Year: 2024

Stop by the Heskett Center lawn from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 for music, games and food, including your own roasted ear of corn. Food options are vegetarian with vegan options available. Once you’re done, move next door to Wilkins Stadium and support your classmates on the Shocker softball team as they face Butler Community College. Students can attend the game at no additional charge with their Shocker ID.

Student Government Association invites you to join a night of free food and games starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Chicken N Pickle, 1240 N. Greenwich Rd. While you’re there, you can also cheer on the teams in the inaugural Shocktoberfest Pickleball Tournament.

On campus and don’t want to drive? Transportation to Chicken N Pickle will be provided every half hour in front of Shocker Hall beginning at 6 p.m.

Starting at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, head on over to the Rhatigan Student Center for Shocker Make & Take. The Student Activities Council will be giving away custom DIY Shocktoberfest pillows for students. Remember to bring your Shocker ID for this free event.

Later tonight, Sept. 30, don’t miss the Shocktoberfest bonfire starting at 7:30 p.m. at Braeburn Square, a favorite among students. Shocker Cheer and Shocker Sound Machine will also be there to make sure Shockers have a good time. Grab dinner at one of the many Braeburn Square restaurants and enjoy a night of fun in front of the fire.

Shocktoberfest officially kicks off today at 11 a.m. just north of the Rhatigan Student Center. Stop by to get the official Shocktoberfest T-shirt, grab a lunch and sample smoothies from Smoothie King. And starting at noon, enjoy live performances from Shocker Sound Machine and Shocker Cheer, with special guest WuShock.

Hey, Shockers! Today starts Wichita State’s annual Shocktoberfest celebrations, a week full of tradition and Shocker spirit.

Shocktoberfest’s week of fun activities is one of WSU’s longest-standing traditions.

Below are the details of the biggest events that you won’t want to miss, all of which are free to students with their Shocker IDs:

Join physics for the next Physics Seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 in 226 Jabara Hall featuring Dr. Dmytro Bozhko from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. There will be cookies and coffee at 1:30 p.m. in 030 Jabara Hall prior to the seminar.

The title of Bozhko’s talk will be “Nonlinear Effects in Magnetic Systems: From Nano to Macro Scales.” The National Science Foundation (CAREER, DMR-2338060) and the Department of Energy (FAIR, DE-SC0024400) fund his experimental studies in the areas of linear, nonlinear and quantum magnonics.

The Physics Seminar Series brings speakers to campus several times each semester and is funded by the Eddy and April Lucas Fund.

Attend an upcoming come-and-go training session for faculty who want to learn more about Watermark Faculty Success, the new platform for the Faculty Annual Activity Report (FAAR). Learn how to get started or bring your questions to these open labs. All sessions are offered in remote format through Microsoft Teams. If you have questions, contact Rachel Crane at rachel.crane@wichita.edu.

Get started:

• Entering activity data
• Importing citations
• Running reports

Schedule:

• Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m.
• Monday, Oct. 7 at 11 a.m.
• Friday, Oct. 11 at 10 a.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m.
• Friday Oct. 18 at 10 a.m.

Lots 3N, 3S and 11 will begin closing the week of Sept. 30 for phase two of work on University Stadium. This is a permanent closure for lost 3N and 3S. All vehicles must be removed from these lots as construction is set to begin on Oct. 7.

Join the Rhatigan Student Center at the Starbucks Lounge for its live music series, Monday Melodies, hosted on the last Monday of every month.

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, enjoy live music from JMichael.