Category: Events and Recreation

The Three-Minute Thesis is an academic competition that challenges doctoral and master’s students to describe their research within three minutes to a general audience.

The Graduate School will host the fifth annual 3MT competition Nov. 11 at the Rhatigan Student Center. Please encourage your graduate students to enter the competition.

Registration is required and closes at 11:59 p.m. today.

The Black Student Union is hosting a fundraiser night from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Chipotle. Come support these students at the Chipotle location at 515 N. Hillside, and be sure to show or mention the flyer linked below at checkout.

Songfest teams have been practicing for months, and they’re ready to wow audiences with their choreography, music selections and costumes at 6 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Orpheum Theater, 200 N. Broadway in Wichita.

Songfest is an annual dance and lip sync competition hosted annually by Wichita State University’s Office of Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership. Groups competing in Songfest 2022:

• Alpha Phi
• Beta Theta Phi
• Delta Delta Delta
• Delta Gamma
• Delta Upsilon
• Gamma Phi Beta
• Kappa Kappa Gamma
• Phi Delta Theta
• National Panhellenic Council
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Sigma Phi Epsilon

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $5 for children 12 and younger. Free tickets will be provided to the first 250 students in line for the event with proof of a valid Shocker ID. Tickets can be purchased at the Orpheum box office or online at the link below.

Join the College of Engineering and Dr. Liang Change from Zenlabs Energy for a discussion on advanced anode materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 in Partnership Building 2, Room A131.

The development of high-energy and high-power lithium-ion batteries can effectively relieve mileage anxiety and shorten charging time in a world with an increasing number of electric vehicles. As a senior battery scientist at Zenlabs, Chang’s research focuses on designing state-of-the-art materials for electrodes and electrolytes in batteries, supercapacitors, capacitive deionization, and catalysis.

Student Government Association is proud to present the second annual Diversity Week! Diversity Week, which runs from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, is designed to not only increase student engagement on campus but also decrease any incidences of bias, harassment and discrimination.

Diversity Week is in partnership with several offices and student organizations and offers programs and experiences that build an inclusive culture among the student body at Wichita State University. This year’s theme is “Unity in Community,” which builds upon daily experiences that focus on cultural, religious, identity and ability diversity.

Empty Bowls: Chili Cook-Off, a benefit for Kansas Food Bank, will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 at Woolsey Hall.

The annual event is a collaborative project of the Ulrich Museum of Art; Wichita State University; WSU School of Art, Design & Creative Industries; WSU College of Fine Arts; and WSU Ceramics Guild.

Attendees will see hundreds of handmade bowls created by local artists, college students and high school students, and sample chili from local restaurants and donors. This year’s judges include President Rick Muma and up-and-coming chefs from several of the newest, trendiest kitchens in Wichita’s restaurant scene.

Ticket prices start at $10 and can be purchased at the link below or at the RSC. Guests can choose a bowl to keep as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. This fundraiser benefits the Kansas Food Bank in honor of Hunger Awareness Month.

Empty Bowls: Chili Cook-Off is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, Emprise Bank, Fidelity Bank, Meta, Reuben Saunders Gallery, Spirit AeroSystems, USD 259, and Wichita Marriott Corporate Hills.

Join Wichita State University Police Department, Derby Police Department, and the Wichita Police Department for Coffee with a Cop from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, Oct. 31 at the Rhatigan Student Center’s east atrium.

Coffee with a Cop is a nationwide event that helps police officers connect with their communities. This casual meeting allows for discussions from the community and gives the officers a way to get to know the people they serve.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from innovative veterans about their journeys toward successful entrepreneurship in the 2022 Veterans Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program 1-4 p.m. Nov. 30. This is a virtual event.

You’ll learn about critical resources available to entrepreneurs and inventors including training, counseling, and access to capital from representatives of entrepreneurial organizations such as the U.S. Small Business Administration, Bunker Labs, and the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at the University of Syracuse.

From Martina McBride and Melissa Etheridge to Charlie Parker and Janelle Monáe, the Wichita State Ulrich Museum of Art will highlight artists and musicians from the Sunflower state at 10 a.m. today, Oct. 19

Join rapper, and arts educator Cash Hollistah as he takes a deeper look into how the power of place informs and inspires us musically.

This program is made possible by Humanities Kansas. Sunflower Music is part of Humanities Kansas’s Speakers Bureau, featuring humanities-based presentations designed to share stories that inspire, spark conversations that inform, and generate insights that strengthen civic engagement.

Refreshments begin at 10 a.m., and the program will be at 10:30 a.m. in the Polk Wilson Gallery of the Ulrich Museum of Art.

Shock Starter is offering two headshot events 1-4:40 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, and 9:30 a.m.-noon Friday, Oct. 28 at Partnership Building 3 on the Innovation Campus.

Faculty, staff and innovation partners will not be able to see or make appointments in the scheduler until two weeks before the next headshot event date.