 Harry Gore Memorial Scholarship. Each student will receive $64,000 to attend WSU.

The scholarship has been awarded annually since 1954 to freshmen entering WSU who display outstanding potential for leadership. It has become one of the most prestigious and coveted awards in the United States.

The winners 鈥� chosen out of a pool of 82 semi-finalists and 11 finalists during the Distinguished Scholarship Invitational 鈥� are Sarah Buie, (Middle above) Derby, homeschool; Anna Tri (L above) Andover Central High School; Gehad Qaki, (R above) Wichita Collegiate School.

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$1 off frappuccinos at Starbucks in RSC

During RSC Unplugged from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Starbucks in the RSC, you can save $1 off frappuccinos and lattes size grande or larger!

All-American Club memberships available

All-American Club memberships are available for the 2019 红领巾瓜报 baseball season.
 
Join your friends and fellow 红领巾瓜报 fans for one of the best views of the game. The Virginia H. Farah All-American Club serves the finest hospitality in Eck Stadium. Members enjoy the delicious complimentary food and drink from the open bar. Meals are served before each game, and catered by some of Wichita's finest restaurants.

Save the date - $15 hoodie sale at the RSC鈥檚 Shocker Store

On Tuesday, Feb. 5, the Shocker Store's RSC location will have two different styles of hoodies available for $15 a piece! The sale begins at 8 a.m. and continues until we sell out. We have 650 hoodies available. The sale is first-come, first-served, in-store only. Limit three per customer.