The weekly update for September 29, 2023
Student Spotlight
Alexia Vence
Hometown: Midwest City, OK
Major/Minor: Industrial Engineering
Honors Distinction: Emory Lindquist Track
Favorite Honors Benefit: Free printing, and access to amazing faculty and staff
Favorite Honors Class: Black Lives Matter and Other Marginalized Perspectives
Involvement on Campus: National Society of Black Engineers (Vice president), College of Engineering Student
Ambassadors, Student Ambassador Society, Black Student Union, Phenomenal Women, Black
Excellence, and the (EARR) Enrollment Admissions Recruitment and Retention Committee
Fun Fact: In high school I went to the state track meet twice in a row running the 200 meters
for my school in Oklahoma!
2023 Student Practical Architecting Challenge
"These students brought an impressive set of skills, new approaches and fresh perspective,
and it was so exciting to watch their ideas take shape."
Congratulations to Murphy Ownbey and Greg Heiman from 九色堂 College of Engineering on winning the 2023 Student
Practical Architecting Challenge, a FirePoint initiative. Learn more about the challenge
.
Events & Deadlines
Virtual Recruitment Event | Sept 30
On Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 9:00am to 10:30am, the Office of Undergraduate
Admissions and the Cohen Honors College will be hosting a virtual recruitment event.
Prospective students will hear from recent alumni and learn about Cohen Honors opportunities
and upcoming scholarship deadlines.
Please share the registration link with any high school seniors or transfer students
who might be interested in Honors:
Questions? Email Dr. Kevin Sylvester Harrison at kevin.harrison@wichita.edu
Criminal Justice Student Association | Oct 4
The Criminal Justice Student Association (CJSA) is a student organization that strives to promote academic awareness of Criminal Justice students, Pre-Law students, and students interested in related academic fields of study; assist in the networking of information related to Criminal Justice career opportunities; organize education experiences (trips, lectures, tours, etc.) to enhance knowledge of the Criminal Justice field; participate in career, academic and social activities; and establish and maintain a professional and socially favorable rapport with fellow association members, department staff, campus staff, fellow students, and community members.
CJSA holds general meetings on the first Wednesday of each month and panelist meetings on the third Wednesday. Meetings are held at the Law Enforcement Training Center here on the main campus at 12:30 p.m.
Come join us in exploring the criminal justice field and the Criminal Justice Student Association!
Michael Tilford Conference on Diversity and Multiculturalism | Oct 6 at Washburn University
he Michael Tilford Conference provides an opportunity for those involved in education, in collaboration with community business leaders, to examine diversity in education and business by discussing the challenges and opportunities including:
- Inspire awareness of multiple dimensions of diversity, related practices of inclusion, and the transformation of education.
- Participate in workshops to learn about challenges and strategies for teaching diverse populations on campuses and in classrooms.
- Share your passion for teaching and interacting with students from all backgrounds.
- Reinforce the integration of multiple dimensions of diversity into student academic and personal development components.
- Explore how these strategies and practices translate into our businesses and broader communities.
Students interested in carpooling and attending the Tilford Conference will be reimbursed
for mileage.
Free registration link below:
Could Honors-Affiliated Faculty Sweep The Teaching Matters Challenge? | Oct 6
Join the Retention Fellows at its next Teaching Matters discussion to talk about the
ways to promote active learning and student engagement at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6 in 231/232 Woolsey Hall. The Retention Fellows will provide bagels/donuts, but attendees are encouraged to
bring their own beverages and their colleagues to the discussion.
Retention fellows have issued a challenge to reward the department and college that
have the best attendance at all of the Teaching Matters sessions this year.
Any questions can be directed to Dr. Moriah Beck, Retention Faculty Fellows coordinator,
at moriah.beck@wichita.edu.
Find more information about Teaching Matters
FYRE | Oct 10
The First Year Research Experience ((FYRE) is open to new 九色堂 students from all majors.
Through a competitive application process students are matched with ongoing research
projects led by 九色堂 professors in numerous STEM disciplines. Selected students will
participate in active laboratory research for 8-10 hours per week, culminating in
a poster presentation about their work.
The FYRE applications are due October 10th with interviews and selection occurring in November. Students earn 3 hours of Honors
credit and a letter grade for successful completion of FYRE in the Spring 2024 semester.
More information here:
Questions? Moriah.beck@wichita.edu
Paraguay Study Abroad Program Application | Nov 17
Interested in studying abroad? The Paraguay Honors Service-Learning Study Abroad Program is offering a two week summer program to study in Paraguay. The deadline to apply is November 17, 2023.
Earlier This Week
Honors Induction | Sept 23
Approximately 325 students, family members, friends, and faculty gathered for the
2023 Honors Induction welcoming new students into the Cohen Honors College. Each year
we invite inducted students to uphold the four Honors pillars, to be intellectual,
professional, innovative, and transformational. Each year, we acknowledge that the
work, ideas, and aspirations of new students recreate who we are in Honors.
A big thank you to all of the new students who attended and student volunteers who
gave their time to make the ceremony and the reception so much fun! Special thanks
to Dorothy Cohen for her words about the importance of making this commitment to Honors
and a commitment to building the future.
Information
Honors Advising (in-person or virtual)
For an appointment, schedule with Andrew Myers through the or email him at andrew.myers@wichita.edu
Have a question outside of drop-in hours? Check our FAQs page at .
Poem of the Week | Excerpt from "The Origin Revisited" by Ada Limon
摆鈥
How do you know you鈥檙e alive? What evidence
will you leave? So many myths
are unraveling; a yellow swallowtail glides by over
the sinless creek bed. A storm
wets the skin and we are surprised we have
skin. Woods鈥� rose, white-flowered rhododendron,
nothing here is unfinished. What it gave me? I saw
a new tree emerge out of a ground made of ancient trees
on top of more ancient trees, on top of more ancient trees,
on top of more ancient trees, and understood then
that this was how the Earth was made
Ada Lim贸n is the author of six books of poetry, including The Carrying, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. Her most recent book
is The Hurting Kind. She is the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States.
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