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Stay up to date with events happening on the Wichita State campus with the WSU Calendar.

Go to wichita.edu/calendar and see what’s on the WSU calendar today, this week and beyond. You can search by event category as well.

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As the year draws to a close, Wichita State has so much to celebrate, including each of you. I want to thank all of you for everything you do each day and your commitment to Shocker Nation.

I hope you thoroughly enjoy your time off and come back next year rested and invigorated.

Go Shockers!

President Rick Muma

Check out the December edition of WSU’s Research and Innovation Newsletter, published throughout the year, cataloging the amazing research being undertaken across our campus.

This latest edition of the newsletter highlights WSU’s new APLU designation, student research projects and other grant-funded research.

Make sure to catch the latest episode of the “Forward Together” podcast, where President Muma speaks with John Tomblin, senior vice president for Industry and Defense and executive director of NIAR.

Watch it here — wsu.news/IDpodcast — or listen at wsu.news/ftpodcast or on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts and Apple Podcasts (iTunes).

The next episode will focus on research and development (R&D), as well as industry and defense. Subscribe here and be notified when new episodes are available.

Each week, Shocker Athletics provides an update on the latest results, upcoming events and notable moments in WSU sports history.

As the year draws to a close, Wichita State has so much to celebrate, including each of our amazing students. I want to thank all of you for choosing WSU and for all your hard work this year.

I hope you thoroughly enjoy your time off; and if you’re graduating this week — please accept my heartfelt congratulations. You did it! I can’t wait to see what you do in the future.

Go Shockers!

Work on the renovation of Clinton Hall into the Shocker Success Center begins over the winter break with the placement of a construction safety fence.

The fence will stretch from Clinton Hall, along the east side of the Rhatigan Student Center, into the east portion of Parking Lot 7 and circling back up around Clinton Hall, preserving access to the Multicultural Greek Quad and the Plaza of the Heroines.

There will be a break in the fence near the east lawn of the RSC for walking traffic, though there will be times that the break is blocked off for construction material deliveries.

The entire campus community’s patience and understanding is appreciated. We know there will be inconveniences during construction, but it will all be worth it.

The Shocker Success Center is expected to be complete, and the fence removed, by mid-2024. Once finished, it will completely transform Clinton Hall into a holistic resource for student services, centralizing access to these services to help students stay on course to graduate.

The Shocker Success Center will house 17 student services that are currently scattered across campus in 10 buildings.

Wichita State University, WSU Tech and the University of Kansas are reimagining the growth and economic prosperity of Kansas with a plan to build a joint health sciences center in Wichita, at this point called the Wichita Biomedical Campus.

Watch the video above to learn more about this bold plan.

Training for GTAs is set for Jan. 10, and faculty/staff are asked to encourage students they know who are new or returning GTAs to attend.

The Graduate School and the Academic Resources Conference will host the training from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 10 in the RSC Santa Fe Room (233).

Check-in starts at 8:30 a.m. New GTAs are required to attend all sessions, and returning GTAs are strongly encouraged to attend.

Each week, Shocker Athletics provides an update on the latest results, upcoming events and notable moments in WSU sports history.