All honors students are invited to submit their papers and presentations to the 2020 Great Plains Honors Council Conference co-hosted by Wichita State University and Hutchinson Community College. This interdisciplinary undergraduate academic conference is open to all members of the Great Plains Honors Council, including students of the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College. The Honors College will cover the cost of registration for honors students. Students will be present from the entire Great Plains region. This is a priceless opportunity to share your research, ideas, and work with your peers outside of Wichita State. 

In addition to the opportunity to present, attendees will be able to choose from a selection of exciting excursions and activities. 

The conference will be held on the Wichita State campus from March 20-22. 

To learn more about the conference and presentation opportunities, visit www.wichita.edu/gphc2020. Submissions to the conference are made by the Honors Director/Dean. Materials are due to honors@wichita.edu by Tuesday, January 21^st.

Wichita State University student Samantha Cosgrove is hosting a community arts project and is inviting honors students to help. 

The project is called The Plarn Project ICT and the goal is to demonstrate how to reduce waste and help others at the same time. 

The project takes plastic bags and turns them into a yarn like substance called "plarn." The plarn will be woven into sleeping mats which will be distributed to homeless shelters.

How to help:

Friday Nov. 22, 1-2 p.m. RSC 1st floor: shred bags into plarn. 

Saturday Nov. 23 1-5 p.m., University United Methodist Church: shred bags into plarn. 

Sunday Nov. 23 1-5 p.m., RSC 264: crochet/knit sleeping mats. (Bring your own hooks and needles, size O-P hooks, size 10-11 needles). 

Follow the project

Honors Stoles

Students graduating with a Track, University Honors Minor or Honors Baccalaureate are eligible to purchase a Cohen Honors Stole in the WSU Bookstore. You will need to ask a bookstore staff person to get one for you as they are not out on the shelf.

Application for Degree (AFD)

An Application for Degree (AFD) triggers the awarding of your bachelor's degree. Students should submit their AFD at least a semester before they intend to graduate. This gives your academic advisors plenty of time to go in and make sure everything is correct in your audit. You can find your AFD on your MyClasses tab in your MyWSU account below the registration links (right hand side).

Questions?

Email Jessica Raburn

The Ulrich Museum of Art invites you to join us for PechaKucha style presentations of campus-wide research today (Friday, Nov. 22) from 4-5 p.m. Presenters get seven minutes each to share their research projects. This program is an extension of the museum's "Solving for X" series, sharing research across campus with the community. Scheduled to present at the event are:

Charles Koeber, associate professor of sociology, whose presentation is titled "Greensburg Reimagined!: The Importance of 'Consumptive' Labor in Disaster Recovery."

Mythili Menon, assistant professor of English and linguistics, "The Relationship between Language and Music."

M. Jason Vandecreek, special projects research associate, Community Engagement Institute, "The Democratization of Data-Informed Decision Making and Communication Arts."

Wichita State University is in the middle of a six-part sustainability plan to develop and promote initiatives leading to a greater use of resources on campus. The initiatives revolve around facility improvements, new curriculum opportunities and overall student impact. The second goal of these efforts is to focus on reducing the carbon footprint on campus.

Carbon footprint

The priority deadline of Dec.1 for submitting your 2020-2021 FAFSA is quickly approaching. Use your Thanksgiving break to finish your application at fafsa.gov.

Be sure to take a look at all the events the Office of Financial Aid staff have setup to spread the importance of FAFSA completion.

We’re here to help. You can email us at finaid@wichita.edu or call (316) 978-3430. Feel free to stop by and talk to someone in Jardine Hall, room 203. Our hours are: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (M-T), 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (W-F).

Honors Office News

To schedule an Honors Advising Appointment email Honors@wichita.edu or Jessica.Raburn@wichita.edu. If you happen to be in the Honors College or nearby when a question occurs to you, please feel free to stop by to see if the Honors Academic Advisor can visit with you immediately.  

-Jessica Raburn, Assistant Director and Academic Advisor

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