Year: 2024

Medication take back is now available every day at Student Health. Bring any unused or expired medication for safe disposal to Student Health Services in the Student Wellness Center any time between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can also pickup medication disposal bags to take for free at the Student Wellness Center.

Join Interstellar Seminar from 2:30 to 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 in 104 Jabara Hall or online for the last session of the semester and see how science fiction is useful in crewed interstellar missions.

When looking towards interstellar travel in the distant future, science may not be ready to provide a clear vision. Science fiction can go outside the box and into the realm of what can only be imagined. Dr. Rachelle Smith — former professor of English, modern languages and journalism at Emporia State University, who specializes in science fiction — will provide insights into how science fiction can lead people into a science future that will rely on creativity before technology.

Zoom details and an archive of previous seminars can be found on the Wichita Space Initiative website.

Join Shocker Gaming Club (SGC) for a special end-of-the-school-year game night in honor of Star Wars from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, May 2 in the Heskett Center E-Sports Hub.

There will be food, VR games and a cosplay contest with prizes. SGC invites everyone to have a great time before finals roll in.

Join the Indigenous Student Collective as it mourns the loss of Cole Brings Plenty at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 26 at the Grace Memorial Chapel.

The organization’s thoughts and prayers are with his family and community. Candles will be provided for a candlelit moment of silence.

Don’t miss the unveiling of GLeo’s (Nathalia Gallego) mural at the Duerksen Amphitheater. From 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 3, enjoy a pre-Cinco de Mayo celebration with speakers, live music by Mayberry Middle School Mariachi Band, performances by Raices De Mi Tierra Ballet Folklorico, Elatino Dogos Y Hamburguesas food truck, DJ Carbon, an appearance by Belonging Plaza and more. The event is free and everyone is welcome.

Visiting Muralist GLeo (Nathalia Gallego Sanchez) has been painting a mural at WSU’s Duerksen Amphitheater throughout April. This project, “Adelante Juntos – Forward Together: The Duerksen Amphitheater Mural Project” is in conjuction with the exhibition Urban Canvas: Exploring Muralism in Wichita, on view through June 8 in the Beren Gallery.

Nathalia Gallego Sanchez, known as GLeo, is a Colombian street artist and muralist who was engaged by the Horizontes Project in 2018 to work with Wichita photographers of color to design, and then executed the painting of “El Sueño Original, (The Original Dream).” At the time of its creation, the work was recognized as the world’s largest mural painted by a single artist. The mural used more than 650 gallons of acrylic paint to cover 50,000 square feet of “canvas,” spanning the 17 bins of the east side of the grain elevator located at 519 E. 20th St. N. in Wichita.

“Adelante Juntos – Forward Together: The Duerksen Amphitheater Mural Project” is directed by the Ulrich Museum of Art and Armando Minjárez with support from Wichita State University’s Office of Hispanic Initiatives, Student Government Association, Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO), University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of the President and the Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ Seminar Series continues from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, April 29 in 218 Hubbard Hall, with Dr. Sufi Thomas of KU Medical Center with her talk, “The Role of the Tumor Microenvironment in Head and Neck Cancer Progression.”

As always, seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend.

Ready to dive into a summer of excitement and enrichment? The School of Performing Arts is offering a lineup of online and in-person classes.

Whether you’re a budding performer, a curious mind or simply seeking to expand your horizons, the School of Performing Arts has something special in store with Stage Combat, Dance and Theatre Appreciation, or Theatre as a Mirror of Today’s America.

THEA 365: Stage Combat – May 20-June 1, Monday through Friday from 12:30 to 5 p.m.
DANC 140: Dance Appreciation – June 3-July 26 and June 3-June 29, online only
THEA 143: Theatre Appreciation – June 3-July 26 and July 1-26, online only
THEA 385: Theatre as a Mirror of Today’s America – June 3-July 26

With multiple options and flexible scheduling, these courses are perfect for anyone looking to enrich their summer or get a jumpstart toward graduating. Register now and embark on a journey of discovery and growth this summer.

To register for summer 2024 courses, use Banner in your myWSU.

University Libraries is excited to announce that from 3 to 4 p.m. May 1 at Ablah Library, it will honor the winners of the Library Research Award: Talha, Lauren, Taylor and Marcell.

Please join in honoring these students for their outstanding use of library resources, technology, staff and spaces to support their research efforts.

Your attendance and support are greatly appreciated as University Libraries celebrates their achievements.

Join University Libraries from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at Ablah Library as it honors the winners of the library’s photography contest.

In addition to the artistic talents of the winners, it will showcase all of the stunning photographs submitted, capturing the natural beauty of the spaces — inside and out.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to celebrate creativity and talent.

Wednesdays in Wiedemann’s annual Organ POPS concert will have a special title this year, “The Winds of Wiedemann,” at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 in Wiedemann Hall.

Braeden Held, a current grad student, Keysto Stotz and Bobby Kitchen, past graduates will join Lynne Davis in this concert featuring wind instruments: the great Marcussen organ, trumpet, tuba and saxophone. The program will include famous organ and trumpet tunes, a tuba sonata by Telemann and the famous Vocalise by Rachmaninov in a version for saxophone and organ.

The concert will be livestreamed on the School of Music’s YouTube page.