Author: Enrique Navarro

The Graduate School invites all students to learn about time management methods, strategies on how to prioritize and organize tasks, and how to set and achieve professional goals.

Join Sonia Hall, BioKansas president and CEO, for the workshop from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 in 142 Rhatigan Student Center, Harvest Room. This event is open to all WSU students at no additional charge, but space is limited.

The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) is one of the most prestigious programs to recognize and support outstanding graduate students. Two separate sessions will be offered: one for first-year graduate students and a second one for undergraduate seniors.

The Graduate School is hosting a session for first-year domestic graduate students in a STEM discipline who are pursuing a research-based master’s or doctoral degree from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 in 405 Jardine Hall.

The McNair Scholar program is offering a separate session for undergraduate seniors about the NSF-GRFP program and also the Goldwater Scholarship at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15 in 142 Rhatigan Student Center. RSVP for the event at 316-978-3139 or mcnairscholars@wichita.edu.

During both events, Dr. Coleen Pugh, Graduate School dean and AVP of research will help students craft a competitive application for the NSF-GRFP.

The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support including an annual stipend for the school and a cost of education allowance for the institution.

The Graduate School is hosting a session for first-year domestic graduate student or undergraduate seniors in a STEM discipline, who are, or will be, pursuing a research-based master’s or doctoral degree, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 in Jardine Hall.

During the event, Dr. Coleen Pugh will help students craft a competitive application for the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP).

The NSF-GRFP is one of the most prestigious programs to recognize and support outstanding graduate students. The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support including an annual stipend for the school and a cost of education allowance for the institution.

New graduate students are invited to attend two orientation events Thursday, Aug. 17.

Grad Life 101, also know as the “unofficial orientation”, is a peer-to-peer session where incoming students can ask members of the Graduate Student Council about grad life at WSU from noon to 1 p.m. in 266 Rhatigan Student Center, Pike Room.

After the session, the Graduate School will host a graduate orientation refresher, with information on Graduate School basic regulations and services to grad students, from 2 to 4 p.m. in 208 Hubbard Hall.

Graduate students, faculty and staff are invited to the traditional Welcome Back Party at the Ulrich Museum from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18.

Join the Graduate School, Graduate Student Council and the Ulrich Museum of Art for an afternoon with appetizers, drinks and great conversations.

All incoming graduate teaching assistants are required to complete a training before they start working. This training has a face-to-face and an online component. The face-to-face training is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 15, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Trail room.

Incoming Graduate Research Assistant are invited to attend the training from 10:20 a.m. to 1 p.m. A split session will cover the rights and duties of GRAs.

This is a training for incoming GTAs and GRAs only. Attending this training will not increase your chances to be hired in the future as a graduate assistant.

All incoming graduate teaching assistants are required to complete a training before they start working. This training has a face-to-face and an online component. The face-to-face training is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 15, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Trail room.

Incoming Graduate Research Assistant are invited to attend the training from 10:20 a.m. to 1 p.m. A split session will cover the rights and duties of GRAs.

The 19th annual Graduate Research and Scholarly Project (GRASP) Symposium was held on April 14 in the Rhatigan Student Center Ballroom.

Roughly 200 students, faculty and staff members attended the event, and 79 graduate student presenters of 40 research posters represented departments and programs from across the university.

This year’s GRASP awardees are:

• First place: Diastasis Rectus Abdominis and Urinary Incontinence, Is There any Correlation?
  • Ashley Engelland, Lauren Scott, Peyton Price, Madelyn Schartz and Madisyn Keller, physical therapy doctoral program with advisor Dr. Jennifer Celso
• Second place: Hurricane Analysis Using Twitter Data
  • Sai Teja Bheema and Shive Kumar Kothar, business analytics master’s program with advisor Dr. Sue Abdinnour
• Third place: Quantifying Paleo-Environments in the Eagle Formation Using Trace Element Concentrations
  • Julia Schwartz, earth, environmental and physical science master’s program with advisor Dr. William Parcell
• People’s Choice: The Effects of Tactile and Verbal Cues on Hip Extension Strength and Broad Jump Distance
  • Matthew Reeves, Ryan Waterson, Wyatt Kropp, Bryson Koester and Terra Daniels, physical therapy doctoral program with advisor Dr. Bryan J Lehecka

The Graduate School invites faculty and staff to learn about the research Wichita State graduate students and their faculty advisors are conducting by visiting the Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) Symposium. The symposium will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 14 at 305/306 Rhatigan Student Center, Beggs Ballroom.

Award winners will be announced at noon.

The Graduate School invites students to learn about the research being conducted by Wichita State graduate students and their faculty advisors at the Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) Symposium from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 14 at 305/306 Rhatigan Student Center, Beggs Ballroom.