Clash of the Colleges Virtual Games August 20-August 27 This year Clash will have additional Virtual Games for students to collect points for your college! Minute to win it home games, a talent showcase, e-gaming activity, virtual scavenger hunts, escape rooms and so much more! Help your college earn points in these games from the comforts of your own home. Sign up and submit your virtual activities online! Visit wichita.edu/clash for more information.

Register for virtual Clash of the Colleges Rocket League

Clash of the Colleges Virtual Games are back! Contests include minute-to-win-it home games, talent showcase, e-gaming, scavenger hunts, virtual escape rooms. Want to earn points for your college? Participate in these games at the comfort of your own home and make your college proud.
 
Students have many games to participate in from Aug. 20-27. Students will receive virtual points for their college in addition to points won at the in-person event. The winner will be announced in September.
 
Rocket League registration and is now live, and the deadline to register is 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20.
 

Join our syllabus party! Stop by with your syllabi and we'll provide the rest. Get organized and ready to start the semester off your best! Tuesday August 24 RSC Harvest Room 142 11am-1pm

Join the Syllabus Party

 
First-Year Programs in Student Success invites students to join the Syllabus Party on from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24 at the RSC Harvest Room. Bring your class syllabi and your planners (electronic or paper), and we will provide the rest. Attendees will receive goodies, light refreshments and valuable peer support to help you get organized for the fall semester. 
 

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Photo booth available for first day of fall 2021 classes

Wichita State’s First-Year Programs in Student Success will have a photo booth available for the first day of fall 2021 classes 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Rhatigan Student Center in front of the Cadman Gallery (first floor).

Stop by to take your first-day-of-school photos. Props and will be available and you can take the pictures with your phone. Show off your Shocker Pride and post on social media with #newshocks21.

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Clash of the Colleges volunteers needed

WSU First-Year Programs in Student Success and Campus Recreation are looking for enthusiastic individuals to volunteer during the seventh annual Clash of the Colleges on Friday, Aug. 20.

Faculty, staff and students are all welcome to volunteer. Volunteers will be entered in a raffle with a chance for prizes. All volunteers will receive a Clash of the Colleges T-shirt.

To volunteer, contact tahrima.musa@wichita.edu no later than 5 p.m. July 28.

Clash of the colleges RSVP begins July 1

The Office of First-year Programs invites you to Clash of the Colleges Aug. 20. This event will include relay races, team sports and other competitions between academic colleges to determine who rules the school. Come by yourself or with a group of other new students and enjoy an afternoon of interactive fun. Virtual games will also be available Aug. 20-27.

Registration begins July 1. Participants must register to attend.

Academic Convocation. Wichita State University. 9:30am September 2 Wilner Auditorium. Guest Speaker Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. Author of the Wichita State Common Read "What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City." Reception and book signing at 10:45am in the Ulrich Museum, second floor. Ulrich Museum of Art. Visit wichita.edu/convocation.

WSU Academic Convocation 2021

Join classmates, faculty and staff for this year’s Academic Convocation beginning at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 2 at Wilner Auditorium. Academic Convocation is an event that blends Wichita State University’s Common Read program with other student learning and engagement opportunities.

At this year’s event, winners of the 2021 University Faculty Awards will be recognized and will feature a student speaker from the Wichita State Student Government Association. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, author of WSU’s Common Read book “What the Eyes Don’t See,” will be the keynote speaker. A reception and book signing will follow at the Ulrich Museum on the second floor at 10:45 a.m.

Visit  the official website for Academic Convocation 2021 to learn more or to watch a live stream of the event.