Honors student Ngoc Vuong founded his second non-profit organization Healing Kansas to foster dialogue about mental illness in Wichita.

Healing Kansas uses creativity to draw attention to community issues with substance abuse and mental illness.

Vuong is working with media arts major Masara Al-Sharieh to create a short film centering on the substance abuse of a parent.

Vuong hopes Healing Kansas will eventually create more films and documentaries as well as create a scholarship to help upcoming creatives who are interested in mental health activism.

Take advantage of this opportunity to travel and learn more about sustainability and culture in a country with high biodiversity and wilderness conservation. This tour will last nine days during the summer pre-session of 2020, and you can select your choice of geology, Honors College or Spanish courses for one or three credit hours. The tour will be organized by EF College Study Tours.

For more information, contact glyn.rimmington@wichita.edu or call 978-6140 Geology Department, or email ann.burger@wichita.edu or call 978-5374, Study Abroad Office.

Connect with honors students throughout the state of Kansas, share your research, and take part in this year's Kansas Honors Connections Conference on Saturday,  November 2, at Emporia State University.

The Kansas Honors Council invites Kansas honors students to submit an abstract for an oral presentation, poster presentation, original artwork exhibition, and/or musical/theatrical performance. The oral presentation is limited to 10 minutes while the performances are limited to 15 minutes. Additional time will be provided for questions and answers afterward. The Call for Proposals is available through this . 

Please complete the application by October 14. Registration cost to attend is $20. This includes a light breakfast and lunch. Registration is available by clicking on this link.   

If you have any questions, please email kansashonorscouncil@gmail.com or contact Ryan Diehl at diehlr@hutchcc.edu or (620) 665-3414.  

This conference is a two-day event where first-generation college students across the state meet each other, share common challenges and opportunities and get information about how to better understand the college experience and society.

This year's conference will focus on topics such as imposter syndrome, using your strengths for success, developing soft skills, and the importance of the advising relationship, among others. It will include a game night, fashion show and other interactive networking sessions.

Ad Astra Conference

• Honors students receive priority registration and will be able to enroll on the first day. The below types of students have mandatory advising and will not be able to enroll without having met with an advisor. We will not be able to clear these students for registration – this must be done in their respective areas.
•  Students in their first year
       You have already received an email invitation to schedule an appointment with your First Year Advisor. If you haven’t already scheduled please check your email. If you can’t find the link email onestop@wichita.edu to have it resent to you. If you have a large number of credit hours you may want to meet with an advisor in your area of study as well. They will not be able to clear you to register but they can review the schedule you have worked out with your First Year Advisor and an offer additional advice.
• Engineering majors
     o Please visit this link to find the contact information for your specific major.
      (link for sentence above) https://www.wichita.edu/academics/engineering/essc/advising/Student_Success_Advisors.php
•  Fine Arts majors
     o Please call 978-6634 Option #2 or cfa.advisor@wichita.edu to schedule.
     
  For students who aren’t required to meet with an advisor – you should do it anyway. The advisor will verify your plans for next semester are working towards graduation and let you know of changes that may have happened in your area of study since your last meeting which may benefit you.
     
   Pre-Med majors should be meet with a Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) pre-Med advisor at least once year, including those with majors in non-LAS colleges. These advisors spend time reading and learning about what medical, dental, optometry schools etc. are looking for in successful applicants. Email las.advisor@wichita.edu or call (978) 3700 Option #2 to schedule.
     
   Students with graduate plans in Health Professions (HP) such as Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant should meet with an advisor in Health Professions at least once a year. These advisors stay in contact with these graduate programs and can let you know of changes in coursework or experience requirements. Email Chp.Advisor@wichita.edu or call (978) 3304 Option #2.
     
   For Honors Advising please email Honors@wichita.edu or Jessica.Raburn@wichita.edu to set up a time.
     
   Soon, there will be a new way to schedule advising appointments for all advisors. Online scheduling will be available on the Home tab of your MyWSU account. It will be located under the Student Tools section by the Request a Tutor link. It will function in the same way the online scheduling works for tutoring now. Information and instructions will be coming out in Shocker Blast once it has gone live.

Are you looking for a way to share your excitement for STEM careers with the next generation? Do you want to engage with STEM professionals from on and off-campus while inspiring the next generation of women in STEM?
   

Sign up for WSU’s 7th annual Expanding Your Horizons STEM conference for middle school girls from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26.
   

 T-shirt and lunch provided to all volunteers.

Sign up to volunteer here: https://forms.gle/v89BzNys3QUKSjRm6

For questions, email moriah.beck@wichita.edu.

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

Walk-Ins: Thursday, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

By Appointment: email honors@wichita.edu. 

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