Author: Caelin Bragg

Join the College of Fine Arts in person or via livestream on the School of Music Facebook page for the final Distinguished Guest Artist in the Rie Bloomfield Organ Series at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 in Wiedemann Hall.

Tate Addis, a Wichita State alum, will perform works by Ager, Bossi, Barié, Isoir and Widor on the great Marcussen organ. Tickets are available online and at the door. And don’t miss the conversation with the artist immediately following the intermission.

Each week, Shocker Athletics provides an update on the latest results, upcoming events and notable moments in WSU sports history.

The distinguished men of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity will hold their Alpha Week for the spring 2023 semester, culminating in the new member presentation on Saturday, April 22.

Come out and support one of Wichita State’s oldest active fraternities.

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) is proud to present the Diversity Lecture Series, a series that features distinguished leaders and experts to inspire campus dialogue, community engagement and learning about the national narrative on diversity and inclusion.

Saul Flores will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 in 301 Rhatigan Student Center with his topic, “From Where I Stand,” to inspire first-generation and first-year college students and those of varying backgrounds to overcome their personal, academic and financial barriers in pursuit of a college education.

The speakers for the series include scholars, thought leaders and diversity professionals whose research, scholarship, leadership and advocacy enhance the university’s efforts to present diverse ideas, perspectives and viewpoints to inspire greater understanding and appreciation for diversity and inclusion.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ invited seminar speaker, Dr. Walter Meshaka Jr., will also present at Science Café on at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 at Social Tap Drinkery in Braeburn Square on the Innovation Campus. Meshaka will give the talk, “Exotic Amphibians and Reptiles of the United States: Colonization Processes and Processes.”

Meshaka is the senior curator of zoology and botany for the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg. He has studied amphibians and reptiles across the continent, and is particularly fascinated by the ecological interactions of native and non-native species.

Science Café presents a variety of science related talks oriented towards the general public on the second Tuesday of every month, August through May.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ seminar series continues with Dr. Walter Meshaka Jr., senior curator of zoology and botany for the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, April 10 in 231 Hubbard Hall.

The biology seminars are open to the public and students are encouraged to attend.

Join the Kansas WISE Subcommittee on Personal Development Self-Care, and Wellness from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 via Zoom for a presentation and conversation on managing stress.

The presentation will cover “How to use the earth, pets and humor to manage your stress.” Registration is required and is open to all state of Kansas employees

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In partnership with Vet-to-Vet Support Command and the Veteran Providers’ Coalition of Sedgwick County, Suspenders4Hope will host a “Preventing Suicide” workshop for Wichita’s veteran community.

Join Suspenders4Hope for the training from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 21 at First United Methodist Church, 330 N. Broadway. The first 100 registrants will receive a Suspenders4Hope T-shirt.

Registration is required due to space limitations.

Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ next Perspectives series will focus on pedagogy. This week’s Perspectives is “Student Perspectives on Teaching and Learning.”

At the receiving end of instruction are students, who provide feedback in personal meetings with faculty and through teaching evaluations. Undergraduate student panelists discuss what they find effective in the classroom and ways that faculty may engage them more productively. Dr. Andrew Hippisley, dean of the Fairmount College, will host, and Brien Bolin, professor of social work and associate dean for student success, will moderate the panel.

Each episode in the Perspectives series will be presented at 2 p.m. Tuesdays, through April 11 via Zoom. Recordings will be made available afterwards on the Fairmount College YouTube channel.

Wichita State Parking Services is in the beginning stages of pre-selling fiscal year 2023-24 ePermits to Wichita State departments, corporations and partners. If you are the contact for your department’s ePermits and would like to renew for the fiscal year, email the WSU parking office at wsuparking@wichita.edu to start the process, otherwise, Parking Services will be in contact with you shortly.

Your department will not be billed until the beginning of the 2023-24 fiscal year. However, Parking Services would like to make sure your account is up to date so there is not a lapse in ePermit coverage. Most current departmental ePermits expire on Aug. 31.