Author: Vanessa Bell

If you’re attending the Shocker softball game at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, swing by the Shocker Store’s softball Sidewalk Sale at the Wilkins Stadium pop-up shop and enjoy 30% off select Shocker softball merchandise. Pop-up shop opens one hour prior to game time.

Join the Rhatigan Student Center for its live music series, Monday Melodies, where the RSC hosts live music on the last Monday of every month. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 28, enjoy live music from JMichael in Starbucks Lounge.

Swing by the Rhatigan Student Center for a May Day Hooray with flower themed freebies and cookies starting at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 1 on the first floor. While supplies last.

The men’s bowling team is headed to the Intercollegiate Team Championships starting Thursday, April 17. The nation’s top 16 men’s teams are meeting in Las Vegas to compete for the national championship.

Competition begins 24 games of qualifying and then the first two rounds of the double elimination, best-four-of-seven bracket. Bracket competition continues through Friday. The finals are taped on Saturday and will air on CBS Sports throughout the month of May.

You can watch the the games live through the United States Bowling Congress, but a subscription is required.

Visit the Shocker Store from April 16 to April 19 for an Easter Egg hunt. Each day, eggs with discounts from 20% to 50% will be hidden throughout the store. The promo will be offered at both the Rhatigan Student Center and Braeburn Square stores.

One egg/discount per person, per visit. There will be a limited number of eggs allocated for each day.

Graduating Shockers, order your commencement T-shirt today. Your name will be listed on the back with all the other spring 2025 grads. These are only available by ordering online in advance. Shirts will be available for pickup at commencement.

Visit the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes in April to try the Pizza of the Month: the Mediterranean Chicken Pizza. It’s topped with red pepper pesto, mozzarella, grilled chicken, olives, tomato, banana peppers and feta cheese.

Faculty, it’s time to submit fall 2025 textbook information to the Shocker Store.

• The book order due date for fall courses is April 15.
• The latest Access Now requests will be accepted is June 30.

Verba Collect will send out customized emails to faculty and department coordinators with a unique link that logs you into a walk-through process without any need for username or password. Book orders will also be accepted via email (lisa.fitzsimmons@wichita.edu), in person (RSC Shocker Store) or campus mail (box 55).

Those planning on using open resource materials can indicate that on their order as well and flag the course as such so the information can be made available to students.

For any questions or concerns, contact the Shocker Store at shockerstore.books@wichita.edu or 316-978-7032.

Join the Rhatigan Student Center for Wildlife Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 2 in the east atrium and have fun interacting with Tanganyika Wildlife Park’s ambassador animals.

Graduating Shockers, visit the Shocker Store for the Grad Fair. Swing by the Rhatigan Student Center store from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 1 and 2 to purchase regalia, order class rings and announcements, enjoy snacks and prize giveaways, and more.