Year: 2024

Get ready for an evening of culture, music and food at IndiaNite 2024, hosted by the Indian Student Association. The open community event will take place at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex.

IndiaNite brings together students and families for an evening of cultural celebration. The event welcomes people from all backgrounds, offering a chance to share and experience the richness of Indian culture. The primary goal of IndiaNite is to foster diversity and create opportunities for students and community members to connect and socialize.

For tickets, message the Indian Student Association on Instagram or text the Indian Student Association president, Vimalan Sathyanarayanan, at 316-771-1105

A partnership between Wichita State and the University of Kansas is designed to help new mothers improve their mental health and prevent suicide.

For more than a year, HOPE kits, from WSU’s Health Outreach Prevention and Education Services, have helped people deal with mental health crises. Wichita State is taking that successful program and adapting it to the perinatal population with Growing HOPE kits, in coordination with the Center for Research for Infant Birth and Survival (CRIBS) at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita.

“We’re really excited to partner with Wichita State,” said Dr. Cari Schmidt, director of CRIBS. “We know that mental health challenges during pregnancy are one of the top complications that we see. Finding support for our families through this partnership and being able to provide our Growing HOPE kits is crucial to supporting their mental wellness and connecting them to resources.”

The Widener Global Leaders Program has announced that Vivian Zavataro, executive and creative director of the Ulrich Museum of Art, has joined its advisory board. The WGLP is led by the Barton School of Business in collaboration with Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Fine Arts, for students majoring in business, communication and fine arts. It is an interdisciplinary program designed to create the next generation of global female leaders and provide them with a transformational, multidisciplinary educational experience to help them thrive upon graduation.

“As a Brazilian-Italian woman who has dedicated my life to the arts, I believe in the values and mission of the Widener Global Leaders Program,” said Zavataro. “By providing these women with an opportunity to engage with others inside and outside of their community, they can grow personally and professionally more than they ever thought possible.”

Game day parking enforcement during the men’s basketball season will begin on Sunday, Oct. 27.

A number of lots in the vicinity of Koch Arena will be reserved for Shocker Athletic Scholarship Organization parking three hours before game time. On those occasions, signage will be in place the day of the game alerting drivers of the impending lot assignment changes. Anyone previously parked in these lots will need to move their cars at that time. Parking improperly in a reserved game day lot will result in a $50 citation.

You can find a schedule of game days, lot closure times and a map of game day lots at wichita.edu/aparking. You are encouraged to plan ahead for parking on campus on game days.

Wichita State is proud to recognize the transfer students who make campus thrive. Transfer students can join a celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Shocker Success Center for National Transfer Week and discover all the ways WSU supports transfer students.

Enjoy light appetizers across the first, second and third floors while exploring different campus departments showcasing their resources and services. And as a bonus, pick up a WSU-themed passport book and collect stamps from the various departments. Passports can be redeemed at a later date for some WSU swag.

For inquiries, call 316-978-8315 or email oal@wichita.edu.

Shocker volleyball will host its annual Dig Pink match to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer. Come support your fellow Shockers and breast cancer awareness when they take on Memphis at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at home.

The first 500 fans will receive a pink Shocker Store Cup and rally towel. And don’t forget that all Shocker can attend home games at no additional charge with their Shocker IDs, thanks to the Student Government Association.

Al Tompkins will speak at Wichita State on the rise of artificial intelligence and its applications in communication fields. Tompkins, a senior faculty for broadcast and online at the Poynter Institute in Florida, will present during the Elliott School of Communication Comm Week 2024.

Tompkins will cover AI in three sessions at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and then a recap of the first two sessions from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 in 264 Rhatigan Student Center, Spencer Room. All sessions are open to the public.

“This technology has moved so fast, and I believe it will become so ubiquitous that it will be like the internet,” said Tompkins. “It will become such an integral part of our everyday life, I believe that our best shot at minimizing harm from disruption is education and promoting literacy.”

His visit is co-sponsored by the Wichita Journalism Collaborative.

Monica Lounsbery — dean of the College of Health and Human Services at California State University, Long Beach — is the second candidate for Wichita State’s senior executive vice president and provost. She will be on campus for a public forum at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 in 141 Woolsey Hall, Fidelity Bank Ballroom.

The third candidate for senior executive vice president and provost will be on campus for an open forum 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 in 110 Woolsey Hall, Boettger Auditorium. Stay tuned for more information on the candidate.

Construction traffic will again be present around the south and west of Shocker Success Center, as concrete and landscape work in the area continues. The sidewalks closest to the southwest entrance of the building will be closed for at least a week.

Usha Haley, W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair in International Business, will speak at a webinar co-hosted by the University of Adelaide starting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21.

The webinar, “How research can help organizations address governance challenges,” will be hosted alongside the Governance Institute of Australia. Registration is required.