Author: Loren Belew

Would you like to get more involved and volunteer with your fellow shockers this spring? The Community Service Board has several upcoming volunteer opportunities.

Volunteer opportunities include serving a meal at the Lord’s Diner, cleaning-up the areas around the Arkansas River, volunteering with the United Way, Kansas Food Bank Warehouse, tree planting, helping with the Child Development Center’s Easter egg hunt and carnival and more.

For questions, email CSB@wichita.edu or call 316-978-3022.

VolunteerICT connects Wichita State students to volunteer opportunities throughout Wichita. Search volunteer opportunities, sign-up and volunteer with volunteerICT.

For more information or questions, email volunteerICT@wichita.edu or call 316-978-7016.

Join the Community Service Board for its largest one day volunteer event, Wu’s Big Event, Feb. 10. Join fellow Shockers for a morning of volunteering throughout the community. Individuals, groups, organizations, students, faculty and staff are invited to attend. Checkin for Wu’s Big Event will be from 8:30 to 8:50 a.m.

The kick-off will begin at 9 a.m. in 208 Hubbard Hall with a light breakfast and kick-off celebration. Participants will then load the buses and be at a service site by 10 a.m. Volunteers will work until noon and return to Hubbard Hall for lunch and closing festivities.

The event will end by 1:30 p.m. Transportation to and from service sites is provided. Light Breakfast, lunch, water and T-shirt will also be provided.

For additional information, contact the Community Service Board at CSB@wichita.edu or 316-978-7016.

Applications are still being accepted for the 2024 Alternative Spring Break trip in Boulder Creek, California. The trip will be spent volunteering as camp counselors at Camp Campbell, Outdoor Science School.

The California Outdoor Science Association is sponsored by the California Department of Education. Wichita State volunteers will serve as camp counselors through the week and assist with the camp’s programming. The cost of the trip is $200 per student and includes transportation, airfare to/from, housing, meals and excursions.

To apply, students need to complete an application and essay questions and turn them into the SEAL office by 5 p.m. Nov. 22. Applications and additional information may be found on the Wichita State website. For more information, email Loren Belew at loren.belew@wichita.edu or call 316-978-7016.

Join the Shockers Vote! Coalition for its Election Day Bash from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7 in the Rhatigan Student Center atrium. There will be food, prizes and T-shirts available while supplies last.

The event is open to all WSU students, faculty and staff, and everyone is welcome to attend. For questions, call 316-978-7016 or email CivicEngagement@wichita.edu.

In celebration of National Vote Early Day, the Shockers Vote! Coalition will host a trivia game from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 in 142 Rhatigan Student Center.

Prizes will be awarded for the winners of the game, and all game participants will receive a 2023 Shockers Vote T-shirt. Food will be available as supplies last. While attending, participants will be invited to leave a note on the interactive art exhibit saying why voting is important to them.

Registration is not required and everyone is welcome. For questions, email civicengagement@wichita.edu or call 316-978-7016.

Join the Shockers Vote! Coalition for a USD 259 School Board forum from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25 in 211 Hubbard Hall. The forum is a partnership with the the Shockers Vote! Coalition, Wichita Beacon, Loud Light and the League of Women Voters.

All candidates for the USD 259 School Board races have been invited. The forum will provide an opportunity for each candidate to answer a series of questions, and the candidates will be allowed 90 seconds for their answers as well as introductory and closing remarks. Content for the question has come from Wichita State students as well as from Wichita Beacon readers, who were invited to submit questions in September.

The forum will be moderated by Sophie Martins, student body vice president.

The event is open to the public and tickets are not required. For additional questions, reach out to the Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership office by either calling 316-978-7016 or emailing civicengagement@wichita.edu.

Would you like to get involved in the 2024 election? The Shockers Vote delegation will lead the planning, implementation and facilitation of all Shockers Vote initiatives leading into the 2024 election.

Delegation positions consist of the following: president, marketing, deliberative dialogue and voter engagement. The Ambassador position will take place from January 2024 to December 2024. Interviews for the positions will take place in November, and applicants will be notified of their placement in early December. Delegates will be compensated for their work.

Learn more about available positions, and applications are due Nov. 10. For questions, email Loren Belew at loren.belew@wichita.edu or call 316-978-7016.

Join the Mayoral Forum from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 in the CAC Theater, in partnership with the Wichita Beacon, Loud Light and the League of Women Voters.

The forum will host both 2023 mayoral candidates. The forum will provide an opportunity for each candidate to answer a series of ten questions. Each candidate will be allowed 90 seconds for their answer and an additional 30 seconds for a rebuttal. Content for the question has come from WSU students as well as from Beacon readers who were invited to submit questions in September.

The forum will be moderated by Neal Allen — associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science — and a Wichita State student selected to represent student voices.

The event is open to the public and tickets are not required. For additional questions, reach out to the Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership office by either calling 316-978-7016 or emailing civicengagement@wichita.edu.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Alternative Spring Break trip in Boulder Creek, California. The trip will involve volunteering as camp counselors at Camp Campbell’s Outdoor Science School. The California Outdoor Science Association is sponsored by the California Department of Education. WSU volunteers will serve as camp counselors through the week and assist with the outdoor school’s programming.

The cost of the trip is $200 per student. The cost includes transportation (airfare to/from, housing, meals and excursions). The full payment of $200 must be received along with the application by Dec. 9, 2023. For more information about the trip, attend an upcoming informational meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 in 216 Rhatigan Student Center, SEAL office.

For more information, email loren.belew@wichita.edu or call 316-978-7016.