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The Wichitan

The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

CARES Act provides economic relief amidst COVID-19 pandemic

Amos Perkins, Managing Editor March 27, 2020

Friday, March 27 President Donald Trump signed a $2 trillion dollar coronavirus economic relief bill that sends direct payments to Americans and hopes to curb the economic downturn. “I signed the...

Student worker busy at the campus bookstore.

Campus jobs available to students

Hunter Tyler, Reporter March 20, 2019

Being a college student is full of bills. Bills for tuition and fees, food bills, movie ticket bills. The list goes on and on. To help students pay these bills, a number of campus departments offer jobs...

Women can be successful and have a family

Andrea Pedon, Reporter March 20, 2018

The world that we live in today is subjected to societal gender roles that both men and women tend to follow. In a number of different ways, society has shaped women to believe that to be successful, they...

Total number of employees on campus, 1,349, total number of student employees on campus, 555, total number of international student employees , 204, total number of female international student employees, 119, and total number of male international student employees, 85. Data provided by Human Resource Director, Dawn Fisher.

International students face limitations for jobs on campus

Abena Tobin November 30, 2017

International students make up 10 percent of the school's total enrollment and this number has grown by 1.7 percent from 2013 to 2016, but only 36 percent of student employees are international students....

Students interact with employers at fair. Photo by Midwestern State twitter account

Summer employment fair on April 19

Ryane Hatten April 18, 2017

The Career Management Center officials are hosting its second Summer Employment Fair on April 19 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Legacy Hall. Students interested in seeking summer employment can attend and...

LinkedIn provides job prospect opportunities.

Social media changes the career landscape

Chris Marten June 20, 2016

Online personas have reshaped every aspect of modern life, including professional identities and job searches. Social media gives an employer a window into an applicant’s activities outside of a business...

Michael Mills, director of housing and dining services. Photo from video by Cody Samples

Housing, dining director to take over Study Abroad

Ethan Metcalf March 2, 2015

As Larry Williams, sociology professor and director of the Study Abroad Program, reaches retirement this May, Michael Mills, director of housing and dining services, will take over Williams' position...

Pragna Vemuri, computer science graduate student, returns materials to the shelfs behind the front desk in Moffett Library Tuesday. Vemuri just started working in the libaray this semester. "It's peaceful working here and I'm able to study," Vemuri said. Photo by Lauren Roberts

Minimum wage increase would impact library service

Ryne Thacker September 17, 2014

Congress continues to debate legislation that would increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour, possibly forcing a reduction of student jobs at the Moffett Library in the process. There...

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