Category: Events and Recreation

Please join Wichita State’s Regional Institute on Aging for the Music, Health and Aging Colloquium from 3-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 in 102 McKinley Hall, Room 102.

• Dr. Judy Edworthy, professor emerita from University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, will give a presentation on “Adapting Our Sound World as we Age.”
• Steven Chong, a WSU graduate student, will present “Music Listening as Laughter.”
• Kylie Darland — a graduate student in speech, language and pathology — will give a talk on “Melodic Intonation Therapy for Persons with Aphasia.”

A reception for the event begins at 3 p.m., and presentations will follow at 3:30 p.m. A networking discussion session will follow from 4:30 to 5 pm.

As part of the Savvy Scholars series, University Libraries will present Writing Papers in APA Style from 4-5 p.m. Nov. 1 Ablah Library, room 217.

Attendees will learn and practice using the American Psychological Association (APA) seventh edition style to write and format research papers and citation lists.

Are you looking for some spooktacular fun this Halloween? From 1-3 p.m. Oct. 31, University Libraries will be hosting its Halloween Comicfest. Come by the library for comics, candy, and fun.

WSU Foundation will lead three training sessions to learn about the foundation requisition process and new policies and procedures. There are three sessions available which will take place at the Rhatigan Student Center.

• 2:30-4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7.
• 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Nov. 9
• 2:30-4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10

Participants will only need to attend one day, and sessions are limited to 25 people.

For more information, contact Kimberly Pham at 316-978-3813 or kimberly.pham@wichita.edu.

Please sign up through the Sign-up Genius Link:

Join the RSC for a fun Throwback Thursday. Celebrate various decades with freebies, snacks, games, and a photo booth. Swing by the party from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 in the RSC East Atrium.

Please join us for a public lecture by Dr. Bahman Angoshtari, assistant professor at the University of Miama. The lecture — “Optimal consumption and dividend policies under habit-formation constraints” — will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 in room 372 Jabara Hall.  Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in room 353 Jabara Hall.

What does financial aid mean to you? Did you know that Wednesday, Oct. 19, is National Financial Aid Day? To celebrate the day, the Office of Financial Aid is hosting a come- and-go even at 203 Jardine Hall Oct. 19. It will include light refreshments, and will allow participants  to share what financial aid means to them.

National Financial Aid Day celebrates and recognizes the contributios of all Financial Aid Professionals nationwide for helping students realize their college dreams.

All Wichita State students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Shockers Vote Coalition for pizza and conversations about current affairs and the upcoming election 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays at the following dates and locations:

• Oct. 12 at 142 Rhatigan Student Center (RSC)
• Oct. 19 at 142 RSC (Canceled)
• Oct. 26 at 142 RSC
• Nov. 2 at Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes

Pizza will be available while supplies last. For more information, contact 316-978-7016.

The next physics seminar will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 128 Jabara Hall and via Zoom. The seminar will feature Dr. Joshua Isaacson, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illionois. The title for the talk is “Accelerating LHC Event Generators.”

For more details and the Zoom link, visit the fall 2022 Physics Seminar page.

Are you looking to attend graduate school for 2023? Attend the Wichita State’s Master of Social Work (MSW) degree informational session at noon Wednesday, Nov. 30, via Zoom.

Students of any major are eligible to apply for our Master of Social Work program.

The deadline for the 2022-23 MSW program applications is Jan. 13, 2023.

Sessions will introduce students to the MSW program, introduce them to meet MSW faculty members and walk them through the application process. A graduate record examination is not required for admission consideration.

To attend the Zoom sessions, register at the link below. For more information, contact Shaunna Millar at shaunna.millar@wichita.edu.