Category: Events and Recreation

The Student Ambassador Society (SAS) is hosting a virtual informational about the organization at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16.

SAS is an organization of students that volunteers with the Office of Admissions to talk about the shocker experience and why they chose Wichita State. Students who are in the organization help with Black and Yellow Day, Shocker Saturday, admit receptions and many other WSU admissions events.

For any questions, contact sasvpselections@wichita.edu.

Wichita State’s Association of Hindu Students in America (AHINSA) will host its long-awaited Bollywood Night at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 in the Beggs Ballroom of the Rhatigan Student Center.

Dress up as a movie star, put on some dancing shoes and dance to away the night.

The College of Engineering is sponsoring activities and events to celebrate National Engineers Week from Monday, Feb. 20 through Saturday, Feb. 25. Below are a list of activities and events for students, staff and faculty. For more information, visit the Engineers Week homepage on the website.

• Kick-off/dean meet and greet
  • Meet Dr. Anthony Muscat, dean of the College of Engineering, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the John Bardo Center and enjoy connecting with the engineering community on campus. In addition to food, there will be an exclusive College of Engineering Campfire Mug available for the first 200 students.
• Golden calculator search
  • Every day between Monday, Feb. 20 and Friday, Feb. 25, get a daily clue on the College of Engineering’s Instagram account and try to find one of five hidden golden calculators in the College of Engineering buildings to win a prize.
• Vision boards with academic advisors
  • From 3 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21 in the ESSC Lounge in Partnership Building 2, students can create a visual of what they want their future to look like while meeting and hanging out with their department academic advisor.
• Carnival and student organization fair
  • Engineering student organizations will be tabling and hosting activities from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 in the John Bardo Center to go along with the theme of the week: “Creating the Future.”
• Bowling night
  • Enjoy an evening of cosmic bowling with fellow College of Engineering students, staff and faculty from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 at the Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes. Participants are welcome to bring spouses, significant others and/or children..
• 5k run/walk
  • Join The College of Engineering for a 5k run/walk and compete against Dr. Anthony Muscat, Jacob Mendez and Nathan Smith from the Engineering dean’s office at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 from the John Bardo Center courtyard. Students, staff and faculty are welcome to participate and bring spouses, significant others and/or children. The race will occur on the WSU campus and will conclude with snacks, water and a celebration! Participants must register by Friday, Feb. 17.

Tyler Stonestreet creates ceramics that are an extension of the stories that shape him as a person. Tim Stone conceives a painterly language that emphasizes the hybridization between physical and digital experiences.

Both are faculty at WSU’s School of Art, Design and Creative Industries and artists featured in Transmissions: The XXIV Faculty Biennial, on exhibit until April 22 in the Polk/Wilson Gallery. Join them at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 15 in the Beren Gallery at the Ulrich Museum of Art to learn about their inspiration and processes. Refreshments will follow the presentations.

The Office of Student Success will host its Level Up Week starting Monday, Feb. 13. Stop by its events as it helps students level up in the workforce.

The schedule of events:

• Monday, Feb. 13:
  • Career Fair prep workshop from noon to 12:45 p.m. in 262 Rhatigan Student Center.
• Tuesday, Feb. 14:
  • Pop-up resume reviews from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lindquist Hall lobby.
  • Shocker Learning Center open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in 107 Lindquist Hall.
• Wednesday, Feb. 15:
  • Fairmount College employers and pizza from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center.
  • Advising pop-up event from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Shocker Dining.
• Thursday, Feb. 16:
  • Pop-up success plans from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Shocker Dining.

For more information, contact the Office of Student Success at 316-978-3209 or email at student.success@wichita.edu.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ seminar series continues with WSU alum Olivia Schouten, MS, of The Nature Conservancy from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13 in 231 Hubbard Hall.

Her talk will cover “Grazing a Prairie Restoration with Adaptive Management: Using data collection, monitoring, and observation to guide stewardship decisions at the Kankakee Sands Preserve in Indiana.”

The biology seminars are open to the public and students are encouraged to attend.

Join the Black Student Union (BSU) for a night of fun at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Carousel Skating Rink. Tickets are $12 for members and $14 for non-members.

Tickets are only being sold prior to the event during BSU tabling events in the Rhatigan Student Center on Feb. 13 and Feb. 14 and at all BSU events leading up to the event.

Students are invited to join a meeting with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 in 264 John Bardo Center. At the meeting, participants can learn more about the organization, such as benefits for members and upcoming events. Students will also be able to participate in a fun toothpick tower-building competition to win prizes.

All majors are welcome and do not need to be current members of the organization to come.

Interested in local history? Join the Society of Public Historians at noon Wednesday, Feb. 15 in 258 Rhatigan Student Center for lunch and a discussion of the upcoming semester for the organization.

Any students, staff, faculty or general community members with an interest in history are encouraged to attend.

Join Tajahnaé Stocker, anti-hunger advocate, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center for a robust discussion on addressing campus hunger through policy.

Students will learn how to eradicate food insecurity and hunger in our community through policy, community mobilization and advocacy. They will participate in different conversations and learn how this can impact them and in the Shocker community.

The event is sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Kansas AppleSeed.