Author: Caelin Bragg

Are you a passionate Fine Art student seeking to connect with leading employers and build valuable networks within the vibrant and dynamic creative world?

Look no further than the SCA’s Fine Arts Career Mixer from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Thursday, Sept. 21 at the McKnight Art Center, designed to provide an unparalleled opportunity for Shockers to engage with representatives from diverse creative fields, ranging from art, graphic design, entertainment, creative writing, theater, music and more. Immerse yourself in discussions with industry professionals, exploring their work, understanding their companies and discovering potential full-time, part-time or internship positions they might offer.

The Fine Arts Career Mixer goes beyond the conventional career fair, providing a unique and enriching experience. By participating, you can gain insights into career possibilities while following your artistic passion.

Shocker Athletics has announced Tech N9ne will headline this year’s Shocker Madness event, set for 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 inside Charles Koch Arena.

Tech N9ne is the co-founder of Strange Music Inc., the number-one independent hip-hop label in the world. His signature rapid-fire “chopper” style has solidified him as one of the leading pioneers of the underground hip-hop industry. In less than two decades, Tech himself has earned three gold records, sold over two million albums, and made multiple appearances on Forbes’s “Hip-Hop Cash Kings” list.

In addition to a performance from Tech N9ne, fans will get a first-look at the Shocker men’s and women’s basketball teams’ new styles of play under new head coaches Paul Mills and Terry Nooner when each team plays a scrimmage..

Schedule of events:

• 5:00pm – WuShock’s Birthday Party on the concourse
• 6:00pm – On court festivities begin with a performance by the Shocker Sound Machine
  • Performances by Wichita State Cheer & Dance
  • Introduction of all Shocker Athletic teams
  • Announcement of Shocktoberfest week winners
  • Extended men’s and women’s basketball scrimmages
  • $10,000 Halfcourt shot giveaway presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
  • Live set by DJ 4 The Win
  • Tech N9ne performance

Through the inaugural Student Practical Architecting Challenge (SPARC), FirePoint Innovations Center at Wichita State University awarded nearly $40,000 to two student-based teams for their novel innovations in devising future-ready, modular and adaptable software systems to support the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) initiative.

The first-place winners Murphy Ownbey and Greg Heiman, and second place winner Aiden McGillivray, all recent graduates from Wichita State University’s College of Engineering, will be recognized during the MOSA Industry & Government Summit & Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. More than 50 teams from colleges and universities across the country participated in the SPARC competition.

A love of reading led Denae Sawyer to seek — and earn — an internship last spring with Dzanc Books, a non-profit publisher of literary fiction and non-fiction. Sawyer, who is working on a master’s degree in innovation design at Wichita State University, spent the spring semester interning remotely for 20 hours a week.

Her work consisted of reading and researching to determine if the manuscript fit Dzanc’s standards and sensibility. She also evaluated the potential audience and marketing strategies.

“We would sift through and pick one (manuscript) that especially spoke to us,” she said. “We would start developing a really, really generic portfolio of — what is the story about, what makes it good, what is the audience, what is the marketability?”

The final step to being a Suspenders4Hope mental health advocate is to refer classmates in potential distress to Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) or submit a concern to the CARE Team.

CAPS encourages Shockers to take a proactive role in the mental health needs of their peers.

The final step to being a Suspenders4Hope mental health advocate is to refer students in potential distress to Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) or submit a concern to the CARE Team.

CAPS encourages faculty and staff to take a proactive role in the mental health needs of Wichita State students.

To be a Suspenders4Hope mental health advocate, Shockers should add a “mental health advocate” tag to their email signatures.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) will feature one step a day for the following two weeks on how to be a mental health advocate. Stay tuned for the last step.

To be a Suspenders4Hope mental health advocate, faculty and staff should add a “mental health advocate” tag to their email signatures.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) will feature one step a day for the following two weeks on how to be a mental health advocate. Stay tuned for the last step.

The next University Staff Senate (USS) meeting is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19 in 265 Rhatigan Student Center, Lucas Room. All USS meetings are open to the campus community.

You can also join the meeting via Zoom.

All Shockers and friends are invited to participate in the annual Shocktoberfest parade at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6.

You can register to participate in any of the following ways:

• Walking/dancing
• Decorated vehicle
• Float
• Inflatable

The theme is “Parade for the Decades,” and there will be four $500 prizes for the following categories:

• Wu’s Winner: Entertainment on Point
• Best Use of the Theme
• Most Creative
• People’s Choice Award

The parade will launch just east of the John Bardo Center on WSU’s Innovation Campus and will end at Braeburn Square. Immediately after the parade, the Shocktoberfest Patio Party will be held in Braeburn Square, and all are invited to attend. Parade winners will be announced at the Patio Party.

Students can also enter the Spirit Competition for a chance to win $1000, $500 or $250 in prize money. Teams must have at least eight current students on their rosters, attend events and participate in the parade. The $25 entry fee for groups competing in the Spirit Competition will be waived by Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership.

Shocktoberfest runs Oct. 2-8 and is WSU’s annual fall celebration of Shocker spirit and pride. The multi-day series features events, activities and competitions coordinated by the Office of Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership with support from the Student Activities Council and several campus partners. See the full list of events online.