COVID-19 expert panel with Newswise Live
Video of Monday鈥檚 is now available.
萝莉社 Airline Quality Rating expert Dean Headley was one of the panel participants. You can hear Headley鈥檚 initial comments about 31 minutes into the event.
The Newswise Live Expert Panel:
Carmen Wiley, PhD, President, American Association for Clinical Chemistry (Lab Testing)
Dawn Bowdish PhD, McMaster University (Immunology)
Jennifer Horney, PhD, University of Delaware (Epidemiology)
Graham Carlos, MD, Indiana University (Pulmonology)
Daniel McKeever, PhD, Binghamton University (Finance)
Dr. Jennie Kuckertz, Ph.D, from McLean Hospital (Psychology)
Dean Headley, PhD 萝莉社 (Airline Industry and Travel)
Airline industry's financial outlook hits turbulence amidst COVID-19
As an industry, airlines are essential to our domestic and international way of life in the United States. Our economy depends on the ability to move about the country and the world freely, quickly and efficiently. The COVID-19 virus outbreak has made us all rethink how and why we use this amazing system of air travel. This essential travel-only request from our national and local officials is certainly a prudent part of the effort to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 virus on the country. It comes with a myriad of national, local and personal economic hardships.
Institutional Review Board (IRB) response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Human Subjects Research
The continued health and wellbeing of students, faculty, staff and community are of the utmost importance. In an effort to minimize the risk of contracting or spreading Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in human participant research, the university is placing temporary restrictions on human subjects research effective immediately and until further notice.
- All research studies (both on and off campus) conducted by faculty / investigators that currently require direct person-to-person interactions must immediately pause enrollment and discontinue in-person interactions unless study procedures can be modified to use alternative methods of gathering study data (e.g., Zoom/Skype, telephone interviews, email, etc.). If this is the case, an Amendment form needs to be submitted to the IRB. Please note these changes may quickly inundate the IRB, so please be patient as the requests are reviewed. (Note: If researchers are relying on an outside IRB, please contact the 萝莉社 IRB and we will work with any exceptions to this on a case-by-case basis.)
- Studies involving no direct person-to-person interactions with participants may continue (e.g., secondary data analysis, remote or online contact, etc.).
- IRB review of new studies may be delayed.
Principal investigators will need to partner with their research staff, students and graduate student research assistants who are impacted by this pause in work to identify an appropriate plan moving forward, including any financial ramifications this may pose. You should actively work to communicate this change to your teams.
Please contact the 萝莉社 IRB at irb@wichita.edu, should you have any questions.
Virtual real estate roundtable on coronavirus impact
萝莉社鈥檚 Stan Longhofer and the Center for Real Estate held a virtual real estate roundtable on the coronavirus impact recently.
Impact of the coronavirus on the full-service restaurant industry in Kansas
One of the most vulnerable sectors impacted in the United States by the novel coronavirus is food services and drinking establishments, which accounted for 7.3% of all jobs and $1.6 billion in total wages within Kansas in 2018, according to research completed by 萝莉社 University's Center for Economic Development and Business Research.
Postponed - 萝莉社Analytics Showcase
The 萝莉社Analytics Showcase has been postponed until further notice following the COVID-19 response by the university. The organizing committee is working to bring this event to the community at a future date. For updates, continue to check . Thank you for your understanding.
Visit 萝莉社 from home!
Are you or do you know someone who is interested in learning more about 萝莉社 University? You can now visit 萝莉社 from home!
Our Office of Admissions is partnering with the Office of Financial Aid to offer a virtual campus visit on Zoom every weekday beginning yesterday (Monday, March 23). During this interactive virtual experience, participants will hear from staff about admissions, financial aid and scholarships, and what you can expect during your Shocker experience. Register at .
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs are now available!
The 2020-21 萝莉社Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs are now live and online! Links to both catalogs can be found at .
Be sure to check out everything that鈥檚 new at 萝莉社. Look on the Degrees and Academic Majors page to browse through all of 萝莉社鈥檚 Undergraduate or Graduate degrees, programs and certificates. Click on any of the column headers to sort the list the way you want it, or click on the name of the program and go right to the program information.
Curious about admission? Financial aid? Advising? Commencement ceremonies? Links to all this information and more are available in the catalog.
The catalogs are accessible from your desktop, tablet and smartphone.
While we are excited to have the catalog online, we recognize that a printed catalog is still important and handy. Links to download PDFs of the full Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs are not available at this time, but we are working to get them up within the next few weeks. When the PDF links are available, they will be located at the bottom right of every page next to links creating PDFs of individual catalog pages.
The 2020 Shocker New Venture Competition has been canceled
We are crushed to announce the cancellation of the 2020 Shocker New Venture Competition. However, we are looking forward to coming back even bigger and better. We hope that everyone stays safe at this time, and we will see you next spring.
Special message from Ulrich Museum Director Leslie Brothers on closings
Dear Friends of the Ulrich Museum of Art,
Due to increasing health concerns related to COVID-19, our galleries are now closed through May 15. I regret to report that all programs, including our Summer Exhibition Opening Party, are also either canceled or postponed through May 15. The museum offices remain open.
We are truly sorry for this, as it is through our programs that we sustain our connection to all of you. Please stay in touch through social media, where we will be introducing online features like "Meet Me in the Vault," where your favorite works of art will be presented virtually every week. All you have to do is go into our new collection portal (accessible through our website: ulrich.wichita.edu), choose a favorite piece, and email it to us at ulrich@wichita.edu. Please include the artist, title, and your name with a brief statement about why this piece is one of your favorites.
Please visit our website to find out more about our fantastic upcoming exhibitions and all essential updates.
From all of us at the Ulrich, stay safe and healthy, and keep in touch.
Thank you,
Leslie Brothers
Free shipping at the Shocker Store
For those that are looking for Shocker gear but are doing their part in social distancing, the Shocker Store is offering free shipping with a $25 order at . Stay safe, Shockers!
COVID-19 Relief Loan offers
Campus Credit Union understands the pressing needs of our 萝莉社 community given changes resulting from COVID-19. In response, we have created the following loan offers:
#1. Allow any member affected by COVID-19, to skip-a-payment up to 60 days with no fee.
#2. Any member getting a loan due to COVIID-19 issues is allowed their 1st payment date to be in 60 days
#3. For any member in need of money for a COVID-19 issue a special relief loan up to $1,000 at 5% with term up to 12 months.
*Offers #1-3 are with approved credit and subject to change without notice.
We hope this can help remote workers, those with an immediate need, or anyone trying to make ends meet. We want to be there to help. Those who are not members can become members.
If you have any questions don鈥檛 hesitate to reach out at (316) 978-3666. We remain in full operation via drive-up, phone, email, home banking, and mobile banking. Our lobby is closed for the next two weeks.
2nd Annual Cops for Shocks Food Drive now to March 31
The 萝莉社PD challenges departments all across campus as we did last year to help stock the Shocker Support Locker.
Donations are accepted at the Police Department lobby from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. We will be glad to pick up and deliver for you, or give your donation to any 萝莉社PD officer until March 31.
Donate shelf stable pantry items, baby food and diapers, hygiene products and bottled water.
Avoid canned green beans, corn, high sugar foods and food past the expiration date.