Year: 2024

Are you interested in the link between animal abuse and violence against humans? Do you plan to work in animal welfare, conservation or policy change? Consider taking CJ581G/PSY581 Animal Abuse & Human Violence to learn from the professionals in the field, work alongside local rescue organizations and craft persuasive policy briefs to reduce animal cruelty.

The course is suitable for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students interested in the topic. Contact Yumi Suzuki at yumi.suzuki@wichita.edu for any questions.

From 2 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 in 261 Rhatigan Student Center, Olive Room, the University Police Department (UPD) will host Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) training and Stop the Bleed.

This training is completely free. During the two-part training, UPD will talk about past events and go over different ways to take an active role in your own safety. It will then go over various ways to “Stop the Bleed” to help not only yourself but others.

For questions, reach out to the UPD at 316-978-3450 or email police.training@wichita.edu.

The Faculty Senate meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 8 in 110A Woolsey Hall.

To learn more, visit the Faculty Senate webpage or email the Faculty Senate

In a co-sponsored event by the Department of Political Science, Fairmount College Student Advisory Council and Pi Sigma Alpha; join a panel at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 in 113 Lindquist Hall for a legal careers panel featuring political science alumni working in the areas of IT/IP law, immigration law, personal injury law and healthcare law.

The countdown to the Shocker New Venture Competition is on, and while the application window may have closed, there’s still time to be a part of the action. If you’re a student eager to dive into the entrepreneurial world or looking to give back, there’s a place in the competition.

Student judging:

Play a crucial role in deciding the People’s Choice Award winner. Engage with innovative ventures and gain invaluable knowledge about what it takes to succeed in the competitive world of business.

Event volunteering:

There’s a volunteer role tailored to a variety of skills and interests — whether you prefer a hands-on approach or enjoy interacting with people, your contribution is invaluable.

Sign up online and join between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. April 26 and explore the world of business, network with industry professionals and be a part of something truly transformative.

Join local Wichita Organization Somos First Gen at a discussion panel from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 in 266 Rhatigan Student Center, Pike Room, to learn about the first-gen experience at Wichita State.

With engaging conversation, a raffle for prizes and refreshments, the first-gen Latina-founded organization will be on campus to answer questions and engage with students on the life of a first-gen student and how those experiences impact their life on campus.

For entrepreneurs facing the daunting task of refining their business strategy, Ignitor 2.0 offers a lifeline.

Throughout a free four-week training course, learn the art of soliciting actionable feedback, refine your value proposition and craft a solid business model canvas.

Join from April 30 to May 28 and empower yourself to turn your startup dreams into reality. 

Departments and organizations can register their events for the spring 2024 De-Stress Fest.

De-Stress Fest is organized by the Student Activities Council and takes place each semester the week before finals. The sponsored programs and promotions are designed to help students learn healthy habits, take a step back from studying and get rewarded for making it through the semester.

Join the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for a public lecture by Dr. Mark Walsh, Maynooth University, Ireland, titled “Isotopy, Concordance and Intermediate Curvatures” at 3 p.m. Friday, April 12 in 372 Jabara Hall.  Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in 353 Jabara Hall.

Dr. Walsh is a geometer who studies the relationship between topology and curvature. His early work concerned the space of Riemannian metrics of positive scalar curvature (psc) on a smooth compact manifold. There he made a significant contribution to a famous problem: whether concordant psc-metrics are isotopic. He also exhibited certain loop space structures on this space in the case when the underlying manifold is a sphere. More recently, his work has involved other curvature conditions, in particular Ricci curvature as well as intermediate Ricci and scalar curvatures.

The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences began Oct. 12, 1987. The lecture series was originally funded by the Boeing Aircraft Company (1987-1992) and organized by Professor Gary Crown. Since it began, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics has been bringing mathematicians and scientists from around the world to campus. For more information about The Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences, contact the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at 316-978-3160.

Usha Haley, W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair of International Business and director of the Center for International Business Advancement, had her NSF-funded research covered in oilprice.com as significant research on how Chinese investments can affect oil prices and technology development in U.S. shale gas.

The article, “Chinese Investments In U.S. Shale Gas Have Been Bad For The Sector,” can be accessed online.

With a focus on oil and gas, alternative energy and geopolitics, Oilprice.com says it “is the most popular energy news site in the world.”