Category: Events

There will be an Educational Professionals Development Act (EPDA) Alumni reunion at 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 1 via Zoom. After fifty years, the alumni will reunite to talk about their experiences and how the EPDA enriched their lives.

Fifty years ago, the United States made one of the largest investments in education, the EPDA, which offered grants to institutions to provide accelerated master’s programs to educators. Wichita State was the recipient of one of the grants to provide an accelerated Master of Arts in history program for those who had completed a bachelor’s degree and were currently working in education.

Those accepted received free tuition and a stipend to cover living expenses. This gave the students an opportunity to devote themselves full-time to study without the need for employment. People from across the country competed for the 18 available slots in the program, bringing students from across the country together at Wichita State.

For more information and the Zoom link, contact Dr. Jay Price at jay.price@wichita.edu.

To help students manage their mid-terms, Wichita State’s CARE Team will host a stress management session 1-2:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Shocker Hall Multi-Purpose Room. The session will focus on stress management coping skills and will include a short guided meditation.

WSU’s CARE Team provides a proactive and supportive multidisciplinary team approach to prevention, assessment and intervention for situations that may interfere with students or employees functioning to their full potential. 

Are you a student, faculty, staff, or alumni person of color here at Wichita State looking to get involved but unsure where to start? Join the African American Faculty and Staff Association (AAFSA) for the next meeting 12:30-1:30 p.m. today, March 1 via Zoom.

Bi-monthly meetings allow AAFSA to keep up-to-date with current topics important to those the group represents. Participants are encouraged to share their voices and join the group as they strive to make a difference on-and-off campus.

The March edition of the Lifting Clinic will take place at 1 p.m. today, March 11 via Facebook Live. Join Andy Sykes and learn how to set a target heart rate for training goals, how long to train, and how long the recovery should be between sets and workouts. The event will also feature a discussion of bioenergetics and muscle physiology.

Do you like problem-solving? Do you want every workday to be different? The Engineering Technology Department is hosting a lunch and learn 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25 at the Engineering Building (Room 202). Free pizza will be provided to those in attendance. The event will allow attendants to speak with local facility managers including the following:

Scott Rains–Medxcel and St. Francis Hospital facilities manager

Heath Koehler–Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. senior manager and facilities services

Dane Estok–Mahaney Group facilities manager

For more information, contact Kara McCluskey at kara.mccluskey@wichita.edu.

Encourage your students to participate in the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum (URCAF) April 15 at the Rhatigan Student Center. This forum provides Wichita State undergraduate students an opportunity to compete for cash awards and to present their scholarly and creative activity to a student, faculty and community audience. Each student’s work at the forum is presented under the mentorship of a WSU faculty member.

The schedule for the forum includes the following:

• Registration 9-9:30 a.m.
• Oral Sessions 9:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.
• Poster Viewing 10 a.m.-noon
• Performances and Creative Activity Presentations 9:30 a.m.- 11 a.m.
• Lunch 1-2 p.m.
• Awards Presentation 2-2:30 p.m.

There are no limits to the types of submissions considered. For more information or to submit an abstract, visit the WSU URCAF website.

The next Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum (URCAF) will take place April 15 at the Rhatigan Student Center. The forum provides undergraduate students at Wichita State an opportunity to present scholarly and creative activity to a faculty, student and community audience while competing for cash awards. Each student’s work at the forum is presented under the mentorship of a Wichita State faculty member.

The schedule for the forum includes the following:

• Registration 9-9:30 a.m.
• Oral Sessions 9:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.
• Poster Viewing 10 a.m.-noon
• Performances and Creative Activity Presentations 9:30 a.m.- 11 a.m.
• Lunch 1-2 p.m.
• Awards Presentation 2-2:30 p.m.

There are no limits to the types of submissions considered. For more information or to submit an abstract, visit the WSU URCAF website.

The next University Libraries Savvy Scholar Workshop “Finding Social Data” will take place noon-1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25 via Zoom. There is no fee to register. During the workshop participants will learn to unlock a wealth of social data to understand demographic groups, large populations, and pressing social issues.

The Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) is hosting an information session at 3 p.m. Friday, March 4 via Zoom. The session will review career opportunities in the MLS profession, an overview of the MLS program at Wichita State, and the application process.

Medical laboratory scientists play an important role in the healthcare system, performing scientific testing on samples to determine appropriate treatment options for patients. The MLS program prepares graduates for a high-demand career as medical laboratory scientists.

The School of Nursing is hosting virtual info sessions during the spring 2022 semester to help prospective students learn more about Wichita States’ Registered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) program. The following dates are available:

• 9 a.m. March 1
• 4 p.m. March 4
• 9 a.m. April 5
• 4 p.m. April 8
• 9 a.m. May 3
• 4 p.m. May 6