Author: Ikramuddin Ahmed

The Global Learning Center of Wichita invites WSU community to join its annual banquet in celebration of the United Nations’ 81st anniversary at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 in the Marcus Welcome Center.

The keynote speaker is Phyllis Bennis, author (“Understanding Palestine and Israel“), commentator (NPR, PBS, BBC, Al Jazeera) and a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC currently acting as the director of its new internationalism program. The title of her talk is “Gaza, Iran, and Beyond: The Costs Keep Rising.”

The early bird deadline for dinner tickets has been extended to Saturday, Oct. 10. Contact Ikram Ahmed at ikram.ahmed@wichita.edu or Holger Meyer at holger.meyer@wichita.edu for more details.

This event is cosponsored by the Department of Physics.

A team of Mechanical Engineering Capstone class students will present their research updating Wichita State’s current carbon footprint, followed by their recommendations for attaining carbon neutrality by 2040.

Attend the presentation from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, April 26 in 203 Rhatigan Student Center, Lancelot room, and contribute your thoughts and ideas at the Earth Week Discussion; this will precede a related poster presentation from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first floor of the RSC.

A poster session on sustainability and related research at Wichita State will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 26 on the first floor of Rhatigan Student Center, east entrance. Both undergraduate and graduate students are invited to share their work with the campus community.

The poster session will be preceded by a meeting of interested faculty, student and staff on “Achieving Carbon Neutrality for WSU” from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, April 26 in 203 RSC, Lancelot Room.

Both events are open to all. Contact Bayram Yildirim at bayram.yildirim@wichita.edu or Dr. Ikram Ahmed at ikram.ahmed@wichita.edu for more details.

A survey of Wichita State student, faculty and staff transportation rates is being conducted to estimate their carbon footprint.

This is in continuation of a previous study done in 2019 which found approximately 53,000 metric tons of CO2 were generated.

Responses are greatly appreciated. Any questions can be directed to Dr. Ikram Ahmen, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, at ikram.ahmed@wichita.edu.